Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-13
MAJOR THURLOW DEAD.
A Native Of Delaware and n Prominent
Citizen OF Chester.

native OF Delaware and Prominsnt
Citizen OF Chester.
Major Thomas n. Thurlow, one Of
the old citizens OF Chester, died at bis
residence, ut midnight OBJ Saturday.
Major Thomas Il. Thurlow, son Of
John j. and Mary (Sbepherdson)
Thurlow, was born at Newport, this
State, December Both, 1919, his father
at that time having recently come from
England, and was then proprietor OF
the tavern at that place. When 3,years
old ho removed to Chester, when bis
father became landlord OF 1.-THE Sign
Of the Ship, afterwards the G Column
bia House. He was educated In the
public and private schools Of Chester,
and was afierward student at the
at West Chester On June Goth, 1874,
ter Of Johp Serrill OF Darby, and
granddaughter OF Capt. Serrill, who
was for many years the master OF the
noted Cope packet ship Tuscapora.
He began life as farmer on the Berg.
doll farm. 10 Chester township, and
while young man in Chester and on
the farm, was active in military affairs,
holding commission as captain in
Col John X. Zeiiin's regiment Of
Pennsylvania militia. Shortly after
his removal 10 Delaware. for he absn
doned farming and settled in Whining
ton. where he entered business as a
merchant, he became an officer in the
First City Troop, OF tins place, and in
1915, when,t Mexican war began, the
whole troop, numbering 20 men, rendered
their services to the government, in
GLIDING their horses and equipments,
but the quota OF Delaware being filed,
the United States declined to accept
the offer. When the Civil War broke
out he was appointed by Gov. Cannon
| Major OF the Sixth Delaware Volup-
| teers, and served with bis command
until in 1864. when the regiment was
mustered out. Major Thurlow was then
| appoi nted Deputy Provost Marshal Of
| the State of Delaware. position he
held until the close Of the war and the
abolition of the Office. Having re-
| ceived an appointment as clerk in the
| photographic Office, Bureau Of Naviga-
| tion. Navy Department, be removed to
| Washington. There be remained until
tine death of his father, the late John
j. Thurlow, about III years ago, which
| caused him to tender his resignation
and return to Chester to reside at the
ancestral homestead, at Ninth and
Flower streets, which bad fallen to him
by Inheritance.
Deceased had but one sister, whose
tragic death will now be recalled to
memory by many. Emaline ThurIow,
who was two years his junior, married
twice. first John A. McMullin, a mer-
chant of Philadelphia, who became in
teresteu in the career of 'the gray eyed
man of destiny" Gen. Walker. and
accompanied his expedition to Nicar-
auga in 1S45, and died in Central
A nerica. His widow, in 1859, married
George o. McMullin OF California, a
first cousin OF her former husband. In
the summer of 1861 she and two chill
dren were passengers On the steamer
Golden Gate. intending to visit her
father at Chester, when, Oh July 9th,
the vessel took fire at sea, was beached
on the coast Of Mexico, about 10 uiles
from Manzanilla, iand she and her chill
dren were drownt}t in the attempt to
reach the shore.
Thurlow station and postoffice are
named in honor of the late John J.
Thurow, the father OF the deceased
Two married daughters survive Mr..
Thurlow.