Iowa Family Groupsheet for Nathan THORNTON Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Larry E. Warren Email address: HawxSakQBs@aol.com Husband: Nathan THORNTON Birthdate: 25 Apr 1799 Birthplace: North Carolina Death date: 7 Aug 1878 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Father: Thomas J. THORNTON Mother: Abagail SPENCER Marriage date: 11 Jul 1821 Marriage place: Union County, Indiana Wife: Charity COOK Birthdate: 15 Mar 1805 Birthplace: North Carolina Death date: 23 Oct 1853 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Father: Thomas COOK Mother: Keziah HENDERSON CHILDREN Child No. 1: Maria THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 27 Apr 1823 Birthplace: Ohio Death date: 30 Nov 1884 Place of death: Iowa Marriage date: 28 Jun 1849 Marriage place: Vermilion County, Illinois Spouse's name: William G. MADDEN Child No. 2: Riley H. THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 1 Nov 1824 Birthplace: Montgomery County, Ohio Death date: 31 Jul 1900 Place of death: Clarke County, Iowa Marriage date: 25 Jan 1844 Marriage place: Vermilion County, Illinois Spouse's name: Rachel HAWORTH Child No. 3: John Spencer THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 11 Oct 1827 Birthplace: Illinois Death date: 18 Nov 1891 Place of death: Guthrie County, Iowa Marriage date: 4 Apr 1850 Marriage place: Vermilion County, Illinois Spouse's name: Esther LEWIS Child No. 4: Calvin THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 7 Jan 1830 Birthplace: Vermilion County, Illinois Death date: 3 Sep 1908 Place of death: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California Marriage date: 1 Jan 1854 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Araminta HARRIS Child No. 5: Newton THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 9 Apr 1832 Birthplace: Vermilion County, Illinois Death date: 19 Jul 1903 Place of death: Hemet, Riverside County, California Marriage date: 11 Nov 1856 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Susannah LEWIS Child No. 6: Marietta THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 3 Apr 1834 Birthplace: Illinois Death date: 3 Jul 1887 Place of death: Iowa Marriage date: 20 Sep 1850 Marriage place: Edgar County, Illinois Spouse's name: Thomas C. LEWIS Child No. 7: Anna THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 15 Oct 1837 Birthplace: Vermilion County, Illinois Death date: 21 Jan 1900 Place of death: Marriage date: 4 Feb 1865 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Henry C. LEWIS Child No. 8: Jane THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 28 Oct 1839 Birthplace: Illinois Death date: 1928 Place of death: Marriage date: 25 Dec 1860 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Peter SUMPSTINE Child No. 9: William THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 7 Apr 1842 Birthplace: Vermilion County, Illinois Death date: 1927 Place of death: Marriage date: 11 Jan 1865 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Martha Frances BONDURANT Child No. 10: Thomas Jefferson THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 13 Nov 1844 Birthplace: Illinois Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 1 Apr 1866 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Almarinda R. ELLIOT Documentation: Nathan moved to Montgomery County, Ohio when he was a boy and to Vermilion County, Illinois in the middle 1820's. In the late 1840's he and Charity followed their son, Riley, to Polk County, Iowa and remained there the rest of their lives. Sources: 1. Polk County, Iowa Cemetery Records 2. I.G.I. Indiana Records 3. Thornton Manuscript Collection 4. Vermilion County, Illinois Marriage Records 5. Clarke County, Iowa Cemetery Records 6. Polk County, Iowa Marriage Records 7. Guthrie County, Iowa Cemetery Records 8. Edgar County, Illinois Marriage Records