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Henry Warden Thornton 1825 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1825

Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 20 August 1918

Death Location: Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Nancy Shannon

Spouse(s): Susan Dewitt

Children(s): John Thornton, James Thornton, Isaac Thornton, Jesse Thornton, Susanna Thornton, Nancy Thornton, Firman Thornton, Norman Thornton, Hannah Thornton, Nelson Thornton, Albert Thornton

According to available records, Henry Warden Thornton was born in 1825 in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Henry Thornton and Nancy Shannon. Following those early years, Henry Warden Thornton married Susan Dewitt, and their family grew to include John H Thornton, James Thornton, Isaac Thornton, Jesse Thornton, Susanna Thornton, Nancy Thornton, Firman Thornton, Norman Thornton, Hannah Thornton, Nelson Thornton and Albert Thornton. In the later years of life, Henry Warden Thornton died in 1918 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Parents

John Thornton
1795 – 1863
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Shannon
1785 – 1884
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Susan Dewitt
1833 – 1923
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

John Thornton
1852 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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James Thornton
1853 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Isaac Thornton
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: Ohio
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Jesse Thornton
1858 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Susanna Thornton
1860 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Nancy Thornton
1861 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Firman Thornton
1865 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Norman Thornton
1865 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Hannah Thornton
1869 – 1958
Birth Location: Ohio
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Nelson Thornton
1871 –
Birth Location: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio
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Albert Thornton
1874 – 1945
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 October 1825
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Gallia County, Ohio, U.S., Burial Index, 1811-2011, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos, Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: 1018; Page: 400C; Enumeration District: 029, Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: M593_1203; Page: 410B, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241271

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: M593_1203; Page: 410B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: 1018; Page: 400C; Enumeration District: 029

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Departmen

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241271

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Harrison, Gallia, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 August 1918
    Event Place: Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Gallia County, Ohio, U.S., Burial Index, 1811-2011, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Gallia County, Ohio, U.S., Burial Index, 1811-2011, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
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