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I have located the place where Serelda Turpin reportedly died--thanks to an email from YouTube viewer Daron Long and a guided tour by property owner Mike Presley.

At some point in the latter quarter of the 1800's, Serelda Turpin and her children (Frank, Laura, and King) roamed homeless until they ended up in Hardin Valley (Knox County, Tennessee). We do not yet know exactly where Serelda and her children initially settled; however, contrary to my comments in the video, we do now know that it was not at the site identified here in this post and video.

A title search has uncovered the following information about the parcel of land shown in the video:

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.

The home shown in the following video is the Hardin Valley home of Frank and Laura (siblings) Turpin--two of Serelda's children.

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Laura Turpin's Walk to Church

March Video Tour - Part 7

My great-great aunt, Laura Turpin (1881-1982), used to walk at least four miles from her home in Hardin Valley to the Solway Church of God (Solway, Tennessee) every Sunday.

On March 3, 2008, I drove the exact route that Laura and her brother, Frank, used to walk. In the following video, you will join me as I drive from the Solway church to the approximate location of Laura's home in Hardin Valley.


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