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Edna Clarinda Thornton 1886–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1974

Death Location: Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Margaret Wirth

Spouse(s): Harvey Bacon

Children(s): Doris Bacon, Marvin Sr., Virgil Bacon, James Bacon, Mildred Bacon, Alma Bacon, Pauline Bacon, John Bacon

In 1886, Edna Clarinda Thornton entered the world in Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA, born to James Houston Thornton And Margaret Maggie E Wirth. In 1910, Edna Clarinda Thornton resided in Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Edna Clarinda Thornton resided in Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA. Edna Clarinda Thornton married Harvey Leonard Bacon, and had children including Alma Edna Bacon, Doris Evelyn Bacon, James Leonard Bacon, John Edward Bacon, Marvin Richard Bacon Sr, Mildred Josephine Bacon, Pauline Janet Bacon, Virgil Thornton Bacon. Edna Clarinda Thornton passed away in 1974 in Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Edna Clarinda Thornton entered the world in Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA, born to James Houston Thornton And Margaret Maggie E Wirth.
  • In 1910, Edna Clarinda Thornton resided in Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Edna Clarinda Thornton resided in Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA.
  • Edna Clarinda Thornton married Harvey Leonard Bacon, and had children including Alma Edna Bacon, Doris Evelyn Bacon, James Leonard Bacon, John Edward Bacon, Marvin Richard Bacon Sr, Mildred Josephine Bacon, Pauline Janet Bacon, Virgil Thornton Bacon.
  • Edna Clarinda Thornton passed away in 1974 in Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thornton
1859–1932
Birth Location: Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA
JT
Margaret Wirth
1862–1931
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
MW

Spouses(s)

Harvey Bacon
1883–1964
Birth Location: Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, USA
HB

Children(s)

Doris Bacon
1918–2014
Birth Location: Fulton County, Ohio, USA
DB
Marvin Sr.
1912–1962
Birth Location: Morenci, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
MS
Virgil Bacon
1910–1977
Birth Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
VB
James Bacon
1908–1982
Birth Location: Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, USA
JB
Mildred Bacon
1914–1929
Birth Location: Ohio
MB
Alma Bacon
1906–1940
Birth Location: Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, USA
AB
Pauline Bacon
1922–2019
Birth Location: Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA
PB
John Bacon
1920–2015
Birth Location: Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA
JB

Edna Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Edna Thornton
1886–1974
Birth Place: Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Houston Thornton
1859–1932
Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Margaret ('Maggie' E) Wirth
1862–1931
Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edna Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Edna (Clarinda) Thornton (3 Jan 1886–2 Sep 1974) m. Harvey (Leonard) Bacon (7 Jun 1883–7 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Doris (Evelyn) Bacon 1918–2014 m. Clifford (Leslie) Snow 1918–1972
    1. 1. Larry (Dean) Snow 1949–2021
  2. 2. Marvin (Richard Bacon) Sr. 1912–1962 m. Alta (Elizabeth) Viers 1913–1983 m. Jennie (Vivian) Brooks 1906–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Edna 'Betty') Bacon 1937–1988
    2. 2. Harvey (Lee) Bacon 1934–2014
  3. 3. Virgil (Thornton) Bacon 1910–1977 m. Orpha (Amilie) Schroeder 1910–2003
    1. 1. William (Henry) Bacon 1935–2023 m. Margaret (Rose) Leahey 1940–2024
    2. 2. Robert (A) Bacon 1939–2019
  4. 4. James (Leonard) Bacon 1908–1982 m. Gladys (Lucille) Lucas 1912–1997
    1. 1. James (Richard) Bacon 1932–2018
  5. 5. Mildred (Josephine) Bacon 1914–1929
  6. 6. Alma (Edna) Bacon 1906–1940 m. Nelson (Clifford) Ives 1905–1942
    1. 1. Joan (Marie) Ives 1928–2013
    2. 2. John (Harvey) Ives 1932–2010
  7. 7. Pauline (Janet) Bacon 1922–2019 m. Melvin (Lavern) Jones 1919–2010
    1. 1. Joyce (L) Jones 1947–2020
  8. 8. John (Edward) Bacon 1920–2015 m. Wanda (Irene) Hippert 1921–2016

Edna Thornton's Timeline

9 Records

1886
3 Jan 1886
Birth of Edna Clarinda Thornton in Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA
Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio, USA
Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Gorham, Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Gorham, Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 54
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Gorham Twp, Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Gorham Twp, Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
1962
1962
Age 76
Edna Clarinda Thornton resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1974
2 Sep 1974
Age 88
Death of Edna Clarinda Thornton in Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Continental, Putnam, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03071; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 26-17
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1384; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 40
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341537
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio; Roll: T624_1226; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375239
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: 2755; Enumeration District: 26-22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pleasant, Putnam, Ohio; Roll: T624_1226; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375239

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1384; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gorham, Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341537

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03071; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 26-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gorham Twp, Gorham, Fulton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03071; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 26-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gorham, Fulton, 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: Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: 2755; Enumeration District: 26-22

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1974
    Event Place: Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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