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Charles Henderson Thornton 1883 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1883

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 25 Sep 1958

Death Location: Xenia Oh Greene Co

Father: Isaac Thornton

Mother: Nancy Thornton

Spouse(s): Verna Purdin

Children(s): Horace Thornton, Ica Thornton, Faye Thornton, Harless Thornton, Edward Sr, Edwin Thornton, Florence Thornton, Ida Thornton

The story of Charles Henderson Thornton began in 1883 in Ohio, with parents Isaac Franklin Thornton and Nancy Thornton. As an adult, Charles Henderson Thornton wed Verna Francis Purdin. Their household included Horace L Thornton, Ica Mae Thornton, Faye B Thornton, Harless Lee (Jack) Thornton, Edward Thornton Sr, Edwin E Thornton, Florence M Thornton and Ida Mae Thornton. Charles Henderson Thornton's life came to an end in 1958 in Xenia Oh Greene Co.

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Parents

Isaac Thornton
1841 – 1905
Birth Location: Virginia
IT
Nancy Thornton
1844 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
NT

Spouses(s)

Verna Purdin
1895 – 1981
Birth Location: Ohio
VP

Children(s)

Horace Thornton
1911 –
Birth Location: Ohio
HT
Ica Thornton
1912 – 1955
Birth Location: Ohio
IT
Faye Thornton
1914 –
Birth Location: Ohio
FT
Harless Thornton
1909 – 1946
Birth Location: Ohio
HT
Edward Sr
1918 – 1983
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
ES
Edwin Thornton
1918 –
Birth Location: Ohio
ET
Florence Thornton
1924 – 1972
Birth Location: Ohio
FT
Ida Thornton
Birth Location: –
IT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1883
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T627_3074; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-32, Number: 442-03-3714; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 383.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oliver, Adams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1150; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375163, Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 26 Sep 1958; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.331116,0.8447672,0.41027278&xid=3355, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1430; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 29-58

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Aug 1881
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oliver, Adams, Ohio; Roll: 1235; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1241235

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 63087; Volume: 15526

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1881
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 383.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 jan 1876
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T627_3074; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1881
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 383.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1883
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kenia Ward 1, Greene, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Oliver, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oliver, Adams, Ohio; Roll: 1235; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1241235

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Oliver, Adams, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oliver, Adams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1150; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375163

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Kenia Ward 1, Greene, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kenia Ward 1, Greene, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 383.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T627_3074; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-32

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T627_3074; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-32

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1430; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 29-58

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 442-03-3714; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Xenia
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 26 Sep 1958; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.331116,0.8447672,0.41027278&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 63087; Volume: 15526

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Sep 1958
    Event Place: Xenia Oh Greene Co
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 442-03-3714; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951, Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 26 Sep 1958; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.331116,0.8447672,0.41027278&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1958
    Event Place: Xenia Oh Greene Co

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Sep 1958
    Event Place: Xenia Oh Greene Co
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 63087; Volume: 15526
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