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Emily Mahala Thornton 1807–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1807

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Apr 1858

Death Location: Hardin, TN, USA

Father: Josiah Thornton

Mother: Sarah Fowler

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Emily Mahala Thornton was born in 1807 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Josiah Thornton And Sarah Fowler. Emily Mahala Thornton passed away in 1858 in Hardin, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Mahala Thornton was born in 1807 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Josiah Thornton And Sarah Fowler.
  • Emily Mahala Thornton passed away in 1858 in Hardin, TN, USA.

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Emily Thornton's Ancestors

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Emily Thornton
1807–1858
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Josiah Thornton
1758–1849
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Sarah Fowler
1763–1849
NC
Grandparents
John Thornton
1715–1800
Richmond, Henry, Virginia, United States
Jemima Longworth
1724–1780
Westmoreland, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Joseph Fowler
1744–1830
North Carolina, United States
Molly Pinson
1736–1800
Medway, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Fowler
1710–1790
Sarah Metcalfe
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfrey 15
1670–1747
Susannah Archer
1674–1761

Emily Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1807
16 Sep 1807
Birth of Emily Mahala Thornton in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1858
21 Apr 1858
Age 51
Death of Emily Mahala Thornton in Hardin, TN, USA
Hardin, TN, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1807
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Hardin, TN, USA

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