Succession of Wiley Thornton, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Wiley Thornton died 10/15/1864 in Claiborne Parish, LA (The succession stated he owned $45,000 in gold besides his property.)

Harriett H. Thornton was the Petitioner and Executor (--his wife. She was born 1795 in Georgia from family records.)
Names and heirs mentioned:

Marion Cook Thornton who lives in Arkansas (age 48 in 1870 Caddo, Clark County, Arkansas. He was born 22 July 1822 from family records.)

Wiley A. Thornton (son) who lives in Clark County Georgia.( Wiley Algerinon Thornton. He was born 11 Dec 1823 from family records.)Wiley A. Thornton living in Clark County Georgia.

Family records show his name as Wiley Algerinon Thornton, born 11 December 1823 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Record shows Wiley A. Thornton was a Private, Confederate, Georgia, Military Unit: 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Company L; NARA Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Georgia.

Mahlon Hardin Thornton, now in the army. (He was born 19 Sept. 1825 from family records.) Marriage record:

Mahlin (Mahlon) H.(Hardin) Thornton Bride's Name: Aley Crow Marriage Date: 05 Oct 1848 Marriage Place: Clarke County, Georgia.
M. L. (Marion Lafayette) Thornton who lives in Walton County, Georgia. (He was born 23 October 1826 from family records.)

Samantha Thornton. Wife of Wm. Pander (Ponder). (Samantha Ann E. Thornton, daughter of Wiley.)

David H. Thornton now dead. (He was born 19 May 1831 from family records. He Died before September 1864.)

Kinsey Ann Thornton was stated as the wife of Wm. Thompson. (Family records show Wiley Thornton (Sr.) had a daughter named spelled Kinsian Thornton who was born 11 June 1833.)

Kinsey A. E. Thornton, marriage records show she was married to John S. Washam on 12 August 1868 in Union Parish, Louisiana. John Washam was born in Claiborne Parish in 1850.

Atlas Monroe Thornton, now in the army. He was born 26 October 1835. (He was listed as A. M. Thornton on the 1860 Claiborne Parish Census and single. Records show he was in the CSA as Atlas M. Thornton 1861 Army; 2nd State Line, Including Stapleton's and Storey's 3rd Infantry; NARA Publication: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. NARA Publication Number: M266 NARA Roll Number: 172.

On the 1870 Claiborne Parish census with Atlas Thornton was M. Thornton, a female aged 17, born ca. 1852 in Tennessee.
In 1880 the census shows his wife as S. E. Thornton, age 27, born 1853 in Tennessee; children H.E., M.E. and S.A. Thornton. Aged 9, 6, and 1. All born in Louisiana. They were married about 1869. The 1900 Claiborne Census showed him widowed, with children in the home named Mary Emma Thornton, born February 1874, Louisiana; Susan Allas (Is this Atlas?) Thornton, born August 1878 in Louisiana; both single.
C.(or J) P. Thornton who was in the army and presumed dead. (He was born in 1839 from family records.)Probably this person was Johnathan (Jonathan) P. Thornton.)

C. F. Thornton or S. F. Thornton (Family records show S. F. Thornton born 1842 in Georgia. Probably this person was Cincinnatus Ferdinand Thornton.)

Sally/Sallie Thornton, Wife of S. J. Thompson (Seaborn J. Thompson) and was born 6 March 1842 in Georgia. (On 13 April 1869 Sallie Thompson sold 800 acres on land in Claiborne Parish. The final recording did not take place until 14 December 1877- with help from her husband. However, records show Seaborn Thompson died in October 1876 a year before the final recording. Sallie Thompson married Charles W. Elliott in LA. ca. 1878.)

William Thompson. No additional information. He could have been the son of Seaborn Thompson.

N. J. Thornton, family records show him as V. J. Thornton in the army in Virginia, and that he was born in 1842 in Georgia.

Macon Lafayette Thornton living in Walton County Georgia. Family records show birth date as 23 Oct 1826 in Georgia. He married Mary Ann Bell on 11 Nov 1845 in Walton, Georgia. His family appears on the Monroe, Walton County, Georgia Census with wife Mary and six children.

