Yancy THORNTON

Birth:
17 Apr 1827
Meriwether, Georgia
Death:
31 Jul 1903
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas
Burial:
1903
Floyd Chapel Cemetery, Whitesboro, Gonzales, Texas
Marriage:
Abt 1847
Georgia
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Sources:
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree
Public Member Tree @Ancestry.com
Find A Grave Memorial
Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982
1850 Census Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, page 355B
1870 Census Youngville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, page 12B
1880 Census Caldwell,Texas, psge 278A
1830 Census Meriwether, Georgia
Caldwell County,Texas Marriage Records (FHL#976.433 V2m)
Meriwether Co., Georgia Wills, Winlock Pearson, 1837-probate 1842
Sarah PEARSON
Birth:
4 Apr 1832
Georgia
Death:
29 Aug 1889
Caldwell, Texas
Burial:
1889
Joliet, Caldwell, Texas
Mother:
Sarah
Children
Marriage
1
James Wenlock THORNTON
Birth:
5 May 1849
Meriwether, Georgia
Death:
3 Nov 1919
Talladega, Alabama
Sarah Louisa CARROLL 
Marr:
17 May 1881
Pickens, Alabama 
2
William Jefferson THORNTON
Birth:
12 Dec 1850
Meriwether, Georgia
Death:
9 Apr 1928
Eldorado, Chleicher, Texas
Mary Ida TOMERLIN 
Marr:
1 Apr 1880
Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas 
3
Sarah Levinia THORNTON
Birth:
17 Oct 1852
Meriwether, Georgia
Death:
9 Feb 1929
Austin, Travis, Texas
Oliver Thomas ABBETT 
Marr:
11 Jan 1876
Fayette, Alabama 
4
Mary THORNTON
Birth:
1856
Alabama
Death:
William A. BILLINGTON 
Marr:
24 Oct 1878
Guadalupe, Texas 
Notes:
                   NOTE: Living next to Father at time of 1880 Census

NOTE: Not found at time of 1900 Census

NOTE: No other children found
5
Lizzie THORNTON
Birth:
1858
Alabama
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Lydia Melissa THORNTON
Birth:
24 Aug 1861
Alabama
Death:
14 Jul 1891
Caldwell, Texas
Joseph Young HULLUM 
Marr:
27 Apr 1882
Caldwell, Texas 
Notes:
                   NICKNAME: Millie
7
Thomas Leland THORNTON
Birth:
20 Jun 1864
Alabama
Death:
5 Jan 1942
Houston, Harris, Texas
Daisy Rebecca COX 
Marr:
15 May 1895
Wharton, Texas 
8
Josephine Caroline THORNTON
Birth:
17 Jan 1866
Alabama
Death:
17 Jan 1904
Oregon
Albert Jacob LOPP 
Marr:
5 Jul 1883
Caldwell, Texas 
9
Louisa Frances THORNTON
Birth:
7 Aug 1870
of Alabama
Death:
11 Jan 1964
Nixon, Gonzales, Texas
Henry Michael KECK 
Marr:
14 Dec 1887
Caldwell, Texas 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Louisa Frances aka Frannie
10
Ida Viola THORNTON
Birth:
16 Feb 1875/76
Fayette, Alabama
Death:
18 Jan 1971
Bay City, Matagorda, Texas
Joseph Francis CARR 
Marr:
19 Aug 1896
Hardwood, Gonzales, Texas 
FCID:6034:605
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Yancy Thornton - Sarah Pearson

Yancy Thornton was born at Meriwether, Georgia 17 Apr 1827.

He married Sarah Pearson Abt 1847 at Georgia . Sarah Pearson was born at Georgia 4 Apr 1832 daughter of Winlock C. Pearson and Sarah .

They were the parents of 10 children:
James Wenlock Thornton born 5 May 1849.
William Jefferson Thornton born 12 Dec 1850.
Sarah Levinia Thornton born 17 Oct 1852.
Mary Thornton born 1856.
Lizzie Thornton born 1858.
Lydia Melissa Thornton born 24 Aug 1861.
Thomas Leland Thornton born 20 Jun 1864.
Josephine Caroline Thornton born 17 Jan 1866.
Louisa Frances Thornton born 7 Aug 1870.
Ida Viola Thornton born 16 Feb 1875/76.

Yancy Thornton died 31 Jul 1903 at Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas .

Sarah Pearson died 29 Aug 1889 at Caldwell, Texas .