Third Generation

26. Leah Waren Hart⁴⁶ was born on 19 July 1853 in North Carolina.¹¹

She appeared in the census in 1880 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Leah sister f s w 24 NC VA VA help keep house (enumerated with her unmarried brother Joseph, with her mother, and with two unmarried sisters; and with Joseph listed as head of household)

She and Leah Slaton exchanged letters in which they referred to themselves as cousins. This reference was a major clue in determining who Leah Slaton's parents were. (RGB)

Leah Waren Hart and Thomas W Thornhill were married on 15 November 1893 in Hamblen County, Tennessee.⁴⁷ Hamblen County Marriages Vol. 7. Aug 1892-Dec 1896 p.180 Thomas E. Thornhill to Leah Hart 15 Nov 1893, W.H. Smith M.G., T.H. Thornhill L.S., J.T. Bonney L.S.

Thomas W Thornhill⁴⁸ was born on 25 August 1825. He died on 10 June 1909 at the age of 83 in [Jefferson County], [Tennessee]. He was buried after 10 June 1909 in Grants Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Tombstone: THOS. W. THORNHILL CO. L. 1 TENN. CAV. FS: HUSBAND OF LEAH THORNHILL