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Mary (Carr) Thornhill (1801 - 1894)

Mary Thornhill formerly Carr
Born in South Carolinamap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 92 in Tylertown, Pike, Mississippimap
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Mary was the daughter of Isham Carr b: ABT 1775 and Susan Sandifer b: ABT 1775 in South Carolina. She was born the 9th of August, 1801 in Barnwell District, SC She married Elisha Thornhill. Elisha settled about 4 miles NW of Tylertown on Dry Creek in Section 10, Township 2, N range 10 E. where they lived and raised 12 children. They were buried in a cemetery on the Elisha Thornhill property, and they have a monument. Elisha and Mary Carr Thornhill were the parents of 12 kids.

Children

  1. Isham Carr Thornhill , CSA b: 22 NOV 1827 in Pike County, MS
  2. William Bryant Thornhill b: 29 OCT 1822 in Pike County, Mississippi
  3. Hillary B. Thornhill b: 24 OCT 1824 in Pike County, Mississippi
  4. John Martin Thornhill , CSA b: 14 NOV 1829 in Pike County, Mississippi
  5. Elizabeth Thornhill b: 23 DEC 1825 in Pike County, Mississippi
  6. Brian Thornhill b: 26 FEB 1832 in Pike County, Mississippi
  7. Mary Ann Thornhill b: 31 AUG 1833 in Pike County, Mississippi
  8. James W. Thornhill b: 18 AUG 1835 in Pike County, Mississippi
  9. Milly Ann Thornhill b: 31 MAY 1838 in Pike County, Mississippi
  10. Susanna Thornhill b: 5 FEB 1840 in Pike County, Mississippi
  11. Henry Clay Thornhill b: 5 JAN 1842 in Pike County, Mississippi
  12. Adaline M. Thornhill b: 12 SEP 1844 in Pike County, Mississippi[1]


Inscription:

Dearest loved one, we have laid thee in the peaceful grave's embrace,
But thy memory shall be cherished,
Till we see thy heavenly face[2]

Sources

  1. https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shannon50&id=I004628
  2. Find A Grave: Memorial #12389699




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