Annie E. Turner

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"Elizabethton Star," Wednesday, February 19, 1930
MRS. ANNIE E. SHORT
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie E. Short, 78, who died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Merritt, 401 South Main street, will be held at the Free Baptist church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The last rites will be conducted by the Rev. M. P. Murphy and the Rev. J. C. Howington. Interment will be made in the Highland cemetery.
Mrs. Short had been married three times, first to S. H. Fair, second to W. A. Carter, and third to John H. Short.
She is survived by two brothers, Mack Turner and Saul Turner of Coeburn, Va.
Children surviving are James Fair, Mrs. Maggie Cooke, Bob Fair, S. S. Fair, Mrs. John Merritt, Tom Fair, Jerry Fair, Mrs. R. R. Nave, all of Elizabethton, and Mrs. W. A. Robinson of Huntington, W. Va.; George Short, step-son of Palm Beach, Florida. Mrs. Short had fifty-three grandchildren and fifty-two great-grandchildren.
The pallbearers are Hacker Carringer, R. L. Peeks, J. C. Lowrie, L. D. Chambers, J. A. Denny, and Avery Bowers.

Annie married Samuel H. Fair on 2 Jan 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Samuel (son of Sherwood Shadrack Pharr and Amanda Hyder) was born about 1847 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Hyder Fair was born on 27 Nov 1871 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Dec 1954 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee.
2. Margaret Fair was born about 1875 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
3. Robert L. Fair was born in Jul 1877 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
4. Sheriffe Shelby Fair was born on 29 Aug 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Sep 1952 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
5. Thomas M. "Tom" Fair was born on 25 Apr 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Feb 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
6. Emma Ruth Fair was born on 25 Nov 1883 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 4 May 1964 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
7. Jerry Pettibone Fair was born on 25 Nov 1886 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 1920 in , Seneca County, Ohio, .
8. Bessie Fair was born in Aug 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Jul 1959 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Nave Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

Annie married John Short after 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John was born about 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie married W.A. Carter after 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. W.A. was born about 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a member of the 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, with the rank of Private, age 43, Company G, serving from Thursday, September 24, 1863 – Tuesday, September 5, 1865.
Leander Turner, pvt., Co. M, 44, Company Muster-in Roll. Gallatin, Tenn., Sunday, May 15, 1864. Joined for duty and enrolled: Thursday, September 24, 1863, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3. Remark: Residence, Carter Co., Tennessee Cong. Dist. Tenn. H2-160-1866. J. B. Gage. Transferred to Capt. Wilcox Co. G., per regimental order No. 8, Wednesday, June 1, 1864 by order Col. J. K. Miller, Monday, May 16, 1864. Mustered-out, Knoxville, Tenn., Tuesday, September 5, 1865. Am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd $45.61. Bounty paid $25. Private per enlistment. Deserted from Johnson's Station, Tenn., Thursday, October 16, 64, returned Thursday, February 23, 65, restored to duty by Presidental Proclamation.
Charge of desertion removed Friday, February 16, 1866. Present for duty. Discharge furnished. Notation: Monday, July 16, 1866. The charge of desertion in this case will be removed. A. M. Muzzy.
Leander A. Turner received a war pension from the government.
Leander's son Solomon Turner also served in the Civil War. Solomon was assigned to G Company in the 13th Cavalry as a Private.
Death date according to his Civil War pension record. Ruth A. Turner's application number was 241963 and certificate number was 184667.

Leander married Ruth Elenor A. Arrowood on 2 Aug 1842 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ruth was born about 1821 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]