| NAME | BORN | DIED | CEMETERY |
| Daniel Roberts Thornton #11036 | 27 Mar 1833 Pickens Co., AL |
14 Jun 1911 Erath Co., TX |
Hannibal Erath Co., TX |
| Married: 27 Jul 1854
Mary Anna Garland #11037 Tennessee Colony, Anderson, TX |
26 Jan 1837 Henry Co., TN |
10 Feb 1906 Erath Co., TX |
Hannibal Erath Co., TX |
| Children:
Columbus Erastus "Tump" Thornton #922 |
23 Dec 1855 Tennessee Colony, Anderson, TX |
20 Apr 1937 Spur, Dickens, TX |
Dickens Dickens, Dickens, TX |
| Thomas Peter Thornton #11052
married: Paracinda Gordon |
27 May 1858 Erath Co., TX |
29 Jan 1917 |
Hannibal Erath Co., TX |
| Lucinda Elizabeth Thornton #11053 | 1860 |
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| Henry C. Thornton #11054 | 1865 |
1930 |
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| William Luther Thornton #11055 | 1866 |
1928 |
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| Annah N. Thornton #11056 | 2 Jan 1869 |
6 May 1883 |
Hannibal Erath Co., TX |
| Arthur E. Thornton #11057 | 1871 |
1884 |
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| Oscar E. Thornton #11058 | 30 Sep 1871 |
14 Aug 1884 |
Hannibal Erath Co., TX |
| Daniel Robert Thornton #11059 | 1875 |
1959 |
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| Minnie Kathleen Thornton #11060 | 1877 |
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| (infant daughter) Thornton #11061 | 15 Jan 1881 |
15 Jan 1881 |
Hannibal Erath Co., TX |
| Daniel is the son of Thomas Thornton and Elizabeth Roberts. Thomas was born 21 Jul 1812 in
Spartanburg Co., SC and died 28 May 1900 in Attala Co., MS. Elizabeth was born 1810 and died 1894. They
were married 1830 in Spartanburg Co., SC.
Mary Garland is the daughter of Peter Garland and Lucinda A. Goff. They married 26 Aug 1831 in TN. Records: 1850 Census MS Attala Oct 30 (with parents) Daniel 17 AL. 1860 Census TX Palo Pinto JP5 196/182 Jul 17 (Peter Davidson hsehld): Daniel Thornton 27 AL, Mary Aner 22 TN, Columbus 4 TX, Peter 3 TX, Elizabeth 10/12 TX. 1870 Census TX Erath Willow Spgs. 2/2 Jul 10: Danier R Thornton 37, Mary Anna 32, Columbus E 14, Thos. P 12, Lucinda 10/12, Henry 5, William 3, Anna 1. 1880 Census TX Erath JP7 243/246 Jun 28: D R Thornton 47, Mary A 43, Henry 14, Willie 13, Anna 11, Oscar 8, Aurthur 8, Daniel 4 (and a laborer). 1900 Census TX Erath JP7 54/54 Jun 7: Daniel Thornton 67, Mar 1833, Mary A 63, Jan 1837 (marr 46 yrs, 13/8 children)(and a boarder). |
| Thomas Peter married Paracinda Gordon (link above), b. 6 Apr 1861, d. 22 May 1941, buried Hannibal Cemetery, Erath Co., TX |
| Henry married Florence (unknown) about 1886. She was the same age as Henry; both married at age 20. |
| Daniel Roberts Thornton Historical Marker - Hannibal Cemetery, Erath County, Texas
"Daniel Roberts Thornton (1833-1911) and Mary Anna (Garland) Thornton (1837-1906). D. R. Thornton from Mississippi married Mary Anna, daughter of frontier fighter Peter Garland in Anderson County, Texas, in 1853. The Thorntons settled here in 1857 as cattleraisers, and helped make this frontier safe for less hardy citizens. Mrs. Thornton was midwife and doctor to fellow settlers. The couple reared eight children. Thornton, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War (1860s), served as county commissioner(1876-78), and gave land for local school (1882). Hannibal Cemetery stands on the donated land." (1976) Marker photo and text transcription by Ken Jones, November 12, 2007, for Find-a-Grave. |
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