Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Thornburgh, Milton July 4, 1812 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Jackson Township
p. 604

Milton Thornburgh was born in Guilford County, N.C., July 4, 1812. His parents 
moved to Warren County, Ohio, in the fall of 1814, and from there in March, 
1820, to Wayne County, Ind. In March, 1822, they removed to Posey Township, 
Fayette Co., Ind., and located in the woods on what was called the new 
purchase, where they passed the remainder of their days. His father was by 
trade a wagon-maker, and he also manufactured farming implements. When a youth 
Mr. Thornburgh was employed in clearing the land and farming, but worked in 
the shop with his father in unpleasant weather. In 1833 his father went to 
Kentucky and bought some short horned Durham cattle, and from that time till 
1870 Mr. Thornburgh was engaged in breeding improved stock and farming, and 
also in the meantime ran a saw-mill. In 1870 he bought the Mier farm, situated 
on the National pike, between Dublin and Cambridge City, Jackson Township, 
Wayne County, and he moved to it in the fall of 1871, where he now lives. He 
was married Feb. 1, 1835, to Sarah, daughter of John Charles, of Knightstown, 
Henry Co., Ind. They have had six children, four sons and two daughters, but 
one of whom, the youngest son, is living---Oliver M., who is married and now 
owns and occupies the old homestead in Fayette County, and is engaged in 
farming and stock-raising. Mr. Thornburgh's parents were Quakers, and he had a 
birthright in the society, but was turned out for marrying out of the church. 
He has never joined any other religious sect, but endeavors to live an upright 
conscientious life. He is an old-time Abolitionist and liberal in his 
political views.

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