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Earl Donovan Thornton 1895–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1895

Birth Location: Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1917

Death Location: Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Thorton

Mother: Mary Benoist

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The story of Earl Donovan Thornton began in 1895 in Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Earl Donovan Thornton passed away in 1917 in Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Earl Donovan Thornton began in 1895 in Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.
  • Earl Donovan Thornton passed away in 1917 in Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Earl Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Earl Thornton
1895–1917
Birth Place: Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Gordon Thorton
1870–1926
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Mary (Etta) Benoist
1873–1963
Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Zachariah) Thornton
1846–1909
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Jane) Peacock
1845–1900
Skipperville, Dale, Alabama, USA
John (Christopher) Benoist
1848–1931
MS
Mary (Frances) Parker
1854–1941
Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Peacock
1816–1877
Celia Windham
1821–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1784–1836
Jane Bartlett
1790–1861

Earl Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1895
11 Jul 1895
Birth of Earl Donovan Thornton in Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1917
12 Dec 1917
Age 22
Death of Earl Donovan Thornton in Louisiana
Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1895
    Event Place: Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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