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Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton 1813–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1813

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States

Father: John ✅

Mother: Nancy Scott

Spouse(s): Caroline Daniel

Children(s): Francis Daniel

Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton was born in 1813 in Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Thornton W 0 Sr And Nancy Nannie Go Sa Du I Sga Scott. Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton married Caroline Daniel, and had children including Francis Delila Fannie Thornton Daniel. Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton passed away in 1865 in Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton was born in 1813 in Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Thornton W 0 Sr And Nancy Nannie Go Sa Du I Sga Scott.
  • Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton married Caroline Daniel, and had children including Francis Delila Fannie Thornton Daniel.
  • Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton passed away in 1865 in Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ✅
1770–1849
Birth Location: Campbell, VA
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Nancy Scott
1769–1855
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Daniel
1814–1848
Birth Location: Cherokee, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Francis Daniel
1847–1928
Birth Location: Marble City Illinois District Cherokee Nation
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Smith Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Smith Thornton
1813–1865
Birth Place: Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Thornton(W)0 Sr ✅
1770–1849
Campbell, VA
Nancy ((Nannie) Go-Sa-Du-I-Sga) Scott
1769–1855
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Matthew (Thornton *Signer of the Declaration of Independence Dr) #Hon
1714–1803
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Matthew (Thornton *Signer of the Declaration of Independence Dr) #Hon
1714–1803
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Walter Scott
1750–1796
Ringgold, Georgia Colony, Georgia, USA
Sarah Hicks
1750–1816
Hiwassee River, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Scott
1720–1804
Beatrix Stewart
1720–
Nathan (Hicks)
1743–1829
Nancy Broom
1743–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1695–1750
Janet Armour*
1698–1770
John II
1683–1762
Marion SOMERVILLE
1682–1739
Robert HICKS
1713–1782
Mary Hicks
1718–1770

Smith Thornton's Descendants

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Smith ("Ta La Du") Thornton (12 June 1813–1865) m. Caroline Daniel (1814–Jan 1848)
  1. 1. Francis (Delila " Fannie " Thornton) Daniel 1847–1928 m. Robert (Bruce Ross) Sr 1845–1930
    1. 1. Frances (Vann "Fannie") Ross 1879–1938 m. Walter (Ellis) Duncan 1880–1958
    2. 2. Jennie (Fields) Ross 1882–1959
    3. 3. William (Wallace) Ross 1871–1944
    4. 4. Lulah (Victoria) Ross 1876–1966
    5. 5. Susan (Mary) Ross 1885–1930
    6. 6. Robert (Bruce) Ross 1887–1964
    7. 7. Rufus (Daniel) Ross 1873–1946

Smith Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1813
12 June 1813
Birth of Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton in Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States
Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States
1865
1865
Age 52
Death of Smith "Ta La Du" Thornton in Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1813
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation East, Rone, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
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