Narcissa Turknett
1851-1912
Born: Neshoba, Mississippi, United States
Died: Kerr, Texas
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1851-1912
Born: Neshoba, Mississippi, United States
Died: Kerr, Texas
<p>Excerpted from: <br>Historic cattle drives and ranching in pioneer Peril family's blood<br>-- 1/31/2008<br>EDITOR'S NOTE This is the 103rd of a series of articles marking Kerr County's sesquicentennial.<br><br>By Irene Van Winkle<br>Family cemeteries always have interesting histories. The Peril cemetery contains graves for about two dozen family members, and the oldest one (1874) is for James A. Peril. However, there are several Turknetts (Henderson kin) buried on private land. There are graves on the old Edward Peril place for Jacob Turknett, Jr. (1788-1862) and John S.C. Turknett (1845-1862), who were beaten to death by men under the command of Col. James M. Duff, who rounded up men refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. Duff also led the regiment responsible for the deaths of Sebird Henderson, Hiram Nelson, Gus Tegener and Frank Scott that same year at Spring Creek; they had been hanged and thrown into the creek. (See Henderson family story, West Kerr Current, Feb. 16, 2006). A fenced plot at Spring Creek Cemetery contains their graves.<br><br>The grave on the old William Peril property was for Philip Brandon Turknett (1822-1862), who was also killed by Duff's men. One boy got away and made his way home. He and his mother* returned and buried Philip at landmark Pillar Rock. Philip's daughter, Narcissa, married Sebird's nephew, Howard Henderson. Ed Peril had married a Turknett girl.<br><br>Both Waynne and Wanda Henderson said that Philip's gravestone washed away in the 1978 flood. It was retrieved, and Wanda's brother-in-law, Welton, took it to the Henderson Cemetery.<br><br>---<br>link to full story<br>http://wkcurrent.com/print_this_story.asp?smenu=71&sdetail=1395 </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* Hannah Amy Lucinda Culbertson Turknett </p>