Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Thorn, Louisa 1849 - 
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Author: C. H. Ellis


    MRS. LOUISA THORN was born in Providence, Saratoga county, New York,

November 6th, 1830, and lived to the years of womanhood in that state. In 1850

she was united in marriage to Albert S. Thorn and in 1852 moved with her husband

to Hillsdale county, Michigan, where she for years experienced the difficulties

of pioneer life.



    In July, 1861, Mr. Thorn enlisted in the army for the preservation of the

American Union. He finished up his earthly career in January;, 1862, dying in

the army hospital at Lexington, Kentucky, Mrs. Thorn leaving her home and yroung

children, hastened to join her husband at the hospital to soothe his dying hours.



    After all was over Mrs. Thorn heroically returned to her home and children,

and took up the additional duties that her early widowhood placed upon her. With

a family of five children, not a light or easy burden, in 1885 she again started

out to secure a home upon the Dakota government lands, to be followed by her now

grown up and married sons, locating upon section 30, township 118, range 72.

Mrs. Thorn faithfully performed the duties of a homesteader, living alone in her

"shanty upon the claim," a claim she yet owns and at present prices, worth

nearly, or quite $5000.00. After proving up her homestead, she purchased a lot

in the village of Seneca and moved her house upon it where she is now rounding

out a well spent life.



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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

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