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George Mason Dallas Thornton Sr.

Birth
Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 May 1886 (aged 40)
Branch, Camden County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Linn Creek, Camden County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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George Mason Dallas Thornton, Sr. was born 18 Oct 1845 in Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois to Albern J. Thornton and Nancy Moore. He married Polly Ann Luttrell, the daughter of William "Lewis" (Louis) Luttrell and Mahala Ann Luttrell, on 11 Sep 1871 in Schuyler County, Illinois.

George and his family migrated to Camden County, Missouri around 1883-1884 and he died there on 18 May 1886 in Branch Place, Camden County, Missouri. George had suffered from Epilepsy due to an accident during the Civil War and was prone to seizures. He served as a Private in Company C, 119 Illinois Infantry from Jan 1864 to Aug 1865 in the Union Army. His family returned home to find him deceased by the fireplace. He was buried on 19 May 1886 in the New Freedom Cemetery, Freedom, Missouri.

George and Polly had 7 children with 6 living to adulthood:

1. Louis Albert Thornton
2. Dallas Thornton
3. Nancy Ann Mahala Thornton
4. George Mason Dallas Thornton, Jr.
5. Felix "Field" Ervin Thornton
6. Doctor Dutchman Thornton
7. John Wesley Thornton
George Mason Dallas Thornton, Sr. was born 18 Oct 1845 in Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois to Albern J. Thornton and Nancy Moore. He married Polly Ann Luttrell, the daughter of William "Lewis" (Louis) Luttrell and Mahala Ann Luttrell, on 11 Sep 1871 in Schuyler County, Illinois.

George and his family migrated to Camden County, Missouri around 1883-1884 and he died there on 18 May 1886 in Branch Place, Camden County, Missouri. George had suffered from Epilepsy due to an accident during the Civil War and was prone to seizures. He served as a Private in Company C, 119 Illinois Infantry from Jan 1864 to Aug 1865 in the Union Army. His family returned home to find him deceased by the fireplace. He was buried on 19 May 1886 in the New Freedom Cemetery, Freedom, Missouri.

George and Polly had 7 children with 6 living to adulthood:

1. Louis Albert Thornton
2. Dallas Thornton
3. Nancy Ann Mahala Thornton
4. George Mason Dallas Thornton, Jr.
5. Felix "Field" Ervin Thornton
6. Doctor Dutchman Thornton
7. John Wesley Thornton


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