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Charles Taliaferro Thornton 1797–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States

Father: Reuben Thornton

Mother: Mildred Grymes(Thornton)(Dudley)

Spouse(s): Lucy Montague

Children(s): Mildred Freeman

The story of Charles Taliaferro Thornton began in 1797 in Hanover, Virginia, United States. Charles Taliaferro Thornton married Lucy Burzetta Montague, and had children including Mildred Ann Thornton Freeman. Charles Taliaferro Thornton passed away in 1855 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Taliaferro Thornton began in 1797 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.
  • Charles Taliaferro Thornton married Lucy Burzetta Montague, and had children including Mildred Ann Thornton Freeman.
  • Charles Taliaferro Thornton passed away in 1855 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Thornton
1758–1798
Birth Location: Ormsby Plantation, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Mildred Grymes(Thornton)(Dudley)
1758–1822
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Lucy Montague
1803–1876
Birth Location: Montague, Essex, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mildred Freeman
1825–1866
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
MF

Charles Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Charles Thornton
1797–1855
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
Reuben Thornton
1758–1798
Ormsby Plantation, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Ann) Grymes(Thornton)(Dudley)
1758–1822
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Benjamin) Grymes
1725–1774
Brandon Plantation, Prince George County, Province of Virginia
Priscilla (Rootes) (95-MARTIAU)
–1807
Great-Grandparents
Col Esq.
1691–1748
Lucy Ii
1698–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Jennings
1667–1726
Hannah Harrison
1678–1731

Charles Thornton's Descendants

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Charles (Taliaferro) Thornton (1797–1855) m. Lucy (Burzetta) Montague (25 Sep 1803–1876)
  1. 1. Mildred (Ann Thornton) Freeman 1825–1866 m. William (H.) Freeman 1816–1900
    1. 1. Henry (Boyd) Freeman 1844–1915 m. Nancy (Camp) Bounds 1846–1910
      1. 1. Margaret Perry 1866–1942 m. James (Washington) Perry 1864–1948
        1. 1. Emma Owens 1888–1970 m. Lie Owen 1886–1944
        2. 2. Nancy (E) Perry 1886–1950 m. Robert (Eddie) Smith 1878–1947
        3. 3. Pearl Perry 1898–1981
        4. 4. Isabella Perry 1892–1971
        5. 5. Henry Perry 1895–1966
        6. 6. Kate Perry 1894–1967
        7. 7. Daisy Perry 1890–1963 m. H (C) Madden 1875–1954
        8. 8. Sallie Perry 1894–1929
        9. 9. Margaret (Isabelle Perry) 🖤 1891–1971
        10. 10. George (Washington) Perry 1900–1968
        11. 11. Thomas (Lonnie) Perry 1903–1911
        12. 12. Annie (Mae) Perry 1905–1974
        13. 13. William (R.) Perry 1896–1899
        14. 14. Matilda (Leola (Mattie)) Perry 1910–1977
        15. 15. Minnie Perry 1885–
        16. 16. Jettie Perry 1892–1977
        17. 17. Joe Perry 1892–
        18. 18. Curtis Perry 1897–
        19. 19. Willie (A) Perry 1889–
        20. 20. Magie (S) Perry 1896–1963
        21. 21. Edgar (B) Perry 1897–
        22. 22. Lorie Perry 1904–
        23. 23. Dovie Perry 1904–
        24. 24. Annie (Mae) Perry 1905–1974
        25. 25. Lonnie Perry 1903–
        26. 26. Anne (May) Perry 1905–
        27. 27. Lonnie Perry 1903–
        28. 28. Pearl Perry 1899–
        29. 29. Henry Perry 1895–
        30. 30. Lily (Mary) Perry 1906–
        31. 31. Daisey Perry 1895–
        32. 32. Laura (S) Perry 1910–
        33. 33. Jasper (N) Perry 1904–
        34. 34. George (Washington) Perry 1900–1968
        35. 35. Laura (S) Perry 1910–
        36. 36. Lily (Mary) Perry 1906–
        37. 37. Jasper (N) Perry 1904–
        38. 38. Emma Perry 1882–
    2. 2. Isabella Freeman 1862–1866
    3. 3. Thomas Freeman 1860–
    4. 4. John (R) Freeman 1858–1918
    5. 5. Ruth (M) Freeman 1856–
    6. 6. Mary (A) Freeman 1854–
    7. 7. William (B) Freeman 1853–
    8. 8. Lucy (B) Freeman 1849–1910
    9. 9. Francis Freeman 1847–
    10. 10. Charles Freeman 1846–

Charles Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Charles Taliaferro Thornton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1855
1855
Age 58
Death of Charles Taliaferro Thornton in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States
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