Iowa Family Groupsheet for Riley H. THORNTON Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Larry E. Warren Email address: HawxSakQBs@aol.com Husband: Riley H. THORNTON Birthdate: 1 Nov 1824 Birthplace: Montgomery County, Ohio Death date: 31 Jul 1900 Place of death: Clarke County, Iowa Father: Nathan THORNTON Mother: Charity COOK Marriage date: 25 Jan 1844 Marriage place: Vermilion County, Illinois Wife: Rachel HAWORTH Birthdate: 1 Jan 1826 Birthplace: Illinois Death date: 1 Nov 1876 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Father: William Perry HAWORTH Mother: Ruth WRIGHT CHILDREN Child No. 1: Nathan THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 17 May 1845 Birthplace: Vermilion County, Illinois Death date: 21 Sep 1862 Place of death: Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Charity THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 24 Sep 1847 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 17 Mar 1876 Place of death: Marriage date: 25 Mar 1866 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Joseph E. KENWORTHY Child No. 3: Susannah L. THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 11 Jul 1849 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 7 Oct 1864 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: George H. THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 19 May 1851 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: after 1932 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Katie L. MADDEN Child No. 5: Richard Golden THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 28 Mar 1853 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 29 May 1933 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 25 Dec 1870 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Sophrona Page COFFIN Child No. 6: Martin Luther THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 11 Apr 1855 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 29 Sep 1912 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 29 Nov 1877 Marriage place: Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Rebecca Anna (Unknown) Child No. 7: Clara Ruth THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 7 Mar 1857 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 6 Apr 1928 Place of death: Pottawattamie County, Iowa Marriage date: 13 Nov 1875 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Harvey Cooney CHUBICK Child No. 8: Daniel C. THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 13 Mar 1859 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 13 Apr 1926 Place of death: Marriage date: 29 Sep 1906 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Amy FORD Child No. 9: John C. THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 29 Sep 1863 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: before 1933 Place of death: Marriage date: 4 Nov 1883 Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Sarah Druzilla ADAMSON Child No. 10: Peter THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 20 May 1866 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: before 1933 Place of death: Marriage date: 7 Jun 1914 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Laura THESING Child No. 11: William THORNTON Sex: M Birthdate: 17 Jul 1867 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: 27 Jul 1867 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 12: Ada THORNTON Sex: F Birthdate: 12 May 1869 Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa Death date: after 1932 Place of death: Marriage date: 26 Nov 1908 Marriage place: Spouse's name: William F. KRESS Documentation: He moved to Vermilion County, Illinois when he was 2 years of age and remained there until moving to a farm in Polk County, Iowa in 1845. Around 1890 he and his family moved to a farm in Clarke County, Iowa and he remained there the rest of his life. Sources: 1. Clarke County, Iowa Cemetery Records 2. Vermilion County, Illinois Marriage Records 3. Vermilion Monthly Meeting Records 4. Polk County, Iowa Cemetery Records 5. Some Quaker Families, Vol. 1 - Roger S. Boone 6. Polk County, Iowa Marriage Records 7. Polk County, Iowa Death Records 8. Thornton Manuscript Collection 9. Family Records