Marin-Nevada County CA Archives Biographies.....Thornby, Thomas A. 1826 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 7, 2007, 2:33 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880) Thomas A. Thornby. Whose portrait appears in this work, was born in England April 28, 1826. On first emigrating to America he settled in Niagara county, New York, where he resided for ten years, when he proceeded to Central America, and was employed by the Nicaragua Accessory Transit Company. From this place he went to California, taking passage from Panama in the steamer "Independence," and arrived in San Francisco July 11, 1852. After residing in that city for three years Mr. Thornby proceeded to Nevada county, where he resided until the Spring of 1857, and then came to Marin and established his permanent residence in Tomales township. Mr. Thornby has visited all parts of this State, and has traveled to the northern and eastern Territories. Now, he dwells in single blessedness, near Marshall Station. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; INCLUDING ITS Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography; TOGETHER WITH A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County; Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships; Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent Settlers and Representative Men; ALSO An Historical Sketch of the State of California, In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag ILLUSTRATED. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1880. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/marin/bios/thornby973gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb