James G. Thurston (son of John Thurston and Unknow) was born 1838 in New York, and died 1906 in Fairmount, NJ, b. in Fairmount Cem.. He married Sarah Pickle on 05 September 1861 in Fairmount NJ, daughter of Alfred Pickle and Sarah Crater.
Notes for James G. Thurston: He served 4-yrs in the Civil War. Post 48, Private, Co F2 Reg. NJ Cavalry. His death was a result of an accident. He was driving a surrey on the road when a dog scared the horse and James was killed. No other family records were found. There was another Thurston in the area, named George Thurston. He married Rachel Ann Teets daughter of Peter R. Teets and Rachel Schuyler, married Sept. 4 1865. It is possible that George Thurston was a brother to James G. Thurston? They were married within 4 years of each other. Mrs. Dorothy Metzler, a former neighbor of George Thurston says that James and George were brothers.
More About James G. Thurston: Burial: Unknown, Fairmount Cem, Fairmount NJ. Fact 1: Veteran of the Civil War.
More About James G. Thurston and Sarah Pickle: Marriage: 05 September 1861, Fairmount NJ.
Children of James G. Thurston and Sarah Pickle are:
+Mary Ellen Thurston, b. 1862, Fairmount NJ, d. 1926, buried in Fairmount Cemetery.
James Austin Thurston, b. 1864, Fairmount, NJ, d. 1940, Buried Clinton Evergreen Cem..
+Rebecca Sarah Thurston, b. 13 October 1866, Fairmount NJ, d. 02 October 1914, Dover NJ.