Amanda Jane Thornton

1836 - 1920  (84 years)

• Name	Amanda Jane Thornton
  Born	12 Mar 1836	West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Nov 1920	Mason County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Death Record Name: Amanda/Shields Sex: Female Death Date: 09 Nov 1920 Death Place: Chestnut, Cooper, Mason, West Virginia Age at Death: 83y 7m 27d Birth Date: 3/12/1836 Marital Status: W Informant: T Bush
  Person ID	I40771	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	John Thornton,   b. Abt 1804, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susanna Durst,   b. Abt 1807, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Dec 1826	Meigs County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Notes	1850 Mason Co WV # 537-545 John Thornton 46 VA Susan 43 Oh Christena 23 OH Henry 17 VA Amanda 13 VA Hiram 11 VA Charles 9 VA Philip 6 VA Samuel 4 VA Lucinda 2 VA Nancy J 4/12 VA Henry 75 PA William Riffle 25 VA 1870 Mason Co WV Cologne John Thornton 65 VA Susan 63 VA Phillip 26 Jesse 18 John 8 McLellen 6 Riffle, Mary S 6 William 45 Cavaet, Alvina 25 domestic servant 1880 Cologne, Mason, WV # 198 Thornton, John 75 infirm WVWVWV Susanna 73 OHOHOH
  Family ID	F3985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salathiel Shields,   b. 27 Aug 1835, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1919, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	CA 1854  [1]
  Notes	1860 Jackson, VA # 193-183 Salathiel Shields 24 VA A J 22 VA H M 3 m Va Margt E 2 Va 1870 Cologne, Mason, WV #80 Shields, Selathiel 36 VA Amanda J 34 VA Hiram A 15 VA Margaret 13 Va William 11 VA Irvin L 9 WV Phillip 5 Henry S 5 George 3 Peter 1 1880 Census Place: Cologne, Mason, West Virginia Page 229B Salathiel SHIELDS Self M M W 45 WV Amanda J. SHIELDS Wife F M W 43 WV Hiram M. SHIELDS Son M M W 23 WV Sarah Ann SHIELDS DauL F M W 19 WV Arthur C. SHIELDS GSon M S W 3 WV Margret E. SHIELDS Dau F S W 22 WV William M. SHIELDS Son M S W 20 WV Lewis E. SHIELDS Son M S W 18 WV Philip S. SHIELDS Son M S W 15 WV Henry S. SHIELDS Son M S W 15 WV Geo. M. SHIELDS Son M S W 13 WV Peter E. SHIELDS Son M S W 10 WV Noah SHIELDS Son M S W 9 WV Viola SHIELDS Dau F S W 7 WV Mary J. SHIELDS Dau F S W 4 WV Sarah F. SHIELDS Dau F S W 3 WV Rosa SHIELDS Dau F S W 11M WV 1900 Cologne, Mason, WV Shields, Salathiel 8/1835 m 45y WV WVWV Amanda J 3/1837 m 45y 14-10 children WV WV OH William M son 12/1863 s WV Sheridan son 2/1867 s WV Peter E son 9/1870 WV Sayre, Ora servant 3/1893 WV OH WV 1910 Cologne, Mason, WV #40 all born WV WV WV Shields, William 48 m1- 9y Lillie M 34 m2- 9y 3-3 children Jessie M son 5 Hattie J da 2 Floid son 5/12 Selician father 74 m1- Amand mother 71 m1 3-3 children September 1889, Mary Jane, Sarah and Cordelia died of diptheria.
  Children	1. Hiram Madison Shields,   b. 15 Mar 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1941, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)   2. Margaret E Shields,   b. Oct 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William M Shields,   b. 28 Sep 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1922, Wood County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)   4. Lewis Ervin Shields,   b. Abt 1862, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Phillip Sheridan Shields,   b. Abt 1865, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Henry S Shields,   b. Abt 1865, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. George M Shields,   b. 28 Aug 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Peter E Shields,   b. 15 Sep 1869, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1925, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)   9. Noah Shields,   b. Abt 1871, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Viola Shields,   b. 5 Jul 1873, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Mary Jane Shields,   b. 5 Jul 1876, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1889, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 13 years)   12. Sarah Frances Shields,   b. 20 Jun 1877, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1889, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 12 years)   13. Rosa Shields,   b. 2 Aug 1879, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1894, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 15 years)   14. Cordelia Shields,   b. 13 Aug 1881, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1889, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F11658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Valentine Sayre and Lucy Rhodes Sayre Mullins Headstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.