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Person Info

Name: William Spencer Thurston
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1826 in Pemberton, Goochland County, Virginia
Death: 28 Jan 1880 in Goochland County, Virginia ¹
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
Person Id: I00087
Tree Id: 614293

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Parents

Father:

Armistead Thurston: Birth: in King & Queen County, Virginia. Death: ABT 1843 in New Market, Madison County, Alabama

Mother:

Mary Jane Britt: Birth: in Pemberton, Goochland County, Virginia. Death: BEF 1850 in New Market, Madison County, Alabama

Family
Marriage:

Married: Amelia A. Neaves on 26 Apr 1849 at Jefferson County, Alabama.²
Amelia A. Neaves: Birth: ABT 1828 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Death: 6 May 1866 in Jefferson County, Alabama

Children:

Walter Scott Thurston: Birth: 20 Feb 1850 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Death: 1909 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas

Family
Marriage:

Married: Frances Ann "Fannie" Wilkinson on 15 Jan 1867 at Goochland County, Virginia.
Frances Ann "Fannie" Wilkinson: Birth: Jan 1846 in Powhatan County, Virginia. Death: 11 Sep 1908 in Richmond, Virginia

Children:

William Preston "Willie" Thurston: Birth: 20 Nov 1868 in Richmond, Virginia. Death: 21 Jun 1936 in Richmond, Virginia
Mary Louise Thurston: Birth: 23 Feb 1871 in Richmond, Virginia. Death: 5 Mar 1872 in Richmond, Virginia
Eugene Armistead Thurston: Birth: 24 Mar 1873 in Richmond, Virginia. Death: 9 Dec 1957 in Richmond, Virginia
Harry Clay Thurston: Birth: 26 Dec 1876 in Richmond, Virginia. Death: 24 Oct 1947 in Henrico County, Virginia

Sources

1.	Source: Commonwealth of Virginia Death Records, City of Richmond, 1853-1896
2.	Source: Online Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957

Notes

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Note: Born in western Goochland County, circa 1826, moved with parents to New Market, Madison County, Alabama in 1828, lived there until sometime after 1843 and moved to Jefferson County, Alabama prior to 1849, is said to have returned to Virginia circa 1856, although he resided in Richmond, he departed this life in Goochland County, Virginia and his body was taken back to Richmond in a horse drawn flat-bed truck and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

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