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Mary Walton Edmunds m 1854
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William Green Thornton
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... "That said William G. Thornton is the brother of
Abner E. Thornton, Esq., who before said marshal's sale was and
thence until and after said conveyance last mentioned to the
State, continued to be the Financial Receiver of said Bank;
..." Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme
Court of Law and Equity of the State of Arkansas, E.H. English,
Volume 12, July Term, 1851, Case No. 333. |
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CLARK COUNTY ARKANSAS DEED RECORDS Elkins, John to William
Elkins 1/22/1855, book I, p 160 William Elkins to John Elkins
7/2/1855, Book I, p 267 John Elkins to Thomas d. Shackleford
12/7/1857, book J, p 505 W. G. Thornton
to John Elkins 3/12/1857, book J, p 284 -- 15, 9, 22 |
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12. Sex Name M William Green Thornton Born: Oct 1823 Place:
Union County, Illinois Died: 09 Sep 1901 Place: Victoria, Texas
Married: Abt 1854 Place: Spouse: Mary W. Edmonds |
http://vrhc.uhv.edu/home.htm
http://vrhc.uhv.edu/Connections/LocalHistory.cfm |
| William Green Thornton, M. D. |
LOCAL HISTORY |
HC-169-B-1(322) |
1-4 |
1855-1886 |
1. Daybook of Patients and Account,, 1855-1862. 2.
Daybook of Patients and Accounts, 1867-1869 3. Daybook of
Patients and Accounts, 1870-1878 4. Daybook of Patients
and Accounts, 1884-1886 |
Was he a physician?? Yes!!! see
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Description |
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1870 |
Victoria, TX |
Dr. W.G. thornton.
He was mayor of Victoria in 1870. Gravemarker in
Evergreen reads: B. Oct. 22, 1823 d. Sept. 9, 1901; C.
S. A. Vet.
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Early History
Of Victoria, Texas
In 1530, only 38 short years after Columbus made his
historic voyage, a Spanish expedition was shipwrecked in the
Gulf of Mexico and the survivors landed on the coast of Texas.
Because of the abundance of stately pecan trees, the Guadalupe
River was given the name of "The River of Nuts". The
leader of the expedition was Cabeza DeVaca. Fortunately, of
the four main Indian tribes which he encountered in the area,
the Lipans and the Toncahuas were friendly and helped the
Spanish castaways recover their health. Later, the expedition
led by DeVaca made its way to California and then returned to
Spain. Indications are that Cabeza DeVaca was the first white
man to ever set foot in Texas.
A tiny fort was established by Robert de
LaSalle and named for his king - Fort St. Louis. Hostile
Indians and disease forced LaSalle to abandon the fort, but
not before the news of this French foothold had reached Spain.
This caused much consternation at the Spanish court, and word
was sent to Mexico. "Locate and get rid of the
French." This was more easily said than done. It took
four attempts before an expedition led by Captain Alonzo
DeLeon got through to this area, rediscovered our river, and
named it for the patron saint of Mexico, Our Lady of
Guadalupe, in 1689.
In 1722 the Spanish established a mission and
a fort for its protection on the site of old Fort St. Louis,
thus reclaiming the soil for Spain. But Indians and disease
were too much for the Spanish, and both the mission and the
fort were moved to a valley on the Guadalupe River where there
was only irrigation and cattle raising. This area is today
known as Mission Valley and is located just northwest of
Victoria. Later the mission and fort were moved to a place on
the San Antonio River, the site of today's city of Goliad.
Permanent buildings were erected and visitors to Goliad can
visit the mission which has been restored to its original
state. The chapel was also restored, and services are
conducted regularly. This mission, called La Bahia, played a
prominent part in the Texas Revolution.
Neither the French nor the Spanish settlements
made a permanent impression on the area. It was left to Martin
DeLeon to change forever this vast and virgin countryside. The
year was 1805 and many things were happening. The United
States had won its freedom from England, the French monarchy
had been overthrown, and Spain's most important colony in
Mexico had thrown off the Spanish yoke. Permission to
establish a settlement with the official name of Nuestra De
Guadalupe De Victoria was granted, but following Texas
Independence the name was shortened to Victoria.
