Thornton Family Papers
Thornton Family Papers

Author: Thornton (Family

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Published: 1818

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Collection consists of: written notes on the Thornton family starting with Gilbert Thornton, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, who moved to Camden, South Carolina (includes notes from the will of Joseph Thornton of Kershaw County, South Carolina); and title pages of the 1818 printing of Rob Roy with handwritten annotation documenting that Joseph Thornton purchased the book on 15 June 1818 for $2.00.

Family History
Family History

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Published: 1997

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Genealogical tables for the Thornton family in the United States.

Thornton Family History of Greene County, VIrginia
Thornton Family History of Greene County, VIrginia

Author: Diana Jean Muir

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0359486479

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The first Architect of the Capitol, William Thornton, was raised in England and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Dr. Thornton traveled extensively on a study tour in Europe before briefly practicing medicine in Philadelphia (1786-1790) where he met and married Anna Maria Brodeau. His descendants can now be found across the United States, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois and Florida. Originally from Yorkshire, England the name Thornton means ""thorn hill.""

Samuel Watson Thornton Collection
Samuel Watson Thornton Collection

Author: Earle Clark Thornton

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Published: 1864

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The Thornton family collection spans the years 1864 to 2011 and consists of materials regarding Samuel Watson Thornton's and Earle Clark Thornton's service in the United States (U.S.) Army. The bulk of the collection is related to Earle Clark Thornton's service in World War I. The personal correspondence includes letters and postcards from Earle Clark Thornton to his daughter, Dorothy. The official papers include personnel documents, certificates, special orders, and other documents regarding Earle Clark Thornton's service in World War I. The collection contains three diaries: a transcription of a diary kept by Samuel Watson Thornton from April to September 1898 and two diaries kept by Earle Clark Thornton in 1918 and 1919 describing his voyage overseas, his arrival in France, a scarlet fever quarantine, the Battle of Verdun, and his voyage back to the U.S. after the war. The printed materials include a hymn book for the Army and Navy annotated by Samuel Watson Thornton on 4 July 1864 and a business card from his time as commander of the Matt Starr Post No. 378. Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) in Jacksonville, Illinois. The photographs in the collection include portraits of Samuel Watson Thornton and Earle Clark Thornton, as well as photos taken in Texas during Earle Clark Thornton's service in World War I.

Thornton-Creswell Family Papers
Thornton-Creswell Family Papers

Author: Harry Thornton Creswell

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Published: 1835

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Chiefly papers of Harry Innes Thornton Creswell (1891-1964), military attache to Tokyo; together with papers of Harry Innes Thornton (1797-1861), member of California Land Commission for 1851; Harry Innes Thornton (1834-1895), lawyer, Calif. State Senator, and officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; and Harry Thornton Creswell (1850-1915), San Francisco City and County Attorney and Police Commissioner; and miscellaneous family papers. Papers of Harry Innes Thornton Creswell (1891-1964) consist of letters (1917-1964) to his mother in San Francisco, mostly written from Japan; reports on U.S.-Japanese relations and Japanese nationalism (1940-1946) by the American Embassy in Tokyo; and two published vols. of A dictionary of military terms, English-Japanese, Japanese-English, American and Japanese editions, co-authored by Creswell.