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Capt Charles “Cass” Turner

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Capt Charles “Cass” Turner Veteran

Birth
Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Death
31 Oct 1873 (aged 51)
Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.7650243, Longitude: -97.3282355
Plot
Block 4, Lot 71
Memorial ID
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Charles "Cass" Turner, 1822-1873,

married Amanda Adams (1831-1868)

in March of 1846, Shelbyville,

Texas. He was among five

soldiers selected at Fort

Johnson in June of 1849 to

determine an ideal location

for the safe and permanent

establishment of a military fort.

The garrison of Fort Worth

was thus built where the presentday

Tarrant County Court House

now stands.

Charlie "Cass" Tucker served

as a 2nd lieutenant in the

War with Mexico.

He also enlisted in the Tarrant

County Hussars Mounted Infantry

10th Brigade in July of 1861 to

serve in the Civil War.

He was also said to have been

a Texas Ranger at one time.


He married a second time to Mary Justine "Tenie/Teenie" Ferguson.

Charles "Cass" Turner, 1822-1873,

married Amanda Adams (1831-1868)

in March of 1846, Shelbyville,

Texas. He was among five

soldiers selected at Fort

Johnson in June of 1849 to

determine an ideal location

for the safe and permanent

establishment of a military fort.

The garrison of Fort Worth

was thus built where the presentday

Tarrant County Court House

now stands.

Charlie "Cass" Tucker served

as a 2nd lieutenant in the

War with Mexico.

He also enlisted in the Tarrant

County Hussars Mounted Infantry

10th Brigade in July of 1861 to

serve in the Civil War.

He was also said to have been

a Texas Ranger at one time.


He married a second time to Mary Justine "Tenie/Teenie" Ferguson.



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