Mary Ann Marshall Turk (1827-1915) of Parker City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Born in Butler, Butler County, she was the daughter of John Marshall (1803-1889) and Charlotte Kelker (1800-1854); she was named for her father's Aunt Mary Ann (Polly) Truby Hovey and/or her Aunt Mary Ann Marshall Bailey (1804-1895). She and her husband John were the birth parents of nine children and the adoptive parents of one. For more about the Turks, go to http://one-huge-family.com/id31.html.
John Turk (1824-1899) of Parker City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Born in Muddy Creek, Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Samuel Turk and Margaret Thompson. He married Mary Ann Marshall on 23 December 1849.
Mary Ann Marshall Turk--a closer view. Thanks to Sam Turk, her great-grandson, for preserving and identifying this photograph and that of Mary Ann's husband, John Turk.
Muddy Creek Presbyterian Church, Butler County, Pennsylvania--near the ancestral home of John Turk's Family
A view of this historic church
The only identifiable Turk family graves in the cemetery of the Muddy Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
Birth Records from the Family Bible of John Turk and Mary Ann Marshall
Death Records from the Family Bible of John Turk and Mary Ann Marshall
Marriage Records from the Family Bible of John Turk and Mary Ann Marshall
The funeral card for Mary Ann Marshall Turk who died in her home in Parker City, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1915. She is buried with her husband in the Marshall-Turk plot of the Parker Presbyterian Cemetery.
Henry Marshall Turk (1859-1941), fifth child of John and Mary Ann Marshall Turk, was born in Black Fox Furnace, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (not far from the Marshall home in Lawrenceburg) while his father's employment had to do with the iron furnace there. Henry was named after his Uncke Henry Marshall, who would die a prisoner of war at Andersonville Confederate Prison when his nephew was five years old. He was the great-grandson of John Marshall and Catharina Truby Rohrer; and the grandson of John Marshall and Charlotte Kelker and of Samuel Turk and Margaret Thompson. Henry Turk married Nancy Anna "Annie" Allison of Indiana, Pennsylvania, in 1888. [See more at the next photo of Henry Turk.]
Samuel Marshall Turk (1863-1942), the seventh child and sixth son of John Turk (1824-1899) and Mary Ann Marshall (1827-1915), was born in Black Fox Furnace, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, as was his older brother Henry. He was named for his Uncle Samuel Thome Marshall. Samuel M. Turk was the great-grandson of John Marshall and Catharina Truby Rohrer; and the grandson of John Marshall and Charlotte Kelker and of Samuel Turk and Margaret Thompson. He married Marie Riddle (1862-1950) and was the father of one son, Walter Riddle Turk. He was a noted businessman of Parker City, Pennsylvania, where he served also as Mayor and Postmaster.
Anna Mary Turk--possible image. She was named after her Aunt Anna Mary Rumbarger Marshall, wife of William Kelker Marshall (1829-1911).
The signature of Charles E. Turk, adopted son of John and Mary Ann Marshall Turk. This baby was left on the Turk's doorstep in 1866, along with a milk cow tied to the front gate. For this great family story, go to http://one-huge-family.com/id48.html.
Henry Marshall Turk was a noted citizen of Parker, Pennsylvania, and served as an elder in his Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years. He worked as a telegraph operator for Western Union for over 70 years and for more than 60 years recorded the stages of the Allegheny at Parker's Landing. He “was acknowledged to be one of the most competent river observers in the Allegheny valley.” Mr. Turk died tragically at age 83 from being struck by a hit and run driver on a Sunday morning, after he just had checked the river stage at the government station. He was the father of seven children, four of whom survived him. [See more at his photo as a young man.]
Henry M. Turk
Henry M. Turk [1859-1941) with grandson Edward McNair Zollinger (1927-1992)
Henry M. Turk, in front of the Turk home in Parker City
Grandpa Henry Turk trying to have a decent picture taken with his very active grandson, Howard Allison Zollinger, on the lawn of the Turk home in Parker. (The date 1966 is the date when Libby Turk had copies made of these two photos.)