The boundaries of Deleon's colony included
parts of Jackson, Calhoun, DeWitt and Victoria counties,
located roughly between the lower Guadalupe River and the
Lavaca River. The seat of government was located on the banks
of the Guadalupe River in 1824 on a 640 acre grant, and the
original city plot was one of the first in Texas to show a
site for a school. There were eight Anglo-American families of
good standing and of Catholic Faith. Each colonist received on
league of land and a town lot, and the colony prospered. In
1829, DeLeon obtained a contract to bring 150 families. His
death and a cholera epidemic of 1833 prevented this.
DeLeon's first task was to plan his city which
was laid out in accordance with his knowledge of European and
Mexican cities. Of prime importance was the market square used
by itinerant traders and local settlers. Today Victoria's City
Hall stands on the old market square. Apparently, DeLeon's
best friends lived on our present Main Street because it was
originally named La Calle de Los Amigos - "The Street of
Ten Friends". It was not until after the Texas Revolution
that Victoria started taking on its Anglo-American
characteristics. Under the Republic of Texas, Victoria County
was created on May 17, 1836 with the City of Victoria for the
county seat.
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FORMER DOCTORS OF VICTORIA
This extraction of doctor's names is from "300 Years
in Victoria County", by Roy Grimes, 1985. Thanks to
Billye Jackson for researching this.
(See also an item from THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE on fees below.
Dr. William G.
THORNTON, from Galveston to Victoria, soon after the
Civil War.
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FROM THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, APRIL 15, 1909:
We, the undersigned physicians of Victoria, Texas, hereby
agree that beginning on the first day of May, 1909, will
charge a fee of $2.00 for day visits and $4.00 for night
visits.
Any visit made between the hours of 7 pm and 7 am will be
considered a night visit.
Obstetrical cases, $25.00 and up. Office consultation, $1.00
and up.
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FORMER MAYORS
(This page is under construction and will be updated in the
near future)
The city of Victoria was incorporated in
the year of 1839 with the following serving as the first
officials:
| John J. LINN, Mayor |
John HAYES, Secretary |
| John MCCRABB, Treasurer |
Alexander DUNLAP, Alderman |
| Robert CARLISLE, Alderman |
Wm. DAVIS, Alderman |
Subsequent mayors and the years of their terms are as
follows:
| 1840 - J.A. MOODY |
1906-1909 - J.H. SCHNEIDER |
| 1841 - Jas. D. OWENS |
1910-1913 - Wm. J. CRAIG |
| 1842 - A.S. McDONALD |
1914-1915 - A. KLEIN |
| 1843 - A.M. WIGINGTON (1st part of year) |
1915-1916 - J.H. FLEMING |
| 1843 - John J.H. GRAMMONT (last of year) |
1927-1918 - A. KLEIN |
| 1844 - Richard ROMAN |
1919-1920 - Isaac Augustus HEATH |
| 1845-1846 - J.O. WHEELER |
1921-1931 - S.S. SITTERLE |
| 1847 - Jas. C. ALLEN |
1931-1932 - E.J. BLACKERT |
| 1848-1849 - J.O. WHEELER |
1932 - Jake HUMMEL (last of year) |
| 1850 - Felix B. WEBB |
1933-1946 - Ben T. JORDAN |
| 1851 - Jacob B. PRICE |
1947-1952 - H. W. GRIFFITH |
| 1852 - Richard OWENS |
1953-1956 - Cliff BERKMAN |
| 1853 - A.C. BEATY |
1957-1960 - W. R. McCRIGHT |
| 1854 - John A. CUNNINGHAM |
1961-1963 - Joe KELLY |
| 1855 - Geo. W. PALMER |
1963-1972 - Kemper WILLIAMS, Jr. |
| 1856-1857 - Wm. MILLER |
1973-1978 - C.C. CARSNER, Jr. |
| 1858 - Johnson J. ROSELL |
1979-1980 - R.E. HOBBS |
| 1859 - A. LOWE |
1981-1986 - Ted B. REED |
| 1860 - R.D.J. HATFIELD |
1987-1989 - John E. BLACKALLER |
| 1861-1862 - Johnson J. ROSELL |
1990-1994 - Ted B. REED |
| 1863-1864 - Sam A. WHITE |
1995 to present - Gary MIDDLETON |
| 1865 - J.J. LINN |
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| 1866-1869 - H.E. BRADFORD |
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| 1869 - J.P. KEAN (last of year) |
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| 1870 - W.G.
