Ellen O’Connor Thornton was my great-great grandmother. She was born 22 Feb 1863 in Dubuque, IA to Patrick O’Connor and Mary Denahy. She married Edward J. Thornton in Hubbard, NE in 1888. She died 14 May 1942 in Sioux City, IA and was buried in Hubbard Cemetery in Hubbard, NE, along with her husband who predeceased her by almost 40 years.
