Appalachian Outlaw Devil Jim Turner

Appalachian Outlaw Devil Jim Turner as told by The Appalachian Storyteller
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[@Victoria-OneLove4AllPeople]

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[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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[@Bull-cat741]

Late this past summer my sister and I laid my Mother's ashes to rest in a small hillside cemetery in Harlan County Kentucky, near the old Black star coal mine. My grandpa worked in that mine. Mother was homesick for Kentucky, so we took her where she truly belongs. Be at peace mother 🤗🙏⭐

[@zachsimmerock5257]

Sorry to hear that...I lost my mama as well... There is a song called "You will never leave Harlan alive", guess had to deal with union and that mine. We have lead mines here the men work in i.e....my dad. He made sure I'd never be able to work underground while he has a say. & he is still having his "say". We scattered my mom at a place called Bay Creek on Jack's Fork River aftwr cremated. Her husband never planned a funeral so it was a "event" getting Momma's remains scattered. Good luck Bull-cat , gonna pray for you today. Have a good day

[@Bull-cat741]

@@zachsimmerock5257 ....I sure appreciate you sharing your kind words, and experience, and your prayers. Thank you.

[@kellyharper367]

🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@douglasturner6153]

Devil Jim is a distant cousin. My Turner's lived in Breathitt County nearby. My GGrandpa's uncle was "Shifty Jim Turner" murdered in 1859 by unknown assailants. Likely liquors were part of Jim's problem. Many Turner's have been known to brew Shine and enjoyed popping that cork. 😂😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I had a fella email me today with an actual photo of Devil Jim on a tin. pretty amazing. it was his great great grandfather

[@JaniceRogers-pq2cm]

​@TheAppalachianStoryteller After finding your video I looked up Jim & turns out he's my 5th cousin 4 times removed. Thank you for your video. Love the pictures

[@kevinpulver4027]

Great story. The bible says, "be not deceived.Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

amen Kevin

[@soniaclayton3563]

Hi JD another amazing story I could listen to you all say your a fantastic story teller you have a talent x

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanm you Sonia! Hope you have a wonderful day

[@christurner7711]

One of my distant relatives. Our branch came from Harlan up through Leslie and Clay and ended in Jackson county

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Awesome

[@matthewwilliams9660]

Yes mister turner was an outlaw that's The way some AMERICANs live even To this day. Not everybody could be roses and rainbows. You need to have a little bit of grit in dirtiness. To keep this country balanced🦅🇺🇸🦅

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes sir!

[@seansimons7043]

Well hell I live in Olympia WA, not but 65 or so miles from Castle Rock, Wa. Wonder if there is a memorial of some sort

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I’d love to know myself

[@seansimons7043]

Headed that way in the near future and will attempt to see if there is and update you

[@Robin-ks5lc]

Jim is actually buried in Toledo, he lived in the hills back then called little Kentucky....alot of us Turners are buried in the toledo cemetery we have a family reunion at the park once a year

[@seansimons7043]

Oh hell that’s even closer! Bet Appalachian storyteller would like a photo of the gravestone or maybe a family photo if you have one! ( not to speak for him)

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

id love to see a tombstone for sure @@seansimons7043

[@lawson9102]

He knew the Bible but chose that life style what a sad choice

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

amen my friend, every man has a choice in this life

[@rustylynch2]

Just what I needed on a snowy afternoon.. it was a perfect fit and in my favorite color! J.D. you know me so well. 😂😂. I feel like there was a hint of Hatfield and McCoy in this story. The fact that an ordained preacher can turn outlaw reminds me of an old saying about preachers, maybe you've heard it. "Some were called and some were sent, others just took the book and went". 😂😂. Have a great weekend my friend.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yeah this was a bad dude, he tied one fella up to a tree, cut his nose and ears off and pulled all his toenails out and sat down and cooked dinner over the campfire and enjoyed a bowl of beans while he watched the fella slowly die. I didn't put it in the video, cause some would have freaked out or been offended, but none the less, he was one messed up preacher!

[@rustylynch2]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller WOW.. glad our preacher is MUCH nicer than that. Haha

[@primesspct2]

I had never heard that. Its about the truth though.

