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Betty Lou Thornton 1922–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 FEB 1922

Birth Location: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA

Death Date: 31 JAN 2003

Death Location: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA

Father: Walter Thornton

Mother: Willie Williams

Spouse(s): Hughey Bishop

Children(s): Billy Bishop, Dickie Bishop, Hugh Bishop

The story of Betty Lou Thornton began in 1922 in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA. In 1940, Betty Lou Thornton resided in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA. Betty Lou Thornton married Hughey Philletus Bishop, and had children including Billy Walter Bishop, Debra Gay Bishop, Dickie Glenn Bishop, Hugh Edwin Bishop. Betty Lou Thornton passed away in 2003 in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Betty Lou Thornton began in 1922 in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA.
  • In 1940, Betty Lou Thornton resided in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA.
  • Betty Lou Thornton married Hughey Philletus Bishop, and had children including Billy Walter Bishop, Debra Gay Bishop, Dickie Glenn Bishop, Hugh Edwin Bishop.
  • Betty Lou Thornton passed away in 2003 in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Thornton
1888–1968
Birth Location: Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
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Willie Williams
1893–1979
Birth Location: Huntsville, Madison Co., AR, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hughey Bishop
1913–1981
Birth Location: Hodge, Jackson Parish, LA, USA
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Children(s)

Billy Bishop
1943–2016
Birth Location: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
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Dickie Bishop
1951–1996
Birth Location: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
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Hugh Bishop
1949–1976
Birth Location: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
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Betty Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Betty Thornton
1922–2003
Birth Place: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Parents
Walter Forest Thornton
1888–1968
Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Willie (Eliza) Williams
1893–1979
Huntsville, Madison Co., AR, USA
Grandparents
George (William) Williams
1867–1924
Union Co., KY, USA
Loula (Malissa) Phillips
1868–1934
Huntsville, Madison Co., AR, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Williams
1844–1899
Abbiah Buntain
1847–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Buntain
1815–1863
Susanna Fenwick
1819–1864

Betty Thornton's Descendants

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Betty (Lou) Thornton (13 FEB 1922–31 JAN 2003) m. Hughey (Philletus) Bishop (14 DEC 1913–1 APR 1981)
  1. 1. Billy (Walter) Bishop 1943–2016
  2. 2. Dickie (Glenn) Bishop 1951–1996
  3. 3. Hugh (Edwin) Bishop 1949–1976

Betty Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1922
13 FEB 1922
Birth of Betty Lou Thornton in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
1940
1940
Age 18
Betty Lou Thornton resided here in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
2003
27 JAN 2003
Age 81
Death of Betty Lou Thornton in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
2003
31 JAN 2003
Age 81
Burial of Betty Lou Thornton in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1922
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 2003
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 JAN 2003
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson Co., TX, USA
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