Caroline Moles Thornburg

Brief Life History of Caroline Moles

When Caroline Moles Thornburg was born on 7 March 1872, in Rush, Indiana, United States, her father, Harrison W. Thornburg, was 36 and her mother, Emily Bowen, was 36. She married Abner Finley Aydelott on 5 August 1893, in Rush, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Hickman, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, United States in 1910. She died on 2 July 1948, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abner Finley Aydelott
1860–1915
Caroline Moles Thornburg
1872–1948
Marriage: 5 August 1893
Helen Aydelott
1896–
Leta Aydelott
1899–
Lela Aydelott
1900–
Mabel Aydelott
1901–
Lila Wicks Aydelott
1906–1986
Jesse Finley Aydelott
1912–

Sources (10)

  • Carrie Aydelott, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Carrie M Thornburg, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Carrie Aydelott, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

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.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Thornberry .

Americanized form of Swedish Thornberg .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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