Eli
Slater
Thornton
Born in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Leander Thornton
and Ann (Slater) Thornton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Earle (Scruggs) Thornton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Josephine Pace
— married
27 Sep 1860 in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Edna Thornton, Robert Sydney Thornton, Edward Lee Thornton, Sallie (Thornton) Moore and Leslie Thornton
Died
at age 78
in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2010
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Biography
Eli was born in Edgefield South Carolina and was likely less than 10 years of age when his family moved to Clarke County.
The following was published in The Clarke County Democrat
Death of Hon. Eli S. Thornton. State Legislature and Senate We regret to announce the death of Hon. Eli S. Thornton, of this county, which occurred at his residence in West Bend on the 14th inst. He was one of our wisest, oldest and best citizens, and the news of his death will carry sorrow to many in this county and state, where he was known to may of the leading citizens.
He was elected to represent this county in the state legislature in 1853, and in 1876 he was elected to represent this senatorial district for a term of four years. He has passed away at a ripe old age – seventy eight – leaving many relatives to morn his loss.[1]
Sources
- ↑ The Clarke County Democrat, 21 Apr 1887, pg. 1.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #54445628, West Bend Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eli:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eli:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
William Willis 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A592900 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Martha Leigh Willis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M765125 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A675152 [compare], Ancestry member marthaleighw
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T602196 [compare], FTDNA kit #395856
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~0.78%
Doris (Butter) Denmon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T621269 [compare], FTDNA kit #214120
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Rejected matches › Eli Thornton (abt.1754-bef.1820)
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