spouse: Esther FERGUSON
NAME.................. Josiah F.M.THORNTON
BIRTH/PLACE/RECORDS..... ca 1779 Spartanburn Co SC
MARRIAGE/PLACE/RECORDS.. ca 1798 Spartanburg Co SC
DIED/PLACE/BURIAL....... ca 1858 Hickman Co TN
PARENTS NAME............ Thomas THORNTON/Martha unk
GRANDPARENTS............ John THORNTON/Jemima LONGWORTH
> WIFE.................. Esther FERGUSON
BORN/PLACE/RECORDS...... 24 SEP 1784 SC
DIED/PLACE/BURIAL....... 3 JUN 1867 Hi Co TN
PARENTS NAME....
CHILDREN................ 7
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* CHILD 1.............. Moses THORNTON b 28 DEC 1801 Spartanburg Co SC
MARRIED................. Elizabeth DUNCAN b ca 1806 SC d 1874 Duncan Cem Hi Co TN
dau of David DUNCAN/Nancy unk
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... 1874 Thornton Cem Hi Co TN
CHILDREN................ 1.Joseph Francis Marion THORNTON
b 4 JAN 1827 TN d 5 NOV 1888
Little Rock Cem Hickman Co TN
m Susan Catherine EASLEY b MAR 1838 Hi Co TN
1.Pembroke(PB)S.THORNTON b 15 SEP 1857 TN d 1 JUL 1943
m Mary C.ARNOLD 1877
b 24 APR 1860 TN d 17 MAR 1932
both bur Little Rock Cem Hickman Co TN
dau of William D.ARNOLD/Martha HASSELL
1.William Arele THORNTON b SEP 1878 TN
m Jessie unk ca 1916 TN b 1898 TN
1.Emery THORNTON b NOV 1917 TN
2.Hubert THORNTON b FEB 1918 TN
2.Porter THORNTON b JAN 1880 TN
3.Lewis'Larry'Percy THORNTON b APR 1884 TN
m Susanna SULLIVAN b 1887 TN
1.LouElla McKinley THORNTON b 11 JAN 1905 TN
m John PLUNKETT
2.Hollis B.THORNTON b 1907 TN
3.Ada G.THORNTON b 1909 TN
4.Vallie THORNTON b 1912 TN
5.Norris THORNTON b 1914 TN twins
6.Dorris THORNTON b 1914 TN
7.Bonnie THORNTON b FEB 1918 TN (m)
4.Marion'Les'Lesley THORNTON b JUL 1888 TN
m Emma unk ca 1907 b 1890 TN
1.Eula M.THORNTON b 1908 TN
2.Lacy THORNTON b 1913 TN (m)
3.Audie THORNTON b 1913 TN (f)
4.Louise THORNTON b OCT 1916 TN
5.Douglas THORNTON b NOV 1918 TN
5.Odessa THORNTON b MAY 1891 TN
m unk WARREN
6.Nora'Lona'B.THORNTON b SEP 1894 TN
m unk THOMPSON
7.Hershel Warner THORNTON b JAN 1899 TN
8.Amy L.THORNTON b 1901 TN
m unk HOLT
2.John V.W.THORNTON b SEP 1858 TN
m Savira Emmaline ARNOLD 9 MAR 1880
b 9 JUL 1863 TN d 22 JUL 1933
Little Rock Church Cem Tampa FL
dau of William D.ARNOLD/Martha HASSELL
1.Jesse D.THORNTON b OCT 1881 TN
2.Solon E.THORNTON b SEP 1883 TN
m Callie unk ca 1913 b 1889 TN
1.Elbert THORNTON b 1914 TN
2.Quentin THORNTON b JUN 1917 TN
3.Bonnie E.THORNTON b JAN 1886 TN (m)
4.Major B.THORNTON b JAN 1889 TN
5.William R.THORNTON b MAY 1892 TN
m Maude unk ca 1912 b 1897 TN
1.William B.THORNTON b 1913 TN
2.Firline? THORNTON b 1914 TN (f)
3.Clyde THORNTON b 1915 TN
4.Eveline THORNTON b JAN 1917 TN
5.Bessie Sue THORNTON b NOV 1918 TN
6.Thomas B."Reed"THORNTON b MAR 1894 TN
d 5 AUG 1977
m Georgia WORLEY d 29 JUL 1979 Dickson TN
