Effie Thornton
Maggie Thornton
Nancy Alice Thornton
Andrew Bufford Thornton 1880
Lennie Ann Thornton
William Jefferson Thornton
Ross Older Thornton
Doss Younger Thornton - Sr
Sam Ira Thornton

 

Mary Francis Harris Thornton

abt 1855(6?) - 1927

??/??, 1856 to June 22, 1927

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01/13/13

 

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David Ashley Thornton 1836
Mary Leaner Thornton 1838
Austin Levens Thornton 1841
Statira Eveline Thornton 1844
Missouri Town Thornton 1846
Louisa Caroline Thornton 1850
Ira Newton Thornton 1852

Mary Francis Harris Thornton

Effie Thornton
Maggie Thornton
Nancy Alice Thornton
Andrew Bufford Thornton 1880
Lennie Ann Thornton
William Jefferson Thornton
Ross Older Thornton
Doss Younger Thornton - Sr
Sam Ira Thornton

Effie Thornton
Maggie Thornton
Nancy Alice Thornton
Andrew Bufford Thornton 1880
Lennie Ann Thornton
William Jefferson Thornton
Ross Older Thornton
Doss Younger Thornton - Sr
Sam Ira Thornton  

Doss Younger Thornton - Sr
Margaret Gladys Sterling Thornton
Morris James Thornton
Erma Gladys Thornton
Doss Younger Thornton Jr
Ira Newton Thornton - Tex
Leonard Charles Thornton
Willy Clarence Thornton
Carl Thomas Thornton
Baby - no name - Thornton
Daniel Curtis Thornton
Mary Maxine Thornton

 

Information found by TCT 12 January 2013

Harris, Mary (1855) 1920s

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14437824/person/109085825/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum

Warning! I have not seen any documentation that authenticates this photo as our Mary Francis Harris Thornton b. 1856.

If anyone has such documentation, please let me know.  TCT

Does anyone have the full picture from which the above was taken?

   
   
   

 

Information found by TCT 21 December 2012

 

Mary Francis Harris may also have been married to Nathaniel David Astin (before being married to Ira Newton Thornton)

Father of John David Astin (wife May Belle Franklin Astin)

whose son, John Henry Astin was married to Gladys Erma Thornton (daughter of Doss Younger Thornton and Margaret Gladys Sterling Thornton)

This information can be found on the Erma Gladys Thornton web page done 19 February 2012

See https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Nathaniel%20David%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AAstin~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3A%22Mary%20Francis%22~   for more information on the children and family of Nathaniel Astin and Mary F Harris.

also:  https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Mary%20Francis%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AHarris~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3A%22Nathaniel%20David%22~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3AAstin

Also under Mary Francis Thornton at:  https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Mary%20Francis%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AThornton~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3A%22Ira%20Newton%22~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3AThornton  

 

From Ira Newton Thornton Page: 

Ira Newton Thornton died July 06, 1927

? Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ ?

Wife, Mary Francis Harris, died there June 22, 1927 !

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=ms_r_f-2_s&gsfn=Mary+Francis&gsln=Harris&msbdy=1855&msbpn__ftp=Phoenix%2c+Maricopa%2c+Arizona%2c+USA&msddy=1927&msdpn__ftp=Phoenix%2c+Maricopa%2c+Arizona%2c+USA&cpxt=0&catBucket=p&uidh=000&cp=0

 

 

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Mary%20Francis%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AThornton~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3A%22Ira%20Newton%22~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3AThornton
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNWV-NCX

United States Census, 1880 for Mary Francis Thornton

Name: Mary Francis Thornton
Residence: Missouri, Pike, Arkansas
Birthdate: 1857
Birthplace: Mississippi, United States
Relationship to Head: Wife
Spouse's Name: Ira N. Thornton
Spouse's Birthplace: Arkansas, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Alabama, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Female
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 23 years
Occupation: Keeping House
NARA Film Number: T9-0053
Page: 441
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 2550
Film number: 1254053
Household Gender Age
Spouse Ira N. Thornton M 27
Mary Francis Thornton F 23
Child Nancy A. Thornton F 4
Child Andrew B. Thornton M 5M

