Nancy France^[1]

1852 - 1938  (85 years)

• Name	Nancy France
  Born	18 Jul 1852	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1910	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	24 Jan 1938	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	25 Jan 1938	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I407971	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	James France,   b. Abt 1820, North Carolina
  Mother	Delilah Edith Stuart,   b. Abt 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F169247	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Barnabus Thornton,   b. 6 Dec 1844, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Dec 1907  (Age 62 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1888	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Laura Naomi Thornton,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 1953  (Age 56 years)   2. John Thornton,   b. Abt 1892, Tennessee   3. Panner Thornton,   b. Abt 1894, Tennessee
  Family ID	F162073	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jul 1852 - Tennessee Married - 7 Jun 1888 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 24 Jan 1938 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 25 Jan 1938 - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 2 Oct 1953. Mrs. Laura Naomi Fox obituary [S112] Census, 1860. Name Nancy France Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place 8th District, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 13 Race White Race (Original) [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated) 1847 Birthplace [Blank] Page 237 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James France M 48 North Carolina Delilah France F 46 Tennessee Elizabeth France F 15 [Blank] Nancy France F 13 [Blank] Evaline France F 11 [Blank] Jane France F 13 [Blank] William France M 7 [Blank] Morgan France M 5 [Blank] Elvira France F 3 [Blank] [S112] Census, 1910. Name Nancy Thornton Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 52 Marital Status Widowed Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Stepmother Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Stepmother Birth Year (Estimated) 1858 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 7 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Nick J Thornton Head M 28 Tennessee Roena Thornton Sister F 39 Tennessee Abagill Thornton Sister F 30 Tennessee Grover Thornton Brother M 22 Tennessee John Thornton Brother M 18 Tennessee Panner Thornton Brother M 16 Tennessee Laura Thornton Sister F 14 Tennessee Nancy Thornton Stepmother F 52 Tennessee Daisy Thornton Niece F 6 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Nancy Thornton Event Type Death Event Date 24 Jan 1938 Event Place Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee Gender Female Marital Status Widowed Race White Age 85 Birth Year (Estimated) 1853 Birthplace Tenn. Father's Name James Frances Father's Birthplace Tenn. Mother's Name Edith Stuart Mother's Birthplace Tenn. Occupation Housework Residence Place Dandridge, Tenn. Cemetery Chesnut Hill Cemt. Burial Date 25 Jan 1938 "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTB7-JLG?cc=1417505&wc=34DX-FMS%3A1580562801 : 1 April 2015), > image 1168 of 2968; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49710898). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name James B Thornton Event Type Marriage Event Date 07 Jun 1888 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Nancy Frances Spouse's Gender Female Page 82 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65RS-V43?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21Y%3A1589264474%2C1589372855 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > image 385 of 640; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.