both bur Mt.Olivet Cem
1.Paul THORNTON b 1912 TN
2.Lacy THORNTON b 1915 TN
d 9 OCT 1978 Kingston Springs TN
m Lorene STAGGS
d 27 JUL 2008
both bur Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens
dau of William B.STAGGS/Irene HARRINGTON
3.Joe Webb THORNTON b APR 1919 TN
4.Mary Cathaline THORNTON b 1922 TN
5.Helen Marie THORNTON b 23 SEP 1931
d 23 OCT 1931
4 other living children
7.Elsie A.THORNTON b JAN 1897 TN
8.Walker D.THORNTON b SEP 1899 TN
m Mary Ruth DUNCAN
9.John Carter THORNTON b 1902 TN
10.Lloyd THORNTON b 1904 TN
11.Bertie M.THORNTON b 1905 TN
12.Howard B.THORNTON b 1909 TN
3.Joseph Leonard'Hub'THORNTON b JAN 1863 d 1952
m Ida unk b FEB 1864 d 1945
1.Surcey THORNTON b FEB 1884(m)
2.Henry Thomas THORNTON b JUL 1886 d 1974
3.Myrtle Lee THORNTON b SEP 1887 d 1943
m unk ENGLAND
4.Joseph Felix THORNTON b MAR 1889 d 1955
5.Lola Montest THORNTON b JUN 1890 d 1975
m Granville'Dutch'LANKFORD
6.Cleo'Cleat'L.F.THORNTON b APR 1891
m unk GREEN
7.Manilley THORNTON b JUN 1893
m unk BARNHILL
8.Susie'Jip','Zippie'THORNTON
b 6 SEP 1894 d 25 SEP 1970
m Percy T.GOSSETT
b 10 AUG 1886 d 10 OCT 1971
both bur Little Rock Cem Hi Co TN
son of Claiborne GOSSETT/Mary RANDOLPH
9.Evans THORNTON b MAR 1896 d 1972
10.Addie F.THORNTON b FEB 1899 d ca 1931
m unk PACE
11.Frank THORNTON b 1901 d 1954
12.Edward Virgil THORNTON b 1903 d 1970
13.Nellie THORNTON b 1905
4.Molly THORNTON b 1863 TN
5.William Brown THORNTON
b 12 APR 1865 TN 24 SEP 1938
m C.Artie unk 1892 b 31 MAY 1874 TN
no issue
both bur Little Rock Cem Hi Co TN
6.Stephen B.THORNTON b MAR 1867 TN
m Emma EASLEY 1882 b MAR 1870 TN
dau of F.W.EASLEY/Martha unk
1.Nina THORNTON b DEC 1889 TN
2.Thomas THORNTON b NOV 1896 TN
7.Robert THORNTON b JUN 1873 TN
8.James T.THORNTON b 1880 TN d 1957 Hi Co TN
m Nettie CARROLL 1904 Hi Co TN b 1880
2.David M.THORNTON b 1831 TN d aft 1881
Sgt,42nd TN Infantry CSA
m Martha BEASLEY b 1837 TN
1.Luella THORNTON b 1859 TN
2.Bettie THORNTON b 1861 TN
3.Sam B.THORNTON b 1864 TN
4.Lucey THORNTON
5.Phillip THORNTON
6.Riley THORNTON
7.Jennie THORNTON
8.Ellis J.THORNTON
3.William Jasper THORNTON b 26 AUG 1833 TN d 14 DEC 1887 TN
m1 Elizabeth unk b 1833 TN
1.Elizabeth Jane THORNTON b 1855 TN
2.Sarah C.THORNTON b 1857 d bef 1863 TN
3.James M.THORNTON b 1859 TN
4.M.A.THORNTON b 1863 TN (f)
m2 Martha Jane ANDERSON DEC 1865 b 1840 TN d 1912
5.Polkie Ann THORNTON b 2 DEC 1866 TN d 8 APR 1941
m David Easley TOTTY 4 DEC 1884
b 20 JUL 1866 TX d 3 JAN 1923 TN
6.William N.THORNTON b 1869 TN
7.Robert F.THORNTON b 1873 TN
8.Ida A.THORNTON b 1874 TN
9.Matty B.THORNTON b 1877 TN
4.James/Josiah K.Polk THORNTON b 1837 TN d aft 1881 TN
m Susan A.LOCKE b 1842 TN
1.Olla J.THORNTON b DEC 1869 TN
m Louis THOMPSON 1894 TN b SEP 1865 TN d bef 1910 TN
