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Wiley Edward Thornton 1783 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1783

Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 10 Jul 1862

Death Location: Claiborne, Par, Louisiana

Father: Eldred Thornton

Mother: Rachel Unk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johnston, Harriet Hardin

Children(s): Lucy Thornton, Mary Thornton, Sophia Thornton, Elijah Thornton, James Thornton, Johnston Thornton, William Thornton, C Thornton, Nancy Thornton, Frances Leach, Elizabeth Thornton, Susan Thornton, Susan Thorton, Sarah Thornton, Marion Thornton, Wiley Thornton, Mahlon Thornton, Macon Thornton, Harriet Thornton, David Thornton, Kinsian Thornton, Atlas Thornton, Benjamin Thornton, Garland Thornton, Cincinnatus Thornton, V. Thornton, Newel Thornton

In 1783, Wiley Edward Thornton entered the world in Elbert, Georgia, United States, born to Eldred Thornton and Rachel Unk. In 1860, Wiley Edward Thornton resided in Ward 1, Scottsville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA. Wiley Edward Thornton married Elizabeth Johnston, Harriet Hargrove Hardin, and had children including Lucy Elizabeth Betsy Thornton, Mary Polly Thornton, Sophia Thornton, Elijah Thornton, James Monroe Thornton, Johnston Thornton, William Thornton, C Littleton Thornton, Nancy Thornton, Frances Thornton Leach, Elizabeth Ann Thornton, Susan M Thornton, Susan M Thorton, Sarah "Sally" Thornton, Marion Cook Thornton, Wiley Algernon Thornton, Mahlon Hardin Thornton, Macon Lafayette Thornton, Harriet Samantha Thornton, David Hardiman Thornton, Kinsian Thornton, Atlas Monroe Thornton, Benjamin Franklin Thornton, Garland Putman Thornton, Cincinnatus Ferdinand Thornton, V. J. Thornton, Newel Judson Thornton. Wiley Edward Thornton passed away in 1862 in Claiborne, Par, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Wiley Edward Thornton entered the world in Elbert, Georgia, United States, born to Eldred Thornton and Rachel Unk.
  • In 1860, Wiley Edward Thornton resided in Ward 1, Scottsville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA.
  • Wiley Edward Thornton married Elizabeth Johnston, Harriet Hargrove Hardin, and had children including Lucy Elizabeth Betsy Thornton, Mary Polly Thornton, Sophia Thornton, Elijah Thornton, James Monroe Thornton, Johnston Thornton, William Thornton, C Littleton Thornton, Nancy Thornton, Frances Thornton Leach, Elizabeth Ann Thornton, Susan M Thornton, Susan M Thorton, Sarah "Sally" Thornton, Marion Cook Thornton, Wiley Algernon Thornton, Mahlon Hardin Thornton, Macon Lafayette Thornton, Harriet Samantha Thornton, David Hardiman Thornton, Kinsian Thornton, Atlas Monroe Thornton, Benjamin Franklin Thornton, Garland Putman Thornton, Cincinnatus Ferdinand Thornton, V. J. Thornton, Newel Judson Thornton.
  • Wiley Edward Thornton passed away in 1862 in Claiborne, Par, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eldred Thornton
1755 – 1817
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Rachel Unk
1762 – 1852
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Johnston
1785 – 1850
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Harriet Hardin
1804 – 1885
Birth Location: Walton, Georgia
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Children(s)

Lucy Thornton
1804 – 1845
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Thornton
1806 – 1877
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
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Sophia Thornton
1808 – 1810
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Elijah Thornton
1810 – 1846
Birth Location: -, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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James Thornton
1812 – 1878
Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
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Johnston Thornton
1814 – 1875
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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William Thornton
1816 – 1870
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
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C Thornton
1818 – 1879
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
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Nancy Thornton
1822 – 1822
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
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Frances Leach
1825 – 1896
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
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Elizabeth Thornton
1826 – 1911
Birth Location: Country, Cullman, Alabama, USA
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Susan Thornton
1828 – 1897
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Susan Thorton
1828 – 1897
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Thornton
1842 – 1913
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
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Marion Thornton
1822 – 1890
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
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Wiley Thornton
1823 – 1897
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
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Mahlon Thornton
1825 – 1864
Birth Location: Georgia
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Macon Thornton
1826 – 1864
Birth Location: Walton, Georgia, United States
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Harriet Thornton
1829 – 1881
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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David Thornton
1831 – 1864
Birth Location: Georgia
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Kinsian Thornton
1833 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Atlas Thornton
1835 – 1912
Birth Location: Monroe, Walton, Georgia, United States
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Benjamin Thornton
1837 – 1920
Birth Location: Monroe County, Georgia
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Garland Thornton
1838 – 1916
Birth Location: Macon, Georgia, USA
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Cincinnatus Thornton
1840 – 1927
Birth Location: Walton, Georgia, USA
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V. Thornton
1843 –
Birth Location: Ga.
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Newel Thornton
1844 – 1898
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Wiley Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Thornton
1783 – 1862
Birth Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
Parents
Eldred Thornton
1755 – 1817
Georgia, United States
Rachel Unk
1762 – 1852
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Thornton's Descendants

