Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

490 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISOENCES
Roxburghshire, Scotland, November 23, 1806. His parents, Robert
ancl Ellen (Brydon) Turnbull, were also natives of Scotlancl, tlie former
(a solclier under General Elliottj participatecl in the siege of Gib~altar,
and, after his honorable discharge from the British anny, married ancl
engaged in farming in Scotland until his death in 1809. Uncle John,
in his boylioocl (aged 84 years), served eight years as co\vhercl for
Thomas Stavart,, subsequently had cl~a~ge of a flocl; of sheep, and in
1826 removed to Lochcanon, Rosshire, wvllere he ~vas shepherd for
Adam Scott on the Tullich farlzz, serving for eleven years. Durin6
this time, on February 22, 1834, he marriecl DiIasga,ret, dsugllter ol-
Thomas ancl Margaret (Fife) Oliver. On June 14, 1837, he ;ind wife
si~ilecl from Greenwich for America, landed at Chicago, Sel~tember Ist,
moved in a few clays to Joliet, and thence, in February, 1S3S, to
Osceola Grove. Here he purchasecl a squa.tter's Cli~ilkl of I(iO acres FOY
twentv-five cloll;~rs (on section twenty-one) the sa~~le year ; sol~seqnently
purchiksed it from the United Sthtes, and has inade this his llolne ever
since. He aclclecl 120 acres to his original purchase, ant1 has followetl
farnling ancl sheep-raising here since 1838. I-Ie takes pricle in the fact
that his first vote was cast for Henry Clay. ((1 lost it," says he, "but
he was it grand old man." . Uncle John has been justice of tlle peace
for over thirty years, IV~S supervisor for three tenns, and school
director for a number of years. He as one of the original members
of the United Pre~byt~erian church here, and one of its inost earnest
supporters since organization. Mr. and Mrs. Turnball never llad cllildren,
but by aclopkon reared a number of nephews aucl nieces, na~~iely,
Thomas Rule, married, living on the frontier; Will Rule, married, a
resident of Iowa; Jane Rule, cleceasecl, and Anna Rule, maw~ed, resicling
in Iowa. The two orphans, Mary ancl Matthew Pllelan, were
raisecl ancl eclucatecl by " Uncle John" ancl his wife ; also, they reared
11. H. Oliver ancl William R. Turnbull, giving parent;~l cnlle in each
instlance. Mr. T. is one of the most honorecl irie~~lbers of the Old Settlers'
association, the annual meetings of 11~hich he attends. I11 poli t-
ical matters he is republican, versed in all public subjects, and now, in
his eighty-first year a synonym for health ancl vigor.
John G. TzcmibuZZ was born in Dumphrieshire, Scotland, Decenzber
20, 1828. His parents, Robert and Margaret (Grabam) Turnboll, resiclecl
in Bosburgl~shire so early as 1799, for there the eldest son,
Thomas, now deceased, was born. Of their six children, all born in
Scotlancl, John G., of this township, and Sophia, married, residing in
Bureau county,. survive. The family settled in Canatla, in 1837, inovetl
to Joliet, Ill., in 1838, where Margaret Turnbull's motller nntl two
brothers were attacked and carried off by some disease, and were
buried there. During the follovvinc. winter the survivors of this party
moved to Elrnira township, the fatxer purchasing a farm on section
twenty-two. IIere there mere five inore children born -to them, among
whoin are Robert, married, in Page county, Ia. ; James, marriecl, a
citizen of Missouri ; Adam, insrriecl, of Freinont county, 'la. ; Georee,
clecea~secl. In politics Itobert Turnbull, Sr., mas tlemocratic, in rellgion
an Old School Presbyterian. I-Ie clied in 1574, and later 11is wife,
who for years shared all his disappointments and successes, f 0110 wed