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Alma Ellen Hooker 1881–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1881

Birth Location: Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio

Death Date: 10 Aug 1974

Death Location: Ross County, Ross, Ohio

Father: John Hooker

Mother: Lydia Alspach

Spouse(s): Wilbur Thornton

Children(s): Velma Thornton, Everett Thornton, Urell Thornton, Kenneth Thornton, Freda Thorton, Wanda Thornton

In 1881, Alma Ellen Hooker entered the world in Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio, born to John B Hooker And Lydia Alspach. Alma Ellen Hooker married Wilbur Vance Thornton, and had children including Everett B Thornton, Freda Pauline Thorton, Kenneth Eugene Thornton, Urell Thornton, Velma Naomi Thornton, Wanda Thornton. Alma Ellen Hooker passed away in 1974 in Ross County, Ross, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Alma Ellen Hooker entered the world in Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio, born to John B Hooker And Lydia Alspach.
  • Alma Ellen Hooker married Wilbur Vance Thornton, and had children including Everett B Thornton, Freda Pauline Thorton, Kenneth Eugene Thornton, Urell Thornton, Velma Naomi Thornton, Wanda Thornton.
  • Alma Ellen Hooker passed away in 1974 in Ross County, Ross, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hooker
1849–1935
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
JH
Lydia Alspach
1854–1910
Birth Location: Rock Mills, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
LA

Spouses(s)

Wilbur Thornton
1876–1943
Birth Location: Jeffersonville, Fayette, Ohio
WT

Children(s)

Velma Thornton
1907–1977
Birth Location: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
VT
Everett Thornton
1901–1970
Birth Location: Ohio
ET
Urell Thornton
1904–
Birth Location: Union, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
UT
Kenneth Thornton
1905–1972
Birth Location: Union, Fayette, Ohio
KT
Freda Thorton
1919–2015
Birth Location: Ohio
FT
Wanda Thornton
1918–
Birth Location: Union,Fayette,Ohio
WT

Alma Hooker's Ancestors

Self
Alma Hooker
1881–1974
Birth Place: Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio
Parents
John B Hooker
1849–1935
Ohio, United States
Lydia Alspach
1854–1910
Rock Mills, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Hooker
1797–1880
, , Maryland, USA
Sarah ("Sally") SHULL
1807–1862
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hooker
1757–1842
Rachel Belt
1767–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hooker
1701–1781
MARTHA BARNEY
1720–1781

Alma Hooker's Descendants

1.
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Alma (Ellen) Hooker (09 Sep 1881–10 Aug 1974) m. Wilbur (Vance) Thornton (8 January 1876–4 February 1943)
  1. 1. Velma (Naomi) Thornton 1907–1977
  2. 2. Everett (B) Thornton 1901–1970
  3. 3. Urell Thornton 1904–
  4. 4. Kenneth (Eugene) Thornton 1905–1972
  5. 5. Freda (Pauline) Thorton 1919–2015
  6. 6. Wanda Thornton 1918–

Alma Hooker's Timeline

2 Records

1881
09 Sep 1881
Birth of Alma Ellen Hooker in Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio
Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio
1974
10 Aug 1974
Age 93
Death of Alma Ellen Hooker in Ross County, Ross, Ohio
Ross County, Ross, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Rockmills,Fairfield,Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1974
    Event Place: Ross County, Ross, Ohio
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