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Thomas Marion Thornton

Birth	:	20 Aug 1838 Pike County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	6 May 1916 Dawes County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Crawford Cemetery, Crawford, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7181015, -103.4052963
Inscription	:	36 IA Infantry Cpl. Co. K
Description	:	Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska Pg. 633 THOMAS M. THORNTON Thomas M. Thornton, residing now with his son Benjamin on section 20, township 30, range 52, Dawes county, Nebraska, is one of the pioneer settlers of the western part of the state, and he has helped by every way in his power to build up the region where he chose his home in the early days of the state's history. Mr. Thornton is a native of Pike county, Illonois, (sic) born in 1837 on his father's farm. He is the son of Joel Thornton, born in 1800 in... Read More	Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska Pg. 633 THOMAS M. THORNTON Thomas M. Thornton, residing now with his son Benjamin on section 20, township 30, range 52, Dawes county, Nebraska, is one of the pioneer settlers of the western part of the state, and he has helped by every way in his power to build up the region where he chose his home in the early days of the state's history. Mr. Thornton is a native of Pike county, Illonois, (sic) born in 1837 on his father's farm. He is the son of Joel Thornton, born in 1800 in Pike county, of English and Welsh descent. The father died May 5, 1876. Our subject's mother was Annie Honaker, of German Stock, born in 1804, and died in Page county, Nebraska, in 1896. The subject of our sketch enlisted August 12, 1862, in Company K, Iowa Infantry, and saw hard service during the war, engaging in thirty-two battles. He was severely wounded near Camden, on the Washita river, in Arkansas, April 7, 1864, and still carries the bullet in his leg. He was honorably discharged September 7, 1865. Mr. Thornton came to Dawes county, Nebraska, May 17, 1888, settling on a farm nine or ten miles from Crawford, and there built up a fine ranch and home. He has been very successful since coming here and at one time owned five sections of good land in the western part of the county, where he was extensively engaged in stock raising. Of late he has sold out to his sons and their uncle, retaining for himself only about two hundred acres. The sons and their uncle, Mr. Abbots, own about eleven sections of land and they run from three hundred to five hundred head of cattle and from seventy-five to one hundred head of horses every year. They stand high as the leading stockmen of this part of the country. Their places are finely improved, supplied with several fine sets of buildings, three wind mills Thomas M Thornton Residence: Georgetown, Iowa Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 August 1862 at the age of 25 Enlisted in Company C, 36th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 15 September 1862. Wounded on 04 April 1864 at Elkins Ford, AR (Wounded slightly) Promoted to Full Corporal 7th Class on 17 October 1864 Promoted to Full Corporal 6th Class on 11 June 1865 Promoted to Full Corporal 5th Class on 11 June 1865 Mustered out Company C, 36th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 24 August 1865 in Devall's Bluff, AR

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Thomas Marion Thornton death on 6 May 1916 in Dawes County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.7181015
Longitude: -103.4052963

Family Members:

Parent

Anna Honaker Thornton

(1804 - 1896)

Spouse

Siblings

Aaron F. Thornton

(1827 - 1894)

Nancy Thornton Maxwell

(1840 - 1913)

William A. Thornton

(1842 - 1899)

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Crawford, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7181015, -103.4052963

2. Saint John Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6680984, -103.3964005

3. Fort Robinson Cemetery
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6. Whitney Cemetery
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7. Union Star Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7771988, -103.5597000

8. Glendale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6130981, -103.5389023

9. Parrish Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5633000, -103.3703500

10. Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6850014, -103.1841965

11. Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
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12. Belmont Cemetery
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13. Bannan Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7196700, -103.6857000

14. Andrews Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7196700, -103.6857000

15. Highland Center Cemetery
Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6100006, -103.1258011

16. Shisler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7930984, -103.0875015

17. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6646710, -103.0608510

18. Marsland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4660988, -103.2838974

19. Bodarc Cemetery
Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7994700, -103.7784500

20. Greenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8272018, -103.0239029

21. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8224983, -103.0085983

22. Montrose Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9213860, -103.7302690

23. Grace Episcopal Cemetery
Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8267000, -102.9996000

24. Hillcrest Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0398500, -103.3367160