Richard THORNBERRY
- Born: Abt 1785, TN
- Marriage: Agnes ASHER on 3 Sep 1804 in Grainger County, TN 1
- Died: 1840, Rush County, IN about age 55
Another name for Richard was Richard THORNSBERRY.
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Birth, Abt 1779.
• Reference: Petition regarding the Register & Rangers, 1800, Grainger County, TN. 11 Aug 1800
signed by
Marten Thornbury
Richard Thornbury
["Ansearching" News, Vol. 28, 1981, Issue 1, p79]
• Note: no census records for Ohio, 1810, OH.
• Cemetery: Mull Cemetery, Rushville, 1840, Rush County, IN. Birth: unknown
Death: 1840
Rush County
Indiana, USA
• Reference: Centennial history of Rush County, Indiana : Rush County, IN. p63
In the Central Tiers of Townships -- [...] John Thornburg, [...], Isaac Asher, John Asher, Richard Thornburg, [...]
p112
On October 5, 1822, the court, Poston and Parker, fixed the rate of tavern license at $10, and Richard Thornberry and Jehu Perkins were both granted license to keep taverns.
• Reference: History of Rush County, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc: Rush County, IN. p321
Richard Thornberry settled at Flat Rock, some four miles below Rushville, at the mouth of Hurricane Creek, in 1819. He entered his land on the 2nd of October, 1820. He remained an honored citizen of Rush, leaving many descendants.
Richard married Agnes ASHER on 3 Sep 1804 in Grainger County, TN.1 (Agnes ASHER was born on 15 Oct 1783 in VA and died on 5 Jul 1843 in Rush County, IN.)
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