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WAS born in Campbell County, Kentucky, on the 30th of May, 1808, and at the time of his death had entered upon his seventy-second year. He was one of a large family of children, consisting of five sons and three daughters.  His father, Philip Turpin, removed with his family to Ohio when he was but two years of age, and located upon the tract of land known as the Crittenden survey, in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, where he resided until his death, the title of which has been in the Turpin family for over one hundred years. Here he erected a house which was for a long time the home of the family, and which is still standing, and is the residence of. his grandson, Philip, the son of the subject of this sketch. In 1810 he built a large, four-story water-mill, the first in the county, and which long remained the largest and finest mill in the State. It was known as the " Turpin Mill," and did an immense business, farmers from all over this and the adjoining. State of Kentucky bringing their grain here. The capacity of the mill was at one time one hundred barrels of flour a day, which found a market as far south as New Orleans, whither it was floated on flat-boats. The site of the mill was near the present " Union Bridge." It was rebuilt in 1824; and demolished only as far back as 1868.

Old Philip Turpin associated his sons Ebenezer, Edward, and Pannel with him in the milling business; and at his death, which occurred in 1834, they continued the business. Prior to this, in 1881, Ebenezer had married Amanda, the daughter. of Major John Armstrong, of Plainville, in this county.. The result of this union has been a large family of children, of whom there are living two sons and five daughters.

After the death of his father, Ebenezer and his brother Edward continued the business together until 1868, when it was abandoned, owing to the backwater of the river proving an obstacle to its further successful carrying on at that site. In the mean time Ebenezer had also entered upon other business pursuits, in which he was in the main successful, amassing a considerable fortune.

Being a man of great public spirit, and always liberal in helping along public improvements, Mr. Turpin had often been solicited to enter public life. He had uniformly refused; but finally, in 1855, at the earnest. solicitation of personal friends, he consented to become a candidate for the Legislature. He was elected Representative on the Democratic ticket, and served faithfully during the session, making a good member. He refused to re-enter public life afterward, though he always maintained his interest in the affairs of the county and State.

He was a sterling Democrat all through life.. His personal character was in the highest degree honorable. He was a kind husband and father, a good neighbor, and faithful citizen. His benevolence was only equaled by his honesty and probity in business matters, and many young men received their start in life from him. He had a kind word for every one, was unostentatious in his manners, and a kind master and friend.

In the year 1869 Mr. Turpin received a stroke of paralysis which made him an invalid to the time of his death, September 15, 1879.