Forsythe County, GA
Your information is more detailed than mine. Here is what I have in my book about Ellender.
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Ellender(Ellen)Thornton, probably the fifth child of Thomas Thornton and Rebecca (House)Thornton, waqs born ca. 1820, probably in Hall County, Georgia. On february 20, 1840, she married James Milford in Forsythe County, Georgia. It would appear that Ellender died after 1854 (when son, James I., was born)and that james Milford married again. In 1860 there is a younger women listed scond after the head of the household and there is a six-month old baby in the house. Of course, it is possible that six-month old David was Ellender's James' child, that ellender died soon after his birth, and 24 year old Sarah could have been a female relative helping with the family. In any case, here is the listing in the 1860 Forsyth County, Georgia, census:

James Milford 47 M farmer b. S.C

Sarah A. 24 F b. GA

Sarah J. 17 F b. GA

Wm. P.(Pinkney?) 15 M b. GA

Frances (R.?) 13 F b. GA

Louisa 11 F b. GA

Thomas R. 9 M b. GA

James I.(Isaac) 6 M b. GA

David L. 6/12 M b. GA

This last child, David L., and eleven year old Louisa, did not recieve a share of Thomas Thornton's estate. Either David was not an heir and therefore not entitled to a share, or both he and Louisa died before their grandfather, Thomas Thornton.

From the settlement of Thomas Thornton's estate, we learn that Sarah J. Milford married an Ellis, and Frances (R.) Milford married Y.B. White.

The oldest daughter, Louvena (Levenia) Milford, was already married in 1860 and appears with her husband inthe Forsyth County, Georgia, census for that year:

S.R. McBrayer 26 M b. N.C.

Levenia 19 F b. GA

James (I.?) 2 M b. GA
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You may be correct about the wagon train. There is, somewhere in this book, a story about a wagon train with several families. I will look further and see what I can find. It has been a while since I read that particular account.

Thanks for the reply. I'm enjoying the communication with you. DT