Sarah B (Boyd) Thornhill (1830 - 1904)

Born 21 Aug 1830 in Pike Co, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1904 at age 74 in Enon, Marion Co, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1830. She was the daughter of Simeon Boyd and Mary Greer. She passed away in 1904.

Marriage and Children

1860 Household ^[1]

1870 Household ^[2]

Elisha W Thornhill, 1830^[1][2]

Sarah Thornhill, 1830^[1][2]

1. Francis Thornhill, 1850^[1]
2. Mary Thornhill, 1853^[1][2]
3. Joseph Thornhill, 1855^[1][2]
4. Lydana Thornhill, 1856^[1]
5. Margret F T Thornhill, 1858^[1][2]
6. Nancy Thornhill, 1860^[2]
7. John William Thornhill, 1866^[2]
8. Nelly Thornhill, 1870^[2]
9. Amaranthia Thornhill, 1870^[2]
10. Elisha Thornhill, 1872

Joseph Adams, 1827^[1]

Name: Sarah Thornhill Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Mississippi, United States Gender: Female Age: 39 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1830-1831 Birthplace: Mississippi Page Number: 49 Household ID: 308 Line Number: 11 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film number: 000552238 Digital Folder Number: 004273793 Image Number: 00593   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

 E W Thornhill M 40 Mississippi

Sarah Thornhill F 39 Mississippi

Mary Jane Thornhill F 16 Mississippi ...

Name: Sarah Thornhill Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Pike county, Pike, Mississippi, United States Gender: Female Age: 20 Race: White Race (Original):  Birth Year (Estimated): 1830 Birthplace: Mississippi Household ID: 368 House Number: 367 Line Number: 42 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 380 GS Film Number: 443592 Digital Folder Number: 004200051 Image Number: 00061   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Eleazar W Thornhill M 20 Mississippi

Sarah Thornhill F 20 Mississippi ...

Burial

Place: Enon Cemetery, Walthall, Mississippi, USA

Notes

Note N2Name: Sara B. "Sally" BOYD  ??the same?? Birth: 1825 Death: in Enon, Marion Co., Mississippi

Marriage 1 Elisha W. THORNHILL b: MAY 1831 in Pike Co., Mississippi

Married: ABT. 1850

Children

1. Mary Jane THORNHILL b: 1853
2. Lzranis THORNHILL b: 1856
3. Margarette F THORNHILL b: 1858
4. Nancy THORNHILL b: 1860
5. Johnie Willie THORNHILL b: 14 MAY 1867 in Mississippi
6. Nelly THORNHILL b: 1870
7. Chrasnanthea THORNHILL b: 1870
8. Elisha THORNHILL b: 1872 -------

Mary "Murrah" "Polly" Greer was born on 12 Aug 1812 in near Mammoth Cave, Barren County, Kentucky. She died on 25 Dec 1851 in near Jayess, Lawrence County, Mississippi. She was buried in Bogue Chitto Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi. "I am a descendant of Mary Greer (shown as Murrah Greer) dau of John Greer and Sarah Puckett. Mary married Simeon Boyd and they had 10 children." (Harry Boyd, Wichita Falls, Texas, email: <HBoyd92672@aol.com>, 1999.) "I am a descendant of Murrah (Mary) Greer, d. of John Greer/Sarah Puckett." (Bob Boyd, 2320 Adkins Court, McKinleyville, California 9519; email: <bbboyd@yahoo.com>, 1999.) Information on the descendants of Mary Greer (Murrah Greer) daughter of John Greer and Sarah Puckett, was sent by Bob Boyd, 2320 Adkins Court, McKinleyville, California 95519, email: <bbboyd@yahoo.com>, 1999. His information from Simeon and Mary Greer Boyd to Levi Boyd was supplied by Harry Boyd, Wichita Falls, Texas, email: <HBoyd92672@aol.com>, 1999. The information from Winston down was supplied by Mack Boyd, father of Bob Boyd. She was married to Simeon Boyd about 1829. Simeon Boyd was born on 20 May 1811 in Georgia. He died on 7 Feb 1873 in near Jayess, Lawrence County, Mississippi. He was buried in Bogue Chitto Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi.

Mary "Murrah" "Polly" Greer and Simeon Boyd had the following children:
2140 i. Sarah Boyd was born on 21 Aug 1830.
ii. 2141 Jefferson A. Boyd was born in 1832.
2142 Jasper Boyd was born on 15 Mar 1835.
2143 iv. John Boyd was born in 1840.
2144 v. Jesse Boyd.
2145 vi. William Boyd was born in 1843.
2146 vii. Winston Boyd was born in 1847.
2147 viii. Levi Boyd.
2148 ix. Mary Arminda Boyd was born on 30 Apr 1851.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} 1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Holmesville, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M653_589; Page: 445; Family History Library Film: 803589. 14 September 2018; amb
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} 1870 United States Federal Census; 14 September 2018, amb

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSJ-SWQ : 12 April 2016), Sarah Thornhill in household of E W Thornhill, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 49, family 308, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,238.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LX-T96 : 12 April 2016), Sarah Thornhill in household of Eleazar W Thornhill, Pike county, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing family 368, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)