John Henry Thornton (1840-1903) - Find a Grave Memorial

John Henry Thornton

Birth

11 Feb 1840

Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Death

16 Dec 1903 (aged 63)

Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA

Burial

Wheeler Prairie Cemetery

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Plot

Lot 58, Grave 2

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Death record indicates cause of death was athsma, which he had suffered since his service during the Civil War. His second wife filed a widow's pension application on 18 Jan 1904.

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Parents

Isaac Thornton

1796–1863
Mary Bixby Thornton

1795–1864

Spouses

Margaret J Whaley Thornton

1843–1881 (m. 1865)
Margaret J Burton Urquhart Thornton

1859–1934 (m. 1882)

Siblings

Sarah Jane Thornton Hernstine

1833–1897
Anna Eliza Thornton Carey

1837–1918

Children

Clara Belle Thornton Knight

1866–1887
Mary Huldah Thornton Hyland

1868–1926
Ethel Idelle Thornton Linderud

1878–1951

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John Henry Thornton

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Isaac Thornton

Mary Bixby Thornton

Margaret J Whaley Thornton

Margaret J Burton Urquhart Thornton

Sarah Jane Thornton Hernstine

Anna Eliza Thornton Carey

Clara Belle Thornton Knight

Mary Huldah Thornton Hyland

Ethel Idelle Thornton Linderud

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