J. A. S. Turner Cemetery

Location: Turner, J.A.S. Cemetery — Recorded: POLK0l, POLK02—Parsons; R. Peebles: “17.3 miles E of Livingston on US 190 and N on Midway Church Rd., about 2 miles E of the church in a pasture.” Polk Co Tx Cem/website: This cemetery has been adopted by the Ike Turner Camp of the SCV. 12 graves. Index, earliest 1863.” THC Marker: Captain Isaac Newton Moreland Turner, C.S.A. (1839~, 1863 ) … born in Georgia. His father, J.A.S. Turner, was a plantation owner in Polk and Liberty Counties. The Turner Family moved to Texas prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Ike Turner helped to organize and train a mounted artillery company of 80 Polk County volunteers for the Confederacy. Turner, … led them to serve in Virginia as Company K, 5th Texas Infantry, in Hood's Texas Brigade. The youngest Commander …led his troops in 26 battles … injured twice before …fatal wound [in] Virginia. Capt. Turner's brother, Charles, took his body by train to be buried at the family's former plantation "Turnwold" [in] Georgia. Family legend maintained that it was Capt. Turner's wish to be buried in his family's cemetery in Texas. In 1994 his remains were disinterred and transported from Georgia to Texas and buried here among his family members." (1997); L. Moore: “From Livingston Hwy 190 E 17.3 miles to Leon Dickens’ [place], in pasture 2.6 miles.” In pasture E of Midway Ch.Re-burial of CSAPTHC site visit MB 7-19-05 w/ C Pritchard: Near Midway, Tx area. N of SH 190 on Dickens Rd. At intersection with Abilene Rd, with multiple cemetery signs, continue through rock gate cattle guard, past houses through what appears to be their residential area, road continues for approx 0.5 mile. Second TxDoT sign for Jas Turner Cemetery, approx ______ ft. off road. THC subject marker, CSA historic marker. Fenced formal site, mostly CSA markers, also bronze CSA markers. Recent reinterment, 1994, elaborate Confederate reenactment, reportedly 500 people attended in this heavily wooded tiny cemetery. Small Oak trees, one stump of marker, some Texas flags, one floral. Buffer area around cemetery but freegrowth timber has grown up around area cleared for re-enactment. GPS PENDING30094-342Low risk, multiple historic markers, fenced, moderately maintained, on map, signs on road.