Esther Elizabeth Thornton

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 29 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Census:

Ewin Thornton household
1 male under 5 [??]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [Ewin Thornton]
1 female under 5 [Esther Elizabeth, about 2 or 3
1 female of 20 and under 30 [Obedience "Bedie" Clark]

Census:

1. Thornton, Beda, 36, female, N. Carolina, cannot read or write
2. _____, Elizabeth, 13, female, Alabama, attending school
3. _____, Benjamin, 9, male, Tennessee, attending school
4. _____, Howell, 7, male, Tennessee
5. _____, Polena, female, Tennessee

Esther married Helton Rutherford Walker on 26 Jan 1854 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Helton (son of Elijah Walker and Matilda King) was born on 21 Oct 1828 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Aug 1901 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. Eudocia Josephine "Docia" Walker was born on 15 Dec 1854 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Sep 1945 in Glencoe, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried on 7 Sep 1945 in Glencoe-I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA.
2. William E. "Bud" Walker was born on 31 Jan 1856 in Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Feb 1893 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Moffitt Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri.
3. Thomas Newell "Tom" Walker was born on 29 Jan 1858 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Sep 1942 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 7 Sep 1942 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
4. Mary Carolina "Molly" Walker was born on 29 Jan 1860 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Feb 1920 in Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 27 Feb 1920 in I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri.
5. Sarah A. Walker was born on 24 May 1862 in Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Jul 1881 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Howell County, Missouri, USA.
6. Bedy Etta Walker was born on 22 Feb 1866 in Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Feb 1941 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; was buried in Albuquerque-Sunset Memorial Park, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
7. Coantha Lenora "Nora" Walker was born on 25 Jan 1868 in Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1957 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA.
8. Martha Jane "Matt" Walker was born on 2 Jan 1870 in Pine Wood [Pinewood], Hickman County, Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 1947 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 18 Mar 1947 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
9. Robert Moore "Bob" Walker was born on 6 Mar 1871 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Nov 1954 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 12 Nov 1954 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
10. Helton Alanson "Lance" Walker was born on 10 Aug 1874 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 25 Nov 1957 in Liberal, Barton County, Missouri; was buried in Liberal City Cemetery, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA.
11. Theodore Hardman "The" Whitfield Walker was born on 3 Mar 1876 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 23 Apr 1962; was buried in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA.
12. Minnie Bertrude Walker was born on 22 Oct 1880 in Trask, Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 14 Aug 1941 in Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA; was buried in Simla Cemetery, Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 1820, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Census:

Josiah Thornton household
3 males under 10
1 male of 10 and under 16
1 male between 16 and 18 [Moses, 18]
1 male of 16 and under 26 [Moses, 18]
1 male of 26 and under 45 [Josiah Thornton]
1 female under 10
1 female of 26 and under 45 [Esther Ferguson]
9 total


Census:

Josiah Thornton household
2 males of 5 and under 10,
1 male of 10 and under 15
1 male of 15 and under 20
1 male of 20 and under 30
1 male of 50 and under 60 [Josiah Thornton]
1 female of 10 and under 15
1 female of 40 and under 50 [Esther (nee Ferguson) Thornton]

Census:

Ewin Thornton household
1 male under 5 [??]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [Ewin Thornton]
1 female under 5 [Esther Elizabeth, about 2 or 3
1 female of 20 and under 30 [Obedience "Bedie" Clark]

Ewin married Obedience "Bedie" Clark before 1836 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Obedience (daughter of Alexander Clark and Elizabeth Robertson) was born on 9 Aug 1816 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 1895 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 29 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 9 Jul 1860, Danielsville (post office), Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
• Land: 8 Jan 1872, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; Beda Thornton sells to her son Howell J. Thornton, 56 acres jointly owned by her and HR Walker. States that she is "of" Dickson County.

Notes:

Della: "She was of Irish descent."

Benjamin, Howell, and Reeves Adams, brothers. Reeves Adams appears in 1840 Humphreys Co tax records. Coincidental names? Bedie named sons Howell and Benjamin and her daughter Polina married a Reeves.