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Wiley (Edward) Thornton (4 Sep 1783 – 10 Jul 1862) m. Elizabeth Johnston (26 Apr 1785 – 8 Jan 1850) m. Harriet (Hargrove) Hardin (11 Jul 1804 – 20 August 1885)
  1. 1. Lucy (Elizabeth Betsy) Thornton (10 February 1804 – 22 Jun 1845)
  2. 2. Mary (Polly) Thornton (9 April 1806 – 13 January 1877) m. Cooper (L) Bennet (1802 – 14 December 1849)
    1. 1. John Bennett (1823 – UNKNOWN)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Bennett) Boyd (29 May 1824 – 1 February 1911) m. Cyrus (Levi) Boyd (1820 – 24 Dec 1882) m. James Boyd (abt 1822 – 28 April 1911) m. Si Boyd
      1. 1. Francis (A.) Roberson (18 October 1843 – 6 October 1935)
      2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Boyd (1846 – aft 1887)
      3. 3. Robert (Elijah) Boyd (1849 – 23 September 1890)
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Boyd (16 Dec 1850 – 20 Jan 1935)
      5. 5. William Boyd (abt 1852 – Nov 1863)
      6. 6. Cooper (Lafayette) Boyd (21 Nov 1852 – Jul 1935)
      7. 7. Cooper (Lafayette) BoyD (21 Nov 1852 – 21 Jan 1936)
      8. 8. Levi (Columbus) Boyd (21 November 1852 – 21 January 1936)
      9. 9. Elizebeth (M.) Boyd (abt 1854 – )
      10. 10. Ben (Franklin) Boyd (29 Jul 1855 – 8 Dec 1941)
      11. 11. John (D) Boyd (2 Oct 1858 – 27 Feb 1929) m. Eliza (Jane) Ramsey (July 1856 – 1931)
        1. 1. Bertha (Alice Boyd) Prewitt (27 Sept 1883 – 16 May 1978) m. Samuel Prewitt (25 Aug 1882 – 15 Sept 1974)
        2. 2. Nannie Ranels (abt 1885 – )
        3. 3. Nannie Ranels (abt 1885 – )
        4. 4. Sallie (Lorene) Boyd (14 MAR 1885 – Sep 1927)
        5. 5. Bunyan Boyd (1887 – )
        6. 6. Henrietta (Boyd) Tucker (25 Jul 1891 – 1 Mar 1987) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Tucker (27 Feb 1875 – 2 Nov 1960) m. Thomas (B) Tucker m. Will Lucker (1885 – )
        7. 7. Wenne (Jasper) Bridges (14 Jul 1892 – 1927)
        8. 8. Billy (Bunyan) Boyd (25 July 1896 – 19 Nov 1979)
        9. 9. Mary Boyd
        10. 10. Bella Ramsay
      12. 12. Missouri (A) Boyd (June 1860 – 08 Feb 1934)
      13. 13. Missouri (Ann) Boyd (4 Apr 1861 – 8 Feb 1934)
      14. 14. Cyrus (Alonzo D) Boyd (1 Mar 1864 – 6 Jan 1935) m. Maggie McKnight (8 May 1872 – 28 July 1964)
        1. 1. Oda (Lee) Johnson (24 June 1900 – 1 September 1998)
        2. 2. Odalie Boyd (abt 1901 – )
        3. 3. Ruby (Myrtle) Pierce (16 March 1902 – 13 January 1963)
        4. 4. Rubie Boyd (abt 1903 – )
        5. 5. Lonzo (D) Boyd (17 April 1904 – 11 January 1995)
        6. 6. Alonzo Boyd (abt 1905 – )
        7. 7. Mary Gautney (27 June 1907 – 18 April 1984)
        8. 8. Mary Boyd (abt 1908 – )
        9. 9. Fannie (Mae) Boler (12 August 1910 – 10 June 1970)
        10. 10. Fannie (Mae) Boler (12 August 1910 – 10 June 1970) m. Walter (Frank) Boler (25 October 1911 – 13 February 2004)
        11. 11. Lorene (Maggie) Dewbre (4 Feb 1912 – 7 Mar 1970)
        12. 12. Lorene (Maggie) Dewbre (4 February 1912 – 7 March 1970)
      15. 15. Cyrus (D Alonzo) Boyd (1 Mar 1864 – 6 January 1935) m. Maggie (Ann) Boyd (8 May 1872 – 28 July 1964)
        1. 1. Oda (Lee) Johnson (24 June 1900 – 1 September 1998)
        2. 2. Ruby (Myrtle) Pierce (16 March 1902 – 13 January 1963)
        3. 3. Lonzo (D) Boyd (17 April 1904 – 11 January 1995)
        4. 4. Mary Gautney (27 June 1907 – 18 April 1984)
        5. 5. Fannie (Mae) Boler (12 August 1910 – 10 June 1970)
        6. 6. Lorene (Maggie) Dewbre (4 February 1912 – 7 March 1970)
      16. 16. Elizabeth (M "Bettie") BoyD (2 August 1865 – 9 March 1937)
      17. 17. J (M) Boyd (15 Jan 1866 – )
      18. 18. Sibling BoyD
      19. 19. John (W) Boyd (20 September 1846 – 24 May 1920) m. Sarah (Louis) Boyd (1 October 1856 – 5 June 1915)
        1. 1. George (Owen) Boyd (1 November 1876 – 31 October 1934)
