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Ada B. Thornton 1898–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1898

Birth Location: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 25 June 1947

Death Location: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Willis Sheffield

Mother: Arabella Dibrell

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Ada B. Thornton was born in 1898 in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Willis Sheffield And Arabella Dibrell. Ada B. Thornton passed away in 1947 in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ada B. Thornton was born in 1898 in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Willis Sheffield And Arabella Dibrell.
  • Ada B. Thornton passed away in 1947 in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America.

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Ada Thornton's Ancestors

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Ada Thornton
1898–1947
Birth Place: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Willis Sheffield
1854–1953
Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
Arabella Dibrell
1878–1933
Texas
Grandparents
Wilson Sheffield
1820–
Georgia
Jane
1840–
Mississippi
Dan Dibrell
1827–1895
North Carolina
Elsie Tilman
1851–1913
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1805–1873
Mary Wade
1810–1880
Aaron Tillman
1802–1895
Rebecca Tilman
1810–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1774–1827
Martha Outlaw
1785–1840

Ada Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1898
7 October 1898
Birth of Ada B. Thornton in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
1947
25 June 1947
Age 49
Death of Ada B. Thornton in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1898
    Event Place: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1947
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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