West Virginia Pioneers

Daniel Thornton

Male 1850 - 1910  (~ 49 years)


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  • Name Daniel Thornton 
    Born Jan 1850  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Between 1900 and 1910 
    Person ID I70483  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2009 

    Father Lindsey Thornton,   b. CA 1813, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary A [Thornton],   b. CA 1812, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Putnam, VA # 208-216
      Lindsey Thornton 36 VA
      Mary 38 Ohio
      Catharine 14 Va
      Sarah 12
      George 10
      John 8
      Rebecca 6
      Luticia 4
      Margaret 3
      William 2
      Daniel 1

      1860 Putnam, VA #839-732 all born Va
      L Thornton 47
      M A 48
      Geo 22
      R 18 f
      L 16 f
      M 15 f
      W 14 m
      D 10 m
      B 8 f

      1870 Union, Putnam, WV # 19 all born VA
      Thornton, Elinza 57
      Mary A 58
      William 23
      Daniel 21
      Benjamin 18
      Riffle, William H 13
      Warner, Vianna V 12
      Warner, Frank 18
      [Allen Warner, 40, is next]

      Marriage Record
      Date: 4/1851
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      David Harrison
      Catharine Thornton
      [no other info, date of marriage is too faint to read]

      Marriage Record
      Date: 4/2/1857 at Forks of Eighteen
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Allen Warner, 25, Mason, Putnam
      Sarah A Thornton, 19, Kanawha, Putnam
    Family ID F18780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth L Coleman,   b. Feb 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Jun 1873  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/15/1873
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Daniel Thornton, 23, Putnam, Putnam
      Elizabeth Coleman, 21, Jackson, Putnam

      1880 Union, Putnam, WV # 31
      Thornton, Daniel 30 VA VA VA
      Elizabeth 24 VA VA VA
      John A 6 WV
      Addison 4/12 Feb
      Theota 4
      Laurilla 3
      Jane 2

      1900 Union, Putnam, WV #178-185 all WVWVWV
      Thornton, Daniel 1/1850 m 25y
      Elizabeth C 2/1852 m 25y 8-8 children
      Elbin son 3/1875 m 4y
      Addison son 1/1880
      Linny da 11/1883
      Mary A da 5/1889
      Willy son 10/1892
      Linsy son 9/1894
      Liddie M wife 3/1888 m 4y 2-1 child
      Ida M da 7/1898

      1910 Union, Putna, WV # 72-75 all WVWVWV
      Thornton, Elizabeth 58 wd 8-8 children
      Addison son 27 s
      William 17
      Alice da 19
      Lindsey son 15

      Mary Alice's birth record shows her parents as D & Catherine.
    Children 
     1. John Elbin Thornton,   b. Mar 1875, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Theota Thornton,   b. CA 1876, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Laurilla Thornton,   b. CA 1877, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Jane Thornton,   b. CA 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Addison Thornton,   b. 29 Jan 1880, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Linnie May Thornton,   b. 21 Sep 1884, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1923, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     7. Mary Alice Thornton,   b. 20 May 1889, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1937, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     8. William Thornton,   b. 21 Oct 1891, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Lindsey Robert Thornton,   b. Sep 1894, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F18778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.