Ann M. Decker was born in 1834 at Barker, New York. Her parents are not known.
Marriage and Children
Anna, occupation Housewife, married Thomas Thurston, occupation Farmer, the son of John and Abigail E. (Tripp) Thurston say 1847 at Barker, New York. They had nine children born at New York:
Urias D. Thurston (b. 1848; d. 1852)
William Fillmore Thurston (b. 1851; d. ) m.
Baby Daughter Thurston (b. 1852; d. 1852)
Frank J. Thurston (b. 1855; d. 1945) m. 1) 1878, Lucy Dingy (1853-1913); m. 2) 28 Jun 1929 at Barker, NY, Mary M. Snedeker (1883-)[1]
Squire D. Thurston (b. 1857; d. 1858)
Adelbert "Elbert" V. Thurston (b. 1859; d. 1937) m. 1) 1892 at Barker, NY, Pluma E. Brigham (1869-1957); m. 2) 20 Jun 1913 at Cayuga, NY, Susie R. Kise (1882-)[2]
Effie Grace Thurston (b. 1863; d. 1870)
Dora Thurston (b. 1868; d. ) m. Charles E. Joyner (1867-1936)
Abigail "Abbie" Grace Thurston (b. 1871; d. 1960) m. Clifford Dunham Joyner (1870-1946)
Death
The death date for Anna M. (Decker) Thurston is not known. The last known listing was the 1880 U.S. Census for Barker, Broome, New York at which time she was 46 years of age, occupation Housekeeping, and married to Thomas Thurston (61 years, occupation Farmer).[3]
Research Notes
LNAB is listed as Decker on two of their sons' death records. One record has name listed as Anna M. Decker.
Sources
↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN1-5T73 : 9 March 2021), Thomas in entry for Frank J Thurston, 28 Jun 1929, Broome, New York, United States; citing ref. ID 449, county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 808,877.
↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-VSB7 : 9 March 2021), Thomas Thurston in entry for Elbert V Thurston, 20 Jun 1913, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,009,223.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZM-6YC : 14 January 2022), Ann M. Thurston in household of Thomas Thurston, Barker, Broome, New York, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
Thanks to Loren Fay for starting this profile on 16 December 2013.
Biography written in full with inline sourcing following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 6 March 2023.
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