Census:

Alexr [Alexander] Clark household
1 male of 10 and under 15
1 male of 20 and under 30
1 male of 50 and under 60
3 females under 5
4 females of 5 and under 10
1 female of 10 and under 15 [Bedie Clark, age 13]
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 20 and under 30
1 female of 30 and under 40 [Charlotte Chappel]

Census:

Ewin Thornton household
1 male under 5 [??]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [Ewin Thornton]
1 female under 5 [Esther Elizabeth, about 2 or 3
1 female of 20 and under 30 [Obedience "Bedie" Clark]
0 slaves
4 total
0 engaged in agriculture
1 engaged in manufacture or trades
1 cannot read or write

Census:

1. Thornton, Beda, 36, female, N. Carolina, cannot read or write
2. _____, Elizabeth, 13, female, Alabama, attending school
3. _____, Benjamin, 9, male, Tennessee, attending school
4. _____, Howell, 7, male, Tennessee
5. _____, Polena, 3, female, Tennessee

Census:

1. Thorenton, Beady [Bedie Thornton], 44, female, Domestic Lady, real estate $500, personal $400, North Carolina, cannot read or write
2. _____, B. F., 18, male, farmer, Tennessee, attending school
3. _____, H. J., 15, male, farmer, Tennessee, attending school
4. _____, Polina J., 14, female, Tennessee, attending school


Died:
.

Children: 1. Esther Elizabeth Thornton was born on 1 Oct 1837 in Alabama, USA; died on 22 Apr 1908 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 23 Apr 1908 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. Benjamin F. Thornton was born about 1841 in Tennessee, USA; died after 24 October 1863. Howell Jackson Thornton was born on 28 Jan 1844 in Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Feb 1923 in Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA. Polena "Lena" Thornton was born on 26 Feb 1846 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Mar 1886; was buried after 21 Mar 1886 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: AGE 1820 Born between 1775-1794 1830 Born between 1770-1780 1840 Born between 1770-1780 1850 Age 71, born abt 1779
• Census: 1820, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Josiah Thornton household 3 males under 10 1 male of 10 and under 16 1 male between 16 and 18 1 make of 16 and under 26 1 white male of 26 and under 45 1 white female under 10 1 white female of 26 and under 45 9 total
• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Josiah Thornton household 2 males of 5 and under 10 1 male of 10 and under 15 1 male of 15 and under 20 1 male of 20 and under 30 1 male of 50 and under 60 [Josiah] 1 female of 10 and under 15 [Sarah] 1 female of 40 and under 50 [Esther] 8 total white inhabitants 0 slaves
• Witness: 1835, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA;

  Josiah Thornton was a witness to the will of David Wiley.

• Witness: 21 May 1839, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA;

  "J. Thornton" witnessed the will of William Wiley on this date.

• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Josiah Thornton household 1 male of 10 and under 15 1 male of 15 and under 20 1 male of 20 and under 30 1 male of 60 and under 70 [Josiah] 1 female of 5 and under 10 1 female of 20 and under 30 [Sarah, abt 25] 1 female of 60 and under 70 [Esther] 0 slaves 7 total white 2 engaged in agriculture [hard to count the lines across so far, but appears that there are no adults over 21 who cannot read and write]
• Census: 29 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; 1. Thornton, Josiah, 71, male, farmer, real estate $500, S. Carolina 2. _____, Esther, 66, female, South Carolina 3. _____, Sarah, 35, female, Tennessee 4. Hudson, Lucy, 18, female, Virginia 5. Gossett, James W., 10, male, Tennessee, attending school

Notes:

Magistrate 5th Civil District, Hickman County, TN

Died:
Present in 1850 census; 1860 census shows his wife Esther as a widow.

Josiah married Esther Ferguson in 1798 in South Carolina, USA. Esther was born on 24 Feb 1784 in South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Oct 1865 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Research comparing "our" Alexander Clark with the Alexander Clark, son of Alexander Clark and Phoebe Jefferson: Born abt 1780 (granted family land in Oct 1801, presumably upon attaining his majority) 1800 Alexander II (son of Alexander and Phoebe) is found in 1800 Chatham Co census, apparently married with a son under 5. 1805-1806--disposed of his family holdings in Chatham Co 1810- not found in Chatham Co census
• Bastardy Bond: 21 Aug 1807, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Child on the body of Julia Kilgo. [Kilgrow]. Bondsmen Benjamin Clark and John Holloway.
• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Tax Lists: 1837, District 6, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Alexander Clark, 600 acres, value $1500, no whtie poll tax [age exemption]. Just below is his son Howell Clark, with only a poll tax [age 21].
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Slave Schedule: 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Alexander Clark, 2 slaves black male, age 45 black female, age 37 [ancestry index states her age as 33, but although faded, I believe it is "37."
• Census: 28 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

(Research):1800 NC Census
A Benjamin CLARK, Sr, and Alexander CLARK appear in the Burke county, NC, census. Possibly them? They do not appear in Wake county, NC.
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James Robertson, the "father of Tenessee" was from Wake Co NC. Could he have been the father of Elizabeth Robertson? "Of such adeventurous spirit was James Robertson, a Virginian born of Ulster Scot parentage, and a resident of (the present) Wake County, North Carolina, since his boyhood."
- Constance Lindsey Skinner, «i»Pioneers of the Old Southwest: A Chronicle of the Dark and Bloody Ground «/i»(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920), p. 165; digital image, accessed via «i»Digital Book Index «/i»(http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search011t-rev.asp : accessed 25 April 2009), sub-category Local-Regional: South: Tennessee.

