Lovisa Anna (Thorn) Jenkins (1850)

Born Feb 1850 in Clinton, Iowa

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Biography

Lovisa was born in 1850. She is the daughter of George Thorn and Lucinda Shriver.

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Timeline

1850 - United States Federal Census - In 1850, G. W. Thorn, 33, was a grain miller in Libery, Clinton County, Iowa. Living with him were his wife, Lucinda, 25, and their newborn daughter, Lovisa. Also in the household was Lucinda's 18-year-old sister, Phebe and L,H., Shoemaker, 48 and William H. Emerson, 18. Emerson works in a sawmill and Shoemaker is also a miller.^[1]

1860 - United States Federal Census - In 1860, George W. Thorne, 43, was living in Liberty, Clinton County, Iowa, with his wife, Lucinda, 31, and their children Lovisa A., 11; Arminda E. 9; Hanah P., 6; Harrold C., 4; and William C., 2. Also living with the family is Gardner Maine, 35. George is listed as a miller and Gardner as a farmer. Living next to the family is Jesse Stine and his wife, Phebe - the sister of Lucinda Thorn.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, Clinton County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), Liberty, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: 182; Page: 209b.
2. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Clinton, Iowa, population schedule, Liberty, p. 46, dwelling 334, family 334, George W. Thorn; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 316.

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