George Turner
George Turner was born in Greene County, Ohio, January 17, 1805. On the 28th of January, 1830, he married Miss Catharine Munch, daughter of John and Mary M. Munch, born in Virginia November 20, 1810, and came to Greene County, Ohio, with her parents in 1816. In November, 1832, Mr. and Mrs. Turner came to Shelby County, entered, made improvements, and settled on forty acres of land in the east half of the south east quarter of section 28, Dinsmore Township, on which they remained about ten months, when, on account of the milk sickness, they sold their land in this county and moved back to Greene County, where they remained four years, or until in August, 1837, when they re turned to this county, entered, made improvements, and settled on the west half of the southwest quarter of section 22, Dinsmore Township. on which they have since resided. They reared a family of ten children, viz., John, Patience, Joseph, George, Mercy, Charity, Robert, Mary, Catharine, aiid Wesley. John and George are now deceased. George served in the war of 1861, and died at Harper’s Ferry, Va., March 21, 1865. Mr. Turner made farming his principal avocation until a few years since, when he retired from all business, and is now living a retired life, esteemed and respected by all that know him, and is looked upon as one of Dinsmore’s early settlers.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883