THORNTON |
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| 1871 - John MAHON |
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| 1872 - Wm. BILLINGS |
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| 1873 - A. LOWE |
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| 1874 - Wm. SOUTHERLAND |
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| 1875 - Wm. BILLINGS |
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| 1876 - Geo. WILLIAMS |
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| 1877 - Chas. MALITZ |
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| 1878-1883 - no records |
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| 1884 - N.A. THOMPSON |
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| 1885 - I.P. KIBBE |
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| 1886 - B.F. WILLIAMS |
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| 1887-1888 - Isaac Augustus HEATH |
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| 1889-1891 - B.F. WILLIAMS |
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| 1892-1893 - Isaac Augustus HEATH |
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| 1894-1895 - J.A. MUNN |
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| 1896-1898 - B.F. WILLIAMS |
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| 1899-1902 - K.J. SCHNEIDER |
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| 1902 - E.L. DUNLAP (last of year) |
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| 1903-1905 -L.A. FRITZ |
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Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database
(there are 9 thornton M.D.s on this
page)
Name: W.G. Thornton
Year of Birth:
Year of Death: 1901
Get
References
Reference: Tex. Med. News 10:685, Sept. 1901 |
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The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday,
September 24, 1875
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The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol.
35, No. 16, Ed. 1
Thursday, October 20, 1932
Not sure if these are
related! |
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CLARK COUNTY ARKANSAS DEED RECORDS Elkins, John to William
Elkins 1/22/1855, book I, p 160 William Elkins to John Elkins
7/2/1855, Book I, p 267 John Elkins to Thomas d. Shackleford
12/7/1857, book J, p 505 W.
G. Thornton to John Elkins 3/12/1857, book J, p 284 --
15, 9, 22
NOTES ON JOHN WHITNEY ELKINS CENTURY IN EGYPT by J. A.
Elkins p 63
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May 20, 1997 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
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John Elkins, the Welshman, came to North Carolina from Wales
when quite young, and with his family removed to Tennessee,
and from there to Johnson County, Illinois, making the latter
trip with a yoke of oxen hitched to a sled. He settled on the
Sam Glassford farm west of West Vienna. He arrived in this
country sometimes prior to 1800, and after remaining here a
few years with his daughter, Mrs Mansfield, and her husband
and his youngest son, Joshua, went to Little Rock Arkansas,
where he lived to be 94. Mrs Mansfield a her husband had
trouble and he killed her with a hoe. . . 1810 Randolph Co.,
Ill Census - Clear Creek - Census Place 1 male to 10 -Whit 3
males to 16 - Joshua, William, Richard 1 male 45 & over
-Old John 3 females to 10 - Mary, Elizabeth, Amy 1 female to
26-45 - Elizabeth Styles Elkins The age, number, and sex of
children are correct to be John Whitney Elkins |
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| Surname |
First Name |
Birth
Death
Marriage |
Action |
Miscellaneous |
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Volume |
Advocate
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Column |
| Edmunds |
Mary W. |
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22nd Feb 1854 |
m. Dr. W. G. Thornton in Galveston |
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55 |
14 Sep 1901 |
9 |
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W. G. [Dr.] |
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This Morning |
77 yr old died September 9th in Victoria; b. 21
Oct 1823 in Union Co, ILL; m. Mary W. Edmunds in
Galveston 22 Feb 1854; leaves wife and children:
Mrs. A. Hamilton, R. L .Joseph, J. B. Ashworth,
Misses Laura & Mamie |
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14 Sept 1901
21 Sept 1901
5 Oct 1901 |
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Victoria was settled as a colony of Martin de Leon in 1824
under the Mexican government. In 1836 it became an original
County of the Republic of Texas. Victoria is the county seat.
