Submitted by Mary Lea Burlison Thanks Mary Lea!

Turner F. Casey, son of Abner Casey II and Elizabeth (Bowen) Casey, was born in Georgia in 1804. As a small boy, he lived with his family for awhile in Washington County, VA, later moving to Roane County, TN where he grew to manhood. He married Sarah Ann Clark who was born in Roane County, NC, in 1803.

Turner Casey studied for the Baptist ministry in Tennessee. In 1835 when he was 31 years of age he moved his family to Arkansas. His father and at least one brother, Jesse Casey organized a wagon train that included several of the neighboring families. They traveled 600 miles to Arkansas Territory where the Abner and Turner Casey families settled on the Mullberry River, near Clarksville, AR. Abner Casey, who was a millwright, built a grist mill on his son, Turner's land. Here, Turner Casey, farmer, preacher, and miller lived the remainder of his life.

Turner and Sarah Ann (Sally Clark) Casey were parents of the following children: Elizabeth, Nancy, Christopher Columbus, Martha, Uriah, Belvyryta and Andrew Jackson Casey.

Turner and Sarah Casey are buried at Oark, Johnson County, AR.

Note: Mary Lea Burlison submitted the above on January 13, 2000...she has since past on.
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