V. V. (Vergil Vivian) Thompson and James Nyland served to divide the estate to the heirs.

Wiley Thornton/M/76/ GA/born 1784
H. H. Thornton/F/53/GA/born 1807
S. F. Thornton/M/19/GA/born 1841
V. J. Thornton/M/17/GA/born 1843
G. P. Thornton/M/21/GA/born 1839

1860 AR Ashley County census
David H. Thornton/Head/29/1831/Georgia David Hardiman / Hardman Thornton born c. 19 May 1831 GA, died AR or LA, married 18 Dec 1855 Union County, AR
Virginia Thornton/Wife/19/1841/AR See next:
Sarah L. Thornton/Daughter/1/1859/Arkansas

1850 Montgomery, Monroe, Arkansas
Alexander Reese/51/Maryland
Louisa Reese/30/Indiana
Elizabeth Reese/17/Arkansas
Alsey Reese-female/13/Arkansas
Columbus Reese/5/Arkansas
Virginia Reese/3/Arkansas She would have married at age 12. This does not seem likely and to have a baby at age 13.

The 1850 Union Parish showed Mahlon H. Thornton living next door to W. H. Pander.

Louisiana death Record: W. H. Ponder Death Date: 04 Mar 1947; Death Place: Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana; Gender: Male, White, Age: 78;
Estimated Birth Year: 1869 Birth Place: Louisiana; Father's Name: William Ponder Mother's Name: Symatha Thornton.

Louisiana death Record: T. D. Ponder Death Date: 24 Oct 1920 Death Place: Eros, , Jackson, Louisiana Gender: Male, White, Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: 1862 Birth Place: Louisiana; Father's Name: William Ponder Mother's Name: Smathy Thornton.

On the 1880 Claiborne Parish census, 1st Ward, Claiborne, Louisiana. Pander/Ponder
Samantha Pander /F/50/1830/Georgia/Georgia/Georgia/Widow
August L. Pander/M/21/1859/Louisiana/Georgia/Georgia/Son
Dread T. Pander/M/19/1861/Louisiana/Georgia/Georgia/Son
Henry C. Pander/M/17/1863/Louisiana/Georgia/Georgia/Son
Francis C. Pander/F/15/1865/Louisiana/Georgia/Georgia/Daughter
Walter H. Pander/M/10/1870/Louisiana/Georgia/Georgia/Son (Died 04 March 1947)
Samuel C. Pander/M/8/1872/Louisiana/Georgia/Georgia/Son
Ada Harriss/F/8/1872/Georgia/Granddaughter
Harriet Thornton/F/76/1804/Georgia/Grandmother (Mother of Samantha. In the 1870 Claiborne Parish census she was living with her son C. F. Thornton.)

The 1900 Union Parish LA census listed Ponder Augustus L. as:
Augustus Ponder/Head/May 1859/41 years/M. 13 yrs./LA-GA-GA
Nancy? Ponder/August 1857/42 yrs./NC-NC-NC (possibly nee: Broada)
Artie Ponder/Daughter/Feb 1888/12 yes./LA-LA-LA
Asa Ponder/ Son/March 1889/11 yrs./LA-LA-LA
Edna Ponder/December 1891/8 yrs./LA-LA-LA
Nancy J. Ponder/ June 1896/13 yrs./LA-LA-LA

The 1900 census for Jackson Parish, LA:
Dread T. Ponder/Head/39/Nov. 1860/40/M/W/LA-GA-GA married 7 yrs.
Ninnie(Winnie) V. Ponder/Wife/24/June 1873/LA-MS-AL
Connie E. Ponder/Son/14/June 1873/LA-LA-LA
Vada E. Ponder/Daughter/12/Jan 1888/LA-LA-LA
Dread E. Ponder/Son/9/July 1890/LA-LA-LA
Tommie E. Ponder/Son/7/Sept. 1892/LA-LA-LA
Lela Ponder/Daughter/5/Oct. 1894/LA-LA-LA (See death below)
Homer Ponder/Son/2/Sept. 1897/LA-LA-LA

The 1910 Union Parish census showed Augusta Ponder thus:
Augusta Ponder/57/married 23/LA-GA-GA
Nancy J. Ponder/52/Wife//NC-NC-NC
Arty Ponder/Daughter/22/LA-LA-NC
Asa Ponder/Daughter/21/LA-LA-NC
Lana Ponder/Daughter/16/LA-LA-NC
Alto Ponder/Daughter/14/LA-LA-NC
Nana Ponder/Daughter/12/LA-LA-NC

