CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameMarshall M. THORNTON [2467], [3231], [3509]
Birth PlaceRoyalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, United States [3509]
Death Date27 Jun 1862 [3231]
Death PlaceGaines's Mill, Hanover Co., Virginia, United States
MemoCivil War: Battle of Gaines' Mill
Burial PlaceCreighton, Knox Co., Nebraska, United States [1498, Memorial # 57776024], [3246]
MemoGreenwood Cemetery
Misc. Notes
His wife, Susan, must have had Marshall’s body moved to Nebraska from wherever it had been buried after he was killed in the war.
Military
Died in the Civil War. [2467]
Private, Company F, 16th Regiment Volunteers. New York [3231]
Spouses
Birth PlaceNew York, United States
MemoBased on age stated in gravestone inscription: 74yrs. 2mos. 29ds.
Census DateJun 1890 [3245]
Census PlaceKnox, Knox Co., Nebraska, United States
MemoPlacename “Knox” within Knox Co. not found.
Death Date4 Mar 1892 [3231, Page 8], [1498, Memorial# 92549017] Age: 74
Death PlaceNebraska, United States
MemoKnown to be prior to 1 Apr 1892 from pension file.
Burial PlaceCreighton, Knox Co., Nebraska, United States [1498, Memorial# 92549017]
MemoGreenwood Cemetery
Misc. Notes
Married Stuart at age 14. Became a widow at age 21. Three children by Stuart and five by Marshall. [2467]

Susan had relatives Lewis LYON and Joanna LYON of unspecified relationship. [3231, Page 3] The obituary does state though that Lewis was her brother. A transcript of the obituary appears on the Find-a-grave memorial page. [1498, Memorial# 92549017]
Marr PlaceSaranac, Clinton Co., New York, United States
Marr MemoPage 3 of the Source[3231] says the day was the 4th and the Findagrave memorial claims she died on her 51st wedding anniversary (implying the 4th, based on gravestone inscription).
Misc. Notes
The pension file offers two dates for the marriage: 24-MAR-1841 and 4-MAR-1841. The former is the date sworn to by the former Justice of the Peace who married the couple; this testimony is documented by pages 2, 6 and 20 of the pension file (as it appears on Fold3.com). The second date is mentioned on page 3. [3231]
ChildrenAlimeda (1842-1930)
 Arlina (1851-)
Last Modified 1 Jan 2014Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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