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Milton Owen Thornton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Carolina, USA
Death: May 04, 1866 (37)
Pulaski County, Missouri, USA (bushwhacked and hung by ex-confederates )
Place of Burial: Wall Place Cemetery, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Felix H. Thornton, X and Mary Celetha Thornton
Husband of Elisabeth Elender Thornton Luttrell and Judith Ann Thornton
Father of Sarah Jane Williams; Martha Ann Luttrell; Nancy Mariah Luttrell; Steven A. Douglas Thornton; William Shelton Thornton and 1 other
Brother of Louisa Thornton; Parnina Thornton; Albern J. Thornton; Felix Hill Thornton; John Edward Thornton and 5 others

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About Milton Owen Thornton

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65883489&ref=wvr


GEDCOM Note

Milton Owen Thornton was a Union Soldier in the American Civil War He was a musician for the troops. After the war in 1866, he was hung by ex-confederates He is buried near Hawkeye, Missouri There is a notation of his eye color in a couple of different places that discuss that he had blue eyes.

Son of Felix & Mary Celetha (Holly) Thornton

Married

  • 6 Jun 1850 in Schulyer Co., Illinois to Judith Ann Luttrell, daughter of Shelton and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Luttrell
  • 18 Jan 1860 in Camden Co., Missouri to Elizabeth Elender Floyd

Children with Judith:
Sarah Jane Thornton Witt Williams (22 Jul 1857-1 Jul 1918)

Children with Elizabeth:
Steven A. Douglas Thornton (20 Dec 1860-6 Jan 1939)
Martha Ann Thornton Luttrell (30 May 1863-19 Dec 1956)
William Shelton Thornton (1865-1931)
Nancy Mariah Thornton Luttrell (4 Oct 1866-13 Mar 1908)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 12 2023, 19:28:44 UTC

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Milton Owen Thornton's Timeline

1828
September 16, 1828
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 21
Browning, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
1851
January 27, 1851
Brumley, Miller, MO
1857
July 22, 1857
Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
1857
1860
December 21, 1860
Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
1863
May 30, 1863
Miller County, Missouri, USA
1866
May 4, 1866
Age 37
Pulaski County, Missouri, USA