Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 1st ed., 1885
Reprinted 1972 by Kentucky Reprint Co., Murray, KY.
Graves Co.

DR. WILLIAM A. TURNER was born November 5, 1834, in Wilson County, Tenn.,
and reared in Davidson County.  He is a son of Richard A. and Martha A.
(Cleaves) Turner.  The father was born in Sumner County, Tenn.; he died
July 5, 1850, aged forty.  The mother was born in Davidson County, June
15, 1813, and still lives there on her farm.  Dr. Turner was reared on
his father's farm, attended the school of the place, and later attended 
the high school of Nashville, Tenn.  In 1854 he commenced the study of
medicine with Drs. Wilson and Briggs, of Nashville.  He continued under
their preceptorship three years and graduated February 27, 1857, from
the medical department of the University of Nashville.  He then came to
Fancy Farm, Graves County, where he practiced two years, after which
he removed to Mayfield and followed his profession till 1862, when he
was elected clerk of the circuit court, which office he held six years.
He then practiced law until 1874, since which time he has been engaged
in settling up estates.  The past two years he has held the office of
city judge.  The doctor was married in 1859 to Miss Corrilla R., 
daughter of Judge R.K. Williams, who was circuit judge and later chief
justice of the supreme court of Kentucky.  To Dr. and Mrs. Turner have
been born five children - two sons and three daughters.  The family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Turner Cleaves Wilson Briggs Williams 
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Wilson-TN Davidson-TN Sumner-TN

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