        2. 2. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Logan (22 September 1886 – 2 March 1944)
        3. 3. Elsie (Laura) Killingsworth (10 September 1891 – 23 August 1972)
        4. 4. Reatha Boyd (15 October 1901 – 11 June 1902)
      20. 20. Louisa Boyd
    3. 3. Elizabeth Bennett (29 May 1824 – 1 Feb 1911)
    4. 4. Lucy Bennett (29 Dec 1825 – 01 Feb 1911)
    5. 5. George (W) Bennett (17 Feb 1828 – 16 Sep 1847)
    6. 6. Elijah Bennett (12 Jun 1830 – 01 Jun 1863/22 May 1864)
    7. 7. Ruthy (Anna) Bennett (17 Aug 1832 – 16 Mar 1885)
    8. 8. Elisha (D) Bennett (07 Apr 1835 – 22 Oct 1895)
    9. 9. Mary (Amanda) Webb (18 Apr 1835 – 27 Mar 1924)
    10. 10. Fanny Bennett (24 Sep 1838 – bef 1840)
    11. 11. Mary (Jane) Bennett (23 May 1842 – 22 Aug 1864)
    12. 12. John (W) Bennet (abt 1846 – )
    13. 13. Susan (Margaret) Bennett (18 Sep 1847 – 18 Sep 1847)
  3. 3. Sophia Thornton (12 Apr 1808 – 18 Aug 1810)
  4. 4. Elijah Thornton (18 Mar 1810 – 14 Aug 1846)
  5. 5. James (Monroe) Thornton (08 Mar 1812 – 8 Sep 1878)
  6. 6. Johnston Thornton (9 May 1814 – 7 Nov 1875)
  7. 7. William Thornton (25 Dec 1816 – Jun 1870)
  8. 8. C (Littleton) Thornton (18 May 1818 – 18 May 1879)
  9. 9. Nancy Thornton (13 Sep 1822 – 22 Nov 1822)
  10. 10. Frances (Thornton) Leach (14 November 1825 – 20 Apr 1896)
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Ann) Thornton (1826 – 18 Oct 1911)
  12. 12. Susan (M) Thornton (17 May 1828 – 16 Sep 1897)
  13. 13. Susan (M) Thorton (17 May 1828 – 16 September 1897)
  14. 14. Sarah ("Sally") Thornton (6 March 1842 – 9 Aug 1913)
  15. 15. Marion (Cook) Thornton (22 Jul 1822 – 4 Apr 1890)
  16. 16. Wiley (Algernon) Thornton (12 NOV 1823 – 21 Dec 1897)
  17. 17. Mahlon (Hardin) Thornton (19 Aug 1825 – BEF 1864)
  18. 18. Macon (Lafayette) Thornton (23 Oct 1826 – 31 Aug 1864)
  19. 19. Harriet (Samantha) Thornton (23 Jun 1829 – 1881)
  20. 20. David (Hardiman) Thornton (19 May 1831 – BEF 1864)
  21. 21. Kinsian Thornton (11 Jun 1833 – )
  22. 22. Atlas (Monroe) Thornton (26 OCT 1835 – 5 Aug 1912)
  23. 23. Benjamin (Franklin) Thornton (20 March 1837 – 28 Mar 1920)
  24. 24. Garland (Putman) Thornton (27 Dec 1838 – 04 Oct 1916)
  25. 25. Cincinnatus (Ferdinand) Thornton (22 Sep 1840 – 4 Oct 1927)
  26. 26. V. (J.) Thornton (1843 – )
  27. 27. Newel (Judson) Thornton (31 Mar 1844 – 6 Mar 1898)

Wiley Thornton's Timeline

5 Records

1783
4 Sep 1783
Birth of Wiley Edward Thornton in Elbert, Georgia, United States
Elbert, Georgia, United States
1785
April 26, 1785
Age 2
Wiley Edward Thornton was married
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1860
1860
Age 77
Wiley Edward Thornton resided here in Ward 1, Scottsville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Ward 1, Scottsville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
1862
16 Jul 1862
Age 79
Death of Wiley Edward Thornton in Liberty Hill, Pike, Georgia, United States
Liberty Hill, Pike, Georgia, United States
1862
10 Jul 1862
Age 79
Death of Wiley Edward Thornton in Claiborne, Par, Louisiana
Claiborne, Par, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1783
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ward 1, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M653_410; Page: 621; Family History Library F
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 26, 1785

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ward 1, Scottsville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ward 1, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M653_410; Page: 621; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Liberty Hill, Pike, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Claiborne, Par, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Liberty Hill, Lamar County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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