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Calvin Lee Thornton 1872–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 22, 1872

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN

Death Date: Jun 17, 1948

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Mahala Layman

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Calvin Lee Thornton was born in 1872 in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN, the child of John D Thornton And Mahala Halley Layman. Calvin Lee Thornton passed away in 1948 in Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Calvin Lee Thornton was born in 1872 in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN, the child of John D Thornton And Mahala Halley Layman.
  • Calvin Lee Thornton passed away in 1948 in Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1840–1903
Birth Location: Tennessee
JT
Mahala Layman
1837–1886
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
ML

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Calvin Thornton's Ancestors

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Calvin Thornton
1872–1948
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN
Parents
John D Thornton
1840–1903
Tennessee
Mahala (Halley) Layman
1837–1886
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (Arthur) Layman
1812–1899
Jones Cove, Sevier Co, TN
Melvina Fox
1812–1881
Sevier Co, TN
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Layman
1771–1845
Anna sil)
1772–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Calvin Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1872
Oct 22, 1872
Birth of Calvin Lee Thornton in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN
Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN
1948
Jun 17, 1948
Age 76
Death of Calvin Lee Thornton in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 22, 1872
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 17, 1948
    Event Place: Tennessee
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