Maria Johnson

Abt 1826 - 1882  (56 years)

• Name	Maria Johnson
  Birth	Abt 1826	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census with another person	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was shown as Maria Johnson, age 24 in HH#1148 headed by Jams Johnson of J., a 26 year old sailor. She may have been his sister.
  Census with husband	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Maria Thornton, age 30 in HH#1164 headed by Thos. Thornton, age 31 and sailing.
  Census with another person	1870	Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Maria Thornton, age 40 and doing house work in HH#AT158 headed by Erastus Johnson, a 37 year old famer. Listed with her were Sewell Thornton, a 13 year old farm laborer and John Thornton, an 11 year old farm laborer, who were evidently her sons.
  Census with son	1880	Atlantic Dist, Sea Side, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	She was shown as Mariah Thornton, a 56 year old mother in a house hold headed by Lemuel Thornton, a 22 year old farmer.
  Marr Name	Maria Thornton
  Reference Identifier	#
  Record ID	37891
  Death	13 Dec 1882	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Maria Thornton, who died of dropsy at the age of 56 years. She was born in Acc Co, a housekeeper, the wife of Thos. Thornton. Her son Lemuel Thornton gave the information.
  Origins
  Person ID	I37891	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2004

  
  

  Family	Thomas James Thornton,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1868 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1856	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	They were shown only as Thomas Thornton and Maria Johnson. Wm. B. Savage said they were both over age 21.
  Children	1. Sewell Emanuel Thornton,   b. Abt 1857, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Lemuel Y. Thornton,   b. 1 Mar 1857, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1930 (Age 73 years) ╚═ Harriet Frances Tindall  (Age 76 years)  m. 8 Jan 1879 + 3. John William Thornton,   b. 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1935 (Age 76 years) ╚═ Sallie A. Matthews  (Age 37 years)  m. 28 Mar 1880;    ╚═ Elishea Frances Bunting  m. 16 Dec 1900   4. Elicia J. Thornton,   b. Oct 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Nov 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F15434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1826 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 2 Jun 1856 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S748] LDS Family History Resource File, 1880 United States Census & National Index (CD Set), Vol 55, 748. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.