Manley Thurston

Manley Thurston

Male 1840 - 1870  (29 years)

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  • Name Manley Thurston  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 20 Sep 1840  Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Mar 1870  Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Suicide by hanging
    1850 Mortality Schedule Manley Thurston
    1850 Mortality Schedule Manley Thurston
    Buried Abt 3 Mar 1870  Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Find A Grave Memorial ID 8907077 - Bruc- Armada Cemetery
    1870 Headstone Manley Thurston
    1870 Headstone Manley Thurston
    Siblings
    1. Mary Thurston,   b. 26 Jan 1846, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1914, Bruce, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Person ID I62  BriggsFamily
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2022 

    Father Benjamin Henry Thurston,   b. 22 Oct 1816, Cambria, Niagara, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1906, Bruce, Macomb, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Electa Sperry,   b. Abt Sep 1820, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1849, Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 29 Sep 1839  Macomb County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marcia M Bishop,   b. 16 Mar 1845, Bruce, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1934, Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1862  Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
    +1. Abbie Lora Thurston,   b. 30 Apr 1861, Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1947  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     2. Lillian Electa Thurston,   b. 29 Oct 1863, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1879, Armada, Macomb, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)  [natural]
     3. Henry J Thurston,   b. 2 Aug 1865, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Manley W Thurston,   b. 6 Jan 1870, Armada Township Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1928  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Sep 1840 - Macomb, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Oct 1862 - Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Mar 1870 - Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt 3 Mar 1870 - Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1870 Headstone Manley Thurston
    1870 Headstone Manley Thurston
    1860 US Census Henry B Thurston
    1860 US Census Henry B Thurston
    1850 Mortality Schedule Manley Thurston
    1850 Mortality Schedule Manley Thurston

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1870 Find A Grave Manley Thurston Sr.
      Manley Thurston, Sr
      Birth 22 Sep 1840
      Michigan, USA
      Death 3 Mar 1870 (aged 29)
      Michigan, USA
      Burial
      Bruce Armada Cemetery
      Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
      Memorial ID 8907077
      Inscription:
      29 yrs. 5 mos. 11 das.
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Marcia M. Bishop Thurston 1845–1935 (m. 1862)
      Children
      Manley W Thurston 1870–1928
      Information transcribed from The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, Winter 1957, Detroit, Michigan, pp. 78-82. This information is from a pre 1940 transcription. The cemetery was identified as "Scotch Settlement Cemetery" but this was apparently an error.
      Source: Macomb County Early Pioneers Surnames.
      (this is his wife)... and some added information about them both.
      Marcia Bishop
      Daughter of Jesse Bishop, of Bruce Township, was born March 16, 1845; married to Manly
      Thurston, son of B. H. Thurston, October 15, 1862; after marriage, resided on the farm of
      his father one year, then bought the farm on Section 18 known as the Donaldson farm, on
      which the family still reside. Mr. Thurston died March 3, 1870. They had four children,
      three of whom are still living on the homestead. Mrs. Thurston has erected a fine and
      commodious residence, and has a fine and prosperous farm business. She is and has for
      many years been connected with the Christian Church of Romeo; a fine musician, vocal and
      instrumental, and a prominent worker in the Sabbath school. Lillian, born October 29,
      1863, died October 24, 1879; Henry J., born August 2, 1865; Abbie L., born September 27,
      1867; Manly W., born January 6, 1870. (Data as of 1882)

    2. [S12] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Federal Mortality Schedule Manley Thurston.
      Name: Manley Thurston
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Marital status: Married
      Estimated birth year: abt 1840
      Birth Place: Michigan, USA
      Age: 30
      Death Date: Mar 1870
      Cause of Death: Suicide by hangings
      Census Year: 1870
      Census Place: Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA
      Line: 22

    3. [S70] Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), 1862 Marriage Thurston Bishop.
      Name: Manly Thurston, Age 22
      Gender: Male
      Age: 22
      Birth Date: abt 1840
      Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1862
      Marriage Place: Lappeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
      Spouse: Marcia Bishop, Age 17
      Film Number: 000974258

    4. [S65] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), 1860 US Census Henry B Thurston.
      20 Jul 1860
      Name: Henry B Thurston
      Age: 43
      Birth Year: abt 1817
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: New York
      Home in 1860: Armada, Macomb, Michigan
      Post Office: Armada
      Dwelling Number: 1324
      Family Number: 1357
      Occupation: Farmer
      Married Within Year: Yes
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Henry B Thurston 43,farmer, from NY
      Ruth Thurston 45, from NY
      Manley Thurston 19, farm labor
      Mary Thurston 13
      Caleb Lunzly 42

    5. [S70] Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), 1839 Marriage Thurston Sperry.
      Name: Electa Sperry
      Gender: Female
      Age: 19
      Birth Date: abt 1820
      Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1839
      Marriage Place: Macomb, Michigan, USA
      Spouse: Henry Thurston
      Age: 23
      Film Number: 000979570