Lillian Electa Thurston

1863 - 1879  (15 years)

• Name	Lillian Electa Thurston  [1, 2]
  Born	29 Oct 1863	Michigan, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	1879	Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Bruce Armada Cemetery - Find A Grave Memorial ID 8907079
  		1879 Headstone Lillian E Thurston
  Died	24 Oct 1879	Armada, Macomb, Michigan   [1, 2]
  	Typhoid
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Abbie Lora Thurston,   b. 30 Apr 1861, Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1947
  2. Henry J Thurston,   b. 2 Aug 1865, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
  3. Manley W Thurston,   b. 6 Jan 1870, Armada Township ,   d. 21 Apr 1928
  Person ID	I553	BriggsFamily
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Manley Thurston,   b. 20 Sep 1840, Macomb, Michigan, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1870, Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA  (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marcia M Bishop,   b. 16 Mar 1845, Bruce, Macomb, Michigan, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1934, Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	15 Oct 1862	Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Oct 1863 - Michigan, USA Buried - 1879 - Armada, Macomb, Michigan, USA Died - 24 Oct 1879 - Armada, Macomb, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1879 Headstone Lillian E Thurston

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 1879 Death Electa Lillian Thurston. Name: Electa Lillian Thurston Birth Date: abt 1864 Birth Place: Michigan Death Date: 24 Oct 1879 Death Place: Armada, Macomb, Michigan Death Age: 15 Occupation: Child Race: White Marital status: Single Gender: Female Father Name: Manly Thurston Mother Name: Mercia Thurston FHL Film Number: 979574 [S46] Find A Grave, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), 1879 Find A Grave Lillian E. Thurston. Lillian E. Thurston Birth 1863 Death 1879 (aged 15–16) Burial Bruce Armada Cemetery Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 8907079 [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)