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Jefferson County: Thornton Graveyard, Shelby Twp

Sat, 12/13/2008 - 3:59pm — Ruth Hoggatt

Thornton Graveyard


Shelby Township, Jefferson County
Between 7399 and 7485 East State Rd. 62
Canaan, Indiana


Thornton Graveyard
Photo by Jackie Owen, 2000.


This is the information off of the stones that was still readable
(with the help of the DAR list of 1941) on April 14, 2000.

Survey and photos by Jackie Owen


Name Date of Birth Date of Death Other Info.
Holley, Mary   Feb. 1, 1887  
Ivor, Hance Sept. 11, 1851
?
  
Ivor, Katie Jan. 19, 1885 April 15, 1887 Daug. of H. & S. Ivor
Jarvis, Limajane   August 25, 1863 Wife of Milton T.
-aged 20 yrs. 6 mos.
5 days
Thornton, Electa April 10, 1817 Death date
not given		 Aged 8 yrs.
Thornton, George M.   Dec. 21, 1865 Son of Levi & Mary A.
-aged 14 yrs. 18 days
Thornton, John C.   April 23, 1857 Son of Lyman & Margaret
-aged 23 yrs. 11 d.
Thornton, Levi Nov. 17, 1811 Jan. 27, 1892 Born in Kentucky
Thornton, Mary Ann May 8, 1821 Feb. 13, 1901 Born in Kentucky
Thornton, Robert Aug. 4, 1826 Death date
not given		 Aged 14 years
Voris, Laura June 10, 1818 Feb. 18, 1913 Wife of Thos.
Voris, Mary S.   Nov. 9, 1865 Daug. of Thomas & Laura
-aged 19 yrs. 25 days
Voris, Ruby Catherine   1857 Daug. of Thos. & Laura
-aged 20 days
Voris, Thomas   Dec. 27, 1883 Aged 63 yrs. 11 days
Whitham, William Vernie Dec. 27, 1893 Jan. 2, 1894 Son of Wm. H. & S.


There were foot stones for most of the graves. There was one stone that was not readable, and one stone must have been missing because there were 2 other names on the DAR list of 1941, those names are listed below.


Name Date of Birth Date of Death Other Info.
Foster, Harrison   July 23, 1849 Son of Isaac & Althea
-aged 1 yr. 3 mos.
Thornton, Emma Dean   June 18, 1862 Daug. of Levi & Mary A.
-aged 6 yrs. 10 days


There was also this note on the DAR list:

"Bassett, Laura (buried recently-no stone) (Laura Thornton Voris Bassett)"