Part 4 Of 4–Among the Fierce Sioux, Smallpox, the “Worn Out” List, the Death of Children, & the LastYears

Part 4 Of 4–Among the Fierce Sioux, Smallpox, the “Worn Out” List, the Death of Children, & the LastYears

Rev. Zenas Turman and his wife Catherine came to Table Rock in 1871 after he was placed on the “superannuated, i.e., worn out” list of Methodist ministers. He left behind a life of hardship and adventure as a circuit rider in Nebraska Territory, a minister carrying the Word of God from place to place in the new Territory of Nebraska. This is the last of 4 parts to their story. Part 1 introduced the newly married couple, a sunnyhearted but eccent…