The 1910 Jackson Parish Census showed this Ponder Family
Fred(Dread) D(T.) Head/49/Louisiana
Winnie V. Ponder/Wife/37/Louisiana
Ethel T. Ponder/Daughter/17/Louisiana
Homer M. Ponder/Son/12/Louisiana
Bessie M. Ponder/Daughter/9/Louisiana
Neaver Ponder/Daughter/4/Louisiana
Fred T. J. Jr. Ponder/Son/20/Louisiana
Next door
Connie Ponder/Head/28/LA-LA-LA
Leila Ponder/Wife/28/LA-GA-GA

Louisiana death Record: Leila Ponder Waller Death Date: 21 Feb 1928 Death Place: Farmersville, Union, Louisiana Gender: Female Race (original): White Race: White
Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: 1895 Birth Place: Eros, Louisiana; Spouse's Name: J. E. Waller; Father's Name: Dread Ponder.

The 1870 Union Parish LA showed Mahlon and family: (Married 05 Oct 1848)
Malon(Mahlon)/M/45/GA/born 1825
Ally Thornton/F/45/GA/born 1825
Augusta Thornton/M/17/GA/born 1843
Sarah Thornton/F/14/GA/born 1846
Blaton Thornton/M/12/GA/born 1848
Mary Thornton/F/9/GA/born 1851
Malon (Mahlon)/M/7/GA/born 1853
Haley Thornton/F/4/GA/born 1846

Louisiana Death Record: Leila Ponder Waller Death Date: 21 Feb 1928 Death Place: Farmersville, Union, Louisiana Female Race White Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: 1895 Birth Place: Eros, Louisiana Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: J E Waller Father's Name: Dread Ponder.
Name: Ardis Conney Waller Death Date: 21 Nov 1917 Death Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana Male White Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: 1916 Birth Place: Louisiana Marital Status: Father's Name: J E Waller Mother's Name: Lelia Ponder.
Cliffie Lois Ponder Death Date: 23 Jul 1926 Death Place: Ebenezer, Jackson, Louisiana Gender: Female White Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: 1911 Birth Place: Louisiana Marital Status: Father's Name: D T Ponder Mother's Name: Minnie Prestrige.

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Henry Thornton born c. 1630 England, died VA, married c. 1652 VA, to Deborah Scoper, born c. 1635 England, died VA / Eng., daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Bellamy Scoper.
Children of Henry and Deborah Scoper Thornton.
Luke Thornton born c. 1655 England, died c. 1726 VA married Anne unknown.

Children of Luke and Anne unknown Thornton.
Luke Thornton Jr. born c. 1676 VA, died c. 1718 VA, married Margaret James .
Elizabeth Thornton born c. VA.
John Thornton born c. 1680 VA.
Matthew Thornton born c. VA.
Anne Thornton born c. VA.
Mark Thornton born c. 23 Sept 1686 Richmond, VA, died c. 1721 VA, married c. 1713 VA to Mary Bruce born c. 1692 VA.

Children of Mark and Mary Bruce Thornton.
Mark Thornton born c. 1713 VA, died 1775, married to unknown Dozier / Dozer.
John Thornton born c. 1715 VA, died SC.
Thomas Thornton born c. 1716 VA, died 16 July 1777 Dublin County, NC, married Martha P. Hampton William Thornton born c. 1720 VA, died c. 1726 VA.
Rowland Thornton born c. 1721 VA.

Children of Thomas and Martha P. Hampton Thornton.
Thomas Thornton born c. 1734, married Joanna unknown.
Nathaniel Thornton.
Benjamin Thornton.
John Thornton born c. 31 Aug 1749 NC, died unknown, married 1 Sept 1767 to Agnes Hill, born c. 26 March 1746, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth unknown Hill.
Herod / Harrod Thornton born NC, died GA., married unknown.

Children of John and Agnes Hill.
Edith Thornton born c. 17 Dec 1768 died March 1771.
John Thornton.
Michael Thornton born c. 18 Oct 1775.
Herrod Thornton born 13 Feb 1778 died 8 Nov 1855 Fayette, GA. buried in Thornton Cemetery. Married Pherby / Phereby Lee McClenny.
Anna Thornton born 20 Feb 1781.
Felix Thornton born c. 6 Feb 1783.
Owen Thornton born c. 28 Aug 1785.

