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Maria "Mariah" Thornton 1836 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1836

Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1903

Death Location: Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Mary Cook

Spouse(s): William Shelato

Children(s): Alexander Shelato

In 1836, Maria "Mariah" Thornton entered the world in Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to Thomas Thornton and Mary Cook. Maria "Mariah" Thornton married William Franklin Shelato, and had children including Alexander E Shelato. Maria "Mariah" Thornton passed away in 1903 in Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Maria "Mariah" Thornton entered the world in Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to Thomas Thornton and Mary Cook.
  • Maria "Mariah" Thornton married William Franklin Shelato, and had children including Alexander E Shelato.
  • Maria "Mariah" Thornton passed away in 1903 in Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thornton
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Union County, Indiana, USA
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Mary Cook
1810 – 1865
Birth Location: Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Shelato
1832 – 1908
Birth Location: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Alexander Shelato
1860 – 1918
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
AS

Maria Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Maria Thornton
1836 – 1903
Birth Place: Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Thornton
1805 – 1878
Union County, Indiana, USA
Mary Cook
1810 – 1865
Franklin, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Eli Thornton
1769 – 1852
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Sara (Ann) Ramsey
1780 – 1852
North Carolina, USA
Thomas Cook
1770 – 1840
Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Kesiah Henderson
1774 – 1857
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton*
1739 – 1783
Elizabeth Williams
1742 – 1782
Isaac Cook
1743 – 1820
Nathaniel Henderson
1744 – 1803
Rebecca Thornton
1744 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Pheriby)
1709 – 1762
Martha Boykin
1716 – 1754
##Thomas Sr
1709 – 1762
Martha Boykin
1716 – 1754

Maria Thornton's Descendants

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Maria ("Mariah") Thornton (20 Aug 1836 – 30 Apr 1903) m. William (Franklin) Shelato (22 Oct 1832 – 13 Mar 1908)
  1. 1. Alexander (E) Shelato (3 Dec 1860 – 19 Oct 1918) m. Amanda (J.) Craig (16 Feb 1861 – 23 Jun 1943)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Robert) Shelato (13 Feb 1884 – 05 Feb 1960) m. Lora (Roach) Shelato (7 Jun 1886 – 02 JUN 1965)
      1. 1. Frances (Colletta) Shelato (28 Sep 1908 – 01 Nov 1981) m. Lewis (Marion) Ruby (Aug 1897 – )
        1. 1. William (Edward) Ruby (19 May 1929 – 03 Oct 2003) m. Janet (Lou) Brown (21 Sep 1932 – )

Maria Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1836
20 Aug 1836
Birth of Maria "Mariah" Thornton in Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Edgar County, Illinois, USA
1856
20 Nov 1856
Age 20
Maria "Mariah" Thornton was married in Edgar, Illinois, United States
Edgar, Illinois, United States
1903
30 Apr 1903
Age 67
Death of Maria "Mariah" Thornton in Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA
Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1836
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Edgar, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1903
    Event Place: Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA
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