Louisa A (Shrum) Thornburg (1848 - 1921)

Born 30 Dec 1848 in Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Wife of Columbus L. Thornburg — married 16 Jan 1881 in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1921 at age 72 in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

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Biography and Sources

• Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998" North Carolina, Gaston County, Estate Records; Author: Gaston County (North Carolina). Superior Court Clerk Ancestry Record 9061 #2821045

Louisa died on 11 April 1921 and was buried in Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina.

• Death and Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28130356/louisa-ann-thornburg

• "North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930" North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 4215583 Ancestry Record 60090 #1195168

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3H7-RSZ : 20 February 2021), Louisa Thorneburg, 11 Apr 1921; citing Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, reference fn 613 cn 212, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,687.

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR2-2R4D : 13 November 2019), Louisa Thornburg, 11 Apr 1921; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102321388.

• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current" Yorkville Enquirer; Publication Date: 22 Apr 1921; Publication Place: York, South Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/339445688/?article=546acb08-6f53-46da-93ec-360b2cf442bd&focus=0.046040386,0.7722649,0.1878874,0.99398816&xid=3355 Ancestry Record 61843 #658603125 Name: Louise Shrum Thornburg; Gender: Female; Death Age: 72; Birth Date: abt 1849; Residence Place: Gastonia Gazette; Death Date: 11 Apr 1921; Death Place: Antioch; Obituary Date: 22 Apr 1921; Obituary Place: York, South Carolina, USA; Newspaper Title: Yorkville Enquirer; Spouse: Columbus Thornburg; Child: John Thornburg, Larkin Thornburg, Polio Thornburg, Tollic Cloniger.

In the 1920 census Louisa (age 71) was the wife of C L Thornburg in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1299; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 78 Ancestry Record 6061 #11280931

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ24-JLK : 2 February 2021), L A Thornburg in entry for C L Thornburg, 1920.

In the 1910 census Luisa (age 62) was the wife of Columbus Thornburg in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1112; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375125 Ancestry Record 7884 #178778541

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9Y-HZK : accessed 25 May 2023), Luisa Thornburg in household of Columbus Thornburg, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 7B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1112; FHL microfilm 1,375,125.

In the 1900 census Louisa (age 51) was the wife of Columbus Thornburg in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1196; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0077 Ancestry Record 7602 #57074903

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYF-FX5 : 7 January 2022), Louisa A Thornburg in entry for Columbus Thornburg, 1900.

Louisa, daughter of Michael Shrum & Barbara Shrum, married C L Thornburg on 16 January 1881 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

• Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011" North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC Ancestry Record 60548 #15076193

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9G-4JYT : 9 March 2021), C L Thornburg and Louise A Shrum, 16 Jan 1881; citing Gaston, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History

In the 1880 census Louisa, House Servant, was recorded as single in the household of Moses Thornburg in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Page: 132C; Enumeration District: 089 Ancestry Record 6742 #19502123 (accessed 25 May 2023)

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6T-ZQJ : 14 January 2022), Louisa Shrum in household of Moses Thornburg, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

In the 1870 census Louisa, At Home, was in River Bend, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: River Bend, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1138; Page: 782A Ancestry Record 7163 #42166360

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZ1-GTY : 29 May 2021), Louise Shrum in entry for Michael Shrum, 1870.

In the 1860 census Louisa (age 10) was in Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: M653_898; Page: 171; Family History Library Film: 803898 Ancestry Record 7667 #41245353

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD68-QL2 : 18 February 2021), Louisa Shrum in entry for Micheal Shrum, 1860.

In the 1850 census Louisa (age 1) was in Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 630; Page: 415a; Line Number: 22 Ancestry Record 8054 #12736837

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BS-QQV : 2 March 2021), Louisa Sunne in household of John Shrum, Gaston county, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing family 352, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).