Where Was/Is Lues Well and Welcker Mill?

Where was/is Lues Well and Welcker Mill? I have located the site of Welcker Mill, but Lues Well has not yet been found.

What is the significance of these two places? The 1860 census shows Elisabeth Turpin (Elizabeth Russell Turpin) as living within the postal area of Lues Well in Anderson County (TN), and the family of James and Jerusa Turpin are found in the postal area of Welcker Mill in Roane County (TN).

Welcker Mill was located at the confluence of East Fork and Main Poplar Creek adjacent to the present-day site of the K-25 Oak Ridge plant on the northeast side. We do not yet know how close James and Jerusa actually lived to the site of the mill and post office.

As far as Lues Well is concerned, the search continues.

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Turpin Properties in Knox County, TN

A hurried search through the Registry of Deeds at the East Tennessee History Center (Knoxville, TN) has produced the following relevant finds for Turpin properties in Knox County (prior to 1931).

November 5, 1907 (Book 218, Page 270)

Grantee: Frank Turpin (King and Laura Turpin's brother)

Grantor: Robert Brashears

8 1/2 acres in district 9 (Hardin Valley area)

Purchase Price: $80

My Note: It appears that Frank Turpin is the first Turpin to own land in Knox County.

September 29, 1908 (Book 224, Page 102)

Grantee: Frank Turpin (same as above)

Grantor: Sarah Summers

Right of way for a road in district 9 (Hardin Valley area)

My Note: This road is today known as "Turpin Lane." It leads to Frank's previously purchased property.

August 22, 1923 (Book 382, Page 257)

Grantee: King Turpin

Grantor: Amanda Stubbs (husband was W. N. Stubbs)

12 1/2 acres in district 9 (Hardin Valley area)

Purchase Price: "One dollar and love and affection"

My Note: Could this "Amanda" be Amanda Turpin as a married woman? Until now, we have received no indication that Amanda Turpin ever married.

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