When Marion D. Thurman was born on February 24, 1851, his father, Perkins, was 44 and his mother, Lydia, was 32. He married Virginia G. Grubbs on March 17, 1870, in Drew, Arkansas. They had 12 children in 24 years. He died on January 17, 1901, in Drew, Arkansas, at the age of 49, and was buried in Monticello, Arkansas.
Sources
U.S. Federal Census for 1860 1880, and 1900
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMP5-9YJ : 4 November 2017), Marion Thurman and Virginia G Grubbs, 17 Mar 1870; citing , Drew, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 986,551.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marion 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 Marion: