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Dorothy Lavinia Thornton 1923–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1923

Birth Location: Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 17 May 1999

Death Location: Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America

Father: Moses Brown

Mother: LouVenia Cothran

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In 1923, Dorothy Lavinia Thornton entered the world in Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to Moses Clayton Brown And Louvenia Cothran. Dorothy Lavinia Thornton passed away in 1999 in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Dorothy Lavinia Thornton entered the world in Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to Moses Clayton Brown And Louvenia Cothran.
  • Dorothy Lavinia Thornton passed away in 1999 in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America.

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Dorothy Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Thornton
1923–1999
Birth Place: Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Moses Clayton Brown
1878–1927
Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
LouVenia Cothran
1880–1927
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Latimore) Cothran
1830–1907
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (S.) Clark
1842–1914
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1782–1876
Sarah Woodson
1800–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tucker Woodson
1745–1831
Elizabeth Gowen
1750–1792

Dorothy Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1923
3 September 1923
Birth of Dorothy Lavinia Thornton in Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
1999
17 May 1999
Age 76
Death of Dorothy Lavinia Thornton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1923
    Event Place: Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1999
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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