Lincoln County TN Archives Biographies.....Thornton, James M. 1822 - 
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THORNTON, TIFFEN, VANCE, KELSO, BONNER



James M. THORNTON is a Virginian, and son of Reuben THORNTON of the same

State, born in 1797, and married to Marry TIFFEN in 1818, by whom he had

nine children.  They came to Tennessee in 1833, and here the father farmed,

and died in 1863.  The mother died in 1864.  James M. was born in 1822, and

received a limited education in the district schools, but by desultory

reading and study now has a good English and business education.  At the

age of twenty-one he became overseer for James VANCE, with whom he remained

three years.  In the meantime, in 1844, he married Lucinda, daughter of

William and Mary VANCE.  She was born in Alabama in 1825, and bore her

husband eight children, seven of whom are living:  William A., Mary E.,

John M., P. L., R. D., R. B., J. B., T. H. (deceased) and Laura J.  Our

subject was overseer for Mat VANCE a number of years, and then came to

Lincoln County, and for six years did business for Henry KELSO, and then

entered the employ of Dr. B. BONNER, and looked after the interests of his

plantation.  After renting land two years he, in 1866, purchased 287 acres

of land, which cost between $10,000 and $11,000.  He afterward purchased

450 acres of land at a cost of $16,000.  He gave this land to his four

sons.  Mr. THORNTON began married life very poor in purse, but by industry

and good business qualifications has a fine home and a comfortable

competency.  He is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for

James K. Polk.  He belongs to the Masons and has reached the degree of

Chapter in that Order.  He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal

Church South, and he and his sons are strong advocates of temperance.



Additional Comments:
From Goodspeed's "History of Tennessee"





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