Thornton created his memoirs over a number of years and published 2 volumes privately. Reminiscences of an Old West Country Clergyman volumes 1 and 2 were leather bound hardback books. An edited version of the both was published in paperback in 2010.
He predeceased Grace by a few months in 1916; he died on the 31st of March and she in the December. They are both buried in North Bovey churchyard.
Yankee
The term "Yankee" (sometimes shortened to "Yank") have many different meanings. All refer to people from the United States. Outside the United States, "Yank" is used to refer to any American, including Southerners. Within the Southern United States, "Yankee" is a name which refers to all Northerners, or specifically to those from the region of New England, often in a mean way. The "Oxford English Dictionary" says that it is "a nickname for a person from New England, or, more widely, of the northern States generally." During the American Civil War, it was "used by the Confederates to the soldiers of the Federal army".
Elsewhere in the United States, it often refers to people from the Northeastern states, but especially those with New England cultural ties. This would include people who have colonial New England settler ancestors, wherever they live.
Plymouth Congregational Church (Lawrence, Kansas)
Plymouth Congregational Church of Lawrence, Kansas is church that was created in 1854, months after the Territory of Kansas was opened to settlement. The present-day church building was built in 1870, and it is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The architect was John G. Haskell. He designed the Kansas State Capitol.
The Territory of Kansas was opened to settlement by the Kansas–Nebraska Act on May 30, 1854. Reverend Samuel Y. Lum of Middletown, New York was sent by the American Home Missionary Society to create a church in the Kansas Territory. This would become the first church in the entire territory. Before he came, sermons were given by laymen. The first service of Plymouth Congregational Church was held by Lum on October 1, 1854 in a mudbrick boarding house. Settlers who had come from New England came to the service.
Reverend Richard Cordley became a pastor in 1857. This was when the people moved into its first permanent building, called the "Stone Church." Though the building was not completed until 1862. Cordley was an abolitionist and was a free-stater. During the American Civil War, some members were killed by pro-Confederate soldiers in the Lawrence Massacre of 1863. Cordley's home was burned, but the church building was not hurt.
The present-day building, also called "The Brick Church," was designed by architect John G. Haskell. Haskell also worked on other churches, schools, and the Kansas State Courthouse. Construction started in 1868. It was finished in May 1870. it costed $45,000. The windows were made in England. Services have been held regularly in the building since 1870.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 2009. The building's architectural style is described as a Victorian-era church building with Gothic and Romanesque Revival characteristics.
Achille, Oklahoma
Achille is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 492.
Disney, Oklahoma
Disney is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Barber County, Kansas
Barber County (county code BA) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 4,861 people lived there. The county seat is Medicine Lodge. Medicine Lodge is also the biggest city in Barber County. Barber County was named after Thomas W. Barber (born 22 February 1814), an abolitionist martyr who was killed in Douglas County 6 December 1855, during the Wakarusa War.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.2%) is water.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
This county has generally voted Republican in recent elections. The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1964.
Adair, Oklahoma
Adair is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Addington, Oklahoma
Addington is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Agra, Oklahoma
Agra is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Albion, Oklahoma
Albion is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Alderson, Oklahoma
Alderson is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Alex, Oklahoma
Alex is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Bourbon County, Kansas
Bourbon County (county code BB) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2010, 15,173 people lived there. Its county seat is Fort Scott. Fort Scott is also the biggest city in Bourbon County.
In 1855, Bourbon County was created.
Bourbon virus is a new strain of thogotovirus. It was first found in Bourbon County. In spring 2014, an otherwise healthy man was bitten by a tick. The man got the virus. He died 11 days later from organ failure.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.6%) is water.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
Bourbon County is a strongly Republican county. Only six presidential elections from 1888 to the present have resulted in Republicans failing to win the county, with the last of these being in 1964.
Allen, Oklahoma
Allen is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Amber, Oklahoma
Amber is a town in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.
Decatur County, Kansas
Decatur County (county code DC) is a county in Northwest Kansas. In 2010, 2,961 people lived there. Its county seat is Oberlin. Oberlin is also the biggest city in Decatur County. The county is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.
Decatur County was created on March 20, 1873 and organized on December 15, 1879. It is named after the Navy war hero Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.. He served during the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War and the War of 1812.
Oberlin was where the last Native American (specifically the Northern Cheyenne) Raid in Kansas happened.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.07%) is water.
Decatur county is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ames, Oklahoma
Ames is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Cleo Springs, Oklahoma
Cleo Springs is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Chêne-Bourg
Chêne-Bourg is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
Jewell County, Kansas
Jewell County (county code JW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,077 people lived there. Its county seat is Mankato. Mankato is also the biggest city in Jewell County.
In 1887, Jewell County was created. It was named after Lieutenant Colonel Lewis R. Jewell of the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska. This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.5%) is water.
Scott County, Kansas
Scott County (standard abbreviation: SC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 4,936 people lived there. Its county seat is Scott City. Scott City is the only city in the county.
In 1873, Scott County was created.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.02%) is water.
Before 1940, Scott County was a swing county. They voted for the national winner in every presidential election from 1904 to 1936. After 1940, it has become one of the most Republican counties in the entire nation. Each of the last six presidential elections have resulted in the Republican candidate winning over 70 percent of the county's vote.