Thornburgh, John Harbison
| Personal Information | |
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| Last Name | Thornburgh |
| First Name | John |
| Middle Name | Harbison |
| Maiden Name | |
| Death Date | 7/10/1906 |
| Birth Date | 11/4/1821 |
| Obituary Source | Martinsville Daily Reporter, July 11, 1906 |
| Source Information | Cemetery index/Mooresville Times, July 19, 1906 |
| Cemetery | Mooresville Cemetery |
| Family Information | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Eliza A. Reagan Gray (died 1886) |
| Survived By | Two daughters, Mrs. Allen W. Conduitt and Mrs. James V. Mitchell. |
| Other | Age 84. Second son of Benjamin and Susan Monical Thornburgh. Married Eliza Reagan Gray, widow of Dr. Adam Gray, on Dec. 23, 1846. They had four children: one son and three daughters. Civil War veteran: 12th Indiana Regt. Died in Mooresville; born near Salem. "He was the brother of Dr. Thornburgh of Martinsville, Illinois and Amos Thornburgh, and sisters, Mrs. W.H. Dryden and Mrs. Ada Woodward." Preceded in death by wife, and "daughter, Mrs. O.E. Rooker, who died a few years ago." "He was always interested in local, state, and national issues." He had a thriving business in Mooresville: "J.H. Thornburgh & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes and general dealers in hats and caps, clothing and gents' furnishing goods. Established business in 1865. Occupied rooms in the Odd Fellows Building on Main Street." |
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