Public Press 16 Oct 1895 p8 c3: Pertaining to People – Who Have Lived
Beyond the Alloted Period of “Three Score Years and Ten.”
Henry Turner ranks among the first natives of this city. He was born
on Lower Fourth street Nov. 15, 1823. He went to a private school
until 16 years old, and then clerked for Brooks, Fitch & Paxon and
afterwards learned the engineer’s trade and was employed on the old
time steamboats, the West Tennessee being the first boat he ran on. He
married Sarah Ann Bullen by whom one child was born. He has been
married four times and is the father of eight children four of whom
are living. During his life which has been spent in this county, he
has employed his time in farming, engineering, running a saw mill. He
is now cultivating the soil on a number of lots on Lower Fifth street.
Mr. Turner has always since he attained his manhood years, been a
Methodist and now belongs to the Main Street Church. Mr. Turner is in
favor of the “old boys” of half a century ago and more getting
together and shaking hands if nothing more on some leisure day.
George Baum Gardner is well known in New Albany and he has many
friends and no enemies. He is the old pump man, but retired from
business several years ago and his sons have taken his place. Mr.
Gardner was born in Zanesville, Ohio, July 29th, 1824, and was brought
up on a farm. He was married in 1848 and came here in 1849. He was
about the first professional well and cistern digger in the city and
his work is scattered throughout the city. Mr. Gardner is the father
of ten children, three of whom are dead. His aged wife is still spared
him and they are members of the Centenary M. E. church. He and his
family have resided at the corner of Upper Third and Elm street for
more than 40 years in their own property.
Jonathan and David Taylor are twin brothers and consequently “came to
town” about the same time. They have dwelt in this vale of tears since
the 25th of July 1819, and still are pretty good men, mentally,
physically and morally. Both were brought up on farms and have lived
in Greenville township this county for many years. Jonathan married in
1843, his wife living but a short while, and in 1844 he was married
the second time. He was a steamboatman and ship carpenter for forty
years. David has led a quiet life and farmed nearly all his life.