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Submitted by: Larry E. Warren
Email address: HawxSakQBs@aol.com
 

Husband: Riley H. THORNTON
Birthdate: 1 Nov 1824
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Ohio
Death date: 31 Jul 1900
Place of death: Clarke County, Iowa
Father: Nathan THORNTON
Mother: Charity COOK

Marriage date: 25 Jan 1844
Marriage place: Vermilion County, Illinois

Wife: Rachel HAWORTH
Birthdate: 1 Jan 1826
Birthplace: Illinois
Death date: 1 Nov 1876
Place of death: Polk County, Iowa
Father: William Perry HAWORTH
Mother: Ruth WRIGHT

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Nathan THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 17 May 1845
Birthplace: Vermilion County, Illinois
Death date: 21 Sep 1862
Place of death: Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
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Child No. 2: Charity THORNTON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 24 Sep 1847
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 17 Mar 1876
Place of death:
Marriage date: 25 Mar 1866
Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Joseph E. KENWORTHY

Child No. 3: Susannah L. THORNTON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 11 Jul 1849
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 7 Oct 1864
Place of death: Polk County, Iowa
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Child No. 4: George H. THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 19 May 1851
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: after 1932
Place of death:
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Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Katie L. MADDEN

Child No. 5: Richard Golden THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 28 Mar 1853
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 29 May 1933
Place of death: Polk County, Iowa
Marriage date: 25 Dec 1870
Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Sophrona Page COFFIN

Child No. 6: Martin Luther THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 11 Apr 1855
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 29 Sep 1912
Place of death: Polk County, Iowa
Marriage date: 29 Nov 1877
Marriage place: Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Rebecca Anna (unknown)

Child No. 7: Clara Ruth THORNTON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 7 Mar 1857
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 6 Apr 1928
Place of death: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Marriage date: 13 Nov 1875
Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Harvey Cooney CHUBICK

Child No. 8: Daniel C. THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 13 Mar 1859
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 13 Apr 1926
Place of death:
Marriage date: 29 Sep 1906
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Amy FORD

Child No. 9: John C. THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 29 Sep 1863
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: before 1933
Place of death:
Marriage date: 4 Nov 1883
Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Sarah Druzilla ADAMSON

Child No. 10: Peter THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 May 1866
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: before 1933
Place of death:
Marriage date: 7 Jun 1914
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Laura THESING

Child No. 11: William THORNTON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 17 Jul 1867
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: 27 Jul 1867
Place of death: Polk County, Iowa
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Child No. 12: Ada THORNTON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 12 May 1869
Birthplace: Polk County, Iowa
Death date: after 1932
Place of death:
Marriage date: 26 Nov 1908
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: William F. KRESS
 

Documentation:
He moved to Vermilion County, Illinois when he was 2 years
of age and remained there until moving to a farm in Polk County, Iowa in
1845. Around 1890 he and his family moved to a farm in Clarke County,
Iowa and he remained there the rest of his life.

Sources:
1. Clarke County, Iowa Cemetery Records
2. Vermilion County, Illinois Marriage Records
3. Vermilion Monthly Meeting Records
4. Polk County, Iowa Cemetery Records
5. Some Quaker Families, Vol. 1 - Roger S. Boone
6. Polk County, Iowa Marriage Records
7. Polk County, Iowa Death Records
8. Thornton Manuscript Collection
9. Family Records