Older sister of George Turner, who was killed by John Brown and his raiders. Turner was shot down in Harpers Ferry. The raider who killed him was then shot and killed himself. According to the monument his sister Mary died of grief.
Older sister of George Turner, who was killed by John Brown and his raiders. Turner was shot down in Harpers Ferry. The raider who killed him was then shot and killed himself. According to the monument his sister Mary died of grief.
Inscription
Dec 26th 1798
and departed of this
life March 6, 1860
of grief for the loss of
her dearly beloved
brother by whom
she sleeps
of too gentle and
loving a nature
bear the rough things of
earth when the
tempest of grief
passed over her
she yieldeth the
immortal spirit of ending
rest and shelter in the
Savior's bosom.
Family Members
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