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Archie Roan Thornton 1893–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1893

Birth Location: Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi

Death Date: 27 Jan 1926

Death Location: Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Thorton

Mother: Mary Benoist

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In 1893, Archie Roan Thornton entered the world in Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi, born to William Gordon Thorton And Mary Etta Benoist. Archie Roan Thornton passed away in 1926 in Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Archie Roan Thornton entered the world in Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi, born to William Gordon Thorton And Mary Etta Benoist.
  • Archie Roan Thornton passed away in 1926 in Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Archie Thornton's Ancestors

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Archie Thornton
1893–1926
Birth Place: Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi
Parents
William Gordon Thorton
1870–1926
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Mary (Etta) Benoist
1873–1963
Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Zachariah) Thornton
1846–1909
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Jane) Peacock
1845–1900
Skipperville, Dale, Alabama, USA
John (Christopher) Benoist
1848–1931
MS
Mary (Frances) Parker
1854–1941
Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Peacock
1816–1877
Celia Windham
1821–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1784–1836
Jane Bartlett
1790–1861

Archie Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1893
17 May 1893
Birth of Archie Roan Thornton in Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi
Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi
1926
27 Jan 1926
Age 33
Death of Archie Roan Thornton in Tunica, Tunica, MS, USA
Tunica, Tunica, MS, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1893
    Event Place: Big Creek,Calhoun, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Tunica, Tunica, MS, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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