Thomas Jefferson Stoughton

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Thomas Jefferson Stoughton is not in my direct ancestry. He is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Nephew of Andrew Stoughton Grandson of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	15 Nov 1839	Butler Co. PA
Military Record	Civil War
Death	15 Nov 1911	South Moniteau, Cooper Co., MO	Pneumonia
Burial	16 Nov 1911	Hickman Cemetery, MO

Children

No known children; never married [based on the death certificate and 1910 census that list him as single and not a widower, note however that there are candidate 1870 and 1900 census hits for a Thomas Stoughton who is married (different wives in each census); see research section].

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 21. Census is not dated. Family of John Stoughton: 1 male<5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co. PA. Date of census 30 Aug 1850. Line 29: Catharine Stoughton, age 72, widow, born NY. Lines 30-37: Household of John Stoughton, 45, farmer, $1000 real estate; wife Nancy 43; children: Catharine 13, Thos. 10, Martha J. 8, Wm. 6, Euphama 4, Hannah M. 5/12. All born PA.. Lines 38-39: Andrew J. Stoughton, 25, farmer, $1200 real estate; Sarah J. 24. All born PA. Note: Catharine's son John Stoughton lives next door to her; in the following house is her grandson Andrew J. Stoughton age 25, & wife Sarah J. age 24. (son of William Stoughton).
7	1910 United States Federal Census, District 78, South Moniteau Twp, Cooper Co, MO, page 7. Census dated 25 April 1900. Line 42: Thomas J. Stoughton, 70, farmer, general farming, owns farm, can read, write and speak English, b. PA, parents b. PA.
8	Will of John Stoughton of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA, Book C Pg 219. Microfilm at Butler Area Public Library. Will signed by John Stoughton on 19 April, 1852 names wife Nancy, oldest daughter Catharine, son Thomas Jefferson, daughter Martha Jane, son Wm., daughter Euphamy, daughter Hannah Manervy. Witnesses Henry Studebaker & Wm. Emery; executor Michael Stinetorf. Filed 6 July 1852 by Henry Studebaker & Wm. Emery. Property appraised by William Emery & George Book. James McJunkin, registrar.	See complete text
9	Military records for Thomas J. Stoughton Butler Co. History: Company H 78th regiment STOUGHTON, Thos. J., e. Oct. 13, 1861; dis. on Surg. cert. May 20, 1863. Civil War Pension Index: (Ancestry.com): Name: Thomas J. Stoughton State Filed: Missouri; Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania Regiment Name: 76 Pennsylvania Inf. Regiment Name Expanded: 76th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry COMPANY: H Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M554 roll 119 Note: Thomas J Stoughton appears in the 1900 census in Cooper, MO, b.~ 1840 in Pennsylvania. He is listed alone. Nothing further is known to confirm this as the son of John Stoughton (b. 1805).
10	Death certificate for Thomas J. Stoughton. He died in South Moniteau, Cooper Co., MO, on his 72nd birthday, 15 Nov 1911, of "Croupous Pneumonia." He had been in the hospital since 13 Oct 1911. There was an abscess in his lung for 15 days prior to his death. He was born on 15 Nov 1839 in Butler Co., PA. He was a farmer. His father's name was John Stoughton and was born in PA. Thomas died single. He was buried at Hickman Masonic Cemetery on 16 Nov 1911. The information on the form was provided by Thomas Stoughton of Collins ???, PA.
11	Gravestone for Thomas J. Stoughton, died 15 Nov 1911 at Hickman Cemetery, Clarksburg, Moniteau Co., MO.

Research

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
R1	1870 United States Federal Census, Parker Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 20 Aug 1870. Lines 29, 30: Thomas Stoughton, 31, coal miner, b. PA; Nancy Ann, keeping house, b. PA. Nancy Ann Stoughton appears to be Thomas' wife, which would contradict the death record and 1910 census which suggest he never married.
R2	1900 United States Federal Census, District 72, Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 5 June 1900. Lines 71, 72: Thomas Stoughton, 61, b. Aug 1838, married 6 years, day laborer, owns farm, can read, write and speak English; Margaret, wife, 48, b. June 1851, married 6 years, no children, can read write and speak English. Both and all parents b. PA. This record's existence of a wife suggests that it is not the same Thomas J. Stoughton that appears in the death certificate and 1910 census, as that one is listed as never married in both documents.
R4	Gravestone for Thomas J. Stoughton, Company H, 78th PA Infantry, Civil War, at Saint Johns Reformed Church Cemetery, Chicora, Butler Co., PA. This image was found on findagrave along with a writeup by Burke Stoughton written in 2009. A. Fix asserts that the writeup associated with this picture is for Thomas Sylvester Stoughton rather than Thomas Jefferson Stoughton. She indicates that Thomas S. was in Company B, 7th Regiment, 80th volunteers.

• The research of A. Fix indicates that there is also a Thomas Sylvester Stoughton, thought to be the son of William Stoughton and Mary Elizabeth Wick and thus Thomas Jefferson Stoughton's nephew. This link is still under investigation by A. Fix.