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Name: John A. Douglas Thornton ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}
Sex: M
Birth: 15 AUG 1862 in Kansas, USA ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}
Death: 20 JUN 1938 in Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, USA ¹⁰
Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, USA. ¹¹
Residence:
1. 1870 in Oxford, Johnson, Kansas, United States. ⁵
1. 1880. ⁸
1. 1880 in Salt Creek, Chariton, Missouri, USA. ⁶
1. 1900 in Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri, USA. ³
1. 1900 in Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri, USA. ³
1. 1910 in Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri, USA. ²
1. 1920 in Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri, USA. ⁷
1. in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, USA. ⁵
Person Id: I8912
Tree Id: 618640

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Parents

Father:

John Edward Thornton: Birth: 28 MAR 1821 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 6 JUL 1908 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA

Mother:

Mary Ann Bates: Birth: 21 APR 1825 in Missouri, USA. Death: 6 AUG 1909 in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri, USA

Family
Marriage:

Married: Eliza "Ella" E. Maggard on 1 MAY 1885 at Chariton, Missouri.^{3 4}
Eliza "Ella" E. Maggard: Birth: DEC 1864 in Missouri, USA. Death: AFT 1938

Children:

Samantha Thornton: Birth: 4 JUL 1886 in Missouri, USA.
Thurston Thornton: Birth: 10 APR 1889 in Missouri, USA.
Noble Thornton: Birth: 27 APR 1891 in Missouri, USA.
Cornelia Thornton: Birth: ABT 1894 in Missouri, USA.
Prentice Dean Thornton: Birth: 10 JAN 1900 in Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, USA. Death: 22 OCT 1960 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
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Sources

1.	Title: Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;;
2.	Title: 1910 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374796 Publication: Name: Name: Bureau of the Census;;
3.	Title: 1900 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri; Roll: 857; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240857 Publication: Name: Name: Bureau of the Census. National Archives and Records Administration, T623; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1900;;
4.	Title: Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Publication: Name: Name: Missouri State Archives - Marriage Records [microfilm]; Location: Jefferson City, Missouri USA;;
5.	Title: 1870 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Oxford, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: M593_435; Page: 640B; Image: 758; Family History Library Film: 545934 Publication: Name: Name: National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1870;;
6.	Title: 1880 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Creek, Chariton, Missouri; Roll: 680; Family History Film: 1254680; Page: 597C; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 0857 Publication: Name: Name: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;;
7.	Title: 1920 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Trenton Ward 3, Grundy, Missouri; Roll: T625_916; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 464 Publication: Name: Name: Bureau of the Census Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City); Location: Washington, DC;;
8.	Title: Ancestry Family Trees Author: DATA UNCONFIRMED Publication: Name: Name: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;
9.	Title: Missouri State Archives, Records Management & Archives Service, 600 West Main Street, P. O. Box 778, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Page: Missouri Death Certificate No. 21909 Publication: Name: Name: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/;;
10.	Title: Missouri State Archives, Records Management & Archives Service, 600 West Main Street, P. O. Box 778, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Page: Missouri Death Certificate No. 21909 Publication: Name: Name: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/;;
11.	Title: Missouri State Archives, Records Management & Archives Service, 600 West Main Street, P. O. Box 778, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Page: Missouri Death Certificate No. 21909 Publication: Name: Name: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/;;

Notes

Note: John Thornton has been shown on two different census records with two different names. I can only conclude that (1) they may not be the same person, or (2) John had two different middle names. Therefore for now, I'm calling him John A. Douglas Thornton.
1880 Salt Creek, Chariton County, Missouri Census; Roll: 680; Family History Film: 1254680; Page: 597C; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 0857
John E Thornton, age 58, white, male, married, farmer, born Tennessee, parents born North Carolina.
Mary A. Thornton, age 55, white, female, wife, keeping house, born Missouri, father born Kentucky, mother born Virginia.
John A. Thornton, age 18, white, male, son, single, born Kansas, father born Tennessee, mother born Missouri.
1900 Trenton Ward 3, Grundy County, Missouri Census; Roll: 857; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240857, Pleasant Plain Road.
John D Thornton, age 38, head, white, male, born Aug 1861, married for 15 years, born Kansas, father born Tennessee, mother born Illinois, Locomotive Mechanic.
Ella S Thornton, age 35, wife, white, female, born Dec 1864, married for 15 years, had 9 children with 5 surviving, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Indiana.
Simantha Thornton, age 13, daughter, white, female, born July 1886, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, at school.
Thurston Thornton, age 11, son, white, male, born Apr 1889, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri..
Noble Thornton, age 8, son, white, male, born Nov 1891, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, at school.
Cornelia Thornton, age 6, daughter, white, female, born July 1893, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, at school.
Prentiss Thornton, age 4/12, son, white, male, born Jan 1900, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri.
1910 Trenton Ward 3, Grundy County, Missouri Census; Roll: T624_783; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374796, Pleasant Plain Ave.
John D Thornton, age 48, head, male, white, married (1) for 25 years (1885), born Kansas, father born Tennessee, mother born Illinois, truck man for Railroad.
Ella E Thornton, age 44, wife, female, white, married (1) for 25 years, had 9 children with 6 surviving, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Indiana.
Samantha Thornton, age 23, daughter, female, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri.
Thurston Thornton, age 21, son, male, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, laborer for Poultry House.
Noble Thornton, age 19, son, male, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, deliverer for retail grocery store.
Cornelia Thornton, age 16, daughter, female, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri.
Prentice Thornton, age 10, son, male, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri.
Hazel Thornton, age 8, daughter, female, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri.
1920 Trenton Ward 3, Grundy County, Missouri Census; Roll: T625_916; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 464
John D Thornton, age 66, head, male, white, married, born Kansas, parents born Illinois, truckman for RR.
Ella Thornton, age 56, wife, female, white, married, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Indiana.
Hazel Thornton, age 18, daughter, female, white, single, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, clerk at poultry house.
Sumatha Welch, age 33, daughter, female, white, widowed, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Missouri, clerk at poultry house.
Unice Welch, age 8, grand daughter, female, white, single, born Minnesota, parents born Missouri.
1930 Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri Census; Roll: 1190; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 226.0; FHL microfilm: 2340925
John D Thorton, age 68, head, male, white, married at age 23, born Illinois, mother born Missouri, father born USA, truckman for RR.
Eliza E Thorton, age 65, wife, female, white, married at age 20, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Indiana.
Samantha Wilch, age 42, daughter, female, white, widowed, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri.
Eunice Wilch, age 18, grand daughter, female, white, single, born Missouri, parents born Missouri.
Per death certificate, John D. Thornton, residence Pleasant Pl. Road, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, male, white, married, born August 15, 1862 in Kansas to John D. Thornton (b. Kansas) and Maggard (b. Missouri), died June 20, 1938 (age 75 years, 10 months, 4 days) of Coronary Thrombosia. buried June 20, 1938 in Maple Grove with the funeral director being Gipson Funeral Service, Trenton, MO. Informant: Prentice Thornton, Burlington, IA. Son Prentice gave erronous information as the parents of John D. are just a duplicate of Prentice's own parents instead of his grandparents.

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