George TURNBULL^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1791 - 1860  (~ 69 years)

• Name	George TURNBULL
  Born	Abt 1791	Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E99E9A47759044EA9494E0810F7FA91B76FE
  Died	1860	Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Blue County
  Person ID	I112680899	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	John TURNBULL,   b. 1741, Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. Aug 1799, Baton Rouge, Louisiana  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Chickasaw Woman,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F50573692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BRASHEARS,   b. Abt 1791, Okla Falaya, Choctaw Nation-Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1814	Okla Falaya, Choctaw Nation-Mississippi   [2, 3]
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  Children	1. George TURNBULL,   b. Bef 1816, Okla Falaya, Choctaw Nation-Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Turner Brashears " Brashears " Sr. TURNBULL,   b. 6 Apr 1816, Okla Falaya, Choctaw Nation-Mississippi ,   d. 2 Dec 1877, Blue County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma  (Age 61 years)   3. Nancy TURNBULL,   b. Abt 1818, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Mississippi ,   d. Aft 1860, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory  (Age ~ 43 years)   4. Katherine TURNBULL,   b. Abt 1820, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rebecca TURNBULL,   b. Abt 1824, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sarah TURNBULL,   b. Abt 1828, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. John P. TURNBULL,   b. 21 Jul 1833, Okla Falaya, Choctaw Nation-Mississippi ,   d. 8 May 1894, Goodland, Kiamitia County, Indian Territory, Oklahoma  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F50573559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FROM LESA FROMMER: George married a fullblood Choctaw, giving him a definite tie to the Choctaws. Some speculate she may have been a daughter of Apuckshenubbe, Chief of the Western district in Mississippi with a relationship to Tobaca also a chief of the western division. Her name was thought to be Sarah, a member of the Lobutcha Clan. George was a signer of the Treaty of Doaks Stand in 1820, the first attempt at the Choctaw removal, and was listed as being a recipient of land under Article 14 of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit in 1830. He helped enumerate the Choctaws who would also qualify, and in one reference he is described as a "well educated half breed who knew his people well." He also had a brother William who achieved status as a Choctaw Captain. William died in 1830 from a drowning accident near his home in Grenada, Mississippi (His son Captain Anthony Turnbull came to Indian Territory as well as his son, Sam and a daughter Felicity Long Turnbull Reynolds). In the famous Choctaw Chief Peter P. Pitchlynn's personal papers at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa is the original of the Choctaw Constitution made June 1834 at "Turnbull's Stand" on Jack's Fork of the Kiamichi. This site is thought to be Anthony Turnbull's trading post where the old military road from that ran from Ft. Smith to Horseprairie crossed the Kiamichi River. As Captain, Anthony brought one of the earliest groups in the removal in 1832. Contrary to most of the other Turnbull's who were mainly Presbyterian, Anthony established one of the early Methodist Mission Churches in the Scullyville area. According to the Choctaw Emigration Records, George Turnbull and his family of ten plus the nine slaves arrived at Red River, Indian Territory December 12, 1833 after having left Mississippi in October. His son Turner arrived the next day with his unnamed wife. This marriage was annulled in 1864. The youngest of the clan was his brother John P., a baby of 3 months when the trip began. The fact that one so young endured the trip is amazing in and of itself when so many died along the way. George was an old man when he arrived in Indian Territory, first locating in the Red River District. It is believed his Sarah may have died here in about 1845. About this time he seemed to have moved close to his son Brashears. Because the name Brashears occurs so often in the Turnbull family, although still unproven, it is thought there was some connection with another great Mississippi trader Turner Brashears. There is justification for believing there is a tie. From the name stand point none of the children, generation after generation, seem to be named by casual decisions. Every name can be traced to some close previous ancestor. Both George Turnbull and Turner Brashears were frequently in the same place at the same time. Some researchers believe they may have been brothers-in-law. Just to complicate matters a little more there were actually two Turner Brashears in the Choctaw Nation at this time when Turner Brashears Turnbull Sr. was born. The other was a famous Choctaw translator. Copies of church records reflect George joined the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Mission church in 1845. It was established in 1844 by his son Brashears and Jerico, who were in a group of six families which moved up the Clear Boggy to help found the Presbyterian Mission that was named Mt. Pleasant, Tomahushi. This was only about two miles from where Turner, Jr., more than forty years later, was to build his big house at the edge of the prairie. According to best estimates and unlike most of the other Turnbull men, George lived to be almost one hundred years old. In the 1855 Choctaw Census he is shown as a head of house, living alone. His will was filed January, 1860 in Atoka. A microfilm copy is in the State Historical Society archives. In it, he acknowledges his son Turner (Brashears) for caring for him in his old age at great personal and financial sacrifice and leaves him 1/3 of total monies of his estate. In all George apparently had seven other children who came to Indian Territory with him and Sarah. Also surviving at the time of his death were Nancy Turnbull Bohanan, Catherine Turnbull Jones, Sarah Turnbull and John P. Turnbull. Another daughter, Rebecca Turnbull Kemp, was already deceased. Many of their descendants are on the rolls. Although a great deal is known of George's life, no one knows where either his Sarah or he is buried. Since he died before the Turnbull cemetery was established, his grave could be close to Mt. Pleasant. The remains of a slave cemetery are still there or it could be in one of several overgrown somewhat abandoned cemeteries in the area. Considerable effort has been expended to find where George and Sarah came to rest.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1106] Linda Jo Payne-Gatch, Linda Jo Payne-Gatch. [S376] GEDCOM File : 319998~1.ged (Reliability: 3). 8 OCT 2006 [S377] GEDCOM File : Pamela.ged (Reliability: 3). 8 OCT 2006