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Alexander Nuckolls Thornton 1844–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1844

Birth Location: Forsyth County Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 January 1928

Death Location: Memphis, Hall County, Texas, USA

Father: Isaac Sr.

Mother: Clarinda Nuckolls

Spouse(s): Mary Thornton

Children(s): Nettie Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Lee Thornton, Arthur Thornton, Charles Thornton

Alexander Nuckolls Thornton was born in 1844 in Forsyth County Georgia, USA, the child of Isaac Nathaniel Thornton Sr And Clarinda Nuckolls. In 1880, Alexander Nuckolls Thornton resided in Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States. Alexander Nuckolls Thornton married Mary Elizabeth Sloan Thornton, and had children including Arthur Henderson Thornton, Charles E Thornton, Lee M Thornton, Nettie P Thornton, Thomas A Thornton. Alexander Nuckolls Thornton passed away in 1928 in Memphis, Hall County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Nuckolls Thornton was born in 1844 in Forsyth County Georgia, USA, the child of Isaac Nathaniel Thornton Sr And Clarinda Nuckolls.
  • In 1880, Alexander Nuckolls Thornton resided in Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States.
  • Alexander Nuckolls Thornton married Mary Elizabeth Sloan Thornton, and had children including Arthur Henderson Thornton, Charles E Thornton, Lee M Thornton, Nettie P Thornton, Thomas A Thornton.
  • Alexander Nuckolls Thornton passed away in 1928 in Memphis, Hall County, Texas, USA.

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Alexander Thornton's Ancestors

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Alexander Thornton
1844–1928
Birth Place: Forsyth County Georgia, USA
Parents
Isaac Nathaniel Thornton Sr.
1817–1906
Spartanburg ,Spartanburg County South Carolina, USA
Clarinda Nuckolls
1819–1862
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Thornton's Descendants

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Alexander (Nuckolls) Thornton (3 February 1844–18 January 1928) m. Mary (Elizabeth Sloan) Thornton (11 December 1843–24 September 1923)
  1. 1. Nettie (P.) Thornton 1868–
  2. 2. Thomas (A.) Thornton 1869–1887
  3. 3. Lee (M) Thornton 1871– m. Eunice (A) Thornton 1883–
  4. 4. Arthur (Henderson) Thornton 1873–1917
  5. 5. Charles (E.) Thornton 1877–1946

Alexander Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1844
3 February 1844
Birth of Alexander Nuckolls Thornton in Forsyth County Georgia, USA
Forsyth County Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Alexander Nuckolls Thornton resided here in Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States
Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States
1928
18 January 1928
Age 84
Death of Alexander Nuckolls Thornton in Shawnee Pottawatomie County Oklahoma, USA
Shawnee Pottawatomie County Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1844
    Event Place: Forsyth County Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 374D; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0050
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Black Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 374D; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0050

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1928
    Event Place: Shawnee Pottawatomie County Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Hall County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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