Children of Herod and Phereby / Pherby L. McClinny Thornton.
Eldred / Eldread " Dread " Thornton born c. 1755 GA., died c. 1817 GA., married to Rachel unknown.
Noel Thornton born c. 1762 GA, died c. 1802 GA. married to Agnes Lile [ Rev War ].
Zillah Thornton born c. 1775 GA.
Owen Thornton born GA. [ Rev War ].
Richard Thornton born GA.
John Thornton born c. 1782 GA./ NC.
Herod J. Thornton born c. GA. / NC, died c. 1840 Claiborne County. MS. married 2nd c. 7 April 1826 Oglethorpe County GA to Nancy Wise.

Children of Eldred / Eldread "Dread" and Rachel unknown Thornton.
Rebecca Thornton born GA.
Wiley Edward Thornton born c. 4 Oct 1783 GA., died 15 Aug 1864 Claiborne Parish, LA married 26 April 1821 Oglethorpe County, GA. to Harriet Hardin born c. 1795 GA,
daughter of Henry.
Edward and Sarah Cook Hardin.
Wyatt Thornton born c. 1790 GA., died unknown , married 29 March 1833 Oglethorpe County GA. to Margaret Pye.
David Thornton born c. 1795 GA.
Issac Thornton born c. 1804 GA., died unknown married 15 March 1833 Oglethorpe County, GA. to Jane Goolsbee.
Patsy Thornton born c. 1805 GA., died unknown, married 7 Jan 1824 Oglethorpe County, GA. to James Smith.
Narcissa Thornton born GA., died unknown, married 28 Jan 1824 Oglethorpe County GA., to Radford M. Glenn.
Eldread " Dread " Thornton born GA. died unknown, married 3 Jan 1856 Madison County, GA. to Elizabeth Simmons.
Sally Thornton born GA. died unknown married 1 Aug 1812 Oglethorpe County GA. to John Moore.
Elizabeth Thornton born GA.

Children of Wiley and Harriet Hardin Thornton [ there seems to be at least 15 children of this couple ] [ I may have missed a few children ].
Marion Cook Thornton born c. 1822 Oglethorpe, GA, died April 1890 Clark County Ar. may have been married at least 3 times, one wife was Elizabeth Malcom.
Wiley Algerinon. Thornton born c. 11 Dec 1823 GA. died 21 Dec 1897 Athens, GA, married 5 Oct 1848 Clarke County AR / GA to Sarah Haygood.
Mahlon Hardin Thornton born c. 19 Sept 1825 GA, died unknown, married to Alley B. Crow.
Macon Lafayette Thornton born c. 23 Oct 1826 GA, died 31 Aug 1864 Walton County GA, married 11 Nov 1845 Walton County GA to Mary Ann Bell.
Harriet Samatha Thornton born c. 23 June 1829 GA, died 1881 LA, married 30 April 1845 Walton County GA. to William H. Ponder.
David Hardiman / Hardman Thornton born c. 19 May 1831 GA, died AR or LA; married 18 Dec 1855 Union County, AR to Virginia Keesee / Reese.
Kinsain / Kensey / Kinsey / Kinsian Thornton born c. 11 June 1833 GA, died AR / LA, married 6 April 1854 Claiborne County AR. to William Tompson / Thompson.

Atlas Monroe Thornton born c. 26 Oct 1835 Walton County GA, died 5 Aug 1912 unknown place.
Benjamin Franklin Thornton born c. 20 March 1837 GA., died c. 3 July 1862 Richmond, VA.
Sallie / Sally Thornton born c. 6 March 1842 GA. died unknown place [ Sally was married at least 3 times ].
Garland Putman Thornton born c. 27 Dec 1838 GA., died 4 Oct 1916 Ruston, Lincoln Parish, LA married 7 Aug 1866 Union Parish , LA to Anna A. Manning.

Cincinnatus Ferdinand Thornton born c. 22 Sept 1840 Walton County GA. died c. 4 Oct 1927 Desoto Parish , LA married 19 Nov 1866 Claiborne Parish, LA to Helen Bankston.
2nd to Mary Ann Cook. [ he was in Grays Infantry ].
Newel Judson Thornton born c. 31 March 1844 GA, died 6 March 1898 Lisbon, LA.

