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Esther Irene Thornton 1911–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 AUG 1911

Birth Location: Kane Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 21 NOV 1990

Death Location: Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il., USA

Father: Henry Thornton

Mother: Jessie Long

Spouse(s): Roland Schiltz, Grant Timmerman

Children(s): Charles Schiltz

In 1911, Esther Irene Thornton entered the world in Kane Co., Il., USA, born to Henry Victor Andrew Percival Thornton And Jessie Cornell Long. In 1920, Esther Irene Thornton was recorded in the census in 6th Ward, Aurora, Kane Co., Il., USA. Esther Irene Thornton married Grant Timmerman, Roland E Schiltz, and had children including Charles Edward Timmerman Schiltz. Esther Irene Thornton passed away in 1990 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Esther Irene Thornton entered the world in Kane Co., Il., USA, born to Henry Victor Andrew Percival Thornton And Jessie Cornell Long.
  • In 1920, Esther Irene Thornton was recorded in the census in 6th Ward, Aurora, Kane Co., Il., USA.
  • Esther Irene Thornton married Grant Timmerman, Roland E Schiltz, and had children including Charles Edward Timmerman Schiltz.
  • Esther Irene Thornton passed away in 1990 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Esther Thornton
1911–1990
Birth Place: Kane Co., Il., USA
Parents
Henry Victor Andrew Percival Thornton
1881–1927
Aurora, Kane Co., Il., USA
Jessie (Cornell) Long
1882–1964
Kane Co., Il., USA
Grandparents
William (Henry Brashaw) Thornton
Melvina Adams
Charles (Stratton) Long
1844–1923
Il., USA
Martha (Ann) Perry
1848–1933
Big Rock, Kane Co., Il., USA
Great-Grandparents
John Long
Sarah Cornell
William Perry
1820–1871
Eliza Cleveland
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alba Cleveland
1796–1876
Nancy Seavey
1801–1875

Esther Thornton's Descendants

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Esther (Irene) Thornton (13 AUG 1911–21 NOV 1990) m. Roland (E.) Schiltz (15 NOV 1907–28 DEC 1987) m. Grant Timmerman (25 JAN 1909–JAN 1985)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward Timmerman) Schiltz 1929–1983

Esther Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1911
13 AUG 1911
Birth of Esther Irene Thornton in Kane Co., Il., USA
Kane Co., Il., USA
1920
27 JAN 1920
Age 9
Esther Irene Thornton appeared in census in 6th Ward, Aurora, Kane Co., Il., USA
6th Ward, Aurora, Kane Co., Il., USA
1990
21 NOV 1990
Age 79
Death of Esther Irene Thornton in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il., USA
Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1911
    Event Place: Kane Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 NOV 1990
    Event Place: Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1920
    Event Place: 6th Ward, Aurora, Kane Co., Il., USA

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