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Aubrey Olen Thornton 1924 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1924

Birth Location: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 8 January 2011

Death Location: Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA

Father: Aubrey Thornton

Mother: Stella Cantrell

Spouse(s): Betty Grubbs

Children(s):

Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr was born in 1924 in Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA, the child of Aubrey O Thornton and Stella Katherine Cantrell. In 1930, Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr married Betty Jean Grubbs. Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr passed away in 2011 in Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr was born in 1924 in Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA, the child of Aubrey O Thornton and Stella Katherine Cantrell.
  • In 1930, Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr married Betty Jean Grubbs.
  • Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr passed away in 2011 in Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aubrey Thornton
1903 – 1967
Birth Location: Texas
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Stella Cantrell
1906 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas
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Spouses(s)

Betty Grubbs
1924 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Aubrey Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Aubrey Thornton
1924 – 2011
Birth Place: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Parents
Aubrey O Thornton
1903 – 1967
Texas
Stella (Katherine) Cantrell
1906 – 1974
Texas
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Thornton
1871 – 1949
Runnells, Missouri
Willie (J) Smith
1874 – 1905
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1834 –
Deborah Rayfield
1842 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rayfield
1816 – 1903
Mary Mann
1820 – 1860

Aubrey Thornton's Timeline

9 Records

1924
15 Nov 1924
Birth of Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1924
15 November 1924
Birth of Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr in Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1940
1940
Age 16
Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
2011
8 Jan 2011
Age 87
Death of Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr in Nokesville, Prince William, Virginia
Nokesville, Prince William, Virginia
2011
8 January 2011
Age 87
Death of Aubrey Olen Thornton Jr in Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1924
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1924
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4176; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 255-135
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2318; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0074; Image: 853.0; FHL microfilm: 2342052
    [3] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2318; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0074; Image: 853.0; FHL microfilm: 2342052

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4176; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 255-135

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4176; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 255-135

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2011
    Event Place: Nokesville, Prince William, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 2011
    Event Place: Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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