Erastus THURSTON

1833 - 1891  (58 years)

• Name	Erastus THURSTON  [1, 3]
  	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. [1] 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. [2]
  Birth	12 Apr 1833	Aurora, Erie Co., New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Living with father in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan   [4]
  Census	1870	Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan   [5]
  Census	1880	Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan   [6]
  Death	29 Aug 1891	Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan   [7]
  Person ID	I15268	Main Tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas THURSTON,   b. 25 Feb 1786, Windsor, Vermont d. 21 Mar 1872, Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Electa WILLCOX   d. 26 Nov 1833
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	9 Sep 1813  [1]
  Family ID	F171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cornelia Hunter SLOSSON,   b. 25 Jan 1835, Clinton County, New York d. 19 Jan 1920, Los Angeles County, California (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1853	Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Julia Loine THURSTON,   b. 30 Apr 1855, Grass Lake, Jackson Co., Michigan d. 14 Nov 1944, Eloise, Wayne Co., Michigan (Age 89 years)  [Birth]   2. Carni Julius THURSTON,   b. 2 Dec 1858   d. 28 Aug 1863 (Age 4 years)  [Birth] + 3. William Gardner THURSTON,   b. 12 Nov 1863, Michigan d. 24 Mar 1956, Alameda Co., California (Age 92 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S9216] Brown Thurston, "Thurston Genealogies" 1635-1892. [S12129] "History of Jackson County, Michigan", (Chicago: Inter-state Publishing Co. 1881). [S11252] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940. [S12116] 1850 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan. [S12099] 1870 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan. [S12100] 1880 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan. [S5414] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.