Reuben Thornton

Abt 1808 - 1869  (~ 61 years)

• Name	Reuben Thornton
  Born	Abt 1808	South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Aug 1869
  Person ID	I72	Full
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Josiah Thornton,   b. Abt 1779, South Carolina, USA ,   d. After 1850, Tennessee, USA  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Esther Ferguson,   b. 24 Feb 1784, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1865, Tennessee, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1798	South Carolina, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda [Inknown],   b. Abt 1816, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Between 1833 and 1835  [1]
  	Probably Hickman Co TN; marriage date estimated from birth year of first child (1835) and age of Amanda.
  Children	1. Martha Thornton,   b. Abt 1836, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hosiah Thornton,   b. Abt 1837,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Thornton,   b. Abt 1839, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Thornton,   b. Abt 1841,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Thornton,   b. Abt 1841, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Minerva Thornton,   b. Abt 1843, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Andrew J. Thornton,   b. Abt 1846, Tennessee, USA ,   bur. Aft 8 Aug 1896  (Age ~ 50 years)   8. George W. Thornton,   b. Abt 1849, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sally A. C. Thornton,   b. Abt 1851, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Tennessee, Hickman - 1860 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Hickman County, District 11, Hickman County, Tennessee, pg 55 (penned), pg 76 (printed), Dwelling 400, Family 400, Reuben Thornton household (Reliability: 3). [S23] Thornton, Josiah - email (Barbara Roberts, 1999), (Barbara Roberts to Janis Gilmore, e-mail, 17 August 1999; regarding the Josiah Thornton family and descendants), "Married when Esther was 14" (Reliability: 3).