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Elsie Margaret Thornton 1916–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1916

Birth Location: Pendleton Co, KY

Death Date: 13 Sep 1985

Death Location: Louisville, Clay Co, IL

Father: Elmer Thornton

Mother: Ora Bellew

Spouse(s): Emery Fitzgerald

Children(s): Thornton Fitzgerald

The story of Elsie Margaret Thornton began in 1916 in Pendleton Co, KY. Elsie Margaret Thornton married Emery Oran Fitzgerald, and had children including Thornton Lee Fitzgerald. Elsie Margaret Thornton passed away in 1985 in Louisville, Clay Co, IL.

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Biography

  • The story of Elsie Margaret Thornton began in 1916 in Pendleton Co, KY.
  • Elsie Margaret Thornton married Emery Oran Fitzgerald, and had children including Thornton Lee Fitzgerald.
  • Elsie Margaret Thornton passed away in 1985 in Louisville, Clay Co, IL.

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Elsie Thornton's Ancestors

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Elsie Thornton
1916–1985
Birth Place: Pendleton Co, KY
Parents
Elmer Levi Thornton
1887–1968
Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
Ora (Edna) Bellew
1886–1921
Pendleton Co, KY
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Great-Grandparents
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Elsie Thornton's Descendants

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Elsie (Margaret) Thornton (9 Aug 1916–13 Sep 1985) m. Emery (Oran) Fitzgerald (5 Mar 1900–18 Aug 1977)
  1. 1. Thornton (Lee) Fitzgerald 1942–

Elsie Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1916
9 Aug 1916
Birth of Elsie Margaret Thornton in Pendleton Co, KY
Pendleton Co, KY
1985
13 Sep 1985
Age 69
Death of Elsie Margaret Thornton in Flora, Clay Co, IL
Flora, Clay Co, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Pendleton Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1985
    Event Place: Flora, Clay Co, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Clay Co, IL

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