 

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNWV-NCX
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC96-MKZ United States Census, 1920 for Mary F Thornton
Name: Mary F Thornton
Residence: , Jones, Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1857
Age: 63
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Film Number: 1821824
Digital Folder Number: 4391976
Image Number: 00286
Sheet Number: 3
Household Gender Age
Spouse Ira Thornton M 67y
Mary F Thornton F 63y

 

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC96-MKZ

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Nathaniel%20David%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AAstin~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3A%22Mary%20Francis%22~
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11854-86500-73?cc=1320964
Name: Jason Nathanael Astin
Death Date: 24 Oct 1963
Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 68 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathanel Henry Astin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Francis Harriss
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Place of Residence: Alamo Heights, Bexar, Texas
Cemetery: Rockdale
Burial Place: Rockdale, Texas
Burial Date: 24 Oct 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117351
Digital Film Number: 4028334
Image Number: 14
Reference Number: cn 61111

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDB2-86V

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD1G-15N

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11828-30059-96?cc=1320964

Name: Katie Pearl Blocker
Death Date: 30 Oct 1968
Death Place: Austin, Travis, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: Cauc.
Death Age: 90 years 1 month 21 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 09 Sep 1878
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathan Henry Astin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Francis Harris
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Austin, Travis, Texas
Cemetery: Capital Memorial Garden
Burial Place: Austin, Texas
Burial Date: 01 Nov 1968
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137191
Digital Film Number: 4029809
Image Number: 309
Reference Number: cn 81600

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD1G-15N

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD66-SMP

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11782-113020-20?cc=1320964

Name: Nora Nell Whelchel
Death Date: 28 Sep 1961
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Death Age: 84 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 08 Dec 1876
Birthplace: Rome, Georgia
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathan Astin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Frances Harris
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Cemetery: Oaklawn Cemetery
Burial Place: Rockdale, Texas
Burial Date: 30 Sep 1961
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116792
Digital Film Number: 4166598
Image Number: 1451
Reference Number: v X cn 52297

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD66-SMP

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDF2-GZJ

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11088-118863-63?cc=1320964

Name: Bobbie Estell Shaffer
Death Date: 27 Jan 1960
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1887
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathaniel N. Astin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary F. Harris
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Cemetery: Woodlawn Garden of Memories
Burial Place: Houston, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Jan 1960
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116048
Digital Film Number: 4166222
Image Number: 2792
Reference Number: cn 3524

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDF2-GZJ

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8GJ-R56 United States Census, 1880 for Nathaniel Astin

Mary born in Georgia (previously thought Mary Francis Harris was born in Mississippi???

Name: Nathaniel Astin
Residence: District 282, Morgan, Georgia
Birthdate: 1854
Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Mary Astin
Spouse's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 26 years
Occupation: Farmer & Saw Mill
NARA Film Number: T9-0159
Page: 393
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 5832
Film number: 1254159
Household Gender Age
Nathaniel Astin M 26
Spouse Mary Astin F 25
Child Lenora R. Astin F 3
Child Katie Astin F 3

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8GJ-R56

   

 

Information on Betty Gea and John Harris

27 February 2012

http://records.ancestry.com/Betty_Gea_records.ashx?pid=23507752

Ancestry

Ancestry

One problem with this site's information is the reference to Phoenix.  Phoenix was not founded until 1861 and incorporated 1881.

http://records.ancestry.com/John_Harris_records.ashx?pid=701113

Ancestry

Ancestry

One problem with this site's information is the reference to Phoenix.  Phoenix was not founded until 1861 and incorporated 1881.

Name Meaning for "Harris"

English and Welsh (very common in southern England and South Wales): patronymic from the medieval English personal name Harry , pet form of Henry .

 

   
   

 

 

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