Reed D Thornton (1823 - 1890)

Born 8 Jan 1823 in New York, United States

Died 30 Jul 1890 at age 67 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Private Reed Thornton served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry

Reed D Thornton was born on January 8, 1823 in New York, United States.^[1]

In 1850, Reed was living in Southport, Chemung, New York, USA. ^[2]

Reed's first wife was Sarah Palmer (c1827-c1860).

Reed (39) married Mary Ann Confer (31) (born in 1831 in West Sparta, Livingston, New York; daughter of Michael Confer and Elizabeth (Yeager) Confer) about 1863.

Reed died on July 30, 1890 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, United States, aged 67. He was buried in Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #59435489 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Pvt Reed D. Thornton (8 Jan 1823-30 Jul 1890), citing Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, USA (plot: Block 4 Site 67 Lot 8); Maintained by Lavidaloca (contributor 47233220).
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southport, Chemung, New York; Roll: 486; Page: 345a; Line Number: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #11474735 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Reed Thornton (28), Laborer, in Southport, Chemung, New York, USA. Born in New York.

See also:

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865"
  National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1666 #3323176 (accessed 16 May 2023)
  Name: Read Thornton; Birth Year: abt 1825; Place of Birth: Ohio; Age on 1 July 1863: 38; Race: White; Residence: Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio; Congressional District: 10th; Class: 2.
• 1890 Census: "1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8667 #555240 (accessed 16 May 2023)
  Read Thornton.
• Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 472
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1597042 (accessed 16 May 2023)
  Name: Reed D Thornton; Gender: Male; Unit: C 21 Oh. Inft.; Filing Place: Ohio, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Mary A Thornton.