[@deecooper1567]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller😳😳😳👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@alansnowdeal9845]

No Snow,but Come Mornin be around 1 degree till Come Monday.Whoppin 34-6 then!Heat Wave!

[@janetconnors3113]

What a story, seems to me that when it was Jim's time to leave, the gates of hell opened up and took him. Thank you

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks, Janet

[@penelopepi]

(GG Granddaughter in-law) Literally!

[@WillowsGarden]

Hello JD! You definitely need to narrate a documentary series of the Appalachian history. Good story of another man turned outlaw. Have a blessed day!

[@DivineByDesignWithDani]

I always tell JD that as well @ long form narration. Glad you appreciate his hard work too and his voice ❤.

[@WillowsGarden]

@@DivineByDesignWithDani he is definitely a man of many talents.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I’d love too- my dream would to one day get a call from Netflix or the history channel ❤️

[@sharonbosarge4866]

Loved the story

[@jamesdeen3011]

Many men along the Mason Dixon line faced the same decision that Jim did and for many it wasn't about slavery or even states rights, rather protecting one's property. Devil Jim was raised proper and yet still went bad, somethings never change, go figure. Thanks JD hope you have a great weekend. Enjoyed.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Exactly, and Devil Jim’s family lost everything because of the war

[@jamesdeen3011]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller thank you JD for all your hard work which brings enjoyment to all of us.

[@bryanbennett972]

Another great story to watch on a cold 18 degree Sunday morning, in these Carolina Hills before heading off to Church. The wife mentioned on the way to Church that I might not should watch these stories on Sunday mornings. I replied that I would pray extra hard today for watching todays story telling before Church.😉

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

This is the first time I ever heard of Devil Jim Turner. However, this story helps explain why my father's people didn't like Harlan County. Daddy never took us there. I have never been there to this day. During the Civil War my father's people took the old ways (Native American ways) and moved so deep into the woods that no one knew they were out there. That may be why I never heard anything about Jim Turner. Daddy's people wanted nothing to do with the Civil War. However, my mother's people were another story. Mom was from North Carolina.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Harlan county was the birthplace of outlaws back then

[@jefflewis9828]

I'd love to hear a story by JD about these people and how they were able to survive hidden from the war.

[@JackPeters-g5z]

Now I knew why Parents got us out of west Virginia.

[@StMiBll]

I love the outlaw and clan stories of Appalachia’s past. Reminds me of listening to my uncles tell about our family’s darker history. You’ve done a great job as always. To further that point, I got your book and have begun to read that stories already. Tried a bit to read it to my stepson as well. I am not nearly so good at reading those stories as you are at telling them.😂😂 I am pretty sure my boy just listened to be respectful. 🤣🤣

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thants awesome, if your reading for a child- read “the doorstop” to them

[@StMiBll]

⁠will do. Probably do that for bed time tonight. I don’t think it is the story so much as who is reading it. I do get into the reading but something must be preventing me from selling it. 😂But, he’ll come sit with me on the porch in the morning and listen to your stories, while I’m listening to them. So, I know he likes your stories when you are telling them. 🤣🤣

[@pat_in_va8605]

The Middleton killed by Jim Turner (or his brother) was William Middleton. This death appears connected to the longstanding Middleton-Turner feud. William Middleton was killed in December of 1872, long after the end of the Civil War. William and his brother, Carr, were both Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, and this entire line of Middletons (children of Walter Middleton and Sarah Turner) all joined various Confederate units (enlisting in either Rose Hill, Lee County, VA, or Jonesville, Lee County, VA) from what my genealogical research shows (my husband is a great-great-great-grandson of Walter Middleton). Just letting you know. Thank you for this story, I can't wait for my husband to listen to it!.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes, William Middleton was killed in 1872 to keep him from testifying against Devil Jim. This whole episode with Devil Jim poured fuel on what would become an all out war between the Turners and Middleton clans, but the beginnings of the feud actually dated back to Devil Jims grandfather. You see, his son (devil Jims dad) inherited half the property and money when the old man died, and his daughter inherited the other half. His daughter went on to marry a Middleton fella and that's how they came into money and power. The Middletons, prior to inheriting all this newfound wealth had been petty hog thieves, and had been stealing from the Turners for a while. That became the genesis for the feud.

