Son of William & Martha (Fletcher) Turnidge
m. 1st Midian Gant
m. 2nd Elizabeth Crowley Dagley
∼Joseph Warren Turnidge/Turnage came to Oregon in 1846.
He was the first Circuit Rider in the area &
started the frist Baptist Church in the
Willamette Valley in Oregon.
Son of William & Martha (Fletcher) Turnidge
m. 1st Midian Gant
m. 2nd Elizabeth Crowley Dagley
∼Joseph Warren Turnidge/Turnage came to Oregon in 1846.
He was the first Circuit Rider in the area &
started the frist Baptist Church in the
Willamette Valley in Oregon.
Inscription
First Circuit Rider In This Area
Joseph Warren Turnidge
1819-1857
Emigrated to Oregon from Missouri in 184? on the first wagon train up the treacherous southern Oregon route. Took a land claim on the Santiam, organized first churches of any faith in the valley, "Elder Joe", preacher, singer, farmer, father, faithfully rode circuit through rain, sickness and danger.
To honor his memory, this memorial is erected by the Turnidge clan 1973
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