Thornton
Stoddard
Adams
Born in Goochland, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth H (Chilton) Adams
— married
[date unknown] in Tennessee, USA
Husband of
Ruth (Tune) Adams
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Obadiah Adams, Albert McClain Adams, Mary (Adams) Dale, John Henry Adams, James Adams, Joseph Pinkney Adams, Stephen Jefferson Adams, Andrew Adams, Levi Allen Adams, Narcissa Adams and Wiley E Adams
Died
at about age 67
in Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2011
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Biography
Thornton Adams was born in 1813 in Goochland, Virginia, possibly to Nathan Adams and Ester Darter. He married first Elizabeth H Chilton about 1835 in Robertson County, Tennessee. He married second Ruth Tune on 30 Aug 1870 in Clinton, Illinois. Children with Ruth: Catherine, Andrew, Levi Allen, Adams E, Narcissis, Wiley. He died in Jun 1880 in Calico Rock, Baxter, Arkansas.
Sources
- US Federal Census 1850, 1860
- Illinois County Marriages
- Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules 1850-188
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thornton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thornton:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thornton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thornton:
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~1.56%
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Richard Hollenbeck
Richard Hollenbeck
If thornton was born in 1813 and Thornton's father, Samuel, died in 1794, we have a problem with the dates.
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by Richard Hollenbeck
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