Seth THORNBURGH & Mahalah J. BOOKOUT

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Seth THORNBURGH
Mahalah J. BOOKOUT

Husband: Seth THORNBURG / THORNBURG
Birth: 26 Nov 1832 or Jan 1836, Perry Twp., Wayne Co., IN
Death: 5 Aug 1912, Wayne Co., IN
Occupation: farmer
Father: Dempsy / Dempsey THORNBURGH (1801-1885/6)
Mother: Jane MILLS (1804-1880)

Marriage: 28 Feb 1861, Randolph Co., IN

Wife: Mahalah / Mahala J. BOOKOUT
Birth: 28 Apr 1839 or 1840, Randolph Co., IN
Death: 21 Jun 1922, Wayne Co., IN
Occupation: homeowner
Father: Thomas BOOKOUT (1807-1890) of Anderson Co., TN
Mother: Nancy LUMPKIN (1809-1895) of TN

Children:

— born in Nettle Creek Twp., Randolph Co., IN:
1. Dempsey Thomas THORNBURGH, b. Oct 1864 or said to be 14 Sep 1864; d. 31 Oct 1943, Henry Co., IN
2. John Henry THORNBURGH, b. 9 Feb 1866
3. Ida May THORNBURGH, b. 27 Aug 1868; d. 21 Jun 1870, Randolph Co., IN
4. Charles G. THORNBURGH, b. 9 Sep 1870
5. Oliver W. THORNBURGH, b. 9 May 1871 or 1872
6. Esther THORNBURGH, b. 1 Dec 1873
7. Alice THORNBURGH, b. 14 Sep 1875

— born in Henry Co., IN:
8. Frank THORNBURGH, b. 17 Sep 1877 or 1879
9. Dexter THORNBURGH, b. 26 Oct 1880 or 1881
10. Roscoe THORNBURGH, b. 6 Oct 1882 or 1880

Secondary sources are inconsistent with regard to the birthdates of the children, and I have no primary sources other than the censuses.

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Indiana

Sources (n.b., Randolph, Henry, and Wayne Cos. are adjacent; Hancock Co. is adjacent to Henry Co.):

1a. Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959 (online at familysearch.org):

Groom: Seth Thornburgh

Bride: Mahala Bookout

County of License: Randolph

Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1861

Place of Marriage: Randolph, Indiana

Digital Folder: 5014478

1b. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Seth Thornburgh Charles G. Thornburg

Spouse Name: Mahala Bookout

Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1861

Marriage County: Randolph Hancock

Performed By: J.P. Wm. Lumpkin

Gender: Male

Father Name: Seth

Mother Name: Mahala Bookout

Source Title-1: Randolph County Indiana Hancock County, Indiana

Source Title-2: Marriage Record 1858-1865 Index to Supplemental Record
Marriage Applications

Source Title-3: Compiled by Margaret Snyder W.P.A. Original Record Located:
County Clerk's O

Book: C-4

OS Page: 38 292

1c. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com): a file there gives our subjects' this marriage record:

Marriage: 28 Feb 1861 Hancock Co., IN, Mahalah Bookout to Charles G. Seth Thornburg.

This is a mixup of our subjects' marriage record with the marriage record of their son, Charles (see above).

2. 1830 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Demsey THORNBURG (æ 20-30 — indexed "Thornbury") and his family are living in Perry Twp., Wayne Co., IN (p. 123).

3. 1840 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Demsey THORNBURGH (æ 30-40) and his family are living in Perry Twp., Wayne Co., IN (p. 279B).

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Seth THORNBURGH (æ 17, b. IN) is living in Dalton Twp., Wayne Co., IN (p. 86B), with his parents, Dempsey THORNBURGH (æ 48, b. TN) & Jane (æ 46, b. TN), plus siblings. Mahala J. BOOKOUT (æ 11, b. IN) is living in Nettlecreek Twp., Randolph Co., IN (p. 33A), with her parents, Thomas BOOKOUT (æ 43, b. TN) & Nancy (æ 40, b. TN), plus siblings.

