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Nancy Ellison Austin 1846–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1846

Birth Location: Tennessee USA

Death Date: 08 Oct 1912

Death Location: Ardmore, Limestone County, Alabama, USA

Father: Andrew Austin

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Mordica Thornton

Children(s): Rebecca Thornton, George Thornton, William Thornton, Emma Thornton, Margaret Thornton, James Thornton, Robert Thornton, Mary Thornton, Sallie Thornton

In 1846, Nancy Ellison Austin entered the world in Tennessee USA, born to Andrew Jackson Austin And Mary Eliza Smith. In 1850, Nancy Ellison Austin resided in District 1, Giles, Tennessee, USA. Nancy Ellison Austin married Mordica E Thornton, and had children including Emma Louise Thornton, George Washington Thornton, James R Thornton, Margaret Ann Thornton, Mary Elizabeth Thornton, Rebecca Jane Thornton, Robert Lee Thornton, Sallie Thornton, William A Thornton. Nancy Ellison Austin passed away in 1912 in Ardmore, Limestone County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Nancy Ellison Austin entered the world in Tennessee USA, born to Andrew Jackson Austin And Mary Eliza Smith.
  • In 1850, Nancy Ellison Austin resided in District 1, Giles, Tennessee, USA.
  • Nancy Ellison Austin married Mordica E Thornton, and had children including Emma Louise Thornton, George Washington Thornton, James R Thornton, Margaret Ann Thornton, Mary Elizabeth Thornton, Rebecca Jane Thornton, Robert Lee Thornton, Sallie Thornton, William A Thornton.
  • Nancy Ellison Austin passed away in 1912 in Ardmore, Limestone County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Austin's Ancestors

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Nancy Austin
1846–1912
Birth Place: Tennessee USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Austin
1818–1899
Henderson County Tennessee, United States
Mary (Eliza) Smith
1821–1870
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (William Smith) Jr
1800–1874
Tennessee, USA
Nancy Birmingham
1798–1870
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1785–1855
Frances Halbert
1785–1843
Caleb Birmingham
1750–1834
Rachel Wilson
1755–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Jr.
1749–1818
Martha Williams
1750–1790
Charles Birmingham
1712–1822
Elizabeth Downer
1717–1790
Robert Wilson
1725–1781
Jane Sands
1718–

Nancy Austin's Descendants

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Nancy (Ellison) Austin (11 Jun 1846–08 Oct 1912) m. Mordica (E.) Thornton (20 Oct 1848–09 Apr 1937)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) Thornton 1875–1906
  2. 2. George (Washington) Thornton 1880–1954
  3. 3. William (A.) Thornton 1872–1892
  4. 4. Emma (Louise) Thornton 1888–1981
  5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Thornton 1872–1945
  6. 6. James (R.) Thornton 1870–1939 m. Mary (Alice) Toone 1871–1917
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Thornton 1892–1892
    2. 2. Cornelia Thornton 1917–1917
    3. 3. James (Dorsey) Thornton 1901–1935
    4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Thornton 1910–1910
    5. 5. Joseph (Gilbert) Thornton 1890–1954
    6. 6. Mary (Beatrice) Thornton 1893–1977 m. Elzy (Hartle) Holland 1896–1964
      1. 1. Sanford (E.) Holland 1918–1977
      2. 2. Allen (Paul) Holland 1913–1991
      3. 3. Margaret (H) Crawford 1920–2006
      4. 4. William (Thomas) Holland 1932–1985
      5. 5. Mamie Green 1921–1980
      6. 6. Sarah (Kathleen) Gamble 1916–2011
      7. 7. Frances (Bernice) Holland 1926–2008 m. Raymond (Elwood) Rudder 1925–1981
    7. 7. Thomas (Rube) Thornton 1903–1968
    8. 8. William (Warren) Thornton 1898–1976
    9. 9. Olen (Ida) Barnes 1896–1978
    10. 10. Leo (Nell) Thornton 1905–1936
  7. 7. Robert (Lee) Thornton 1886–1964
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Thornton 1873–1943
  9. 9. Sallie Thornton 1884–1951

Nancy Austin's Timeline

8 Records

1846
11 Jun 1846
Birth of Nancy Ellison Austin in Tennessee USA
Tennessee USA
1848
11 Jun 1848
Age 2
Birth of Nancy Ellison Austin in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 4
Nancy Ellison Austin resided here in District 1, Giles, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Giles, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Nancy Ellison Austin resided here in , Limestone, Alabama, USA
, Limestone, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Nancy Ellison Austin resided here in Civil District 17, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
Nancy Ellison Austin resided here in Sand Spring, Limestone, Alabama, USA
Sand Spring, Limestone, Alabama, USA
1912
08 Oct 1912
Age 66
Death of Nancy Ellison Austin in Limestone, Alabama
Limestone, Alabama
1912
08 Oct 1912
Age 66
Death of Nancy Ellison Austin in Limestone, Alabama
Limestone, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Limestone, Alabama; Roll: 19; Page: 352C; Enumeration District: 180
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Tennessee USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Giles, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Limestone, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Limestone, Alabama; Roll: 19; Page: 352C; Enumeration District: 180

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sand Spring, Limestone, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Limestone, Alabama; Roll: 19; Page: 352C; Enumeration District: 180

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Limestone, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Limestone, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ardmore, Limestone County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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