Emma Sitton b. 21 Jul 1881 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 27 Jul 1967 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1881 - 1967

Birth	21 Jul 1881	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Gender	Female
Died	27 Jul 1967	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Obituary	28 Jul 1967	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Fulton Sun-Gazette
	Mrs. Emma Thurston Mrs. Emma Thurston, 703 Nichols St., died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Callaway Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was born July 21, 1881, in Callaway County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Newton Sitton. Her husband, Millard Thurston, died in 1939. Mrs. Thurston attended William Woods College and was a teacher at the School for the Deaf for a number of years. She was a member of the Court Street Methodist Church and the Order of the Easten Star. She is survivied by a brother, Howard Sitton, Kentucky, a nephew, Robert Sitton, Verona, Wis., one other nephew and four nieces. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Maupin Funeral Home, with Rev. Vergil Eaton officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Buried	29 Jul 1967	Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Person ID	I1148	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
Last Modified	14 May 2009

Father	Capt. Isaac Newton Sitton, b. 6 Jan 1836, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 16 May 1905, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane Fletcher, b. Abt 1847, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 8 Jul 1884, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
Married	22 Sep 1870	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Family ID	F530	Group Sheet

Family	Millard F. Thurston, b. 5 Nov 1873, New Florence, Montgomery, Missouri, USA , d. 16 Aug 1939, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Married	Abt 1907	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Last Modified	20 Dec 2005
Family ID	F1909	Group Sheet

Headstones		Thurston family stone Thurston family headstone. This headstone sits between the Thurston and Sartor families. The wives of Millard Thurston and Charles Sartor were sisters and the two families lived together all their married lives.
		Emma Sitton Thurston Emma Sitton Thurston, 1881 - 1967. Emma Sitton was a daughter of Capt. Isaac Newton Sitton and Sarah Jane Fletcher. She was a granddaughter of John F. Fletcher and Judith Simco, and, John Sitton and Sally Jamison. She was my 1st cousin twice removed. In 1907 in Callaway Co., Missouri, she married Millard F. Thurston.…

Notes	It appears that Emma and Addie lived together their whole lives. They shared a house while married, and when I met them in the late 1950's and early 1960's in Fulton, they were still together. Emma and Addie were 1st cousins of my grandmother Jo Carter Herring.

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	Birth - 21 Jul 1881 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - Abt 1907 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - 27 Jul 1967 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Sun-Gazette - 28 Jul 1967 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 29 Jul 1967 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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