PARENTS: Peter Nisbet Thornton & Cecelia B. Batie.


1870 U.S. Census for Town of Bloomington, Grant Co. Wisconsin (9 July):
Peter Thornton M 42 Canada; farmer
Cecelia Thornton F 38 Wisc
Hellen Thornton F 11 Wisconsin
*Robert Thornton M 9 Wisconsin
Minnee Thornton F 9 Wisconsin
Elizabeth Thornton F 4 Wisconsin
William Thornton M 2 Wisconsin
Hariet Thornton F 1 Wisconsin
Milo Higgins M 52 NY; brick mason


1880 U.S. Census for Glen Haven, Grant Co., Wisc:
P N Thornton Self M 52 Scotland
Celia Thornton Wife F 48 Canada
Bell Thornton Dau F 21 Wisconsin
Robt Thornton Son M 19 Wisconsin
Minnie Thornton Dau F 17 Wisconsin
Eliza Thornton Dau F 14 Wisconsin
Wm Thornton Son M 12 Wisconsin
Abby Thornton Dau F 11 Wisconsin
Franks Thornton Son M 8 Wisconsin


1885 Iowa State Census for New Albany, Story Co., Iowa:
Peter Thornton M 57 Scotland; farmer
Cecelia Thornton F 53 Canada
Robert H Thornton M 23 Canada
Minnie C Thornton F 22 Canada
Eliza Thornton F 19 Canada
William Thornton M 17 Canada
Frank Thornton M 12 Canada


Robert H. Thornton m. Anna Kerr 9 Nov 1887, Grant Co., Wisconsin.


1895 Iowa State Census for Calhoun Co., Iowa:
Robert H Thornton M 34 Wisconsin; farmer
Anna Thornton F 33 Wisconsin
Nina B Thornton F 5 Stony Co., Iowa
Maud C Thornton F 3 Stony Co., Iowa

They are of the Baptist faith.


1900 U.S. Census for Garfield Twp, Calhoun Co., Iowa:
Robert H Thornton Head M 40 yrs, b. Dec. 1860 Wisc
Anna Thornton Wife F 39 yrs, b. Sept. 1861 Wisc
Nina Thornton Dau F 11 yrs, b. Nov. 1889 Iowa
Maud Thornton Dau F 8 yrs, b. Feb. 1892 Iowa
Bessie Thornton Dau F 2 yrs, b. July 1898 Iowa

Anna had 4 children, 3 living. Vivian Mary apparently had died. Robert is a farmer.


1910 U.S. Census for Garfield Twp, Calhoun Co., Iowa:
Robert H Thornton Head M 49 Wisconsin
Anna Thornton Wife F 48 Wisconsin
*Nina B Thornton Dau F 20 Iowa
Maud L Thornton Dau F 18 Iowa
Bessie M Thornton Dau F 11 Iowa
Peter E Thornton Son M 9 Iowa
Ella M Thornton Dau F 6 Iowa

Anna had 7 children, 5 living. Robert was a farmer. Nina & Maud were school teachers.


Note: See daughter Nina Blanche Thornton O'Meara Memorial 95327389 for their childrens' info.