Albert Given Turnipseed
Albert Given Turnipseed was born at Rocky Fork, near Hillsboro, December 2, 1865. His father's name was Jacob and his mother's maiden name was Sarah Ellen Williams, daughter of Thomas Williams, one of the pioneers of Highland County. His grandfather emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio in the forties. He originally came from Virginia, near Jamestown. The family name was German, "Ribasame," which, translated, was Turnipseed. and some of his ancestors in Virginia, saw fit to change it and use the name accordingtly. This was done about one hundred years ago. Jacob was his grandfather's name and that of his great-grandfather. He attended the common schools of Highland County until he was eleven years of age, when he removed to West Union and entered the High school there under the instructions of Prof. K. P,. Stivers. He qualified himself for a teacher and commenced teaching at the age of sixteen. He taught for three years in Adams County. At the age of nineteen, he was married to Miss Clara V. Holmes, daughter of Thomas F. Holmes. He attended the National University at Lebanon and graduated there in 1885. He was elected Superintendent of the Schools of West Union and held that place from September, 1885. until June, 1887. He was afterward Superintendent of the Moscow Schools until 1891. He attended the Law University of Michigan for three years, graduating in 1893. In 1892, he was admitted to practice law in Michigan, and in 1893 in Ohio. He located in Cincinnati, and has an office at No. 308 Johnson Building. He is the senior member of the firm of Turnipseed & Morgan. His home is on Mt. Auburn. Politically, he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Christian Union Church.
Senator Foraker says of him: "He is a young man of high character and fine ability. He is in the best sense of the word, a self-made man. By his own efforts, he has secured an education and has attained an enviable reputation for a man of his age, in the legal profession, in one of the most important cities of the country. His friends predict for him a great success."
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900