James Barnabus Thornton^{[1, 2]}

1844 - 1907  (62 years)

• Name	James Barnabus Thornton
  Born	6 Dec 1844	Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1907
  Buried	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I347562	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Jesse Barnabas Thornton,   b. 30 Sep 1817,   d. 28 Jul 1905  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Susannah "Sue" Baker,   b. 14 Mar 1816,   d. 6 Sep 1878  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F136615	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sara Proffitt,   b. 22 Jan 1844, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 1887  (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. Roena Thornton,   b. Abt 1871, Tennessee   2. Alvaton Theodore Thornton,   b. 13 Jun 1872, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 May 1945, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 3. Edward Lee "Ed" Thornton,   b. 27 Dec 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 8 May 1941, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)   4. Nick J. Thornton,   b. 14 Jul 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1926, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)   5. Abigail Thornton,   b. Abt 1880, Tennessee + 6. James R. Thornton,   b. 5 Jan 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1928, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 43 years)   7. Grover C. Thornton,   b. 2 Aug 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1955, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F136614	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy France,   b. 18 Jul 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jan 1938, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1888	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Laura Naomi Thornton,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 1953  (Age 56 years)   2. John Thornton,   b. Abt 1892, Tennessee   3. Panner Thornton,   b. Abt 1894, Tennessee
  Family ID	F162073	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Dec 1844 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Married - 7 Jun 1888 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 8 May 1941. Edward Lee Thornton death record [S87] Death Certificate, 2 Oct 1953. Mrs. Laura Naomi Fox obituary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 36489114). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name James B Thornton Event Type Marriage Event Date 07 Jun 1888 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Nancy Frances Spouse's Gender Female Page 82 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65RS-V43?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21Y%3A1589264474%2C1589372855 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > image 385 of 640; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.