no issue
2.M.A.THORNTON b 1872 TN (f)
3.Rhoda L.THORNTON b AUG 1874 TN
m William K.NASH 1901 TN
1.Nina L.NASH b 1903 TN
2.Tina D.NASH b MAY 1909 TN
4.C.THORNTON b 1877 TN (f)
5.William P.THORNTON b OCT 1881 TN
5.Malinda THORNTON b 1839 TN
6.Sally THORNTON b 1842 TN
7.Mary Elizabeth THORNTON b 18 FEB 1845 TN
d 25 APR 1922 Dickson TN
m Stephen Fountain HALBROOK 1872
b 6 AUG 1838 d 15 AUG 1896 TN
1.Lelia May HALBROOK b NOV 1876 TN
m Oscar TEMPLE 1899 b JAN 1877 TN
2.Ada B.HALBROOK b SEP 1881 TN
3.James P.HALBROOK b SEP 1885 TN
4.John C.HALBROOK b NOV 1887 TN
notes: 1830 Hi Co TN p.261 Moses Thornton fam
1850 Hi Co TN p.70a Moses Thornton fam,p.90a Levi Garrett fam
1860 Hi Co TN p.33 Moses Thornton fam
p.35a Marion Thornton fam,p.35b David M.Thornton fam
p.81 William J.Thornton fam
1870 Hi Co TN p.492b DM Thornton fam,p.501 WJ Thornton fam
1880 Hi Co TN p.303c FM Thornton fam,p.261c PB Thornton fam
p.306a JKP Thornton fam
p.306b JV Thornton farming w/Gossett fam
p.264b WJ Thornton fam
1880 Fulton Co GA David Thornton fam
1900 Hi Co TN p.75b/76a PB Thornton fam,88b John W.Thornton fam
p.88b Brown Thornton fam
p.85b Susan A.Thornton fam w/Louis & Olla Thompson
p.82b Mary E.Halbrook fam
p.104a Joe L.Thornton fam
1900 Wayne Co TN p.66b Stephen B.Thornton fam w/bro Robert
1910 Hi Co TN p.141 Catherine Thornton,William Brown & Lewis Thornton families
p.143 Pembroke Thornton fam
p.142 John V.Thornton fam(w/children 4-12)
p.138 Susan Thornton w/widowed dau Ollie,William Nash fam
p.167 Joseph Thornton fam
1920 Hi Co TN p.38 Pembroke Thornton fam.p.43 son Lewis & fam
p.38 William R.Thornton(son of John)fam
p.41b John V.Thornton fam w/Major,Carter,Lloyd,Bertie,Howard
p.41a/b 'Lorry'(Marion Lesley)Thornton fam
p.43 Solon Thornton fam,Brown Thornton & Artie
p.44 William A.Thornton(son of PB)fam
p.64 Reed Thornton fam
p.72 Hub(Joseph)Thornton fam
p.241 Jesse D.Thornton(son of John)fam
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* CHILD 2.............. William J.THORNTON b 3 APR 1803 Spartanburg Co SC
MARRIED................. Mary Ann unk b 1806 SC
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... bef 1850 Hi Co TN
CHILDREN................ 1.Martha THORNTON b 1829 TN
notes: 1860 Hi Co TN p.31 May A.Thornton
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* CHILD 3.............. Reuben THORNTON b ca 1807 Spartanburg Co SC
MARRIED................. Amanda unk b ca 1817 TN
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... 2 AUG 1869
CHILDREN................ 8 children
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* CHILD 4.............. John C.THORNTON b ca 1811 Caldwell Co KY
MARRIED.................
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS......
CHILDREN................