[@johnboyknox5130]

I just had to double check my family tree and if i have it right I am also from this line of middletons. Through sarah "sallie" turner and walter middleton, from their son james middleton born around 1825. this is amazing to find family stories and distant relatives through youtube!

[@jamessmith7691]

From what I've read, back in the day there were many like Devil Jim some turned that way, some got better and some died. You have a lot of great photos with story's .

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Well said James- part of me thinks I would have turned out like these men if I had to survive back then

[@marionbowler5440]

What a great way to start my day, a cuppa and a awesome story. Thank you for sharing your hard work 🇨🇦 💛👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you, hope y’all are staying warm

[@karentrimmer]

I lived for awhile near Lincoln New Mexico. I was just discussing the Lincoln County War with someone yesterday. The war was fought because John Tunstall built a new store in town. The old store was working with territorial government in confiscating food meant for the Apache Reservation and selling at exorbitant prices. Tunstall was an honest man and charged his customers a fair price. He was only 24 years old when he was murdered, contrary to every movie you've ever seen on the subject where he is always portrayed as elderly. McSween was only 26.

[@bettyfeliciano7322]

What an amazing story. I’m not sure what my thoughts on it are, but I do know that back then it was hard times & hard living. JD, what would we do if we didn’t have you to keep us informed and entertained by your stories? I shudder to think about it! Blessings always my friend! Please stay safe and warm! ❤️✝️😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

always enjoy these comments, thanks for watching ❤️

[@bettyfeliciano7322]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I wouldn’t miss a video of yours if I could help it JD! ❤️✝️

[@davidmitchell1239]

As a native Georgian, current Tennessean and Appalachian, I love these stories. I have a ton that were passed down from my ancestors.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Very cool! Thanks for tuning in David!

[@BarryCallow-y1w]

I love the narration and the old photographs. Hard to believe the life that they all had. This is the real deal and not some movies that try to replicate these stories

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you for that, as you said this channel is about telling the real history as it happened. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ronniewatkins]

Thanks for another great story JD! Hearing stories like this remind us of how good we have it today! God bless!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Ronnie, hope y’all aren’t still snowed in

[@primesspct2]

it surely does.

[@denisestrickland2976]

Ol’ Devil Jim was a piece of work! Isn’t Harland County, Kentucky famous for some other feuds? Was he a product of his time or just plain crazy? Only God knows. Another good story. As always, I love the music and the sound effects. Thank You JD. By the way, hope you’re not snowed in like we are… stay warm and safe. More stories please 🙏.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yeah, ole Devil Jim was a piece for sure, I didn't mention it in the video, but he could be downright brutal when killing. He was known for cutting a persons nose and ears off and pulling their toenails out while they were tied to a tree and still alive. He would sit down and cook some beans on the campfire and watch them slowly die while enjoying a hot meal. Yep, still snowed in on the mountain here in East TN, but I have a 4wd jeep and have made a couple runs for supplies.

[@heydaviddavis]

@@TheAppalachianStorytellermy stepdad worked in those Harlan mines when he graduated in 1980. Love these stories btw

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Enjoyed again jd. Similarities like a Hatfield and McCoy's

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Sure was!

[@alexandraayeone1470]

Incredible story - so grateful for your research. I love the music and everything, the whole vibe of your channel

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️ thank you so much Alexandra!

[@lalalisa9307]

My great great great maybe (one more) grandmother was Susan Turner Middleton And there was a lot more to the story

[@RobertaReal7980]

Another excellent production. The photos! I really like how you put in the lines like we're watching an old film. I usually listen while i drive so i don't get to see the detail but today i watched. So well done 👏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you for watching!

[@LayUpTreasuresInHeaven]

