Mary Elizabeth (Welsh) Thurston (1841 - 1903)

Born 24 Mar 1841 in Indiana, United States

Wife of Joseph Humphreys Thurston — married 18 Oct 1860 in Franklin, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1903 at age 62 in Summitville, Van Buren Township, Madison, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in Indiana on 24 March 1841.^[1] Her parents were Joseph and Mary (Allen) Welsh, natives of Pennsylvania. ^[1] On 18 October 1860 Mary married Joseph Thurston.^[2] The couple had several children, including Martha, John, Joseph, Harvey, Walter, Orous, Mary and Bertha.^[3][4][5] Mary died on 28 October 1903 and is buried in Vinson Cemetery.^[1][6]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mary Elizabeth Thurston death certificate. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1903; Roll: 07. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 6 October 2021.
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXN2-CYR : 8 April 2021), Joseph H Thurston and Mary E Welsh, 15 Oct 1860; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004003411.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFH-225 : 28 May 2021), Mary Thurston in entry for Joseph Thurston, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9K-ZSY : 19 February 2021), Mary E Thurston in household of Joseph Thurston, Van Buren, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 17B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,293.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MS-2ZK : accessed 6 October 2021), Mary E Thurston in household of Joseph H Thurston, Van Buren Township (excl. Summitville town), Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 4B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,386.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Welsh Thurston (24 Mar 1841–28 Oct 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #96547701, citing Old Vinson Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Colleen Sanders Broyles (contributor 46875999) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ6-VNK : 19 December 2020), Mary E Welch in household of Joseph Welch, Springfield Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NF-CW3 : 18 February 2021), Mary E Welsh in entry for Joseph Welsh, 1860.
• Thurston, Brown. Thurston Genealogies 1635 - 1892. Portland, Maine: Brown Thurston, 2nd edition, 1892, p. 492. Accessed at archive.org, 11 October 2021.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 September 2022, 17:09), entry for Mary Elizabeth Welch (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KLR1-9M9 ); contributed by various users.