White Turpin – Tombstone Inscription

 

Turpin, White
Section 24
ID # 240057

White Turpin
Son Of
Jos. A. & Laura A. S. Turpin
of Jefferson Co. Miss.
A Member of
Darden’s Battery C.S.A.
Was Born July 25th
1843
Died in the Hospital  Jan. 17th
1865
From wounds received at the
Battle of Nashville, Tenn.

THOU SHALT BE MISSED BECAUSE THY
SEAT WILL BE EMPTY. 1st SAM 20 CH 18 VS

Erected by His mother

Documentation
1908 Plat: White Turpin 1843-1865 CSA
           Section 24 WP Lot 23
Interment Book: 11-3-1866  Wiliam (sic) Turpin, 30 years
           Ave: Cedar & Poplar
           Southern Soldier- Dardans Battery

First buried by W.R. Cornelius on 1-18-1865.
TSLA. Microfilm Accession #1510-1. “Burial Records of Federal Soldiers, 1862-1866,  W.R. Cornelius & Company, Undertakers, Nashville, Tennessee. 
   No. 11438 White Turpin  Buried Jan. 18, 1865
   Company: Darden’s Battery. Died at: Hospital 1

Report: 3-29-2010

Biography for White Turpin


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After 2009 Restoration

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