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JOHN STEPHEN THORN
Born: ca. 1815 in New York
Died: ca. 1883
Entrance Certificate: dated 5 May 1835 as a single man, emigrated December 1835
Notes: Jury List dated 1838; First Class Headright # 105; Mason, Initiated into Miliam Lodge # 2 on 12 March 1838; Nacogdoches County Tax Lists of 1837, 1839, 1840, 1845, 1849; 1847 Census of Nacogdoches Co., Texas; 1846 Poll list of Nacogdoches Co., Texas; Mexican Land Grant dated 11 June 1835 of 1/4 League in present-day Houston County.
Military: Served in Nacogdoches, defending the town against Indian and Mexican Attack from March-April 1836 under Captian James Smith; he was a 2nd Lt.
Married 1st: 25 November 1842
Spouse: Mrs. Ann Cleveland Smith
Notes: (sister of Mary Frances Cleveland Rusk)
Married 2nd: 21 July 1859
Spouse: Mrs. Amanda Pullen
Married 3rd: 8 October 1871
Spouse: Mrs. Martha J. Perrin
Children: by 1st wife
1. Charles Thorn, born ca. 1842 in Texas.
2. Ben Thorn, born ca. 1845 in Texas; C.S.A. Co. A., Peter Hardeman's Company, "left sick with dropsy at Fort Davis in late June; arrived Ft. Davis 21 July 1861." ; 1860 Censu as student.
2. Emma Thorn, born ca. 1846
3. John S. Thorn, born 16 August 1849
4. Cleveland H. Thorn, born ca. 1853 in Texas, married Matilda A. Meeks on 17 October 1872 in Nacogdoches Co., Texas. (See Partin family Web Page)
[step-children]
5. Josephus Pullen, born ca. 1851 in Georgia
6. Arabella Pullen, born ca. 1853 in Georgia
[children by 2nd wife]
7. Richmond Thorn, born ca. 1864
8. Cicero Thorn, born ca. 1866
9. Amanda Thorn, born ca. 1870
1850 Census of Nacogdoches Co., Texas 541-541
J. S. Thorn 35 M W Farmer New York
Ann 34 F W Georgia
Charles 8 M W Texas
Benjamin 6 M W Texas
Emily 4 F W Texas
John 2 M W Texas
Marcy C. Smith 15 F W Georgia
James Smith 12 M W Texas
1860 Census of Nacogdoches Co., Texas 754-741
John S. Thorn 45 M W Farmer New York
Ann 44 F W Housekeeper Georgia
Charles 18 M W Student Texas
Benjamin 16 M W Student Texas
Emily 14 F W Texas
John 10 M W Texas
Cleveland 7 M W Texas
Josephine Pullen 9 F W Georgia
Arabella Pullen 7 F W Georgia
1870 Census of Nacogdoches Co., Texas 191-191
John S. Thorn 54 M W Farmer New York
Amanda 36 F W Georgia
Arabella Pullen 16 F W Georgia
Richmon 6 M W Texas
Cicero 4 M W Texas
Amanda 4/12 M W Texas
1880 Census of Nacogdoches Co., Texas 203-208
John S. Thorn head 65 M W Farmer NY
Martha J. wife 43 F W Housekeeper Tenn.
B. son 15 M W Tex.
M.D. dgt. 14 F W at home Tex.
R. dgt. 13 F W Tex.
A. dgt. 10 F W Tex.