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From the 1900 census -
Name: Obediah Thornton; farmer
Home in 1900: Tonti, Marion, Illinois
Age: 50
Birth Year: June 1850
BirthPlace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouses's Name: Nancy J.
Nancy J. - 48, b. 6 Jan 1848 in Lexington, Ind. She has had 11 children and 9 are
living.
Charles C. - 24, b. July 1875, Ind. farm laborer
Fannie M. - 17, b. July 1882, Ind.
Berte E. - 15, b. Nov. 1884, Ind. son
Jessie H. - 13, b. Oct. 1886, Ind.
Roy G. - 9, b. July 1890, Ind.
From the 1910 census -
Name: Nancy J Thornton
Age in 1910: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
BirthPlace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Maryland
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Home in 1910: Oakdale, Washington, Illinois
Marital Status: Widowed
Jess - 21, b. Ind
Mollie - 21, daughter-inlaw, b. Illinois
Ralph - 1, b. Illinois, grandson
Glen - 19, b. Ind., son
Living nearby is - son
Thornton, Bert E. - 24, b. Ind.
Fern - 22, b. Illinois
H. Forest - 1, b. Illinois
From the 1920 census -
Name: Nancy J. Thornton
Home in 1920: Oakdale, Washington, Illinois
Age: 67 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
BirthPlace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Maryland
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Marital status: Widow
William - 52, b. Ind., widowed, works on farm
Charles - 43, b. Ind., works on farm
Jessie - 31, b. Ind, widowed, works on farm
Ralph - 11, b. Illinois, grandson
Living nearby is son Bert E. -
Thorton, Earl - 35, B. Ind
Flossie F. - 32, b. Illinois
Forest - 10, b. Illinois
Alfred - 8, b. Illinois
Eula - 5, b. Illinois
Marshall - 2.10 yrs., b. Illinois
James - 0 months (new born baby, b. Illinois
From the 1930 census -
Name: Bert e Thornton; farmer
Home in 1930: Oakdale, Washington, Illinois
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
BirthPlace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouses's Name: Fern F.
Fern F. - 42
Forest H. - 20,
Alford H. - 18
Eula I. - 15
Marshall E. - 13
James E. - 11
Marjaoie I. - 7, b. Illinois
Willard E. - 5, b. Illinois
Leonard A. - 23 months, b. Illinois
Living next to Bert is his brother Charles and his mother.
Thornton, Charles - 53, b. Ind.; laborer in timber business
Thornton, Nancy J. - 78, widow
Thornton, Ralph L. - 19, b. Illinois, farm laborer (Jessie's son)
Can't find Jesse in the 1930 census.
Where can he be?
1930 is the last available census.
From the 1930 census - this is Nancy's oldest don
Name:
William Thornton
Home in 1930: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
BirthPlace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouses's Name: Hannah S.
Sarah Hannah (Cooper)
Born: 14 Sep 1874 in Clinton, Indiana
Died: 2 Apr 1941 in Decatur, Ill Macon
Marriage: 7 Nov 1890 in Clinton, Indiana
Carl H. - 19, b. Mo.