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Seth THORNBURG (æ 27, b. IN) is living in Dalton Twp., Wayne Co., IN (p. 296), with his parents, Dempsy THORNBURG (æ 59, b. TN) & Jane (æ 56, b. TN), plus siblings. Mahala BOOKOUT (æ 20, b. IN) is living in Nettle Creek Twp., Randolph Co., IN (p. 659), with her parents, Thomas BOOKOUT (æ 53, b. TN) & Nancy (æ 51, b. IN), plus siblings.

6. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 37): Winchester P.O., Nettle Creek Twp., Randolph Co., IN, Roll M593_354, p. 398B, PN 34, 209/209, enumerated 30 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thornburgh Seth 37 M W Farmer 3000 800 Ind

__________ Mahala 31 F W Keeps House Ind

__________ Dempsey T 5 M W Ind

__________ John H 4 M W Ind

7. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 29): Dudley Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll 284, p. 288B, SN 14, SD 3, ED 16, enumerated 11 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

141 146 Thornburg Seth W M 47 / Farmer IN TN TN

_________ Mahala W F 41 Wife / Keeping house IN TN TN

_________ Thomas W M 15 Son / Works on farm / IN IN IN

_________ Henry W M 14 Son / Works on farm / IN IN IN

_________ Charles W M 10 Son / Works on farm / IN IN IN

_________ Oliver W M 8 Son / / IN IN IN

_________ Esther W F 6 Dau / IN IN IN

_________ Alice W F 4 Dau / IN IN IN

_________ Frank W M 2 Son / IN IN IN

9. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9a. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 14): Dudley Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll 377, p. 24B, SN 5, SD 6, ED 56, enumerated 11 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

121 125 Thornburg Seth Head W M Jan 1836 64 M 30 IN TN TN Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 72

_________ Mahala Wife W F Apr 1840 60 M 30 12 9 IN TN TN Y Y Y

_________ Frank Son W M Sep 1877 22 S IN IN IN Farm laborer 0 Y Y Y

_________ Rosco Son W M Oct 1880 19 S IN IN IN Farm laborer 7 7 Y Y Y

_________ Alice Dau W F Sep 1875 24 S IN IN IN Y Y Y

_________ Esther Dau W F Dec 1873 26 S IN IN IN House work 6 Y Y Y

9b. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): There is a Thomas THORNBURG (æ 36, b. Oct 1864, IN/IN/IN; farm hand) living in Blue River Twp., Hancock Co., IN (p. 3A), with an elderly farmer and his family. His marital status is "S." I can find no Charles THORNBURG (or variation) born ca. 1890 and no better match for Thomas.

10a. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image#2 of 16): South Pct., Dudley Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll T624_355, p. 16B, SN 1B, SD 6, ED 25, enumerated 16 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 23 24 26 27 28 29

21 21 Seth Thornberg Head M W 77 M 48 IN TN TN Eng Y Y O F F

Mahala Thornberg Wife F W 70 M 48 12 8 IN TN TN Eng None Y Y

Frank Thornberg Son M W 32 S IN IN IN Eng Farmer General Farm OA Y Y 16

Oliver Thornberg Son M W 37 S IN IN IN Eng Laborer Rail Road W Y Y

Alice Thornberg Dau F W 33 S IN IN IN Eng None Y Y

10b. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Dempsey Thomas — or a Charles b. ca. 1890, at least, not one who doesn't have other parents.

11. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 26): West River Road, Jefferson Twp., Wayne Co., IN, Roll T625_474, p. 58A, SN 12A, SD 6, ED 151, enumerated 28/29 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* Fm Thornburgh Thomas Head O F M W 55 S Y Y IN IN IN Y Farmer Farm 81

__________ Mahala Mother F W 80 Wd Y Y IN TN TN Y None

*West River Road

12. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Mahala not expected; can't find Dempsey Thomas.

13. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com): one file there shows Dempsey Thomas THORNBURGH with a son, Charles, born in 1890.

14. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com): Many files here give Seth multiple wives, but I see no indication that he married more than once. Some secondary sources are showing Dempsey as having middle initial, "F," or middle name, "Franklin," and with a son, Charles, and spouse "unknown."

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