Biography -- Turner, Amasa.
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Turner, Amasa, 1800-1877
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Born in Massachusetts, Amasa Turner (1800-1877) moved to Mobile, Alabama, where he joined the lumber business in 1825. The next year, Turner married Julia Morse, another Massachusetts native living in Texas. The couple had four children, including George Quincy, Marcellus Granville, and Julia Amanda. In 1835, the family moved to Texas to help Amasa recover from yellow fever. He enlisted in the Texas Revolutionary Army, fighting at Gonzales, San Antonio, and the Siege of Bexar. As a ...
