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Alexander Bascom Thornton 1877 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1877

Birth Location: San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1939

Death Location: Clyde, Callahan, Texas, United States

Father: Seaborn Thornton

Mother: Mary Wicker

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Alexander Bascom Thornton was born in 1877 in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States, the child of Seaborn Jefferson Thornton and Mary Elizabeth THORNTON Wicker. In 1880, Alexander Bascom Thornton resided in Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States. Alexander Bascom Thornton passed away in 1939 in Clyde, Callahan, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Bascom Thornton was born in 1877 in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States, the child of Seaborn Jefferson Thornton and Mary Elizabeth THORNTON Wicker.
  • In 1880, Alexander Bascom Thornton resided in Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States.
  • Alexander Bascom Thornton passed away in 1939 in Clyde, Callahan, Texas, United States.

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Alexander Thornton's Ancestors

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Alexander Thornton
1877 – 1939
Birth Place: San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States
Parents
Seaborn Jefferson Thornton
1837 – 1916
Meriwether County, Georgia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth THORNTON) Wicker
1835 – 1911
Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Burdong Thornton
1803 – 1880
Putnam, Georgia, United States
Elizabeth Crawford
1808 – 1852
Georgia, United States
John (Wiley) Wicker
1807 – 1887
Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Loucinda ("Lucy" or "Lucindy" WICKER) Dismukes
1807 – 1887
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whicker
1774 – 1820
Kezziah Faulk
1776 – 1831
John Dismukes
1772 – 1819
Mary Zachary
1775 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Whicker
1738 – 1821
Hannah Holley
1742 – 1818
John Dismukes
1725 – 1818
Elizabeth Finney
1730 –
Agnes Shearin
1740 – 1796

Alexander Thornton's Timeline

5 Records

1877
2 Jun 1877
Birth of Alexander Bascom Thornton in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States
San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
Alexander Bascom Thornton resided here in Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States
Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States
1898
1898
Age 21
Alexander Bascom Thornton was married
None
1900
1900
Age 23
Alexander Bascom Thornton resided here in Justice Precinct 1 (excl. San Saba town), San Saba, Texas
Justice Precinct 1 (excl. San Saba town), San Saba, Texas
1939
21 Dec 1939
Age 62
Death of Alexander Bascom Thornton in Clyde, Callahan, Texas, United States
Clyde, Callahan, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1877
    Event Place: San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 1326; Family History Film: 1255326; Page: 428B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T623_1668; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 130.
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1898
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T623_1668; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 130.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 1326; Family History Film: 1255326; Page: 428B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1 (excl. San Saba town), San Saba, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T623_1668; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 130.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Clyde, Callahan, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clyde, Callahan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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