William M Gahey Thornton (1815 - 1863)

William M Gahey Thornton

Born 2 Apr 1815 in Mercer County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Thornton and Ann Henderson

Brother of James J. Thornton, Samuel Watson Thornton, Abner Montgomery Thornton, Robert Thornton, John Harvey Thornton, Mary Thornton and Levi S Thornton

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 18 Jul 1863 at age 48 in Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Marriages

Louisa Corson

Aug 2, 1840

Clark,Ohio

Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 Family Search

Elizabeth Chenowith

Jun 29 1848

Seneca, Ohio

Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 Family Search

Residence

Date: 1856

Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States

Death

Date: 18 JUL 1863

Burial

Date: 1863

Place: Iowa, Iowa, United States

Old Marengo Cemetery

Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998 Family Search

Event

Civil War, Private, Company E, 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, US Army

Sources

Find A Grave: Memorial #33140669

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 William: