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Columbus Thurlo
1839 - 1936 (97 years)-
Name Columbus Thurlo Born 28 Apr 1839 near Scottsville, Sullivan, Missouri 
[1, 2] Gender Male AFN S1SJ-JB Buried Jul 1936 Hoover Cemetery, NW of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States [3, 4] Died 15 Jul 1936 Sullivan, Missouri, United States [5, 6] Person ID I3282 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father John Thurlo, b. 9 Jun 1799, New Hampshire, United States , d. 5 Aug 1877, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (Age 78 years) Mother Abigail Hussey, b. 7 Dec 1804, Massachusetts, United States , d. 13 Dec 1857, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (Age 53 years) Married 25 Apr 1822 Olive Twp, Morgan, Ohio, USA [7] Family ID F623 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Catherine Smith, b. 22 Sep 1844, Boone, Missouri, United States , d. 4 Oct 1908, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (Age 64 years) Married 12 Dec 1867 Sullivan, Missouri, United States [8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Children + 1. John Marion Thurlo, b. 19 May 1869, near Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri , d. 23 Dec 1938, Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri (Age 69 years)+ 2. Henry Norton Thurlo, b. 6 Nov 1874, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 12 May 1955, Milan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (Age 80 years)Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F1150 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 12 Dec 1867 - Sullivan, Missouri, United States 
Buried - Jul 1936 - Hoover Cemetery, NW of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Died - 15 Jul 1936 - Sullivan, Missouri, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - 1839 BIRTH: MO,Sullivan Co-near Scottsville: Columbus Thurlo was born 28 April 1839
1839-1860 HIST: Descendants of John & Abigail Thurlo pg 8-1 [this paragraph in "Browning Missouri Centennial Celebration 1872-1972" pg 142]: "Columbus, the 8th child, was born April 28, 1839 only a few months after the family arrived in Linn Co from Ohio. He is reported to have been the first white child born in an area of Linn Co that was to have become Sullivan Co at its formation Feb. 16, 1845.
Browning pg 142: "He grew to manhood on the family farm, which was part of the area now included in the Maurice Lantz farm..."
Descendants pg 8-1: "His life as a youth was the hard life of a pioneering farmer in a sparsely populated land, where land must be cleared for farming and each farm had to be almost self sufficient. His formal education left a lot to be desired but his practical knowledge had few equals. During his lifetime he engaged in numerous occupations and apparently prospered in all..."
1850 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co, Dist #96, p 312, 8-29-1850: Columbious Thurlow age 12 bn Missouri in school, son of John and Abigail Thurlow
1860 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co,Scottsville PO, 10 Aug pg737, Dw 786: Columbus Thurlo age 21 bn Missouri, farmhand, son of John and Mary A Thurlo
1860-1866 HIST: Descendants cont'd: "...When he was about 21 he left the farm and headed west by wagon train, with 4 yoke of oxen, to Nevada, probably with his older brother Henry. After about a year, he went to California, where he engaged in teaming and other kindred pursuits for about 2 years, including gold mining.
Browning Centennial... pg 145: "Mr Thurlo and his brother, Henry did hunting and trapping in Carroll County and bought some land there. He spent 4 years leading wagon trains to the gold fields of California. One winter was spent paning gold in the mountains near Sacramento. On his return trip to Missouri, he traveled by boat down the west cost of Panama and about the place where the Panama Canal was built, walked across to a lake. He he secured boat passage across, walking again on the other side to the ocean. Again he secured ocean p[assage and traveled to New York. From there, he returned overland to Missouri..."
In his later years, Columbus enjoyed telling others of his experiences as a youth. One such story appearing in the Centennial Edition of the Browning Newspaper (now out of business) is worth repeating here, in part.
He and his older brother Henry were returning from the gold fields by way of a water route full of adventurous interest as well as the history of conditions of the time, and of the mode of transportation.
They left San Francisco in a "side wheeler" steamboat (propellers were unknown at that time). The ship ran into a storm about 400 miles off the coast of Mexico and blew a cylinder head. The boat sprang a leak and the entire crew and part of the passengers were employed in pumping out the ship. They drifted for about 12 hours until the storm subsided and repairs could be made. The passengers were embarked in Nicaragua and crossed the Isthmus by river and on mules. While in Nicaragua they dined (reluctantly probably) on soup made of monkey meat. (Columbus said that close examination revealed monkey hair floating on top of the soup) After crossing the Isthmus, they took another ship to New York where they boarded a train to Cincinnati. From Cincinnati,they
took a boat on the Ohio River to the Mississippi, then up the Missouri from St Louis to Brunswick. The remainder of the trip to Browning and home was horseback. One report states that this entire trip consumed only 30 days.
After his return from the gold fields about 1866, he entered (homesteaded? My dictionary defines entered as "to go upon in order to take legal possession of land") some land, bought more and engaged in farming and stock raising...
1866 -1868 HIST: NA Pension 692.296, Affidavit by Columbus Thurlo re Albert J Smith, April 1901: "...I md his sis Mary Catherine 13 Dec 1867. In Carroll Co from fall of 1866 till md. Bro Silas living near Bosworth. I have lived here since fall of 1868 when I left Carroll Co..."
