I have been searching for the parents of Martha THORNTON born ca 1831 in IL for a long time. She married Samuel Stack BROWNING in Jackson Co. Dec 1848. On the 1870 census for Franklin Co, Il there was a 71 year old Mary THORNTON with Samuel Stack BROWNING and Martha THORNTON. On 1840 census for Jackson County there is a Jane Carden. This person is related somehow to Martha Thornton. Jane Carden was on this census also. There was 1 male 15-20 and 1 female 60-70. The only other Thornton was a John. 1 under 5, 1: 15-20, 1: 40-50: that was the males... females: 1 under 5, 1:10-15, 1; 30-40. I don't have Martha Thornton's exact date of birth, so she may be the 10-15 year old. We are leaving for Jackson, Perry and Franklin County on Monday. We only have 2 days so don't know how much I'll get done because I because I have BROWNING, THORNTON, LECROY and others all within a 5 county radius and I need lots of obits from the library in DuQuoin. Any help would be very helpful especially before we leave. Thanks Jo Kramer.
Dear Jo, Try to fit in a visit to the Jackson Co. Historical Soc. while you are here. They have lots there, including an extensive obit file and death indexes, and info from neighboring counties. A knowledgable volunteer will help you there. They are in Murphysboro at 224 S. 17th St., and open Wed, Thurs, Fri noon-3 and Thur 6:30-9 PM. Just checking the books I have at my home, I find in the 1878 Jackson County History that a John W. Thornton from Jackson Co. enlisted in the Civil War from the county and died in the war. My 1920 Farm Families of Jackson includes a John Thornton who resided at sec 31 of Elk tsp and had been there since 1878. His wife and children are listed. Good luck, Juli Claussen Search & Genealogy Services [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo and Kit Kramer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:59 AM Subject: [ILJACKSON] Thornton/Carden > I have been searching for the parents of Martha THORNTON born ca 1831 in IL for a long time. She married Samuel Stack BROWNING in Jackson Co. Dec 1848. > On the 1870 census for Franklin Co, Il there was a 71 year old Mary THORNTON with Samuel Stack BROWNING and Martha THORNTON. > On 1840 census for Jackson County there is a Jane Carden. This person is related somehow to Martha Thornton. Jane Carden was on this census also. There was 1 male 15-20 and 1 female 60-70. The only other Thornton was a John. 1 under 5, 1: 15-20, 1: 40-50: that was the males... females: 1 under 5, 1:10-15, 1; 30-40. I don't have Martha Thornton's exact date of birth, so she may be the 10-15 year old. We are leaving for Jackson, Perry and Franklin County on Monday. We only have 2 days so don't know how much I'll get done because I because I have BROWNING, THORNTON, LECROY and others all within a 5 county radius and I need lots of obits from the library in DuQuoin. Any help would be very helpful especially before we leave. Thanks Jo Kramer. > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Please remember when replying to a query REPLY TO THE LIST so your message goes out to the entire list. This will ensure that the information is archived, which may be of help to someone else in the future. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >