Places Named "Turpin"

Let's start a list of places bearing the name "Turpin." Identifying places bearing the family name may lead to additional information pertaining to the Turpin family history.

I have already gotten us started by identifying a few places:

• Turpin Spring in Anderson County, Tennessee
  
• Turpin Lane in Hardin Valley, Knox County, Tennessee
• Turpin, Virginia -- an unincorporated community in King William County, Virginia
• Turpin High School in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Turpin, Oklahoma
• Turpin Ridge in Oregon
• Turpin Meadow in Wyoming
• Turpin Hollow in Lauderdale County, Alabama
• Turpin Hollow in Wayne County, Kentucky
• Turpin Hollow near White House, Tennessee
  

To make a contribution, click on the "Comments" link below. If you know why the place bears the family name, please include that information as well.

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Another Martin Turpin Descendant

Recently we have heard from another person who identifies herself as a descendant of Martin Turpin (Abt. 1783 - Aft. 1850). Her name is Ruby Murphy. Ruby reports,

Martin is my great-great grandfather. His son Henry who married Vicie Smith was my great grandfather. Henry's son, William Greer Turpin ,who is my grandfather moved from Anderson county to Blount county in 1915. My father, James used to talk about the Wheat community....

I have some information on Martin's father who also was named Martin. He was married to Nancy Fleming. He was drafted about 1778 as a Militiaman and served 3 months guarding the frontier. This information was obtained at the Blount county library. He was from Rockingham county, and also Greenbrier County Virginia, but moved to Pulaski county Kentucky....

My grandfather William and his children are buried in Maryville, here in Blount county.

The identification of Martin's parents as Martin Turpin and Nancy Fleming needs to be verified. That connection has been made by others before, but it seems to be lacking convincing supportive evidence.

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Turpin Origins in Chattanooga, TN

On July 1st I spent the day in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a video camera in hand to search for sites of significance to our Turpin family history.

My grandfather, King ("Little King") Turpin, Jr. was born in a house boat on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga on Februrary 3, 1903. Until his early teens, Chattanooga seems to have been Little King's home town.

In addition to scenes of the Tennessee River, the following video also captures shots of (1) the approximate place where King's mother died, (2) the children's home where he lived after the authorities removed him and his sister from their father's home, and (3) the site of Captain Frazier's estate where Little King and his sister stayed after running away from home.

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