notes: 1830 Hi Co TN p.268 John C.Thornton fam
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* CHILD 5.............. Ewin K.THORNTON b ca 1813 Hi Co TN
MARRIED................. Obedience"Beda"CLARK ca 1836 Hi Co TN
b 9 AUG 1816 NC d 1895 MO
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... bef 1850 Hi Co TN
CHILDREN................ 1.Esther Elizabeth THORNTON b 1838 Hi Co TN d 22 APR 1908 MO
m Helton Rutherford WALKER 26 FEB 1854 Hi Co TN
CSA 48th Regt TN Volunteers
b 21 OCT 1828 TN d 29 DEC 1901 Mountain View MO
son of Elijah WALKER/Matilda McMURRY
1.Eudocia Josephine WALKER b 15 DEC 1854 TN
m Albert Wesley STOKES 31 AUG 1876
b 1854 d 1901
son of Commodore P.STOKES/Lucyann J.REED
2.William W.WALKER b 31 JAN 1856 TN d 15 FEB 1893 MO
m Cinthy Jane unk b 1861 MO d 1902 MO
1.Len H.WALKER b 1879 MO
3.Thomas Newell WALKER b 29 JAN 1858 TN d 3 SEP 1942 MO
m Phoebe Tennessee“Tennie”CROWDER 1879 Howell Co MO
b 1858 d 1913
dau of Bluford A.CROWDER/Jane Eveline TIDWELL
1.D.Eveline WALKER b 1879 MO
4.Mary Carolina WALKER b 29 JAN 1860 TN d 26 FEB 1920 MO
m Andrew Jackson SMITH 17 JAN 1878 Howell Co MO
b 1859 TN d 1940
1.A.Alice SMITH b 1879 MO
5.Sarah A.WALKER b 24 MAY 1862 TN d 24 JUL 1881 MO
m Daniel Webster SMITH 21 AUG 1879
b 1857 son of Samuel H.SMITH/Mary E.BATEMAN
6.Bedy Etta WALKER b 22 FEB 1866 TN d 4 FEB 1941 NM
m George Louis FINDLEY16 DEC 1886
b 1862 son of William A.FINDLEY/Lavada M.HOLDEN
7.Coantha Lenora WALKER b 25 JAN 1868 TN d 1957 OK
m Robert Houston KOONCE 15 AUG 1891
b 1867 son of Elijah Willis KOONCE
8.Martha Jane WALKER b 2 JAN 1870 TN d 16 MAR 1947 MO
m James Thomas PHIPPS 15 NOV 1892
b 1871 d 1938 son of John B.PHIPPS/Jane F.LOUIS
9.Robert Moore WALKER b 6 MAR 1871 TN d 8 NOV 1954 MO
m Nancy Ellen SMITH 7 SEP 1893
b 1871 d 1958
10.Helton Alanson WALKER b 10 AUG 1874 MO d 25 NOV 1957 MO
m Cora Ellen BURKE 13 JAN 1894
11.Theodore H.Whitfield WALKER b 3 MAR 1876 MO d 23 APR 1962
m Rosie METZGAR 17 JUN 1900
12. Minnie Betrude WALKER b 22 OCT 1881 MO d 14 AUG 1941 CO
m Wesley Whitfield REEVES 17 JUN 1900
b 1879 d 1939 son of Robert M.REEVES/Polena THORNTON
2.Benjamin THORNTON b 1841 Hi Co TN
3.Howell Jackson THORNTON b 1843 Hi Co TN
m T.H. unk b 1855 NC
1.W.D.THORNTON b 1868 TN (m)
2.S.E.THORNTON b 1869 TN (f)
3.M.E.THORNTON b 1875 TN (f)
4.Mandy E.THORNTON b 1879 TN
4.Polena THORNTON b 26 FEB 1846 Hi Co TN
m Robert REEVES
notes: 1840 Hi Co TN p.24 Ewin Thornton fam
1850 Hi Co TN p.64b Beda Thornton fam
1830-1850 Dickson Co TN Elijah Walker fam
1850 Marshall Co MS R.(Rutherford)Walker liv/w William Pace fam
1860 Dickson Co TN
1870 Hi Co TN Rutherford Walker fam w/Beda Thornton
1875 Howell Co MO Prop Tax rolls;Rutherford Walker
1880 Dickson Co TN p.365c HJ Thornton fam w/mother Beady
1880 Howell Co MO R.Helton Walker fam,William W.Walker fam,
N.Thomas Walker fam
Howell Co MO Marriages
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* CHILD 6.............. Sarah THORNTON b ca 1815 Hickman Co TN
MARRIED.................
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... ca 1860 TN
CHILDREN................
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* CHILD 7.............. James Matthew THORNTON b ca 1817 Hickman Co TN
MARRIED................. Rebecca unk ca 1835 b 1818 TN
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS......
CHILDREN................
notes: 1850 Hi Co TN p.65 James Thornton fam
1860 Hi Co TN p.55 Jas M.Thornton & Rebecca, Jane Gossett age 12
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* Sources: 1790 Spartanburg Co SC 96th Dist Thos.Thornton fam
1800 Spartanburg Co SC p.199 Martha Thornton fam
1810 Caldwell Co KY p.389 Josiah Thornton fam
4 APR 1814, Josiah witnessed deed from Peter Childers
to Abraham Land and Heirs.
6 DEC 1815;registered 10 JUL 1817
Deed from George Reeves to Josiah Thornton
Hickman County Deed Book C p.478
Hi Co TN tax lists
1820 Hi Co TN p.217 Josiah Thornton fam
1830 Hi Co TN p.285 Josiah Thornton fam
1840 Hi Co TN p.11 Josiah Thornton fam
1850 Hi Co TN p.65 Josiah Thornton fam w/wife Esther, dau Sarah
Lucy Hudson 18, James W.Gossett 10
1850 Hi Co TN Agriculture census Josiah Thornton
1860 Hi Co TN p.31 'Easther'Thornton
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