THORNTON, Mark December LL, LeAo
"Nec. 11, 18L,0-Today Thornton was hung in Huntsvillesee"
THE JOURNALS OF THOMAS HUBBARD HOBBS, ed, by Faye Acton
Axfords Unive, Ala: U of Ala. Press, 1976; p 5. With
following footnote: "A man by the name of White was murde}
ed and robbed about 1; miles from town on the Brown's Fer=
ry RoadeseThe robbers were folhowed, one captured just
before going off the far end of the old bridge at Nash-=
ville, and the other in Franklin, Kye and were brought
back by Cole He He Higgens, were tried, found guilty and
one of them executed here (Athens) and the other in
Huntsville; Their names were Thornton, = From TANNER, Jo
Te; "Athens Fifty Years Ago,® a series of articles
appearing in the ATHENS POST, June-July, 1876, dtd. Jul.7
See also: THORNTON, Ransom, cir. 1839.
THORNTON, Mark December LL eLeeO
"Dec. 11, 180-Today Thornton was hung in Huntsvilleeee'
THE JOURNALS OF THOMAS HUBBARD HOBBS, ed. by Faye Acton
Axfords Unive, Ala: U of Ala. Press, 1976; p 5. With
follewing footnote: "A man by the name of White was murde}
ed and robbed about |; miles from town on the Brown's Fer=
ry RoadeeeThe robbers were folhowed, one captured just
before going off the far end of the old bridge at Nash-
ville, and the other in Franklin, Kye, and were brought
back by Cole He He Higgens, were tried, found guilty and
one of them executed here (Athens) and the other in
Huntsville: Their names were Thornton, = From TANNER, Johi
Te, "Athens Fifty Years Ago,? a series of articles
appearing in the ATHENS POST, June-July, 1876, dtd. Jul.7
See also: THORNTON, Ransom, cir. 1839.
THORNTON, Mark December 11, 1840
"Dec. 11, 1840-Today Thornton was hung in Huntsville.
‘THE JOURNALS OF THOMAS HUBBARD HOBBS, ed, by Faye Acton
Axfords Unive, Ala: U of Ala. Press, 1976; p 5. With
following footnote: "A man by the name of White was murdei
ed and robbed about , miles from town on the Brown's Fer-
ry Roads, .The robbers were folRowed, one captured just
before going off the far end of the old bridge at Nash=
ville, and the other in Franklin, Kys, and were brought
back by Col. He He Higgens, were tried, found guilty and
one of them executed here (Athens) and the other in
Huntsville; Their nanes were Thornton, ~ From TANNER, J
Tes ees Firty Years Ago,? a series of articles
appearing in the ATHENS POST, June-July, 1876, dtd. Jul.7
See alsor THORNTON, Ransom, cir. 1639.
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