Children of Marion Cook and Elizabeth Malcom Thornton.
Wiley Edward Thornton born c. 1844 Walton County, GA, died 28 June 1900 AR married 27 December 1868 to Francis Rebecca Green, born c. 1828, died 28 June 1900 AR.

Daughter of Rice Bullard and Rebecca Hardin Green.
Margaret Ann " Peggy " Thornton born c. 1846 Walton County, GA, married c. 23 May 1866 to Hiram J. Allen.
Sarah Cook "Sally " Thornton born c. 1848 Walton County GA, died c. 1934 Copland Ridge, Clark County, AR., married 1 March 1866 Clark County Ar. to David A. Johnston.

Harriet Thornton born c. 19 July 1852 Walton County GA, died 18 Dec 1931-1934 Clark County, AR, married 3 Nov 1870 to E. W. McBrayer.

Children of Wiley Edward and Francis R. Green Thornton [ Wiley was her 2nd husband. She was married 1st to Mr. Silman / Selman / Sellman. If she had any daughters by either man, I have been unable to find them ]
Marion Rice Thornton born c. 1869 AR.
Mark Edward Thornton born c. 1872 AR.
Eugene Marshall Thornton born c. 1874 AR, died 1948 AR.
Children of Mark Edward and unknown Thornton.
Wiley A. Thornton.

Children of Wiley A. and both Betty unknown 1st wife and 2nd wife Myrtle L. Bloodgood Thornton [ This may or may not be children of Wiley Thornton and wives. ].

Owen Thornton.
Wiley A. Thornton born 9 Nov 1901 LA ?, died Jan 1972 Miller County or Lafayette County AR. [ his SS# was issued out of LA ].
Mark Thornton.
Odis Thornton.
Essie Thornton born, died [ Wonderful person, a real southern lady ].
Gradell Thornton, born c. 14 Dec 1901 AR, married Daniel "Dan" Cutchall [ see Cutchall link ].
Addie Lee Thornton, died 14 5 1976 Stamps, Lafayette County AR, buried Fouke , AR married William H. Johnson. Mr. Johnson died 1975 in a service station robbery in Texarkana, AR.
Mary Thornton born, died, married Mr. Brown.
Myrtis Thornton .
Gladys Thornton married Mr. Burke. ?
Marvin Thornton.
Henry Hardin born c. 12 April 1761 Johnston County NC, died c. 8 May 1843 Walton County GA, married c. 1780 NC to Sarah Cook born c. 11 Jan 1763 NC,
died c. 7 June 1835 Walton County, GA, daughter of Benjamin and Effie Jones Cook.

Children of Henry and Sarah Cook Hardin.
Effie Hardin born c. 9 Dec 1781 NC, died c. 28 Dec 1854 Walton County GA, married 31 Dec 1803 Warren County GA to Richard Fletcher.
Judith Hardin born c. 14 Sept 1783 NC, died 22 Oct 1822 Oglethorpe County GA, buried Stephens cemetery, married to Thomas Stevens / Stephens.
Elizabeth Hardin born c. 1 Oct 1785 NC, died c. 1828 Oglethorpe County GA, married 02 March 1809 Warren County GA to [ 2 times ] .
Mark Hardin born c. 8 March 1789 NC, died c. 10 Oct 1821 Twiggs, GA, married 7 July 1818 Montgomery County GA to Mary Hadley.
Benjamin Cook Hardin born c. 16 Dec 1792 GA, died c. 10 Dec 1847 Walker, GA , buried in Hardin Cemetery, married 7 Dec 1815 Putman, GA to Elizabeth Hearne.
Edward Jones Hardin born c. 9 Dec 1795 GA, died c. 2 July 1856 Muscogee County GA. married 23 March 1820 GA to Jane Louise Barrett.
Rebecca Thomas Hardin born c. 12 Dec 1798 GA, died c. 5 July 1871 Bradley, Ar. married 16 May 1816 Morgan County, GA to Rice B. Green.
Clarissa Warren Hardin born c. 12 Sept 1801 GA, died c. 18 July 1862 Gwinnett County GA ,buried in Zoar Cemetery. married GA . to Few Gordon.
Harriet Hargrove Hardin born c. 11 July 1804 GA, died c. 29 Aug 1885 Claiborne Parish, La, buried in Shiloh Cemetery, married 26 April 1821 Oglethorpe County GA Wiley Thornton.