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Brenda Thornton 1946 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1946

Birth Location: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 7 Sep 2021

Death Location: Indiana, USA

Father: Malcolm Thornton

Mother: Myrtle Tinsley

Spouse(s): Ronald McKinney, Larry Reavis

Children(s): Gary McKinney, Kimberly Reavis

Brenda Thornton was born in 1946 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Malcolm Washington Thornton and Myrtle Tinsley. In 1950, Brenda Thornton resided in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. In 1990, Brenda Thornton resided in Indianapolis, IN. Brenda Thornton married Ronald McKinney, Larry Reavis, and had children including Gary Todd McKinney, Kimberly Reavis. Brenda Thornton passed away in 2021 in Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Brenda Thornton was born in 1946 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Malcolm Washington Thornton and Myrtle Tinsley.
  • In 1950, Brenda Thornton resided in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1990, Brenda Thornton resided in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Brenda Thornton married Ronald McKinney, Larry Reavis, and had children including Gary Todd McKinney, Kimberly Reavis.
  • Brenda Thornton passed away in 2021 in Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Brenda Thornton's Ancestors

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Brenda Thornton
1946 – 2021
Birth Place: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Malcolm Washington Thornton
1909 – 1997
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Myrtle Tinsley
1911 – 1982
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Thorton
1870 – 1938
Ohio, United States of America
Ella Chapman
1875 – 1945
Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
George (Washington) Tinsley
1872 – 1959
Starbans Kan, West Virginia
Maggie (Eva Rife, Tinsley,) Dennison
1889 – 1961
Washington Magisterial District, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Thornton
1824 – 1908
Elizabeth Mouder
1827 – 1906
George Chapman
1852 – 1933
Elizabeth Butcher
1853 – 1908
Augustus Tinsley
1841 – 1910
Lucenda Burks
1846 – 1932
Samuel Riffe
1855 – 1928
Sarah Midkiff
1859 – 1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1795 – 1863
Nancy Shannon
1785 – 1884
Mouder
1800 –
Greenbery Chapman
1816 – 1871
Lucinda Martin
1816 – 1893
Butcher
Susan dilly
1831 – 1903
Madison Tinsley
1805 – 1870
Sarah Short
1812 – 1870
Henry Burk
1814 –
Hanna Oaks
1827 –
Patterson Riffe
1843 – 1920
Sallie Ronk

Brenda Thornton's Descendants

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Brenda Thornton (May 1946 – 7 Sep 2021) m. Ronald McKinney ( – 20 Nov 2009) m. Larry Reavis
  1. 1. Gary (Todd) McKinney (1976 – ) m. Christina (Lynn) Taylor (abt 1972 – )
  2. 2. Kimberly Reavis (13 Jul 1968 – 23 Nov 2006) m. Larry (W.) Sexton (abt 1960 – )

Brenda Thornton's Timeline

7 Records

1946
May 1946
Birth of Brenda Thornton in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 4
Brenda Thornton resided here in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1990
1990
Age 44
Brenda Thornton resided here in Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
1993
1993
Age 47
Brenda Thornton resided here in Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
2007
2007-2010
Age 61
Brenda Thornton resided here in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
2010
2010-2015
Age 64
Brenda Thornton resided here in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
2021
7 Sep 2021
Age 75
Death of Brenda Thornton in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1946
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 2005; Certificate Range: 038500 - 040499
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Barboursville, Cabel

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Barboursville, Cabel

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Indianapolis, IN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Indianapolis, IN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2007-2010
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2010-2015
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indianapolis, IN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 2021
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

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