Wonder if Jim ever heard this message? WHAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO KNOW ABOUT GOD AND HEAVEN: Jesus Christ destroyed the barrier of sin between God and mankind at the cross so we can have peace with Him and have assurance we’ll make it to heaven. WHY WOULD HE DO THAT? The Bible (God's only trustworthy Word for the human race) tells us: All of us were born with an unrighteous sinful nature. We inherited it spiritually from Adam and Eve, the first two created people, because of their disobedience to God by giving into the devil's deceiving temptation. Why would the devil do such a thing anyway? Because he hates God! The devil wants no one enjoying intimate, joyous relationship with God. He once had it yet lost it, and now wants no one else having it either. God is so holy - so righteous - so pure … that He cannot and will not allow unrighteous sinners to remain with Him in heaven. But God had a plan to undo what Satan did to the human race. Jesus Christ IS the plan! Jesus came to earth to ransom you and everyone else for Himself, God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit. He took full punishment for your sins against God and the sins of everyone else on the cross so our sins no longer would keep us separated from God. Furthermore, He traded His righteousness for our unrighteousness through His death, burial and resurrection! (See: 2 Corinthians 5:21). It is ONLY God’s IMPUTED righteousness that makes us acceptable to Him - that is FREELY given to us who make Jesus our Savior and Lord. Imagine being in a courtroom, and the Judge has just sentenced you to death. Also imagine Jesus Christ being your lawyer. Jesus Christ says to the Judge (or in other words, God the heavenly Father): "Your Honor, I want to serve my client's sentence and pay the price for his/her wrong-doing by dying instead so my client can go free." Can you imagine someone doing such a thing for you?! JESUS DID IT! Of course you may be thinking at that moment: I haven't done anything to be sentenced to die! I'm being falsely accused! "What have I supposedly DONE, God?!" Here's your answer: God gave 10 commandments for people to keep in the Old Testament Bible. Anyone who breaks just one of those commandments must be punished for breaking them against God. Where does it say THAT?! It says that in Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Have you ever lied? Lied just one time? Everyone of us has lied at least once. Number 9 of the 10 commandments says: Thou shalt not lie (bear false witness). You know what that makes us? A disobedient sinning liar against God and His moral law - His 10 commandments. (Revelation 21:8 also tells us what God thinks of lying). You just read above what God says about our disobedient sinning against Him by breaking just ONE of His moral laws: God’s punishment for doing so is DEATH. Spiritual death. Ultimately total separation from God and agonizingly suffering for our sins against Him for all eternity -- totally void of any love, peace, hope, joy or forgiveness from God ever again (otherwise known as hell). BUT HERE IS GOD'S BEST NEWS! We can receive forgiveness for all our unrighteous, disobedience (sins) against God and our sins against others RIGHT NOW and have certainty RIGHT NOW that on the Judgment Day, our sins WON'T be held against us! HOW CAN THAT BE?! By asking Jesus Christ to forgive us for our sins and trusting that He HAS forgiven us of them simply by our asking and trusting! Jesus will do it! 1 John 1:8-9 says: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Thus if we make Jesus our personal Lord and Savior - every time we sin - we have every right to ask Jesus Christ to forgive us of our sin(s) - cleanse us as though we never sinned - so that when our heart stops beating, we can be assured that we won't have to suffer eternal damnation for our sins. Jesus Christ did what no other human being has ever done or ever could do. He was the ONLY person on this planet who has never sinned. And because He never sinned, He is the only acceptable sacrifice God the Father would accept to pay ransom payment for each of OUR sins. That is simply AMAZING, isn't it?! Yet JESUS DID IT! WHY? Because of God’s LOVE and MERCY for lost souls like you and I who will reach out in humility and demonstrate appreciation for His FREE GIFT of forgiveness (pardon) so we can have friendship and intimacy with Him starting now ... and lasting for ETERNITY! This life is your starting point with your loving Creator that will last for eternity. Ask Jesus for His FREE GIFT of forgiveness TODAY. Ask Him to live inside you. He WANTS to! (Please make copies of this Gospel Message and distribute them in YOUR area. Please post the above JESUS DID IT! Gospel Truths EVERYWHERE to help share the Good News of Jesus Christ because MANY young people especially haven’t heard it).

[@deecooper1567]

Kinda like today’s religious preachers. Some good but MANY MANY are not😡 What. Wild time back then . Thanks for the story 👍👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@dwightharber4873]

Devil Jim was a wicked man. It amazes me how a person can walk away from Gods word and become so evil. I suppose devil Jim allowed satan to rule him. Great story JD, sad but another good one

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Well said Dwight, have a blessed day brother

[@sarahpayne2361]

Because they get nothing from reading the gospel of Christ from the beginning, he heard it , even preached it but his heart was hard and prideful so he received nothing from god’s grace

[@neeceeboo777]

What am awesome story. I think Jim was a victim of a few bad circumstances. Kinda sad, but a heck of a story. Thank you for sharing this. I was so into it that I almost over cooked a pot of rice. ❤. Can't wait for your next one. Lord bless my friend.