| VICTORIA
COUNTY RESOURCES |
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| PEOPLE
OF VICTORIA COUNTY |
| 1850
Census |
1880
US Census
found on Family Search |
Former
Postmasters
1846-1936 |
Former
Mayors
1839 to the present |
Former
District Attorneys from 1838
Former
Sheriffs from 1838
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Brands
and Marks &
Family Land Heritage Ranches |
Early
Doctors in Victoria
1836-1920 |
City
Council Members
from 1836-1998 |
Victoria
Co. Grist Mills
some of the early owners |
Early
Hotels of Victoria
owners and dates |
Short
Bios of Early Residents |
Notes
on Early Residents
many family connections |
Notes
from the Victoria Advocate Column
"100, 75, 50 Years Ago" |
Obituaries
from
the Victoria Advocate
1885-1887 |
Obits
From the Victoria Advocate Column
"100, 75, 50 Years Ago" |
Some
Death Records
McFaddin area,1930-1936 |
Letters
in the Victoria post office, May 1848 |
Family
Histories
Add your family history. |
Vital Extractions from the Victoria
Advocate
Vol.III
1894-1897, Vol.IV
1898-1899,
Vol.V
1900-1902, Vol
VI, 1903-1904
and Vol
VII, 1905-1906 |
Henry
Wolff's Journal Index
Names from his Victoria Advocate columns, 1979-1980
Henry
Wolff's Journal Index - 1981
More to come soon |
Spanish
Genealogy
Research help from Gloria Candelaria |
Fugitives
Victoria Co. 1866-1877 |
Victoria
Texas Election Records 1838-54
also Civil Officers of the County |
Reminiscences
of an Old Texas Pioneer
an interesting account of early travel to Texas |
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| VICTORIA
COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY |
P.O.Box 413, Victoria, TX 77902
VCGS meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, 7:00pm,
First Christian Church, Colorado and Ben Jordan, Victoria
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Shields, Dr. Frederick Brooks (M.D.)
- Born 1875, Crawfordville, Georgia.
Married 1900 in Victoria to Mary Clark. Lived 402 W.
Commercial in 1913. Died in Victoria
- Attended Tulane Medical School &
Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Mo. in 1899.
- Practiced with Dr. Louis J. Spivak 1913.
Office at 203 E. Santa Rosa in Albert Ernst cottage. Dr.
Geo. A McTyng, dentist, also in house at 203 E. Santa Rosa
(1913). Moved to 106 N. Liberty and opened office in Dr.
W. G. Thornton Bldg. which Dr. Shields purchased
and remodeled in April 1916 - S.
W. corner of Lot 4, Blk. 144. Dr. Shields worked in
Drug Store of Jules Bierman.
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"106
north liberty street" and "Victoria, Texas" map
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Evergreen Cemetery: 1900 North Vine Street.
A historic public cemetery where pioneer Victorians
are buried. (THM 1976) Is W.G.
Thornton buried here?? |
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What is this historic building on
100 block of North Liberty Street?
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22north+liberty+street%22+and+%22Victoria,+Texas%22+map&rlz=1I7DKUS_en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x864266d25135ba9d:0x8cce565d87dfd765,N+Liberty+St,+Victoria,+TX+77901&gl=us&ei=j7_aTpW0DKmg2AXb663lAg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8gEwAA
McNamara
House: 502
North Liberty Street. Constructed in the 1870s by W. J..
McNamara, a dealer in cotton, wool, and hides. The house
is representative of rural Victorian gothic
architecture. (THM 1965??? but
this is the 100 block?? |
Looking north from intersection of N and S Liberty Street
note historic house on right and parking lot on left!
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The
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Dr. W. G. Thornton will have charge of the
Halsted Street
Dispensary the coming year and
will give instruction in the Medical School. But
our relative died in 1901!
Life
Boat Magazine, Chicago Medical Missionary College;
October 1904 |
http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182132/m1/1/zoom/?q="w.g.
thornton
http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22w.g.+thornton%22&t=fulltext
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The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.),
Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1
Saturday, November 25, 1882
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.),
Vol. 36, No. 33, Ed. 1
Saturday, November 18, 1882
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.),
Vol. 36, No. 32, Ed. 1
Saturday, November 11, 1882
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.),
Vol. 36, No. 36, Ed. 1
Saturday, December 9, 1882 |
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