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THOMAS P. TURPEN, retired; P. O. Greenville; the paternal ancestry of our subject cannot be traced with any degree of certainty; all that is definitely known is that his Grandfather Turpen was born in England, and emigrated to this country in about the year 1700; on the maternal side, we only know that a George Hubbard, whom we will call the first George Hubbard, was born in England in 1590; settled first in Hartford, Conn., married Elizabeth Watts; came to Middletown in 1650; had eight children, six being sons; died March 18, 1684; his children’s names were Mary, born Feb. 16, 1641; Joseph, born Dec. 10, 1643; Daniel, born December, 1645; Samuel, born May 9, 1648; George, born December, 1650; Nathaniel, born Dec. 10, 1652; Richard, born Jan. 15, 1655; Elizabeth, born 1659. II. Joseph Hubbard, son of George First, was born Dec. 10, 1643; died 1686; his children were Robert, born Oct. 30, 1673, George, born 1675; died Dec. 15, 1765. III. George Hubbard, son of Joseph, was born 1675, died Dec. 15, 1765; married Elizabeth Miller Dec. 22, 1703; their children were George, born March 9, 1705; Mahitable, born June 21, 1708; Richard, born Jan. 8, 1712; Abner, born April 10, 1715; Caleb, born Aug. 28,1716; Hezekiah, born March 6, 1718 ; Abner, born July 26, 1721. IV. George Hubbard, son of George Third, born March 9, 1705; married Mercy Roberts; their children were George, born Feb. 6, 1731; Abner, born 1733, was lost at sea. V. George Hubbard, son of George Fourth, was born Feb. 6, 1731, old style, died Jan. 7, 1809, new style; married Mary Stocking; their children were George, born Aug. 17, 1758; Mahitable, born Feb. 18, 1762; Jesse, born June 7, 1764; Elias, born Aug. 26, 1766; Asa, born Jan. 13, 1769; Zadoc, born Jan. 8, 1771; Ansel, born June 15, 1774; Mary, born April 16, 1780. Henry Turpen, father of our sketch, was born in Middletown, Conn., 1775; was married to Mary Hubbard in the year 1798, by whom he had twelve children, of whom six are still living; Thomas P. Turpen was born near Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio, Oct. 1, 1820; his early days were passed in the endless variety of ways incident to boy life on the farm, and his educational advantages were commensurate with those early times; he remained on the farm until the age of 32, when he came to Greenville and engaged in the dry-goods business; after two years’ experience, he was employed as Government agent; continuing in this for three years, he went to Peru, South America; remaining about a year, he returned to Greenville and engaged in the furniture business; remaining in this until 1862, he was elected County Treasurer and served four years; in 1869, he built the “Turpen House,” and presided over it till 1878, when he was succeeded by his son. His marriage with Mary J. Hunter was celebrated March 14, 1843; she was born June 17, 1824; they were the parents of four sons and one daughter, viz.: Lucy H, died at 3 years of age; John C., County Auditor, whose sketch also appears in this work; William V., now conducting the hotel, whose sketch also appears in this work; Daniel B., and Frank; Lucy H., born Feb. 21, 1844; John C., Oct. 31, 1845; William V., July 7, 1847; Daniel B., July 20, 1851; Frank E., March 12, 1854.