[@stevehill8429]

You done it again my friend....Great story...Keep e'm coming..

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Steve, have a good en brother

[@chestersoutier4046]

Love this channel and would send $ if I could but disabled and no SSI or SSDI. Unfortunately im an outlaw but what i "gather" isn't monetary. LMFAO catch me if you can boys in blue. 26 years straight and you haven't won the race yet.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Just a simple comment like yours really helps

[@thomasgumersell9607]

Enjoyed your video on Devil Jim. Truly he grew up at a time and location. Where there were many violent men. Then the Civil War broke out. Thus Devil Jims reputation as an outlaw only grew. A different time where many men lived by the gun. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Well said

[@chrisbgifford7387]

He sounds like a bad preacher and a disappointment to his mama.

[@kimberlyweddel2505]

You my friend are the best story teller ever

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Kimberly ❤️

[@randlerichardson5826]

I have a friend his last name is Middleton. JD we need more stories from you brother your one of the best at telling stories now

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Are you in Kentucky?

[@dorisadkins2464]

Enjoyed this video.Would like to see the rest of Molly story.Hope you have a great weekend.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

I think Devil Jim was a way cool dude. Didn’t understand why he shot the Middleton’s cattle though. Built up hate I guess.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He said no trespassing 🤷

[@terirobinson3616]

I checked out 9:44 Castle Rock, WA, and there are Turners and Middletons in the area. I hope the feud didn't continue into Washington. I'll see if the historical society in that area has this information. Thanks for all your great work!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much, happy researching!

[@pameversole5886]

This one was a little closer to home. And to top it off, our youngest daughter married a Middleton. Lol

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Probably related to!

[@pameversole5886]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller No doubt about it. When his grandfather died a couple years ago, they buried him in their family cemetery on a hill in Harlan County! It was winter, my daughter was 7 mths along & she couldn’t make it up the icy hill. I reckon even the pallbearers had a hard time getting the casket up there. It got bad enough that they called for a time out & changed into the work boots they had worn the day before while digging the grave, with shovels.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

wow@@pameversole5886

[@pam190]

I guess ole Devil Jim got his in the end. Great listening.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes he did, have a blessed day Pam

[@theshadow3103]

Good story on a good snowy afternoon! Thx!! Your voice has a natural story telling agent to it👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend, I work hard at the craft to do the best I can and im still learning

[@scottblack3381]

Morning JD! The Good Lord has seen fit to let me have another Saturday morning with you and I let him know quick that I appreciated it!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes sir, it’s another great day to be alive

[@scottblack3381]

My grandpa 3 times removed was a blacksmith in the Confederate Army. He was killed by mortar fire on Feb 20th 1862.@@TheAppalachianStoryteller

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

how bout that, God rest his soul@@scottblack3381

[@Nonniemaye]

❤ thank you , JD. God bless.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Have a blessed day Nonnie ❤️

[@richardofsylmar]

I would say that Devil Jim lived a devilish life, in no way a life that I would want to live. And the sad part of it all is that there are to this day Devil Jim’s out there praying on the innocent.🇺🇸

[@tcarter824]

Seems like youve spent a lot of time on this one. Very well done as always. God Bless

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I did, 32 hours this week for this 13 minute video. I am trying to learn a new software to make my map illustrations better, and that took probably 10 hours of that time. Thanks for your support, it helps me make these videos, I couldn't do it without people like you.

[@tcarter824]

You should do a little behind the scenes on the process of how you put the videos together. That would be interesting. Be cool to see how you do it.

[@trooper2121]

Being very familiar with Harlan Kentucky I know a lot of Middleton’s and I once knew a man named Jim Turner. My Grandmother lived in Kitts Ky just outside of Harlan and she lived on Turner Hill. The man who lived across from her was Jim Turner. Must have been related to the man in your story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

probably so Trooper

[@brianhayes7618]

Seems that he got what was coming to him. His just deserts

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That hot stove incident might have been a precursor to what was in store for him on the other side.

