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Charles Washington Thornton 1855–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1855

Birth Location: Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 16 April 1932

Death Location: Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Feruby Thornton

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The story of Charles Washington Thornton began in 1855 in Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America. Charles Washington Thornton passed away in 1932 in Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Washington Thornton began in 1855 in Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • Charles Washington Thornton passed away in 1932 in Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Charles Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Charles Thornton
1855–1932
Birth Place: Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
James J Thornton
1820–1901
Georgia
Feruby Thornton
1825–1911
Georgia
Grandparents
James (J) Thornton
1788–1860
Georgia
Elizabeth Burns
1790–1869
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Jennie Whitney
–1836
George (Washington) Harper
1763–1838
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1764–1830
Mary Whatley
1764–1789
James Burns
1763–1845
Hannah Burns
1765–1849
George Harper
1732–1812
Elizabeth Harper
1739–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Col.
1741–1822
Sara THURSTON
1743–1821
Richard Whatley
1740–1802
Jane
1744–1812
John Burns
1740–1811
Mary Scurlock
1740–1777
JOHN BRANTLEY
1736–1811
Joseph Harper
1700–1790
Susannah Harper
1700–1733

Charles Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
January 1855
Birth of Charles Washington Thornton in Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America
Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America
1932
16 April 1932
Age 77
Death of Charles Washington Thornton in Titus, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
Titus, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1855
    Event Place: Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1932
    Event Place: Titus, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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