Charles Toliver Thornton (1840 - 1909)

Born 26 Apr 1840 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Frances (Burrell) Thornton — married 8 Jun 1873 in Effingham, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1909 at age 68 in Ida, Grayson, Texas, United States

Biography

Cpl Charles Thornton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 11, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 115th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Charles was born in 1840 to Charles Taliaferro Thornton and Lucy Burzetta Montague. He served in the Civil War as a private, then corporal, with Co. G, 115th Illinois Infantry. Charles married Susan Frances Burrell when he was 33, and lived in Tennessee, Illinois and Texas. He passed away in 1909 at 68 years old.

Timeline

• 1840 Apr 26 - Birth - McMinn County, Tennessee

• 1850 United States Federal Census^[1] - Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee

• 1860 United States Federal Census^[2] - Holland, Shelby, Illinois - Value of Personal Estate: 1,350

• 1862 Aug 15 - Mustered in: Richmond, Kentucky^[3]

• 1865 Jun 11 - Mustered out: Camp Harker, Tennessee^[3]

• 1870 United States Federal Census^[4] - Avena, Fayette, Illinois

• 1873 Jun 8 - Marriage to Susan Frances Burrell - Effingham County, Illinois ^[5]

• 1874 Mar 12 - Birth of Son Albert Legrand Thornton Sr - Effingham County, Illinois

• 1875 May 21 - Birth of Daughter Lucy Burzetta Thornton - Effingham, Effingham, Illinois (died Aug 10, 1876)

• 1876 Dec 23 - Birth of Son Toliver Espy Thornton - Effingham, Effingham, Illinois

• 1879 Feb 25 - Birth of Daughter Cora Frances Thornton - Effingham City, Effingham, Illinois^[6]

• 1880 United States Federal Census^[7] - Liberty, Effingham, Illinois

• 1881 Mar 30 - Birth of Son Oscar Tom Thornton - Moccasin , Effingham, Illinois^[8]

• Move to Texas

• 1883 Jan 6 - Birth of Son Edward Alvin Thornton - Ida, Grayson, Texas

• 1884 Apr 14 - Filed for Military Pension - Texas^[9]

• 1890 Jun - 1890 Veterans Schedules^[10] - Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas

• 1900 United States Federal Census^[11] - Justice Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas

• 1909 Mar 14 - Death - Ida, Grayson, Texas — Burial: Cedar Cemetery, Luella, Grayson, Texas^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-6FQ : 23 December 2020), C F Thornton, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHT-BTN : Tue Apr 04 05:27:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Chas D Thornton and Lucy B Thornton, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 $Ancestry Image
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67Y-Q2L : 28 May 2021), Chas Thornton in entry for Sydil Morn, 1870.
5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK8-9QW : 4 November 2017), Charles F. Thornton and Susan F. Burrell, 08 Jun 1873; citing Effingham, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,047.
6. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9NW-3NN2 : 13 February 2020), Charles T. Thornton in entry for Thornton, 1879.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJ6-VCC : 13 January 2022), Charles Thorton, Liberty Township, Effingham, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9NS-TPT2 : 13 February 2020), Charles I. Thornton in entry for Oscar I. Thornton, 1881..
9. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-194W : 19 February 2021), Charles T Thornton, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,296.
10. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S7-WGM : 8 March 2021), C T Thornton, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,259.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3G6-YP4 : accessed 23 September 2019), Cara F Thornton in household of Charles H Thornton, Justice Precinct 3 (middle part) Tom Bean town, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 21A, family 366, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,640.
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #76175312