Ella F. Thornley
1844–
Virginia, United States
The Life Summary of Ella F.
When Ella F. Thornley was born in 1844, in Virginia, United States, her father, Aaron Thornley, was 41 and her mother, Mary M. Buckner, was 30. She lived in Caroline, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Wythe, Virginia, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Aaron Thornley
1803–1880
Mary M. Buckner
1814–
Thomas William Thornley
1836–1914
Frances A. Thornley
1839–
Mary J. Thornley
1842–
Ella F. Thornley
1844–
Mollie Thornley
1848–
Lewis Thornley
1852–
Allen Thornley
1853–
Edwin Thornley
1855–
Charles Thornley
1857–
Parents and Siblings
1803–1880Male
1814–Female
Siblings
(9)
1836–1914Male
1839–Female
1842–Female
1844–Female
1848–Female
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World Events (8)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 0
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 0
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
Age 2
1846
Age 2
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 31
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 31
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from Thornley in Lancashire, so named from Old English þorn ‘thorn bush’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Thorley
Sources (2)
- Ella Thornly in household of Aron Thornly, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ella F Thornby in household of Aaron Thornby, "United States Census, 1850"
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