Nathaniel Broughton Thames1

Male, #43327, (11 Feb 1835 - 11 Mar 1908)

Parent*Rev. Jesse T. Thames (6 Oct 1810 - 25 Nov 1872)
Parent*Mary Ann E. Broughton (8 May 1810 - 14 Oct 1883)
Nathaniel Broughton Thames|b. 11 Feb 1835\nd. 11 Mar 1908|p43327.htm|Rev. Jesse T. Thames|b. 6 Oct 1810\nd. 25 Nov 1872|p43264.htm|Mary Ann E. Broughton|b. 8 May 1810\nd. 14 Oct 1883|p43265.htm|Rev. Cornelius B. Thames|b. circa 1787\nd. 1876|p43321.htm|Susannah Carver|b. say 1787\nd. before 1860|p43322.htm|Nathaniel Broughton|b. say 1768\nd. before Jul 1852|p43345.htm|Sarah Benbow|b. circa 1780|p43346.htm|

Birth*11 Feb 1835 Nathaniel was born at Monroe Co., Alabama, on 11 Feb 1835.2 
 He was the son of Rev. Jesse T. Thames and Mary Ann E. Broughton. 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Nathaniel was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Rev. Jesse T. Thames's household, on the 1840 Census at Monroe Co., Alabama.3 
Relocation1844 Mary Ann E. Thames, Cornelius Alexander Thames, Mary Jane Thames, Steven Wiggins Thames, Nathaniel Broughton Thames, Susan Thames, Sarah Thames and Martha A. Thames was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of Rev. Jesse T. Thames in 1844 at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.2 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Mary, Cornelius, Steven, Nathaniel, Susan, Sarah, Martha, Jesse, Margaret and Nancy was listed as a household member living with Rev. Jesse T. Thames on the 1850 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.4 
Marriage*circa 1855 He married Hellena Overstreet circa 1855. 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Nathaniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Evergreen, Conecuh Co., Alabama.5 
Deed*3 Jun 1869 A deed was granted to him on 3 Jun 1869 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.
(Nathaniel B. Thames from M.J. Kelly, Book B, page 102).6 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Nathaniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama.
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Photographedsay 1885 Cornelius Alexander Thames was photographed Six of the twelve children of Rev. Jesse T. and Mary A. E. Broughton Thames: The sisters pictured are Susan Thames, Lucy Thames and Nancy Thames, in unknown order

The brothers pictured are, left to right: Charlie R. Thames, Nathaniel Thames (great-grandfather of Mary Hollis who provided both of the photographs), and Cornelius Thames (great-great-grandfather of Culpepper Connections' publisher, Warren Culpepper.)


say 1885 at Conecuh Co., Alabama.8
Cornelius Alexander Thames & siblings
Marriage6 Oct 1885 He married Lou E. Gafford at Butler Co., Alabama, on 6 Oct 1885. 
Marriagesay 1895 He married Sallie Munn say 1895. 
Death*11 Mar 1908 He died at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama, on 11 Mar 1908. 
Burial*circa 13 Mar 1908 His body was interred circa 13 Mar 1908 at Antioch East Church Cemetery, Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama.9,10 

Family 1

Hellena Overstreet (23 Dec 1835 - 28 Dec 1884)
Children

Family 2

Lou E. Gafford (say 1840 - after 1890)
Children

Charts Joseph Thames Descendants
Last Edited 26 Jan 2006

Citations

  1. E-mail from Lee Y. Ponder (Thames researcher), e-mail address, 5611 Cypress Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32303 to Warren L. Culpepper.
  2. Hub Broughton e-mail, 2 Aug 2002.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Monroe Co., AL, page 228: "1M-4, 2M5-9, 2M20-29, 2F0-4, 1F10-14, 1F20-29."
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 382 from Lee Ponder: Jesse Thames, 40, M, NC; Mary A. E. 40, F, SC; Cornelius 19, M, AL; Stephen, 13, M, AL; Nathaniel, 15, M, AL; Susan, 13, F, AL; Sarah, 12, F, AL; Martha A., 9, F, AL; Nancy, 6, F, AL; Jesse C, 3, M, AL; Margaret, 2, F, AL.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Evergreen, Conecuh Co., AL, page 990, Hse 258, fam 240. Ancestry.com Image 34. transcription by Warren Culpepper. "Nathaniel Thames, 25, M, Farmer, RE=880, PE=300, AL; Hellena, 23, F, AL; Caroline, 4, F, AL; Stephen, 2, M, AL."
  6. Conecuh County Court, Conecuh Co., AL, Direct Index to Deeds A-Z 1866-1901 GSU, Salt Lake City, 1989 (FHL Film 1,630,472 #1) .
  7. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Dead Fall, Butler Co., AL, page 373A, based on LDS CD transcription: "Nathaniel B. Thomas [sic], Self, M, Md, 46, AL, SC, SC, Farmer; Helene, Wife, F, Md 44, AL, GA, GA; Stephen, Son, M, S, 23, AL, AL, AL; Abigail, Dau, F, S, 15, AL, AL, AL; Martha, Dau, F, S, 10, AL, AL, AL; Georgeann, Dau, F, S, W, 5, AL, AL, AL; Gelola, Dau, F, S, 2, AL, AL, AL."
  8. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.
    from Mary Hollis, great granddaughter of Nathaniel Thames.
  9. Donna Eldridge.
  10. Mary Stearnes Henley, compiler, e-mail address, South Alabama Roots and Branches, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree).
    Antioch East Cemetery, northeast of Greenville on County Road 61 (Old Stage Road), approximately one and half miles off U.S. Highway 31N, Butler County, Alabama
    Surveyed November 1988 by Mary Stearnes-Henley, Grady, AL
    THAMES, N.B.; Feb. 11, 1836 - Mar. 11, 1903.