Brief Life History of Nicholas Caswell
When Nicholas Caswell Thornton was born on 14 July 1880, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Barnabas Thornton, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Proffitt, was 36. He married Thursa Birdie Lewis on 20 December 1913, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States in 1910. He died on 17 May 1926, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Nick J Thornton, "United States Census, 1910"
- N C Thornton, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Nicholas Cas Thornton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1880–1926 Male
1886–1976 Female
Children (3)
1918– Female
1922– Male
– Male
Parents and Siblings
1844–1907 Male
1844–1887 Female
Siblings (9)
1871–1918 Female
1872–1945 Male
1873–1959 Female
1875–1941 Male
1878–1959 Female
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 16
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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