John Franklin Thornton
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Parents
Sarah Haworth
Sarah Haworth
1828 - 1900
Henry Thornton
Henry Thornton
1831 - 1902
Spouse
Frances Jane Stroud
Frances Jane Stroud
1856 - 1940
Ida May Shepherd
Ida May Shepherd
1865 - 1902
Children
Siblings
William S Thornton
William S Thornton
1865 - 1890

1860


Jan 16
1860 • Garibaldi again defeats the Neapolitan forces, advancing on Gaeta, the last remaining Neapolitan strong-point.

1877


Jan 20
Age: 17y

1878


Feb 14
Age: 18y
1878 • The following English Association football clubs:

1878


Oct 11
Age: 18y
1878 • The Stawell Gift is run for the first time.

1882


Oct 29
Age: 22y

marriage


Ida May Shepherd
Missouri, USA ⇓
1882 Pogroms in Southern Russia end.

1884


Feb
Age: 24y

1885


Oct 17
Age: 25y
1885 • The play La vida alegre y muerte triste by dramatist José Echegaray opens.

1887


Jan 22
Age: 27y

birth of child


Sarah Jane Thornton
Missouri, USA ⇓
1887 • The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed.

1890


Jul
Age: 30y

birth of child


Walter Cyrus Thornton
Missouri, USA ⇓
1890 North Dakota State University is founded in Fargo.

1893


Apr 1
Age: 33y
1893 • In the U.S., the National Sculpture Society (NSS) is founded.

1898


Aug 17
Age: 38y
1898 North Petherton becomes the first town in England to install Acetylene lighting.

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