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Edgar THORNTON 1851–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1851

Birth Location: Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Jun 1875

Death Location: San Antonio National Cemetery, Texas, USA

Father: William Hunt

Mother: Margaret HUNT

Spouse(s): Sarah ALLISON

Children(s): Edgar HUNT, Lewis HUNT

Edgar THORNTON was born in 1851 in Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA, the child of William Abert Hunt And Margaret Hunt. In 1860, Edgar THORNTON resided in Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Edgar THORNTON resided in Crooked Creek, Ste Marie, Jasper, Illinois, USA. Edgar THORNTON married Sarah Emiline Allison, and had children including Edgar Hunt, Lewis E Hunt. Edgar THORNTON passed away in 1875 in San Antonio National Cemetery, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar THORNTON was born in 1851 in Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA, the child of William Abert Hunt And Margaret Hunt.
  • In 1860, Edgar THORNTON resided in Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Edgar THORNTON resided in Crooked Creek, Ste Marie, Jasper, Illinois, USA.
  • Edgar THORNTON married Sarah Emiline Allison, and had children including Edgar Hunt, Lewis E Hunt.
  • Edgar THORNTON passed away in 1875 in San Antonio National Cemetery, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hunt
1818–1852
Birth Location: Fayette, Ohio, United States
WH
Margaret HUNT
1816–1895
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Sarah ALLISON
1846–1909
Birth Location: Mt. Erie, Wayne, Illinois
SA

Children(s)

Edgar HUNT
1871–1874
Birth Location: Illinois
EH
Lewis HUNT
1868–1961
Birth Location: Latham, Logan, Illinois, United States
LH

Edgar THORNTON's Ancestors

Self
Edgar THORNTON
1851–1875
Birth Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Abert Hunt
1818–1852
Fayette, Ohio, United States
Margaret HUNT
1816–1895
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Stephanus HUNT
1785–1843
Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth COFFIN
1790–1872
Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
John Timmons
1786–1816
Maryland, USA
Tebetha (Minerva) MORGAN
1786–1816
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hunt
1760–1840
Rachel HAWORTH
1757–1842
Barnabas COFFIN
1760–1815
Phoebe MARSHALL
1753–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William jr
1733–1772
Sarah (QUAKER)
1734–1778

Edgar THORNTON's Descendants

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Edgar THORNTON (16 Jan 1851–20 Jun 1875) m. Sarah (Emiline) ALLISON (10 Apr 1846–23 Jan 1909)
  1. 1. Edgar HUNT 1871–1874
  2. 2. Lewis (E.) HUNT 1868–1961 m. Rachel (Henrietta) MAUS 1878–1941
    1. 1. Doris (Genevive) HUNT 1909–1909
    2. 2. Lewis (Waldo) HUNT 1903–1973
    3. 3. Harriet (Marie) HUNT 1921–1993 m. Ralph (C) DAHMS 1920–1976
    4. 4. Hylma (Louise) HUNT 1901–1996 m. Gerald (H) BAUM 1900–1990
      1. 1. Mary (A) BAUM 1922–1981 m. Fred (Norman MIESFELD) Jr. 1922–2010
      2. 2. Jack (R) BAUM 1931–2010 m. Regina (A) MCCAFFREY 1941–2006
      3. 3. Betty (M) BAUM 1920–2017 m. Theodore (Louis) Schuman 1913–1999
        1. 1. Dennis (Alan) SCHUMAN 1951–1979
        2. 2. David (L) SCHUMAN 1943–2022
      4. 4. Roger (Hunt) BAUM 1936–2021 m. Carol (Ann Louise) HETTIG 1934–2008
      5. 5. Robert (D) BAUM 1933–2006 m. Carol (June) VALENTINE 1935–2018
      6. 6. Jerry (H) BAUM 1929–2001 m. Elizabeth PATTERSON 1929–2023
    5. 5. Catherine (Eloise Hunt) MATKOVICH 1915–2004 m. Antonio MATKOVICH 1917–2011
      1. 1. Robert MATKOVICH –2011
    6. 6. Carl (Jennings) HUNT 1899–1917
    7. 7. Oren (G) HUNT 1908–1908
    8. 8. John (Kenneth) HUNT 1897–1940 m. Helen (I) GREEN 1903–
    9. 9. Leo (Henry) HUNT 1895–1973 m. Vienna (L) PRIMMER 1903–1990 m. Altha (A) HUNT 1895–
      1. 1. Barbara (Lee) HUNT 1933–2003 m. Vernon (Thom) SCAMMAHORN 1929–1984
      2. 2. Harold (A) HUNT 1915–1924

Edgar THORNTON's Timeline

7 Records

1851
16 Jan 1851
Birth of Edgar THORNTON in Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Edgar THORNTON resided here in Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois, USA
Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Edgar THORNTON resided here in Crooked Creek, Ste Marie, Jasper, Illinois, USA
Crooked Creek, Ste Marie, Jasper, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Edgar THORNTON resided here in Illini, Harristown, Macon, Illinois, USA
Illini, Harristown, Macon, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Edgar THORNTON resided here in Illini, Macon, Illinois, USA
Illini, Macon, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Edgar THORNTON resided here in Illini, Macon, Illinois, USA
Illini, Macon, Illinois, USA
1875
20 Jun 1875
Age 24
Death of Edgar THORNTON in Fort McKavett, Menard, Texas, United States
Fort McKavett, Menard, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Illini, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M593_249; Page: 480B; Family History Library Film: 545748
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 724; Image: 159.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Ste Marie, Jasper, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 724; Image: 159.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Illini, Harristown, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Illini, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Illini, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M593_249; Page: 480B; Family History Library Film: 545748

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Illini, Macon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900., Hunt, James H. - Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. 1949

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Niantic, Mason CO, IL
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1875
    Event Place: Fort McKavett, Menard, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
    [3] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio National Cemetery, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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