Census:

Alexr [Alexander] Clark household
1 male of 10 and under 15 [Thomas S. William abt 12]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [
1 male of 50 and under 60 [Alexander Clark]
3 females under 5
4 females of 5 and under 10
1 female of 10 and under 15 [Bedie Clark, age 13]
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 20 and under 30
1 female of 30 and under 40 [Charlotte Chappel]

Census:
Alexander Clark household
1 male of 20 and under 30 [probably Howell, age 22]
1 male of 60 and under 70 [Alexander Clark]
3 females of 5 and under 10 [Narcissa abt 5, Martha abt 6, Sarah?]
3 females of 10 and under 15 [Mary Jane abt 11, Susan abt 12, Amanda abt 14]
1 female of 15 and under 20 [Adeline abt 16]
1 female of 40 and under 50 [Charlotte Chappel]
1 male slave, age 10-24
11 total
2 engaged in agriculture
1 engaged in manufactures and trades
1 person who cannot read or write

Census:

1. Clark, Alexander, 70, male, farmer, real estate value $1500, North Carolina
2. _____, Charlotte, 58, female, North Carolina
3. _____, Martha, 16, female, Tennessee
4. _____, Narcissa, 15, female, Tennessee, attending school
5. Stanfil, Margarett, 13, female, Tennessee, attending school

Alexander married Elizabeth Robertson on 23 Apr 1808 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth died between 26 Sep 1818 and Jan 1820 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Based on age of youngest child prior to Alexander's second marriage, to Charlotte CHAPPELL.

Notes:

Married:

Name: Alexander Clark
Gender: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Robertson
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 23 Apr 1808
Bond #: 000152281
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 006832
County: Wake
Record #: 01 093
Bondsman: Abraham Dodd
Witness: Wm Hill

Children: Alexander M. Clark was born about 1809; and died. Joseph R. Clark was born about 1810; and died. Obediah Clark was born about 1811; and died. William A. Clark was born about 1812 in North Carolina, USA; and died. Howell Clark was born about 1815; and died. 3. Obedience "Bedie" Clark was born on 9 Aug 1816 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 1895 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. Thomas Samuel William Clark was born on 26 Sep 1818 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Apr 1882 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Clark Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

Notes:

See court references, SC, for Josiah THORNTON, as confirmation of the relationship between Thomas THORNTON and Josiah THORNTON.

Thomas married Martha [Inknown] before 1775. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 29 Dec 1763, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Witness of a deed for his father William Clark and mother Winnifred.
• Residence: 26 Jan 1767, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 4 Jul 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 18 Oct 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 7 Nov 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 25 Feb 1772, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Purchased 260 acres from his father
• Occupation: Dec 1777, Chatham County, North Carolina; Sent to the North Carolina House of Commons to replace another person who was ill.
• Occupation: Abt 1778, Chatham County, North Carolina; First appears in Chatham County as a justice on the Commission of Peace and a road overseer ("from the fork opposite to William Pettys to the Horse pen Lick Springs.")
• Occupation: 1778, Chatham County, North Carolina; In the spring of 1778, elected in his own right to serve in NC's general assembly.
• Military Service: Aug 1778; 'An Aug. 1778 list of "Cloathing to be found by the different Companies in this County,!! held "Alexander Clark's Company" responsible for the collection of "5 hatts, 20 Linnen, 10 Cloth, 10 p.r Shoes [andl 10 pro Stockings" for use by the revolutionary troops.'
• Occupation: 1780, Chatham County, North Carolina; By fall of this year Alexander had become the clerk of the Superior Court for Chatham County.

Notes:

Birth:
He witnessed his parents' deed (William and Winnifred) on 29 Dec 1763, implying that he was at least 21.

Alexander married Phoebe Jefferson. Phoebe (daughter of Feild Jefferson and Mary Frances Robertson) died between 1823-1830 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: 1762; Identified in her father's will (see her father for citation).
• NOTE_RESEARCH: 1767; Her brother John Jefferson conveyed to her a slave by consent of her guardian Henry Deloney.
• Census: 1790, Chatham County, North Carolina; Head of household
• Land: 1808, Chatham County, North Carolina; Phoebe and son William sold Alexander's (her deceased husband's) homestead on "Robertson Creek, beginning at the mouth of Turkey Creek."

Notes:

Married:
Oral history says they were married at present-day Monticello, then called Shadfield, the home of Thomas Jefferson, Phoebe's first cousin.