After two unsuccessful attempts at retailing, James became a traveling dry goods salesman for a Nashville wholesale grocer. James had to quit school and never completed his education so he could work the family farm and help provide for his mother and siblings. James Turner's father died in an accident in 1902 when James was only 11. Turner and Son Building in Scottsville, Kentucky.ĭollar General has its origin in Scottsville, Kentucky, with James Luther 'J.L.' Turner and his son Cal Turner.
