Carni Julius THURSTON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with father in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan
• Census: 1870, Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan
• Census: 1880, Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan

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He went to Leoni, Michigan with his father in 1850, farmed it in Waterloo, Michigan, eight years; 1863 moved to the old homestead in Leoni, P.O., Grass lake, Michigan.

Erastus Thurston was born in Erie county, New York, April 12, 1833. His parents were Thomas and Electa (Wilcox) Thurston, natives of Vermont and New York respectively, and of English origin. Mr. T. was educated in the common schools and brought up to farming pursuits; remained with his parents until their removal to Michigan the spring of 1850, when they located on the home now occupied by Mr. T. He married October, 1853, to Cornelia H. Slosson, born in Tompkins county, New York, Jan. 5, 1835; their children are - Loine, born April 30, 1855, now Mrs. Hiram Eddy of Leoni; Carmi J., Dec. 2, 1858, died Aug. 28, 1863; Willie G., Nov. 12, 1863; Marion Thurston Hilton, march 15, 1860. Mr. T. resided in Waterloo tp. some eight years; in 1863 removed to the old homestead in Leoni, where he has since remained. His ancestors are celebrated for their longevity, his grandfather having died in 1850, at the patriarchal age of 97 years, 8 months and 17 days; his father, Thomas Thurston, March, 1872, aged 86. In this connection a few words regarding Miss Samantha Thurston, the oldest sister of the subject of this sketch. After her mother's death she assumed all the responsibilities of a mother, and conducted the affairs of the old homestead with an earnestness and well-directed zeal, which claimed the unqualified approbation and admiration of her relatives and neighbors.

Erastus married Cornelia Hunter SLOSSON on 13 Oct 1853 in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan. Cornelia (daughter of Julius SLOSSON and Hannah Mariah LONGCOY) was born on 25 Jan 1835 in Clinton County, New York; died on 19 Jan 1920 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Julius Slosson and Hannah Maria Longcoy
• Census: 1850, Living with father in Moores, Clinton Co., New York
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan
• Census: 1900, Living with son, William G., in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan
• Census: 1920, Living with son, William, in Coronado, San Diego Co., California