Manley W Thurston

Male 1870 - 1928  (58 years)


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  • Name Manley W Thurston  [1
    Born 6 Jan 1870  Armada Township Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Apr 1928 
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    Person ID I556  BriggsFamily
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2022 

    Father Manley Thurston,   b. 20 Sep 1840, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1870, Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 15 Oct 1862  Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cora Keeler,   b. Abt 1870, Washington Township Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 11 Apr 1894  Washington, Macomb, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jan 1870 - Armada Township Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Apr 1894 - Washington, Macomb, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S45] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), 1894 Marriage Thurston Keeler.
      Name: Manly W Thurston
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 24
      Birth Year: abt 1870
      Birth Place: Armada Township
      Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1894
      Marriage Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan, USA
      Residence Place: Armada Township
      Father: Manly Thurston
      Mother: Marci Bishop
      Spouse: Cora Keeler
      Record Number: 1621

    2. [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

    3. [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)

    4. [S45] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 52; Film Description: 1894 Horon-1894 Ottawa.
      Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
      Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952