Life History
19th Jun 1793 |
Born in South Carolina.1 |
9th Dec 1813 |
Married William H THORNTON in Madison County, Kentucky.2 |
6th Sep 1858 |
Death of William H THORNTON in Dekalb County, Missouri.6,7 |
1st Oct 1863 |
Birth of son John Boston THORNTON in Dekalb County, Missouri.3,4,5 |
14th Sep 1891 |
Died in Clarksdale, DeKalb, Missouri.1 |
after 14th Sep 1891 |
Buried in Thornton Cemetery, Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri.1 |
Notes
- Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
William Thornton
Marriage 9 Dec 1813 Madison, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Sally Todd
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Sally Todd Thornton
Birth Jun. 19, 1793 South Carolina, USA
Death Sep. 14, 1891 Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA
Obituary
THORNTON, Mrs Sally--died 13 Sept. 1891 at the home of her son, Jerry T. Thornton near Clarksdale, Missouri, aged 98 years. She was born in South Carolina in 1793 and with her father, Peter Todd moved to Madison County, Kentucky when a small child.
In Madison County, Kentucky she married William Thornton and they moved to Callaway County, Missouri. They lived there until 1840, when they moved to DeKalb Count, Missouri. This was 5 years before DeKalb was organized.
She raised 9 children. Her husband preceded her in death by several years. She was 6 years old when George Washington died and lacked only 4 years of being as old as the Constitution of our country.
Parents Peter Todd
Spouse William H Thornton (1792 - 1858)
Children:
Cordelia Thornton Agee (1815 - 1893)
William Todd Thornton (1817 - 1906)
Jeptha Thornton (1821 - 1889)
Hannah Marinda Thornton Agee (1824 - 1854)
John Thornton (1826 - 1874)
Thomas Rankin Thornton (1828 - 1872)
Luke Thornton (1831 - 1912)
Jeremiah Todd Thornton (1834 - 1916)
Sallie Ann Thornton Hines (1837 - 1918)
Burial Thornton Cemetery,Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA
Created by Dona Donaldson Dec 09, 2005
-- Find A Grave Memorial #12639263, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12639263
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Sources
- 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #12639263, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12639263
- 2. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
- 3. Ancestry Trees
- Mark Gilbert, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/27746853/person/12770857412?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #34579256, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34579256
- 5. 1900 United States Federal Census
- 20 June, Crutcho Township, page 11A; District 160, Hse #194, Fam #200
- 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #8178720, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8178720
- 7. Family Data Collection - Deaths