This was taken on January 11, 1913, on the occasion of
Ora Estella Turner and Samuel Earl Tullock's wedding.
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Marriage Records Link
Washington County - Marriage Records Volume 5 1911-1918 by Brian Oster / 83-1
Earl Tullock of Belgrade, Washington Co., Mo. over 21; Ora Turner of Belgrade, Washington Co.,
Mo. over 18; 11 January 1913 license; married on 12 January 1913 by Rev. Newton Smith
at Belgrade, Washington Co., Mo.
In the first row:
Samuel Earl Tullock (11/25/1892-1/2/1986), Ora Estella Turner "Tullock" (11/29/1895-9/4/1989), John Edward Turner
(10/15/1863-10/23/1931), with William Franklin Turner (4/11/1911-11/8/1983) on his father's lap,
Fairy Louise Turner "Hoeferlin" (2/5/1910-12/20/1993)
standing with doll in her arms, Julia Elizabeth Turner "Turner" (5/20/1873-5/4/1941) with
Juanita Lucille Turner "Dean" (10/15/1912-7/28/1975) sitting on her
mother's lap, Russell Clarence Turner Sr. (3/2/1907-12/6/1986).
Second row:
Corbet Hannah Turner Sr. (8/15/1903-4/22/1971), Romas Garfield Turner (12/25/1901-4/19/1964),
Aaron Edgar Turner (11/26/1905-3/18/1955).
Third row:
Robert Johnathan Turner ( 3/9/1898-9/3/1965 a twin), Cassie Corrine Turner "Hockinghomer" (5/19/1900-3/14/1991),
Edythe Lee Turner "Bean" (2/24/1897-9/2/1971), John Richard Turner (3/9/1898-10/23/1969 a twin),
Lottie Jane Turner "Mallow"
(11/12/1891-10/14/1939 - note: she was the only child of
John Edward Turner and Laura E. Jenkins "Turner" in John's 1st
marriage), Jessie Ellen Turner "Molique" (5/12/1892-5/30/1972).
Links to Cemetary Markers Rose Hill, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Photos of the grave stones: (The work of cousin Wayne Austin)
..........Three generations represented: Absalom, father of a
James, father of a
Ruby.
1. Absalom "Fox" and Amanda Buckner Turner (Absalom -- the son of James
"Howell or Howard" Turner [1826-1865] and Sarah Fox. James was the son of John [1805-1870]
Turner and Mary A. [1799-1876]).
Absalom "Fox" Turner and Amanda Buckner Turner
2. James Anderson Turner and Anna Maggie Austin Turner (son of Absalom "Fox" Turner)
James Anderson Turner and Anna Maggie Austin Turner
3. Ruby Media Turner was a daughter of James Anderson Turner and Anna Maggie Austin Turner and married George
Washington Sharp
Ruby Media Turner
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Links that explain what "Elephant Rocks" was and is today.
Mo. State Parks: Elephant Rock
Mo. State Parks/General Info.
General Information
Nature's Circus Elephants
One of the most curious geologic formations in Missouri is found at Elephant
Rocks State Park. Giant boulders of 1.5 billion-year-old granite stand
end-to-end like a train of circus elephants. Many of the elephant rocks lie
within the seven-acre Elephant Rocks Natural Area. This natural area is
recognized for its outstanding geologic value.
Elephant Rocks Natural Area can be easily viewed from the one-mile paved
Braille Trail. Designed especially for people with visual and physical
disabilities, the Braille Trail is the first of its kind in Missouri state
parks.
The formation of this extraordinary herd of elephants began during the
Precambrian era about 1.5 billion years ago. Molten rock, called magma,
accumulated deep below the earth's surface. The magma slowly cooled, forming
red granite rock. As the weight of the overlying rock was removed by
erosion, horizontal and vertical cracks developed, fracturing the massive
granite into huge, angular blocks. Water permeated down through the
fractures, and groundwater rounded the edges and corners of the blocks while
still underground, forming giant rounded masses. Erosion eventually removed
the disintegrated material from along the fractures, and exposed these
boulders at the earth's surface.
Physical and chemical weathering in low areas on the crest of the large
granite outcrop has produced distinct, roughly circular depressions up to
several feet in diameter, called "solution pans" or "tinajitas." Temporary
pools of water that collect in these depressions often provide a home for
tadpoles and mosquito larvae.
Since no official census of the herd has ever been taken, the exact number
of "elephants" inhabiting the park is unknown. Although the elephant rocks
are continually eroding away, new elephants are constantly being exposed.
Information collected on Dumbo, the patriarch of Elephant Rocks State Park,
shows that he is 27 feet tall, 35 feet long and 17 feet wide. At a weight of
162 pounds per cubic foot, Dumbo tips the scales at a hefty 680 tons.
Just outside the park is the oldest recorded commercial granite quarry in
the state. This quarry, opened in 1869, furnished facing stone for some Eads
Bridge piers across the Mississippi River, and from 1880 to 1900, millions
of paving blocks for the St. Louis levee and downtown streets came from this
quarry. Other nearby quarries supplied granite for many major St. Louis
buildings, as well as stone for the turned columns on the front porch of the
Governor's mansion in Jefferson City. Today, this granite is used primarily
for monuments and building veneer.
The higher quality granite blocks produced from quarries before the area
became a state park were used for building homes and other structures; the
flawed and damaged stone was hammered into blocks, which were used for
paving streets. Roughly the size of a shoebox, these granite paving blocks
sold for about eight cents each. At that rate, a good block maker, producing
50 blocks per day, could earn a whopping $4 a day! Pretty good wages for a
very hard day's work.
The nearby town of Graniteville, in its day (circa 1890), boasted a
population of more than 700 people, making it the largest town in the area.
Most of the town was owned and built by the quarry company. Walking down the
street, you would have seen a hotel, post office, store, railroad depot and
numerous homes. Today, only a few of the original granite buildings remain,
including an impressive stone schoolhouse and several homes.
Thirty picnic sites among the giant red boulders provide ample opportunity
for family picnicking and exploration of the elephant rocks. Camping is not
available in Elephant Rocks State Park, but can be found in several nearby
state parks. Pets must be on leashes. Rock-climbing equipment is not to be
used in the park.
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