Title page of a book belonging to Henry Marshall Turk, longtime telegrapher and Western Union operator at Parker's Landing, Pennsylvania.
The actual equipment used by Henry Turk in his decades as the telegrapher at Parker's Landing. His sister Anna Mary Turk also worked in this office--see another photograph of the building used by the Turk brothers as the Western Union office and the Post Office.
Nancy Anna (Annie) Allison Turk (1862-1936); her 1888 wedding photograph
The Allison Home in Indiana County, Pennsylvania--the family home of Annie Allison Turk, wife of Henry Marshall Turk.
A rare 1777 family document verifying the Oath of Loyalty to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, signed by John Wilson, great-grandfather of Annie Allison Turk.
Mary Wilson, grandmother of Annie Allison Turk and mother of Mrs. Turk's father, Robert William Allison (1822-1899).
Robert W. Allison of Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania--father of Annie Allison Turk of Parker City. In 1849, he married Nancy Lewis (about 1827-1892).
Annie Allison Turk
Annie Allison Turk, gathering flowers from her garden for the house, with grandson Ed Zollinger. Her daughter Charlotte always said that they didn't have a really good photograph of her mother.
The home of Henry and Annie Turk, Parker City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
This photo is identified as "Mary Turk". If the baby is Mary Allison Turk Zollinger (daughter of Henry and Annie Allison Turk), then the picture dates to about 1892. Is the woman her mother? Or perhaps her Aunt Anna Mary Turk (1869-1937)? Note the interior of this 1890s family home.
A winter scene from Parker CIty, Pennsylvania, from the photographs of J. Edward (Zolly) Zollinger.
The Zollingers: Mary Allison Turk Zollinger (1892-1966) and James Edward "Zolly" Zollinger (1891-1982)
James Edward "Zolly" Zollinger (1891-1982), who served in the U. S. Army Cavalry during World War I. He enlisted in May 1918 as a private and was discharged from Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, as a second lieutenant in December, after the war's end. He was the husband of Mary Allison Turk (1892-1966) and the father of Edward M. Zollinger and Howard A. Zollinger.
Zollinger, signaling the letter "Z".
Horseman J. Edward Zollinger (right) with an unnamed riding companion; Zolly served in the U. S. Cavalry in Word War I.
Mary Allison Turk Zollinger (1892-1966) with sons Howard (left) and Ed.
James Edward Zollinger with sons Ed (left) and Howard.
The Zollingers ~ yard work!
Mary Allison Turk Zollinger with sons Ed (standing) and Howard.
James Edward Zollinger with sons Howard (left) and Ed
Edward McNair Zollinger (1927-1992), son of Mary Allison Turk Zollinger and James Edward Zollinger
Ed (left) and Howard Zollinger
Ed and Howard Zollinger with their dog Specky. Howard writes, "she was a stray [and] we could never find her original owner. She was our dog for at least 5 years and probably 10, before she died. We taught her to climb as 5 foot step ladder, which was quite a feat. She would go all the way to the top flat surface" (April 2008).
James Edward Zollinger with sons Ed (left) and Howard
Zollinger Brothers -- a photo kept by their Aunt Charlotte Turk Dean
Edward McNair Zollinger (1927-1992), husband of Marjorie Laine
Marjorie Laine and Ed Zollinger
Kathy and Jim Zollinger, children of Edward M. Zollinger and Marjorie Laine.
James E. Zollinger (Jim), son of Edward M. Zollinger and Marjorie Laine
Ed and Jim Zollinger (1969) in Pittsburgh, with Pitt's Cathedral of Learning in the background
Marjorie Laine Zollinger, wife of Edward M. Zollinger, with a unique, revolving piece of furniture from the home of Henry and Annie Allison Turk. It had come from the Allison Family of Indiana, Pennsylvania.
