Timberlake, Thornton

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Title: Timberlake, Thornton
Gender: Male
Biography: On October 24, 1829, Thornton was appointed the Postmaster for Timberlakes in Campbell County, Ky. The town is now Erlanger, in Kenton County, Ky.; He was a founding member of the Kenton County Association for Securing Our Servants (Kenton County, Ky.).
Member: Timberlake family
Birth date: 22 Jan 1789
Place of birth: Caroline County (Va.)
Father: Timberlake, William
Mother: Gravatt, Elizabeth
Life event(s): Marriage: 8 Feb 1816; Campbell County (Ky.); Campbell County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Berry, Sophia T.
Child(ren): Timberlake, William; Timberlake, Henry Clay; Timberlake, Alice Elizabeth
Death date: 28 Dec 1857
Place of death: Erlanger (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Timberlake-Stevenson Cemetery (Erlanger, Ky.); Highland Cemetery (Fort Mitchell, Ky.); Thorton's remains were relocated to Highland Cemetery in 1925.
Occupation(s): Farmer; Postmaster (Erlanger, Ky.)
Employed by: United States Postal Service
Held rank: Major
Participant in: 1847--Cass County (Mich.) Raid
Resided in: Covington (Ky.)
Member of: Kenton County Association for Securing Our Servants (Kenton County, Ky.)
Relationship: Known enslaved: Timberlake, Gabriel; Eubanks, Jonathan; Eubanks, Mary; Eubanks, Nancy; Eubanks, Robert; Timberlake, Gabriel; Eubanks, Jonathan; Eubanks, Mary; Eubanks, Nancy; Eubanks, Robert
Description: Enslaved held in 1820: Males, under 14, two; Males, 26 thru 44, one; Females, under 14, one; Females, 26 thru 44, one; Enslaved held in 1840: Males, under 10, one; Males, 10 thru 23, two; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Females, 24 thru 35, one; Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 40 years old, black; Male, 27 years old, black; Female, 25 years old, black; Male, 14 years old, black; Male, 4 years old, black; Male, 3 years old, black; Female, 1 year old, black
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #89162669
Source(s): Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Find A Grave.com

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Kenton County

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1847--Cass County (Mich.) Raid	Event

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Eubanks, Jonathan	Person
Eubanks, Mary	Person
Eubanks, Nancy	Person
Eubanks, Robert	Person
Timberlake, Gabriel	Person

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Timberlake, Alice Elizabeth	Person
Timberlake, Henry Clay	Person
Timberlake, William	Person

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Berry, Sophia T.	Person