EIGHTH GENERATION

1845. Jehu Hank Thorn was born on 26 Mar 1826 in West Virginia. The 1850 Census of Wirt County, West VA has a John Thorn age 25, born Virginia, and wife Elizabeth age 22 born Ohio and on daughter named Henrietta age 2 also born Ohio. This is possibly that John.

Lived at Copper Fork near Sandyville, WV per Eldon B. Tucker Jr.

He was married to Elizabeth Sprague (daughter of William Sprague and Sarah Jinkinson) on 17 Sep 1845 in Jackson Co, VA. Elizabeth Sprague was born on 22 Dec 1827 in Ohio.