The Ed and Marjorie Zollinger Wedding Party, with Ed's brother Howard third from the left
Howard Allison Zollinger
Wilma Roemer Zollinger, wife of Howard A. Zollinger
J. Edward "Zolly" Zollinger (1891-1982)
From the photo album of James Edward (Zolly) Zollinger, husband of Mary Allison Turk Zollinger
Another of Zolly's photos.
John Howard Turk (1894-1982) and his wife Ada Virginia Long Turk (1896-1986). Howard was a son of Henry M. Turk and Annie Allison Turk.
Howard and Ada Turk. The Turks were the parents of two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Turk Van Alstyne (1930-1991) and Dorothy Louis Turk Myers (born 1935).
Detail: Howard and Ada Turk
Elizabeth Ann Turk, daughter of Howard and Ada Turk
Elizabeth Ann Turk Van Alstyne (1930-1991), wife of Arthur J. Van Alstyne and mother of Paul C. Van Alstyne
Paul Van Alstyne, son of Elizabeth Turk asnd Arthur J. Van Alstyne and great-great-grandson of John Turk and Mary Ann Marshall. His Aunt Libby Turk's Ford Mustang is in the background.
Lynnette and Neil Myers, children of Dorothy Turk and DeWitt Myers and great-great-grandchildren of John Turk and Mary Ann Marshall
From the left: Henry Marshall Turk, his daughter Charlotte Turk Dean, (unknown), (unknown)
Elizabeth Gertrude (Libby) Turk (1900-1986), sixth of seven children of Henry and Annie Allison Turk
Libby Turk
The Queen Mary, on which Libby Turk and her constant friend Kitty McFarland sailed to Europe in 1937.
Libby Turk on the Queen Mary -- her 1937 European holiday
Libby in Europe, 1937
Libby Turk with colleague, companion and constant friend Kitty McFarland, on their tour of pre-World War II Europe. Kitty was an art teacher in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Libby at the beach, on her 1937 European holiday
Libby and Charlotte Turk, outfitted for the 1910s.
Charlotte Lewis Turk (1901-1982), youngest of seven children of Henry and Annie Allison Turk. This photograph is her senior college picture from the Indiana (Pennsylvania) Normal School.
Charlotte Turk
Billy Dean, husband of Charlotte Turk Dean. The Deans were florists in Parker, Pennsylvania, for many years, working out of this combination home and flower shop overlooking the Allegheny River at the crest of the Lawrenceburg Hill--on the left as you drive up from Parker's Landing.
Charlotte Lewis Turk Dean
Florist Charlotte Turk Dean at the historic Phipps Conservatory in Schenly Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sisters Charlotte Turk Dean and Elizabeth Turk
Samuel Marshall Turk and Marie Riddle with their son, Walter RIddle Turk; Samuel M. Turk was a son of John Turk and Mary Ann Marshall Turk of Parker City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Marie Riddle Turk and her sister, Sarah (Sadie) Riddle McKee
From the left: Ray McKee, Marie Riddle Turk, Sarah (Sadie) Riddle McKee and Walter Ridde Turk. Ray McKee was a nephew of Marie Riddle Turk, the son of her sister Sadie, and therefore a full cousin of Walter R. Turk.
Walter Riddle Turk
Walter Riddle Turk (1886-1956)
Katharyn Church Turk (1887-1973), daughter of Walter Church and Cora Sammons; wife of Walter Riddle Turk (1886-1956). The Church Family came from the state of New York.
Walter Church, father of Katharyn Church Turk
Cora Sammons Church (1867-1937), mother of Katharyn Church Turk
From the left: Marie Riddle Turk, Cora Elvira Church, Katharyn Church Turk
Standing: Helen Glass McCoy Olson; Katharyn Church Turk; seated: Eleanor Anne McCoy Tolson; Helen Church McCoy, sister of Katharyn.
