Brief Life History of Smith Butler
When Smith Butler Thurston was born on 4 January 1833, in New Haven, Huron, Ohio, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Thurston Sr, was 27 and his mother, Rosetta Bull, was 23. He married Mary Amelia Isom on 2 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1852. In 1880, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as farmer in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States. He died on 24 June 1904, in Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Orangeville Cemetery, Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Sources (25)
- Smith Buttler Thurston, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Smith Thurstin in household of Thomas J Thurstin, "United States Census, 1850"
- L. R. Thurston in entry for Smith B. Thurston and Anna Carlson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Spouse and Children
1833–1904 Male
1842–1876 Female
Children (7)
1862–1923 Female
1866–1923 Male
1866–1866 Female
1867–1924 Female
1869–1870 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1805–1885 Male
1809–1880 Female
Siblings (14)
1829–1872 Female
1830–1903 Male
1833–1904 Male
1835–1909 Female
1837–1838 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
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Age 3
1847
Age 14
1863
Age 30
Name Meaning
English (mainly East Anglia):
from the Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Scandinavian, and Middle English personal name Thurstan, Thorsten (Old Norse Thórsteinn, Thorsten, Anglicized as Old English Thurstān; see Thorstensen ).
habitational name from Thurston in Suffolk, so called from the genitive case of the Old Norse personal name Thóri (see Thor ) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Owen Isam History as gathered by his great granddaughter, Hortense Spendlove Bradshaw
Owen Isom History as gathered by his great granddaughter, Hortense Spendlove Bradshaw Owen Isom was born May 2, 1813, in Greatworth, England. The son of William Isom and Elizabeth Austin. His fat …
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