Samantha Tubbs THURSTON

Female 1814 - 1906  (92 years)


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  • Name Samantha Tubbs THURSTON  [1
    • Her mother died when she was nineteen, and she kept house for her father; over thirty years, taking all the care and responsibility of a mother to the twelve younger children, conducting the homestead affairs with such efficiency and well-directed thoughtfulness as to receive the unqualified approbation and admiration of all her relatives and friends; for the last twenty years has been living with her youngest brother, he knowing no mother but her. She has in her possession two heirlooms of interest, a pewter platter, 52 inches in circumference, formerly belonging to her grandfather Daniel Thurston, one of a set that he divided among his children; and a quart cup which he gave to her father. On the platter are the letters, "W.C.H." and something more that cannot be made out. She has also a plain gold band ring with the letters "W.C." inside, and the motto," This is my heart's delight," which is thought to be about 300 years old, and has been used as a wedding ring for every generation as far back as they can trace. [1]
    Birth 20 Jun 1814  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Living with father in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1860  Living with father in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870  Living with brother, Erastus, in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1880  Living with brother, Erastus, in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1900  Living with nephew, William G Thurston, in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 2 Nov 1906  Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Cause: Old age 
    Person ID I16421  Main Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Father Thomas THURSTON,   b. 25 Feb 1786, Windsor, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1872, Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Electa WILLCOX   d. 26 Nov 1833 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1813  [1
    Family ID F171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Old age - 2 Nov 1906 - Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S9216] Brown Thurston, "Thurston Genealogies" 1635-1892.

    2. [S12116] 1850 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    3. [S12089] 1860 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    4. [S12099] 1870 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    5. [S12100] 1880 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    6. [S12118] 1900 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    7. [S12115] Death Certificate for Samatha Tubbs Thurston.