[@alexpeters3548]

interesting, I wish I could say it was a different world, but we still have plenty of Devil Jim's running around

[@nasiasteel9105]

This land did not know Bloodshed murder or barbarism until a certain group of people arrived and it has continued around the world that is sad

[@outdoorlife5396]

I think the Lord judges us all. Sometimes we want to help the Lord out, by avenging acts of violence against us. It has been one of my failings in life.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

It’s hard to forgive and even harder to forget

[@ellaw356]

I love Mollys stories the best and the one that Granny tells, like Milly's boy! Those are so nice to listen to and put some sunshine in my day. The outlaw stories are interesting too. Thanks JD!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I’m working on molly 4 stay tuned

[@joyhruska9377]

Wow. That was an incredible story! Thank you!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Joy, have a blessed evening

[@SMoore-js6fy]

Castle Rock is in my State. Very remote area in 1910, some 20 years after Statehood. Many Civil war veterans came to Whatcom County and received land grants for their service. Cornel Picket's house is some 4 blocks from my house, Built before he returned to Virginia to join the army of Virginia...

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thanks for that additional info, that makes sense... maybe Devil Jim had some old war buddies out there.

[@jennifermcmorrow5750]

The video in your stories is so good. I love the wild horses in the beginning. It really shows the time and effort you put into these tales

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much, I really do work hard and spend a lot of money on these videos to make them the best I know how, and im always aiming to improve

[@summerfi]

They say you never leave Harlan alive. For Jim Turner it just took a little longer.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Well said

[@RedEyedPatriot]

My Mommas People was from Harlan county Kentucky. Strait creek and salt trace. My older sister is buried on the hillside next to the train tracks behind my cousin Old Man Kale Saylor's church. I'm the great grandson of H.A.Caldwell and Sie Saylor. My Great Grandpaw ran a country store on 119 before you turn on strait creek.

[@acedawg278]

Looks just like my ex father in law... Ironically his last name was also Turner.

[@larrylebowski8386]

Loved it! I went on a road trip to Appalachia last summer. Beautiful, friendly folks and lots to see. Amazing Civil War history.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@frostyfrances4700]

You never disappoint, JD. That was worth waiting for. A reminder that all of us have a bit of saint and sinner in us, but Devil Jim Turner was overabundant in the latter. Maybe his supposed calling to the pulpit never was real, like some of the charlatans we have today. Well, Jesus said it would be like this.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Frosty! Im glad you enjoyed it, preachers and outlaws, especially when they are one and the same, always make for a good story

[@samuelschick8813]

Everyone grab their Mason jar and head over to Appalachian Storytellers cabin for some good ol' shine and a story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@dwaynefisher4333]

So glad I found your channel and being a North Carolina native I can relate to the locations. Keep up the good work!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

glad to have you here Dwayne, make yourself at home my friend

[@HBHArtLife]

Sometimes outlaw stories will leave you feeling like "bad choices, but they still seem like kind of fun, likeable people"... this one, not so much lol but your storytelling is still fun!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yeah, this guy was a piece of

[@DTA-me3kv]

This is exactly how the world works today!! And has been

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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[@Teresia12]

Good old Harlan County. Gotta love it. What a rich history. It's now half myth half truth. Growing up my Moms family spoke a lot about how their family never had a slave and fought on the Union side. My Dad's family never spoke on it.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

It was a hotbed of outlaws back in the day for sure.

[@JackieBogle]

Great story brother........that's a heck of a way to leave this ol world..........👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Sure is

[@rebeccasblingingboutique4762]

Such a great story jd thank you😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Rebecca have a blessed day

[@susankaiser3250]

Wow! Interesting! The Middletons are my family and I've heard many stories about Devil Jim. My grandmother was a Middleton, and her father was James Middleton, Harlan County Judge. Devil Jim killed my second-great grandfather, William Middleton, which may be who you are referencing in the video.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Wow

[@ronaldshank7589]

Great story! Ol' "Devil" Jim should've stayed true to God, but, wouldn't you know it? Just like many people, Satan offered him something he just couldn't refuse... And we see, what happened at the end, to a doomed soul... It's sad, but true. If we refuse to listen to God, then our end is certain...and final.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

well said Ronald

[@brianmyers3395]

J D Phillips My greatgrandfather was named James n Phillps went by Bo he was from either Tennessee or Kentucky and moved to Texas likely in the.20s Own a farm in Lubbock Texas. May possibly be family relationship dont know .

