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Thomas Thornhill LAW

Thomas Thornhill LAW

Male 1820 - 1910  (90 years)

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  • Name Thomas Thornhill LAW 
    Born 1820  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Died 1910  [2] 
    Person ID I44075  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2011 

    Father William Fisher LAW,   b. 4 Apr 1795, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1878, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth THORNHILL,   b. 4 Jul 1791,   d. 12 Aug 1858  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F24805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy EAKLE,   b. 1822, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1898, Big Cove Creek, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy Twp), enumerated on Jul 20 1870:
      Thomas T. Law, 50, farmer; Nancy, 49; Josiah S, 18; Rebecca L, 15; Enoch, 11; Martha, 9; Eliza, 7; Louisa, 5; George Eakle, 13; William F. Law, 75, b. Virginia, without occupation.
      (Note: William F. Law's correct birthplace is Pennsylvania, as indicated in the 1860 Census and elsewhere.) [3, 4]
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth A. LAW,   b. 1846, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age 64 years)
    +2. Sarah Melvian "Vena" LAW,   b. Mar 1849, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1926, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
    +3. Margaret Catherine LAW,   b. 1 Jan 1851,   d. 28 Dec 1922, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +4. Josiah Simpson LAW,   b. CA Apr 1852, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1919, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
    +5. Rebecca Laverna LAW,   b. CA 1855, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Enoch LAW,   b. CA 1859, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Martha LAW,   b. CA 1861
     8. Eliza LAW,   b. CA 1863
    +9. Louisa Genevra LAW,   b. 12 May 1865, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1952, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F17820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2009] 1860 Census, Gilmer County, (W)VA.

    2. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 379.

    3. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.