Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Thornburg was born on 25 June 1845, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, his father, Isaac William Thornburg, was 22 and his mother, Rhoda Lamb, was 18. He married Nancy Jessup on 27 September 1865, in Randolph, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Wayne Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 12 June 1918, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Winchester, White River Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States.
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- Jonathan Thornburg in household of Isaac Thornburg, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jonathan Thornbury, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Jonathan Thornburg, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Thornberry .
Americanized form of Swedish Thornberg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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