Thornton W. Snelling

Male 1847 - 1900  (53 years)


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  • Name Thornton W. Snelling  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 1847  Bath County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 29 Jul 1850  Bath County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 21 Jul 1860  Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 4 Aug 1870  Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 1880-1900 
    Person ID I20709  McKelleb
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 

    Father Toliver Snelling,   b. 21 Jul 1815, Bath County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1867, Bath County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth D. Newland,   b. 1826, Clark County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1844  Bath County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Family ID F7284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1847 - Bath County, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Jul 1850 - Bath County, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Jul 1860 - Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Aug 1870 - Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The 1860 Census has Thornton being born in 1845. The 1870 Census has Thornton listed as Thornton N. However, his marriage record to Sarah states Thornton W. Due to the fact that the marriage record is more reliable in most instances, I am choosing to go with the Thornton W.

  • Sources 
    1. [S812] Kentucky. Bath., Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797 - 1954, Bath County, Kentuckiy, (Family Search. www.familysearch.org : 2018.), 9 Apr 2023, Page #72, Entry #4, Snelling-Gudgell, 1870, accessed 09 Apr 2023 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S817] Kentucky, Bath, 1850 U.S. Census, Bath County, Kentucky, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 8 Apr 2023, M432, roll 191, 1st District, p. 66B, dwelling 177, family 177, Thorton Snelling, Line #18, accessed 08 Apr 2023 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S872] Kentucky, Bath, 1860 U.S. Census, Bath County, Kentucky, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 8 Apr 2023, M653, roll 355, Owingsville, p. 121, dwelling 872, family 872, Thornton Snelling, Line #34, accessed 08 Apr 2023 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S874] Kentucky, Bath, 1870 U.S. Census, Bath County, Kentucky, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 8 Apr 2023, M593, roll 446, Wyoming Precinct, p. 3, dwelling 17, family 17, Thornton N. Snelling, Line #2, accessed 08 Apr 2023 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S812] Kentucky. Bath., Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797 - 1954, Bath County, Kentuckiy, (Family Search. www.familysearch.org : 2018.), 8 Apr 2023, Page #99, Entry #6, Snelling-Newland, 1844, accessed 08 Apr 2023 (Reliability: 4).