Born in Charlotte County, Virginia
Daughter of William Price White
and Mary Magdalene (McCargo) White
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Isom Thornton
— married
16 Oct 1858 in Charlotte County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Edwin Clayton Thornton Sr
Died
at age 46
in Charlotte County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2016
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1842 to William and Mary (McCargo) White and she is listed with her parents on the 1850 Census.[1] Sarah Louise White married Thomas Thornton on October 16, 1858 in Charlotte, Virginia.[2] They are listed together on the 1860 Census,[3], the 1870 Census,[4], and the 1880 Census.[5] She passed away in June of 1889.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88Y-DXH : 23 December 2020), Sarah L Whi* in household of William P Whi*, Marysville, Charlotte, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCY-H58 : 29 January 2020), Sarah L. White in entry for Thomas J. Thornton, 1858.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B1-TQM : 18 February 2021), Sarah L Thornton in entry for Thomas J Thornton, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLG-SFD : 29 May 2021), Sarah Thornton in entry for Thomas Thornton, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPR-ZV9 : 15 January 2022), Sallie Thornton in household of Tho. J. Thornton, Madison, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HJTF-RZZM : 29 January 2020), S. L. Thornton, 1889.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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