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Bernard Kelley Thornton 1920–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Leland, Idaho

Death Date: 18 Aug 1969

Death Location: Asotin, Asotin, Washington, USA

Father: Albert Thornton

Mother: Sarah Gilbert

Spouse(s): Irma Weller, Madge Gornall

Children(s): Gareth Thornton

Bernard Kelley Thornton was born in 1920 in Leland, Idaho, the child of Albert French Thornton And Sarah Sadie Strome Gilbert. Bernard Kelley Thornton married Irma Martha Weller, Madge Gornall, and had children including Frances A Thornton, Gareth Lee Thornton. Bernard Kelley Thornton passed away in 1969 in Asotin, Asotin, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Bernard Kelley Thornton was born in 1920 in Leland, Idaho, the child of Albert French Thornton And Sarah Sadie Strome Gilbert.
  • Bernard Kelley Thornton married Irma Martha Weller, Madge Gornall, and had children including Frances A Thornton, Gareth Lee Thornton.
  • Bernard Kelley Thornton passed away in 1969 in Asotin, Asotin, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Thornton
1874–1942
Birth Location: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
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Sarah Gilbert
1876–1938
Birth Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Irma Weller
1925–1976
Birth Location: Idaho
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Madge Gornall
1914–1975
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire
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Children(s)

Gareth Thornton
1947–2024
Birth Location: Idaho
GT

Bernard Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Thornton
1920–1969
Birth Place: Leland, Idaho
Parents
Albert French Thornton
1874–1942
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Sarah ("Sadie" Strome) Gilbert
1876–1938
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
James (M) Thornton
1838–1915
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, USA
Mary Copher
1840–1890
Bedford, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
JOHN GILBERT
1832–
Connecticut, USA
Mariah Bundy
1841–1919
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Copher
1810–1877
Rebecca Turner
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miles Turner
1789–1826
Mary Hatfield
1793–1874

Bernard Thornton's Descendants

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Bernard (Kelley) Thornton (28 Apr 1920–18 Aug 1969) m. Irma (Martha) Weller (23 Aug 1925–25 Jun 1976) m. Madge Gornall (7 Oct 1914–23 May 1975)
  1. 1. Gareth (Lee) Thornton 1947–2024

Bernard Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1920
28 Apr 1920
Birth of Bernard Kelley Thornton in Leland, Idaho
Leland, Idaho
1945
13 Nov 1945
Age 25
Bernard Kelley Thornton was married in Lewiston
Lewiston
1969
18 Aug 1969
Age 49
Death of Bernard Kelley Thornton in Asotin, Asotin, Washington, USA
Asotin, Asotin, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Leland, Idaho

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Lewiston

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1969
    Event Place: Asotin, Asotin, Washington, USA
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