Details for R. M. Turner Family

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5267005575

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Marker Number 5575
Atlas Number 5267005575
Marker Title R. M. Turner Family
Index Entry Turner, R. M., Family
Address
City
County Kimble
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 416480
UTM Northing 3363816
Subject Codes ranches/ranching; pioneers
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location on US 377 S, about 8 miles SW of Junction
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text On April 28, 1879, R.M. Turner (1858-1928) entered Kimble County with Bride, Emma (Scarborough), (1863-1945), from Dewitt County. They settled near this site, on the north bank of the South Llano River, where Turner soon became a prominent cattle and sheep rancher. Of ten children born to the Turners, eight reached adulthood, most of them remained in the county to become leading citizens. Most noted was Jack Turner, conductor of the first angora doe sale in Texas, and one of the organizers of National Agora Goat Breeders Association, in 1925, serving as the first secretary, then president.

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