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Emma Thornton 1862–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1862

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 12 Dec 1944

Death Location: Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Sophronia Cook

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In 1862, Emma Thornton entered the world in Mississippi, born to John Walker Jack Thornton And Sophronia Sophrona Cook. In 1870, Emma Thornton resided in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, U. Emma Thornton passed away in 1944 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Emma Thornton entered the world in Mississippi, born to John Walker Jack Thornton And Sophronia Sophrona Cook.
  • In 1870, Emma Thornton resided in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, U.
  • Emma Thornton passed away in 1944 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA.

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Emma Thornton's Ancestors

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Emma Thornton
1862–1944
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
John Walker “Jack” Thornton
1822–1886
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Sophronia ((Sophrona)) Cook
1824–1896
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Stallworth) Thornton
1792–1878
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Walker
1794–1866
South Carolina
Philip (Henry) Cook
1782–1844
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Campbell) Irwin
1785–1827
Troy, McCormick, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
NEEDHAM THORNTON
1770–1850
Sarah Thornton
1777–1849
sabra freeman
1766–1852
Robert Walker
1774–1830
John Cook
1762–1801
Margaret Lightfoot
1764–1847
Robert Irwin
1740–1796
Mary Campbell
1760–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Thornton
1745–1796
Elizabeth Martin
1752–1812
William Stallsworth
1745–1808
Jamima Tripp
1758–1819
Lt *
1733–1806
Mercy **
1739–1806
Georg Koch
1704–1767
Anna Homburg
1704–1768
Col. Lightfoot
1728–1787
Susannah Smith
1730–1805

Emma Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1862
abt 1862
Birth of Emma Thornton in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 8
Emma Thornton resided here in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1944
12 Dec 1944
Age 82
Death of Emma Thornton in Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1862
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Jones County, Mississippi, USA

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