Katharyn Church Turk with sons Walter Sam Turk and Robert Bradley Turk (1924-1998). Robert is standing.
Robert Bradley Turk (left) and Walter Sam Turk, sons of Walter Riddle Turk and Katharyn Church Turk; grandsons of Samuel Marshall Turk and Marie Riddle.
Walter and Katharyn Turk
A birthday celebration for Katharyn Church Turk, 01 July 1973.
From the left: Walter Sam Turk, Anita Faye Turk Orton, Katharyn Church Turk, Robert Bradley Turk
Robert Turk, Boy Scout
Robert Bradley Turk (1924-1998), son of Walter R. and Katharyn Church Turk; husband of Annabel Horner (1924-1994); father of Cherie, Brad and David.
Four Generations: Marie Riddle Turk and her son Walter Riddle Turk; his son Robert Turk with daughter Roberta Cheryl (Cherie) Turk Prill
From the left: Annabel Horner Turk, Marie Riddle Turk and Katharyn Church Turk. Marie Turk's nickname was Muz.
Katharyn Church Turk with son Robert Bradley Turk.
Walter Riddle Turk, daughter-in-law Annabel Horner Turk, and wife Katharyn Church Turk
Cherie Turk with grandmother Katharyn Church Turk; August 1947.
Cherie Turk Prill, with grandmothers Anna Belle Boarts Horner (left) and Katharyn Church Turk (right)
Robert B. Turk holding his daughter Roberta Cheryl (Cherie) Turk Prill, with his father Walter RIddle Turk; Annabel Horner Turk is standing in the doorway.
Robert Turk with daughter Cherie at 1930 East 8th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania--the family's first house where Robert worked at Hammermill Paper as a chemical engineer
From the left: Walter R. Turk, Walter Sam Turk, Katharyn Church Turk, Robert Bradley Turk, with Cherie Turk Prill in the front (1950); Sam was serving in the US Air Force.
Cherie and Brad Turk, welcoming baby brother David Hunter Turk. These are great-great-grandchildren of Mary Ann Marshall Turk and her husband, John Turk, of Parker City, Pennsylvania.
Annabel Horner Turk with son David
Robert (Bob) Bradley Turk (1924-1998)
Bob Turk's Baseball Dream
And the humorous reverse side of his baseball card
The Family of Robert and Anabel Turk
Bob and Annabel Turk with daughter Cherie Turk Prill
Cherie Turk Prill
Roberta Cheryl (Cherie) Turk and Richard Prill
Bradley Horner Turk, son of Bob and Annabel Horner Turk
Brad Turk
Brad and Leslie Turk with . . . ?
A Wedding Photo ~ David and Darlene Turk
The David and Darlene Turk Family
Cherie Turk Prill with nieces Sam and Tori, daughters of David H. Turk.
Rich and Cherie Turk Prill, with Cherie's borther David Turk and his daughters Sam and Tori.
Sam and Tori Turk, daughters of David and Darlene Turk ~ and third-great-granddaughters of John and Mary Ann Marshall Turk
Walter Sam (Sam) Turk, December 1950, while in the United States Air Force
Walter Sam Turk with his niece, Roberta Cheryl (Cherie) Turk Prill
June 4, 1966--Walter Sam Turk and his bride, Donna Fair Turk
From the left: Sam Turk (on the floor), his wife Donna Fair Turk, Katharyn Church Turk, Annabel Horner Turk, and Robert Turk holding son David.
Sam Turk, entertaining . . . ?
A family treasure from the home of Walter and Katharyn Church, kept by granddaughter Cherie Turk Prill
A treasure from her grandparents' home, kept by Cherie Turk Prill
The building in Parker's Landing which once housed the telegraph office and post office. Samuel Marshall Turk was postmaster of Parker City (and later, its mayor); and Henry Marshall Turk for decades was responsible for the Western Union office in Parker. Their sister, Anna Mary Turk, also worked in the telegraph office. This picture was taken in 2007, and the building was identified for me by Sam Turk, grandson of Samuel M. Turk.