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

maybe,... every male in my family for the past 5 generations is named James, and most of the girls, bless their heart, are named Jamie... pretty much everyone goes by their middle names because of this, and that's why I am JD, even tho Im also James

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Your videos are a great bed time story :)

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

where are you located at grumpy?

[@agave1314]

Reality's of this Time 🐸✝️ All I can say is God sees and knows Everything ✝️ May everyone have the obedience and humility of the Virgin Mary ✝️ And here on earth if you have no other option or choice the 45ACP ✝️ Confession time ✝️ for me the Roman Catholic ✝️ God bless us all ✝️

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

amen

[@davidmitchell1239]

I had 4 Great Grandfathers who fought for the Confederacy. My father would play with the uniforms, guns and money like I did with my father’s WW(( uniforms.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

pretty cool

[@waccrack6]

Jim Turner is my 4th or 5th great grandpa on my mother’s side of the family. Mom was born is ‘34 In High Splint above Evarts.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

😮

[@benpace3725]

What a great story and excellent production , my grandma was Emily Turner ( Pace ) married to James Pace. I remember vaguely the stories of Devil Jim we heard as youngsters .

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@ronniebozeman5059]

What a story JD! Land sakes...what a life.. I just hate a out the lives cut short

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He was something else for sure. Also happy you got your shirt!

[@rickyferguson2362]

Great Story! Thanks You so much. very enjoyable!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you!

[@homegrown1015]

Gosh, karma can be a real bummer! Thanks, JD!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

sure can!

[@debrafields8286]

James Turner joined the Union army not the confederacy

[@sharonfreemanpace1011]

Another fine story JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Sharon, have a blessed day!

[@bobbycrawley46]

Great job. Great story. Wasted life.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Had times made hard men

[@bessiemann7468]

Thank you for sharing this story I have heard many tales of outlaws My great grandfather was jumped and knifed by one. I remember my granny told us of her father

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Wow Bessie! I would have loved to sit and listen to those stories!

[@Tomkyn-yg1li]

Devil Jim Turner was a very distant cousin of mine. He shot my great grandfather’s father or uncle), not sure which.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

wow!

[@davidwilloughby316]

I'm from southwest Missouri. I understand.

[@likhound]

That was a great story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much!

[@phredro1731]

Very well done, JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much !

[@thomasdalton1880]

That was one bad dud thank you

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes sir, he was. Stay safe out there Thomas

[@bryanmartin2271]

My grandfather said that his folks came to the Ozarks from the Appalachian so our DNA is probably tied in together

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

You might be right

[@travhammer]

Mans gotta do what a man's will is to do. Only.... U are in ur right. Or u are wrong.....No grey. I'm often told I'm wrong about this. I don't see it like them.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

👍🏼

[@earlofsmeg]

Not much of a life. Another awesome story, JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Earl!

[@olskool3967]

thank you JD, great photos also. and what i think about his life, is you reap what you sow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Well said Olskool

[@johnnorman7708]

That man had a few sociopathic tendencies. Whatever he might have become under more normal circumstances was likely affected by the war to a degree, but only in the form of opportunity to entertain his pre existing tendencies. Wars tend to give more license in the minds of those abberant types.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Very well put John

[@milliebanks7209]

Well, Mr. Turner, Karma's a bitch heh? You got exactly what you asked for!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yup

[@pennypress8131]

Devil Jim Turner, my 1st cousin 5x removed. I also have Middleton great grandparents....

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That’s cool 😎

[@MrJRW1]

Sounds like a hard life, and a tragic end to it. But, what can be expected from someone who was born and raised with little to no money or education? I feel he was simply looking to better himself, and he took the easiest path to it.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

well said my friend

[@Turner.1]

Great story,,,none of us turners,are pushovers for anyone, my great grandfather, Jack didnt take no crap either,they tell me he shot two men ,before i was ever born ,over in Swannanoa nc,,mucklevine fellas i think

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes sir

[@strokerace4765]

My people are from Harlem County, my dad says we are kind of to the Middleton. His brother is even named Carr Lamb.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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