Howell Jackson Thornton

Other Events:

• Military: 1 Mar 1862;

  Howell Jackson Thornton's limited CMSR is hard to read, but it appears that he enlisted in Voorhies 48th Tennessee Infantry on 2 March 1862, which would have been on the heels of the Confederate loss of Fort Donelson, where his older brother Benjamin and brother in law Helton Rutherford Walker were taken prisoner.

• Military: Dec 1864;

  Difficult to read, but deserted in December 1864--day not legible, possibly the 16th.

• Military: 16 Jan 1865, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA;

  About a month after deserting, Howell Jackson Thornton took the oath of loyalty to the United States. The record describes him as fair complected with light hair, gray eyes, and 5 feet 5 inches in stature.

• Census: 6 Jul 1870, Civil District 1, White Bluff (post office), Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
• Land Entry: 20 Aug 1890, Douglas County, Missouri, USA;

  On this date Jack filed for 160 acres in Douglas County, near Siloam Springs, described as the "South half of the South East Quarter and North West Quarter of the South East Quarter and the South East Quarter of the South West Quarter."

• Homestead: Dec 1890, Douglas County, Missouri, USA;

  Jack's homestead proof witness statement indicates they built their house in December 1890 and moved in around January 1 of 1891.

• Land Patent: 27 Jul 1897, Douglas County, Missouri, USA;

  Issue date for the land entry that he applied for in August 1890. In his December 1996 claimant testimony, he stated that he had cultivated 20-23 acres and raised 3 crops.

• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Richland township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Thornton, Jackson, head, white, male, January 1844, 56, married 33 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, North Carolina, farmer, cannot read or write, owns farm, free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 183 2. _____, Talicha [Telitha], wife, white, female, September 1844, 55, married 33 years, 8 children 6 living, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, can read and write 3. _____, John, son, white, male, April 1884, 16, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, North Carolina, can read and write

• Census: 20 Apr 1910, Richland township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Thornton, H. J., head, male, white, 65, first marriage, married 45 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, North Carolina, farmer, general farm, own account, cannot read or write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 50 2. _____, Telitha H. wife, female, white, 64, first marriage, married 45 years, 8 children 5 living, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, can read and write 3. Bunch, Stella, granddaughter, female, white, 12, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Anton, grandson, male, white, 9, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, attending school

• Emigration: Between 1884-1990, Douglas County, Missouri, USA;

  Howell Jackson Thornton's youngest child, John, was born in Hickman County, Tennessee, in 1884. Jack filed a land entry in Douglas County in 1890.

Notes:

Death certificate; OK Vitals has checked 1920 - 1929, and 1930 - 1936, but found no death certificate.

Could not find sale of Dickson Co property, check deed indices through 1900, when he appears in Douglas Co MO.

Appears in Dickson Co taxes until 1880, missing in 1881 and 1882 [stopped looking after those dates]. His son

Appears in Hickman Co taxes from 1881through 1884, missing in 1885. A Sam B. Thornto does appear in district 6, no acreage, 1 white poll, no acreage

Census:

1. Thornton, H. J., 26, male, white, works on farm, Tennessee, [can read, implied], cannot write
2. _____, L. H., 25, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee, mother of foreign birth
3. _____, W. d., 2, male, white, Tennessee
4. _____, L. [?.], 8 months, female, white, Tennessee, born in Nov

Died:

Howell Jackson's cemetery marker gives 6 February 1923 for his death, though his obituary stated it as 5 February.

Howell married Talitha Hawkins Emery about 1865 in Tennessee, USA. Talitha was born on 6 Sep 1844 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Nov 1916 in Richland, Douglas County, Missouri; was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. William D. Thornton was born on 30 Oct 1867 in Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Sep 1939 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried on 16 Sep 1939 in Roosevelt Township, Douglas County, Missouri.
2. Susie Thornton was born about 1869 in Tennessee, USA; and died.
3. Etta Thornton was born about 1871 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Jun 1954 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
4. Bobby Thornton was born about 1877 in Tennessee, USA; and died.
5. Jeanie Thornton was born in Mar 1879 in Tennessee, USA; and died.
6. Jesse Thornton was born about 1882 in Tennessee, USA; and died.
7. Myrtle M. Thornton was born in Jul 1882 in Tennessee, USA; and died.
8. John Thomas Thornton was born on 12 Apr 1884 in Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Nov 1981 in Pomona, Howell County, Missouri; was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri.

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:
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Children: 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. 1. 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.