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Family: Manley Thurston / Marcia M Bishop (F29)

• Father | Male Manley Thurston

  
  

  Born	20 Sep 1840	Macomb, Michigan, USA
  Died	3 Mar 1870	Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
  Buried	Abt 3 Mar 1870	Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
  Married	15 Oct 1862  [1, 2]	Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  [1, 2]
  Father	Benjamin Henry Thurston | F50 Group Sheet
  Mother	Electa Sperry | F50 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Marcia M Bishop

  
  

  Born	16 Mar 1845	Bruce, Macomb, Michigan, USA
  Died	2 Dec 1934	Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA
  Buried	1935	Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
  Father	Jesse Bishop | F53 Group Sheet
  Mother	Abigail Fox | F53 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female + Abbie Lora Thurston

  
  

  Born	30 Apr 1861	Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA
  Died	31 Mar 1947
  Buried
  Spouse	Andrew Hair Stephen | F27
  Married	4 Feb 1892	Macomb, Michigan, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Lillian Electa Thurston

  
  

  Born	29 Oct 1863	Michigan, USA
  Died	24 Oct 1879	Armada, Macomb, Michigan
  Buried	1879	Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Henry J Thurston

  
  

  Born	2 Aug 1865	Macomb County, Michigan, USA
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Lora Jarvis | F157
  Married	16 Sep 1891	Macomb, Michigan, USA

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Manley W Thurston

  
  

  Born	6 Jan 1870	Armada Township
  Died	21 Apr 1928
  Buried
  Spouse	Cora Keeler | F158
  Married	11 Apr 1894	Washington, Macomb, Michigan, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [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)