The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-08
OCALA, FLORIDA FRIDAY OCTOBER
found sympathy in this their time
of sorrow.
Respectfully submitted,
H. w. LONG, q.
T. D. LANCASTER,
FRANK HARRIS,
Committee.
Andrew j. Turner

Committee.
Andrew j. Turner
| Comrade Andrew J. Turner was
born in Irwin county, Georgia, Janu-
airy 14th, 1915; came to Florida on a
visit to his brothers, James and Ma
| than Turner, in 1861 Enlisted at the
/ age of seventeen in Company "A"
commanded by Capt. John c. Cham-
bers, as a Confederate soldier, 1861,
which afterwards composed a part of
! the Ninth Florida regiment of the
| Confederate infantry. He participant
ed in the battle of Olustee, February
! goth, 1864: accompanied his company
and regiment to Virginia in May,
1854. which arrived at Richmond, Va,
| May 25th, and reached Hanover juno
| ton the afternoon of the next day,
near the Southanna river, which, on
the 27th of May, was, with his brig
ade, commanded by General Joseph
Finegan, and was assigned to Ander
sons division, afterwards commanded
! by General Williams MelbOrne, Hills
corps. COmrade Turner was a gallant
soldier, and with his command partiCi-
pated in the battles of Cold Harbor,
and all battles that his command was
engaged in from that date to the sur
render of General Robert e Lee at APP
pamattox Court House, Virginia, April
9Th, 1865. He was paroled as a pris-
oner of war April 10th, 1865, and re-
turned to Florida, adopting Marion
county as his home. He accepted
without a murmur the new order of
things, and with business fOrethOught
entered actively in the peaceful walks
of life as merchant, cotton buyer,
stock raiser and farmer accommodating
a sufficiency Of this worlds goods to
make him comfortable. He was hap
PLY married to Miss Josephine c.
Barco, November 9Th, 1873, Joined
the Baptist church in 1889 under the
ministry of DR.. L. D. Geiger, assisted
by Rev. D. B. Farmer, and was con-
sistent and useful member of that
church the remainder of his life. He
was an active member of Marion
Camp, No. Sc, U. c. ", devoted hus-
band and father, and quiet, but use
full citizen.
His health failed several years ago,
and it became apparent that it was
only a question of time when the dis
solution would come. He died Sep
TENDER Sth, 1909, at his old home at
Lake Sixteen, surrounded by a loving
wife and son, and other loved ones,
and was buried in st. Johns cemetery
the next day.
up to the beautiful mansions of light
The dear ones are gathering home"
Resolved, 1st, That in the death of
COmTade A. j. Turner this camp has
lost a consistent member, the commu-
nifty a useful citizen; that a copy of
this memoir be furnished his bereav-
ed wife and son; that a copy be pub
lished in the Ocala Banner and Ocala
Star, and that it be recorded in our
historic book.
Resolved, 2nd, That we extend to
the bereaved loved ones our profound
sympathy in this their time of sorrow.
Respectfully submitted,
H. w. LONG,
I'D. LANCASTER,
FRANK HARRIS,
Committee.
The resolutions were adopted, and /!
the adjutant was instructed to send a |
copy of each to both papers for publ /
cation, and to members of the famil- /
les for preservation, as directed in the /
resolutions.
The following comrades were elect |
ed to attend the next state annual re- /
union, to be held at Live Oak: L. NJ. |
Graham, NJ. P. Frink, J. H. Living |
ston, B. H. Norris, c. c. Priest, Alfred |
Aver, c. c. Stephens, T. J. Sistrunk /
and w. d. EminisOr.
Comrade Harris called attention of
the camp to the beautiful tribute paid |
to the memory of Jefferson Davis by
the editor of the New Haven Comm
Register, and the spirit actuating the
same was most highly complimented.
There being no further business the
camp adjourned.