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 R. M. Turner Family Posted by:  Raven
N 30° 24.222 W 099° 52.180
14R E 416462 N 3363840
A marker by the road on TX Hwy 337, approx 8mi SW of Junction, noting the history of a local prominent family.
Waymark Code: WMT5AF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
Views: 5
Marker Number: 5575
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.
(1973)
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