Thornton, Charles G.

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.…
  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 the…
  		156th Indiana Infantry Regiment
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		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, Lucy Clare,   b. 4 Apr 1887, Maysville, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Sep 1908 (Age 21 years)   2. Thornton, C.   3. Thornton, G.   4. Thornton   5. Thornton   6. Thornton   7. Thornton   8. Thornton   9. Thornton
  Family ID	F11453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lockhart, Nancy A.,   b. 7 Mar 1852, Indiana d. 12 Aug 1919 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	May 1914  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F11454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1850 - Indiana Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  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.…

  
  

• 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] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thornton, Chas. G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24197108), none. (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).