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Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton 1808–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1808

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 30 June 1848

Death Location: Henry County, Missouri, USA

Father: William Major

Mother: Elizabeth Courts

Spouse(s): William Thornton

Children(s): William Thornton, Caroline Wilson, Anna Thornton

Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton was born in 1808 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Owen Taylor Major And Elizabeth Courts. Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton married William Tucker Thornton, and had children including Anna C Thornton, Caroline V Wilson, William Taylor Thornton. Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton passed away in 1848 in Henry County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton was born in 1808 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Owen Taylor Major And Elizabeth Courts.
  • Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton married William Tucker Thornton, and had children including Anna C Thornton, Caroline V Wilson, William Taylor Thornton.
  • Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton passed away in 1848 in Henry County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Major
1753–1830
Birth Location: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Courts
1775–1849
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Thornton
1806–1874
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Thornton
1843–1916
Birth Location: Calhoun, Henry County, Missouri, USA
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Caroline Wilson
1846–1937
Birth Location: Henry County, Missouri, USA
CW
Anna Thornton
1841–1842
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Thornton's Ancestors

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Caroline Thornton
1808–1848
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Owen Taylor Major
1753–1830
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Courts
1775–1849
Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (George) Taylor
1743–1792
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rachel Gibson
1717–1761
Rapidan, Orange Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Col Taylor
1675–1729
Martha Taylor
1679–1762
Jonathan Gibson
1672–1744
Margaret Catlett
1655–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Taylor
1635–1698
William Col.
1652–1701
Ellen Thompson
1654–1680

Caroline Thornton's Descendants

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Caroline (Virginia Jefferson) Thornton (19 May 1808–30 June 1848) m. William (Tucker) Thornton (1 May 1806–27 December 1874)
  1. 1. William (Taylor) Thornton 1843–1916
  2. 2. Caroline (V) Wilson 1846–1937
  3. 3. Anna (C) Thornton 1841–1842

Caroline Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1808
19 May 1808
Birth of Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
1848
30 June 1848
Age 40
Death of Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1808
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1848
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henry County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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