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Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill 1814–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: May 1870

Death Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States

Father: James Thornhill

Mother: Mary CORLEY

Spouse(s): Wilson Amos

Children(s): Mary Amos, Julia Amos, Lucy Amos, Nancy Amos, William Amos, Ellender Amos, James Amos

Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill was born in 1814 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of James William Thornhill And Mary Polly Finley Corley. Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill married Wilson Amos, and had children including Ellender Amos, James A Amos, Julia Amos, Lucy A Amos, Mary Elizabeth Amos, Nancy S Amos, William John Amos. Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill passed away in 1870 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill was born in 1814 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of James William Thornhill And Mary Polly Finley Corley.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill married Wilson Amos, and had children including Ellender Amos, James A Amos, Julia Amos, Lucy A Amos, Mary Elizabeth Amos, Nancy S Amos, William John Amos.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill passed away in 1870 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thornhill
1781–1844
Birth Location: Stewartsville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Mary CORLEY
1790–1860
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia
MC

Spouses(s)

Wilson Amos
1819–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
WA

Children(s)

Mary Amos
1843–1906
Birth Location: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, United States
MA
Julia Amos
1860–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JA
Lucy Amos
1849–
Birth Location: –
LA
Nancy Amos
1846–1894
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia
NA
William Amos
1841–1882
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
WA
Ellender Amos
1838–
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
EA
James Amos
1837–1892
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JA

Elizabeth Thornhill's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Thornhill
1814–1870
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
James William Thornhill
1781–1844
Stewartsville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly" (FINLEY)) CORLEY
1790–1860
Bedford County, Virginia
Grandparents
Major (William Sylvester Thornhill Sr (Revolutionary) War)
1735–1789
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Sarah Wormax
1740–1802
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Caniel ("Caney") Corley
1747–1807
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah ('Sally') Finley
1766–1820
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Valentine Corley
1720–1803
Sarah Walker
1725–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Caulley)
1695–1743
Katherine Curtis
1703–1750
John LINE)
1690–1766
Agatha Self
1695–1766

Elizabeth Thornhill's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy" Matilda) Thornhill (1814–May 1870) m. Wilson Amos (1819–1880)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Amos 1843–1906 m. John (M) James 1843–1931
    1. 1. Elvira James 1873–
    2. 2. Leonita James 1871–1955
    3. 3. C (Elmer S) James 1880–1957
    4. 4. Maud (D) James 1882–1930
    5. 5. Claude (H) James 1885–1969
    6. 6. Baby James 1880–
    7. 7. William (Fredrick) James 1873–1957 m. Minta (P) James 1874–
    8. 8. Sarah (Ann Leonetta Elizabeth) James 1871–1955
  2. 2. Julia Amos 1860–
  3. 3. Lucy (A) Amos 1849–
  4. 4. Nancy (S) Amos 1846–1894
  5. 5. William (John) Amos 1841–1882
  6. 6. Ellender Amos 1838–
  7. 7. James (A) Amos 1837–1892

Elizabeth Thornhill's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1870
May 1870
Age 56
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Matilda Thornhill in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Franklin, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1870
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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