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Ethel Bruce Thornton 1924 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1924

Birth Location: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Dec 1993

Death Location: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Catherine McLaine

Spouse(s): James Harley

Children(s): Dora Harley, James Harley, Robert Harley, Darrell Harley

Ethel Bruce Thornton was born in 1924 in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Powell Thornton and Catherine (Edna) McLaine. In 1930, Ethel Bruce Thornton resided in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. Ethel Bruce Thornton married James W. Harley, and had children including Dora Harley, James J Harley, Robert W Harley, Darrell Harley. Ethel Bruce Thornton passed away in 1993 in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Ethel Bruce Thornton was born in 1924 in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Powell Thornton and Catherine (Edna) McLaine.
  • In 1930, Ethel Bruce Thornton resided in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ethel Bruce Thornton married James W. Harley, and had children including Dora Harley, James J Harley, Robert W Harley, Darrell Harley.
  • Ethel Bruce Thornton passed away in 1993 in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thornton
1899 – 1961
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
TT
Catherine McLaine
1903 – 1985
Birth Location: Maryland
CM

Spouses(s)

James Harley
1921 – 1999
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JH

Children(s)

Dora Harley
1941 – 1995
Birth Location: –
DH
James Harley
1943 – 2010
Birth Location: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States of America
JH
Robert Harley
1945 –
Birth Location: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States of America
RH
Darrell Harley
1954 – 2006
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
DH

Ethel Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Thornton
1924 – 1993
Birth Place: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Powell Thornton
1899 – 1961
Pennsylvania
Catherine ((Edna)) McLaine
1903 – 1985
Maryland
Grandparents
Smith (H Mc) Laine
1879 – 1949
Conowingo, Maryland, USA
Catharine McClain
1880 – 1940
Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Vance
1844 –
Margaretta Vance
1845 – 1925
Lewis Mcclain
1850 –
Margaretta Vance
1845 – 1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Dunmore
1812 – 1893
Dinah Dunmore
1814 – 1893
Charles Dunmore
1812 – 1893
Dinah Dunmore
1814 – 1893

Ethel Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Ethel (Bruce) Thornton (17 Jan 1924 – Dec 1993) m. James (W.) Harley (31 Jan 1921 – Abt 1999)
  1. 1. Dora Harley (29 Dec 1941 – Apr 1995)
  2. 2. James (J) Harley (31 Aug 1943 – 2 Jan 2010)
    1. 1. Marcus Harley (4 May 1985 – )
  3. 3. Robert (W) Harley (8 Nov 1945 – )
  4. 4. Darrell Harley (5 Dec 1954 – 20 Jul 2006)

Ethel Thornton's Timeline

7 Records

1923
12 Jun 1923
Birth of Ethel Bruce Thornton in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1924
17 Jan 1924
Birth of Ethel Bruce Thornton in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Ethel Bruce Thornton resided here in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Ethel Bruce Thornton resided here in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 16
Ethel Bruce Thornton resided here in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1993
Dec 1993
Age 69
Death of Ethel Bruce Thornton in Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1993
1993
Age 69
Ethel Bruce Thornton resided here in Ardmore, PA
Ardmore, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 197-28-5486; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1952-1954
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 46-82
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2082; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 2341816

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1993
    Event Place: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 197-28-5486; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1952-1954
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2082; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 2341816

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Ardmore, PA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 46-82

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 46-82

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
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