THORNTON, Charles G. (b. 1850 - d. 3 Dec 1924): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1850 - 1924 (74 years)

Name	THORNTON, Charles G.
		Membership, G.A.R. Post 270 Top row--left to right-- Thomas Viskniskki, Company G, 18th Illinois Infantry; Jerre McKinney, Co. D 11th Mo. Inf; J.B. Smith, Co. K 40th Ill. Inf; Wm Eden, Co K 83rd Ind Inf; George Robins, Co. I 175th O. Inf.; R. L. Gibbs, Co. M 2nd N.J Cav.; R. F. Campbell, teamster. Lower row--left to right--D. N. Soules, Co. A, 96th O. Inf.; J. E.…
		Members, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Post 270 Top row--left to right-- Thomas Viskniskki, Company G, 18th Illinois Infantry; Jerre McKinney, Co. D 11th Mo. Inf; J.B. Smith, Co. K 40th Ill. Inf; Wm Eden, Co K 83rd Ind Inf; George Robins, Co. I 175th O. Inf.; R. L. Gibbs, Co. M 2nd N.J Cav.; R. F. Campbell, teamster. Lower row--left to right--D. N. Soules, Co. A, 96th O. Inf.; J. E.…
Birth	1850	Indiana [1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Farmer [1]
Reference Number	THOR.C001
_FGRAVE	24197108
Military Service	American Civil War, Company C, 156th Indiana Infantry Regiment [2, 3]
		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
		156th Indiana Infantry Regiment
		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
Death	3 Dec 1924 [4]
Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2]
		Headstone, Thornton, Chas G. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I26651	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	2 Sep 2024

Family 1 STEWART, Sarah Ellen, b. 7 Dec 1855, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana d. 20 Mar 1912 (Age 56 years)

Children

	1. THORNTON
	2. THORNTON, C.
	3. THORNTON, G.
	4. THORNTON
	5. THORNTON
	6. THORNTON
	7. THORNTON
	8. THORNTON
	9. THORNTON, Lucy Clare, b. 4 Apr 1887, Maysville, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Sep 1908 (Age 21 years)

Family ID F11453 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Family 2	LOCKHART, Nancy A., b. 7 Mar 1852, Indiana d. 12 Aug 1919 (Age 67 years)
Marriage	May 1914
Age at Marriage	He was ~ 64 years and 5 months - She was 62 years and 2 months.
Family ID	F11454	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

Event Map

Birth - 1850 - Indiana

Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources

[S78] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 15B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00637&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
[S7465] (Reliability: 2).
[S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).
[S7464] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Nancy A. Thornton, 77, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24144831), none. (Reliability: 2).