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James Garrett Thornton 1824 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 24, 1824

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 23 Mar 1908

Death Location: Cabell, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Nancy Shannon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mouder, Susan Mouder

Children(s): Rachel Thornton, Mary Thornton, Henry Thornton, John Thornton, Sara Thornton, Ethalinda Thornton, Martha Thornton, James Thornton, Benjamin Thornton, Ida Thornton, Thomas Thorton, Albert Thornton

According to available records, James Garrett Thornton was born in 1824 in Virginia, the child of John Henry Thornton and Nancy Shannon. Following those early years, James Garrett Thornton married Elizabeth fox Mouder and Susan Mouder, and their family grew to include Rachel Ann Thornton, Mary Frances Thornton, Henry W. Thornton, John Wesley Thornton, Sara Ellen Thornton, Ethalinda Thornton, Martha R. Thornton, James W. Thornton, Benjamin F. Thornton, Ida C. Thornton, Thomas Jefferson Thorton and Albert M. Thornton. In the later years of life, James Garrett Thornton died in 1908 in Cabell, West Virginia, United States.

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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)

Elizabeth Mouder
1827 – 1906
Birth Location: Ohio
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Susan Mouder
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Rachel Thornton
1847 – 1889
Birth Location: Mason, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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Mary Thornton
1849 – 1866
Birth Location: Mason, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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Henry Thornton
1851 – 1900
Birth Location: Mason, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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John Thornton
1852 – 1937
Birth Location: Lawrence County OH
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Sara Thornton
1855 – 1890
Birth Location: Mason, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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Ethalinda Thornton
1858 – 1885
Birth Location: Ohio
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Martha Thornton
1860 – 1863
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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James Thornton
1863 – 1884
Birth Location: Ohio
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Benjamin Thornton
1865 – 1929
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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Ida Thornton
1868 – 1947
Birth Location: Ohio
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Thomas Thorton
1870 – 1938
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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Albert Thornton
1873 – 1963
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 24, 1824
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 144A; Enumeration District: 064, Year: 1900; Census Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241763, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 90; Family History Library Film: 803997, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 356A; Image: 494

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 356A; Image: 494

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 31 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio; Archive Collection Number: T1159; Roll: 22; Line: 16; Schedule Type: Agriculture, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mason, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 90; Family History Library Film: 803997

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Mason, Lawrence, 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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 144A; Enumeration District: 064

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules, West Virginia, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1890, 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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241763

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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