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BIOGRAPHIES
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The County of Noble, Ohio
A History of Noble County Ohio from the Earliest Days
with Special Chapter on Military Affairs and Special Attention Given
to Resources,
By Hon. Frank M. Martin
1904
For Reference: Noble County was formed in 1851
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THOMAS
M. THURLOW. - SILAS THORLA, now
spelled by some of his descendants Thurlow, was the
first one of his family to locate in Noble county. He
was born in New England in 1775, and was a son of Thomas
Thorla, also a native of New England, and a soldier in
the Revolutionary war. He was a surveyor, and came to
Ohio thinking it a good opening for his vocation, and took
up government land, which is still in the possession of his
descendants. He was a leader in the community and
acted as a local preacher for a number of years. His
wife was Susannah Swett whom he married in New
England, and she was the mother of the following children:
Ruth, John, Daniel, Dillie, Rhoda, Benjamin, Silas, Lois,
and Wesley. Benjamin Thorla was born in
Massachusetts in 1809, and at the age of eight years he came
with his mother to Ohio, where he engaged in farming after
reaching manhood. He was married to Jane Dyer,
a native of Maryland, and to them were born:
William, a farmer in Missouri; Susanna, widow of
James McCune; Mary, wife of Thomas
Morris of Kansas; McDonald and Jane
died in infancy; McDonnell, a farmer, and old
soldier; Louisa, wife of William Yetter
of Kansas; Benjamin and Lillie, deceased; and
Benjamin. The father lived to a good old age,
passing away in 1897. Thomas M. Thurlow, the
subject of this sketch, was born Jan. 24, 1855, in Noble
county, and was reared on the old farm, and followed that
vocation all his life. In the fall of 1901 he was
elected Sheriff of Noble county, and is now serving his
first term He was married Oct. 8, 1877, to Sadie
Aisqueith, a daughter of William Aisqueith,
an old resident of Noble county, and to this union has been
born one son, Silas, who is superintendent of the
Marietta Chair Factory, one of the largest concerns of the
kind in that section of the country. Mr. Thurlow
is a Knight of Pythias.
Source: The County of Noble, Ohio - By Hon. Frank M.
Martin - 1904 - Page 137 |
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