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Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh 1843–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1843

Birth Location: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 29 September 1879

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Montgomery Thornburgh

Mother: Olivia Dyer

Spouse(s): Eliza Clarke

Children(s): Mary Thornburg, George Thornburgh, Robert Thornburgh

Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh was born in 1843 in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Montgomery T Thornburgh And Olivia Ann Dyer. In 1850, Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided in District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh married Eliza Wilson Clarke, and had children including George Washington Thornburgh, Mary Oliva Thornburg, Robert Montgomery Thornburgh. Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh passed away in 1879 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh was born in 1843 in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Montgomery T Thornburgh And Olivia Ann Dyer.
  • In 1850, Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided in District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh married Eliza Wilson Clarke, and had children including George Washington Thornburgh, Mary Oliva Thornburg, Robert Montgomery Thornburgh.
  • Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh passed away in 1879 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Thornburgh's Ancestors

Self
Major Thornburgh
1843–1879
Birth Place: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Montgomery T Thornburgh
1817–1862
Jackson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Olivia (Ann) Dyer
1815–1876
Tennessee
Grandparents
A. (I.) Thornburgh
1793–1883
New Market, Jefferson TN
Mary Landsdown
1791–1876
North Carolina, United States
Wm (S) Dyer
1789–1873
Virginia
Mary Witcher
1782–1845
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Thornburgh
1750–1835
Sarah Hays
1767–1830
David Landsdown
1767–1804
Millian Hall
1768–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Thornburgh's Descendants

1.
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Major (Thomas Tipton) Thornburgh (26 December 1843–29 September 1879) m. Eliza (Wilson) Clarke (29 Apr 1851–28 June 1930)
  1. 1. Mary (Oliva) Thornburg 1874–1942 m. Daniel (Dillon “Dan”) Casement 1868–1953
    1. 1. Frances (Jennings) Casement 1907–1971
    2. 2. Mary (E) Casement 1899–
    3. 3. John (L) Casement 1909–
    4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Furlong 1898–1978
  2. 2. George (Washington) Thornburgh 1876–1879
  3. 3. Robert (Montgomery) Thornburgh 1872–1919 m. Florence (Ella) Carroll 1871–1939
    1. 1. Thomas (Tipton) Thornburgh 1896–1944

Major Thornburgh's Timeline

7 Records

1843
26 December 1843
Birth of Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 7
Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided here in District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 17
Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided here in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1863
1863
Age 20
Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided here in New York
New York
1870
1870
Age 27
Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided here in San Francisco Ward 1, San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco Ward 1, San Francisco, California, USA
1879
30 Jun 1879
Age 36
Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh resided here
None
1879
29 September 1879
Age 36
Death of Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh in Milk River, Colorado
Milk River, Colorado

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1843
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 1, San Francisco, California; Roll: M593_79; Page: 63A; Family History Library Film: 545578
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1258; Page: 434; Family History Library Film: 805258
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 393A; Image: 472
    [5] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Nebraska, 1860-1880; Archive Collection: T1128; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: Douglas, Nebraska
    [6] District of Columbia, Select Deaths and Burials Index, 1769-1960
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 393A; Image: 472

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1258; Page: 434; Family History Library Film: 805258

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: San Francisco Ward 1, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 1, San Francisco, California; Roll: M593_79; Page: 63A; Family History Library Film: 545578

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1879
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1879
    Event Place: Milk River, Colorado
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
    [3] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Nebraska, 1860-1880; Archive Collection: T1128; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: Douglas, Nebraska
    [6] District of Columbia, Select Deaths and Burials Index, 1769-1960
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Milk River, Colorado
    Record Source: U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [2] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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