Joel Turnham

1784 - 1862
Joel Turnham (1783-1862) was born 23 Sep. 1783 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Rice on 14 Feb. 1806 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky. He served as Clay Co., Missouri court judge and moderated meetings between Clay Co. residents and early Church members, which Wilford Woodruff recorded in The History of Zion's Camp. He died 24 Aug. 1862 in Milam Co., Texas.

Joel Thomas Turnham (KLJ5-6LZ), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 28 Apr. 2022). Joel Turnham, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/joel-turnham, accessed 28 Apr. 2022). Joel Turnham, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joel-turnham, accessed 28 Apr. 2022). "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 28 Apr. 2022); Joel Turnham and Elizabeth Rice, 14 Feb. 1806, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, p. 54; citing Jefferson Co., Kentucky, Clerk of the County Court, “Marriage registers, 1784-1911,” image 131/789; DGS 5553517. “Joel Thomas Turnham” (1784-1862), memorial no. 7831281; Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com, accessed 28 Apr. 2022).
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