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Sarah Esther <I>Rothrock</I> Thornbury

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Sarah Esther Rothrock Thornbury

Birth
Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA
Death
16 Apr 1924 (aged 76)
Gervais, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Gervais, Marion County, Oregon, USA GPS-Latitude: 45.1003667, Longitude: -122.8869589
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Sarah Esther Rothrock, and her husband, John Wesley Thornbury donated land for this cemetery.

Sarah Esther Rothrock was the third of four known children of Adam Bennett Rothrock (1820-1891) and his first wife, Elizabeth Whitlow (1824-1852), who married 11 Jan 1843 at Davidson County, North Carolina and moved to Illinois shortly afterward. After Elizabeth died, Adam remarried to the widow Lucretia Kathryn Cox Ashlock (1835-1912) on 29 Oct 1858 at Putnam County, Missouri and had an additional six known children.

Sarah married John Wesley Thornbury (1826-1900) on 23 Jan 1868 at Gervais, Marion County, Oregon. Sarah and John were the parents of five known children, namely:

1. Calvin Edward Thornbury (1869-1881)
2. Albert Hennegar Thornbury (1870-1940)
3. Virginia Olive Thornbury Booster (1872-1949)
4. John Wesley Thornbury (1874-1875)
5. Lillian Elva Thornbury Keppinger (1876-1956)

Links to Sarah's parents, husband, all five of her known children and seven of her nine known siblings and half-siblings are included below.
Sarah Esther Rothrock, and her husband, John Wesley Thornbury donated land for this cemetery.

Sarah Esther Rothrock was the third of four known children of Adam Bennett Rothrock (1820-1891) and his first wife, Elizabeth Whitlow (1824-1852), who married 11 Jan 1843 at Davidson County, North Carolina and moved to Illinois shortly afterward. After Elizabeth died, Adam remarried to the widow Lucretia Kathryn Cox Ashlock (1835-1912) on 29 Oct 1858 at Putnam County, Missouri and had an additional six known children.

Sarah married John Wesley Thornbury (1826-1900) on 23 Jan 1868 at Gervais, Marion County, Oregon. Sarah and John were the parents of five known children, namely:

1. Calvin Edward Thornbury (1869-1881)
2. Albert Hennegar Thornbury (1870-1940)
3. Virginia Olive Thornbury Booster (1872-1949)
4. John Wesley Thornbury (1874-1875)
5. Lillian Elva Thornbury Keppinger (1876-1956)

Links to Sarah's parents, husband, all five of her known children and seven of her nine known siblings and half-siblings are included below.


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