1867 MARRIAGE: MO,Sullivan Co-Rocheport: Columbus Thurlo md Mary Catherine Smith 12 December 1867
1870 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp: 15 July 1870,Dw #169:
THURLOW, Columbus 26/MO (farmer); Mary C 22/MO; John M 1/MO
1880 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp: Anc.com pg 22, FHL film# 1254738, 12 June,Dw 193:
THURLO, Columbus 34/MO (OH,OH) md farmer; Mary-wife 25/MO (VA,VA) keep house;
John-son 11/MO (MO,MO) on farm; Henry-son 5/MO (MO,MO) on farm
1900 CENSUS: MO-Sullivan Co Duncan Twp: Film #1240905,1 Jun 1990,Dw #267/270:
THURLO, Columbus-head 61/MO bn Apr 1839-61/MO (NH/OH) Md 32 yrs,farmer;
Mary C-wife 55/MO bn Sep 1844-55/MO (VA,KY) 2/2 children living;
Mary BOYER-member [??] 15/MO bn March 1885 (MO,MO)
1901 HIST: A/N pension 692.296 #25, Affidavit by Columbus Thurlo April 1901: "61 yrs old. Live 3 mi sw of Scottsville, Sullivan Co. Not in army during rebellion. Born & raised in Sulivan Co, neighborhood of Scottsville. Left co in 1863-ret'd Sep 1865...
1904 HIST: Descendants cont'd: "...he and his wife moved to Browning."
1905 HIST: Browning Ldr-Rcd 19 Oct 1905: "C Thurlo sell at auction: 48 hd steer, cows, calves, hogs, horses & implements"
1908 DEATH of wife: MO,Sullivan Co: Mary Catherine Smith Thurlo died 4 October 1908
1908-1912 HIST: Descendants cont'd: "...After the death of his wife in 1904, he divided his land holdings between his sons John Marion and Henry Norton and went roaming. He reportedly spent every winter in the west where he visited every state but three. Records show that on April 9 1912, he purchased land from Zack McDaniel andhis wife Edna, in Quay Co, New Mexico, near Tucumcari. This is recorded in Mtg BK 7, pg 17. He may have been visiting his nephew, Silas Walter.
1910 CENSUS: MO-Sullivan Co Duncan Twp,Browning: pg 9451, Line Street Dw 95/95:
THURLO, Columbus 69/MO (MO,MO) widowed, living with son Henry N and family
1930 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Taylor Twp: 1 May, Dw 47/47: Columbus Thurlo 90/MO (NH,OH) widow, no occupation, father of John Thurlo [living with John and Ella Thurlo and family]
1936 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Sullivan Co: Columbus Thurlo died July 15, 1936
Descendants cont'd: "Columbus died at 97, sound of mind and loved by everyone who knew him. He was residing with his son John at the time of his death."
- 1839 BIRTH: MO,Sullivan Co-near Scottsville: Columbus Thurlo was born 28 April 1839
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Sources - [S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, Film 1396087, Sheet 31.
Columbus Thurlo born April 28, 1839, Sullivan Co MO
IGI 8583203 - [S284] Browning, Missouri Centennial Celebration Through the Years 1872-1972, pg 142,144-145.
Thurlo: Columbus was born in Missouri. Columbus was the first white child born in Sullivan Co. (8) child: Columbus was born April 28, 1839 - [S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425., pg 8-2.
Columbus passed away at the age of 97... his wife... preceeded him... Both are buried in Hoover Cemetary - [S306] Missouri,Sullivan Co: Hoover Cemetery headstone.
Father C. Thurlo Apr. 28, 1839 - July 15, 1936
Seen 7 May 2011 by Bob and Pam Wagner - [S238] DAR Cemetery Records of Sullivan Co, MO, 977.823J V22e., Vol 1-2(5), pg 38.
C Thurlo 1839-1936 - [S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425.
Columbus died at 97, sound of mind and loved by everyone who knew him. He was residing with his son John at the time of his death. - [S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425., pg 8-10.
John, their third child married Abigail Hussey, as we know, on April 25, 1822. Their marriage was performed by Donald Gibbs, J.P. in Olive Township, Morgan County, Ohio.
Date: 1985 - [S283] History of Sullivan Co Missouri, Vol I, pg 614.
Columbus C Thurlo md Mary C Smith 12 December 1867, Sullivan Co MO - [S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425., pg 8-5.
Columbus Thurlo md Mary Katherine Smith Dec. 12, 1867 [no place shown] - [S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, Film 1009114, M515851/1396.
Columbus Thurlo md Mary Catherine Smith, December 12, 1867, Sullivan Co MO
Extraction of Sullivan Co, MO MG RCDs 1845-1881 - [S284] Browning, Missouri Centennial Celebration Through the Years 1872-1972, pg 145.
Mr Thurlo married Mary Catherine Smith at Rochport, Mo., Dec. 13, 1867. They came to Sullivan Co. to make their home. Two sons were born to them - [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com, Img 2, pg 115.
This is to certify that on the 12th day of December 1867 I married Columbus C Thurlo to Miss Mary C Smith, both of Sullivan County Missouri, given under my hand this 12th day of December 1867, John Clements J. P. Filed for record March 12th, 1868 Geo W. W. Preston, Recorder
Sullivan Co, Missouri Marriage Rcds 1805-2002, searched 1-19-2009
- [S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, Film 1396087, Sheet 31.