The Presbyterian Church of Parker, Pennsylvania; taken by James E. Zollinger. This church--originally Ebenezer Presbyerian Church-- was the ancestral church home of the Marshalls and Turks of Lawrenceburg (now Parker). The oldest members of this large family lie buried in the church's cemetery. Can anyone identify an approximate date for the photograph, from the cars?
Cherie Turk Prill and Kelly Marshall working on family history, Summer 2007 at Cherie's Spokane home
Caring for Turk gravestones in the Marshall-Turk Burial Plot of the Presbyterian Cemetery, Parker, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; 24 September 2007. Cherie Turk Prill with her Uncle Sam Turk and husband Rich Prill. Rich has the marker for Charlotte Elizabeth Turk (1853-1854), who died within days of her brother Marshall Turk, her grandmother Charlotte Marshall, and her young Uncle Freddie Marshall.
Turk Family Descendants with distant cousin Kelly Marshall at the Foxburg Inn, October 2007. From the left: Howard Zollinger and his wife Wilma; Kelly Marshall; Marjorie Zollinger, wife of the late Edward M. Zollinger; Donna Turk and her husband Sam Turk. Howard and Sam are second cousins.
Jim Zollinger, a great-great-grandson of Mary Ann Marshall Turk, is a family member who still lives near Parker, in Hovey Township. In 2007, he was responsible for working the large crane during the rebuilding of the bridge at Foxburg.
The Family of Sam and Donna Turk, gathered near Emlenton to celebrate Sam's 80th birthday, 11 October 2008. Front Row: Granddaughters Emily and Lexi; Niece Cherie Turk Prill; Sam and Donna; Granddaughter Bekah. Back row: Jim and Amy Turk Book; Grandson Levi, with his parents Tim and Anita Turk Orton.
Unidentified man, taken in East Brady; from the family photographs of Henry and Annie Turk. Can anyone identify him?
The gravestone for John and Mary Ann Marshall Turk, as well as for their adult children Elisha Marshall Turk and Anna Mary Turk. These graves are in the Marshall-Turk Plot of the Presbyterian Cemetery, Parker, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
The newly-set gravestones for Charlotte Elizabeth Turk and John Marshall Turk, oldest children of John and Mary Turk; they died in November 1854. See the previous picture of Turk Family Members working on a permanent setting for these stones in September 2007. And go to this website for more on their 1854 deaths -- http://one-huge-family.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/nov1854_month_of_grief.pdf.
The gravestone of Henry Marshall Turk, son of John and Mary Ann Marshall Turk of Parker City, Pennsylvania. He was the husband of Annie Allison Turk, who lies buried beside him.
The gravestone of Anna (Annie) Allison Turk, wife of Henry M. Turk, of Parker, Pennsylvania.
The gravestone of Charlotte Turk Dean, daughter of Henry Marshall Turk and Anna Allison and wife of William (Billy) Dean; for more about Charlotte, see http://one-huge-family.com/id22.html
The gravestone of Walter RIddle Turk, son of Samuel Marshall and Marie Riddle Turk of Parker City, Pennsylvania. He lies buried next to his wife, Katharyn Church Turk.
The gravestone of Katharyn Church Turk, wife of Walter Riddle Turk, of Parker, Pennsylvania.
The gravestone of Cora Sammons Church, mother of Katharyn Church Turk.
The gravestone of Edward and Mary Turk Zollinger. Mary was the oldest daugher of Henry M. and Annie Allison Truk. Mr. Zollinger was a veteran of World War I, having served in the cavalry.
The gravestone of Cordelia B. Ervin Turk, in the Ervin Plot of the Parker Presbyterian Cemetery. She had been married to Elisha Marshall Turk, and the story of their not being together at the time of his death is one lost to the memory of living family members.
A view of the Turk and Marshall graves in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Parker, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
