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Frances Dewey Thornton 1944–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1944

Birth Location: Waynesboro A, Virginia

Death Date: 17 May 1982

Death Location: Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

Father: Walter Jr

Mother: Beatrice Tomes

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Children(s):

Frances Dewey Thornton was born in 1944 in Waynesboro A, Virginia, the child of Walter Frank Thornton Jr And Beatrice Elizabeth Tomes. In 1950, Frances Dewey Thornton resided in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA. In 1960, Frances Dewey Thornton resided in Fishersville, Virginia, USA. Frances Dewey Thornton married Edgar Eugene Taylor, Milton Jack Gwin Jr, and had children including Travis Thornton Gwin, Walter Allen Taylor. Frances Dewey Thornton passed away in 1982 in Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Dewey Thornton was born in 1944 in Waynesboro A, Virginia, the child of Walter Frank Thornton Jr And Beatrice Elizabeth Tomes.
  • In 1950, Frances Dewey Thornton resided in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1960, Frances Dewey Thornton resided in Fishersville, Virginia, USA.
  • Frances Dewey Thornton married Edgar Eugene Taylor, Milton Jack Gwin Jr, and had children including Travis Thornton Gwin, Walter Allen Taylor.
  • Frances Dewey Thornton passed away in 1982 in Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Virginia, USA.

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Frances Thornton's Ancestors

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Frances Thornton
1944–1982
Birth Place: Waynesboro A, Virginia
Parents
Walter Frank Thornton Jr
1911–1974
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Beatrice (Elizabeth) Tomes
1913–1984
Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Harden Lawrence) Tomes
1883–1925
Sherando, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Maude (Dewey) Truslow
1889–1949
Bryant, Nelson County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Tomes
1856–1929
Susan Coiner
1850–1906
John Truslow
1856–1929
Martha Thompson
1861–1957
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hardin Tomes
1822–1905
Elizabeth Coiner
1826–1893
William Coiner
1807–1866
Nancy Browning
1813–1885
Hezekiah Mill)
1818–1895
Nancy Giannini
1822–1894

Frances Thornton's Timeline

6 Records

1944
23 Aug 1944
Birth of Frances Dewey Thornton in Waynesboro A, Virginia
Waynesboro A, Virginia
1950
1950
Age 6
Frances Dewey Thornton resided here in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1960
1960
Age 16
Frances Dewey Thornton resided here in Fishersville, Virginia, USA
Fishersville, Virginia, USA
1961
1961
Age 17
Frances Dewey Thornton resided here in Fishersville, Virginia, USA
Fishersville, Virginia, USA
1965
1965
Age 21
Frances Dewey Thornton resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1982
17 May 1982
Age 38
Death of Frances Dewey Thornton in Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Waynesboro A, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wilson Memorial High School; Year: 1961
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wilson Memorial High School; Year: 1960
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: 4025; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 8-30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: 4025; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 8-30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Fishersville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wilson Memorial High School; Year: 1960

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Fishersville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wilson Memorial High School; Year: 1961

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1982
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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