Lieutenant
Thomas
Rankin
"Riley"
Thornton
Born in Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William H Thornton Jr
and Sally (Todd) Thornton
Brother of
Cordelia (Thornton) Agee, William Todd Thornton, James Thornton, Jeptha Thornton, Hannah Marinda (Thornton) Agee, John Thornton, Luke Thornton, Martha Jane Thornton, Jeremiah Todd Thornton and Sallie Ann (Thornton) Hines
Husband of
Emerine (Stout) Thornton
— married
23 Sep 1847 in DeKalb, Missouri, United States
Father of
Daniel Thornton, Joseph Frances Thornton, Sara (Thornton) Todd, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton and Martha (Thornton) Cobb
Died
at age 44
in Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2013
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1828. He was the son of William Thornton and Sally Todd. He passed away in 1872. [1]
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by TiAnne Dean, Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ4-TYL : 4 April 2020), Thomas R Thornton, De Kalb county, De Kalb, Missouri, United States; citing family 254, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #33606215 : accessed 03 October 2021), memorial page for Lieut Thomas Rankin “Riley” Thornton (20 Jul 1828–22 Aug 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33606215, citing Thornton Cemetery, Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by genealogyfever (contributor 46554566) .
Acknowledgments
Thank you to TiAnne Dean for creating Thornton-1364 on 24 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by TiAnne and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Gregory Rose
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FGC23560, FTDNA kit #356330 - Jeff Rose :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #481844
- Mark Rose :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #947581
- Bill Thornton :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-FGC22115, FTDNA kit #B184570 +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I-FGC22115
- Declan Thornton :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I-FGC22115
-
~3.12%
Leila (Niemeth) Tweed :
23andMe, GEDmatch M238655 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~3.12%
Ryan Agee :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UF9760879 [compare], Ancestry member ryanagee03
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B672545
-
~3.12%
Clinton Atterbury :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T595034 [compare], FTDNA kit #391992
-
~3.12%
Mary Ann Thornton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch xL3900697 [compare], FTDNA kit #886451
-
~1.56%
Sylvia (Landreth) Sproed :
23andMe, GEDmatch AT7338439 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T271542 [compare], FTDNA kit #257120
-
~1.56%
Dona (Marriott) Donaldson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 872553 [compare], Ancestry member Dona_Donaldson
-
~1.56%
Jeffrey Landreth :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T374429 [compare], FTDNA kit #260638
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Kevin Carlisle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T236840 [compare], FTDNA kit #596483
-
~0.78%
Danielle Sproed :
23andMe, GEDmatch M674108 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Deborah McFeron :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A393530 [compare], Ancestry member heathermcferon
-
~0.78%
Donald Todd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A117887 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Glenda Ham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A539862 [compare], Ancestry member GlendaHS
-
~0.78%
A Busenbark :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Denise Sproed :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T674236 [compare], FTDNA kit #269509
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