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Frank Roscoe Thornton 1893 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 APR 1893

Birth Location: Willowton, West Virginia

Death Date: 14 Feb 1954

Death Location: Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States

Father: Rufus Thornton

Mother: Launa Broyles

Spouse(s): Grace Brannan

Children(s): G Thornton, Laura Thornton, Edward Thornton, Roscoe Thornton

The birth of Frank Roscoe Thornton took place in 1893 in Willowton, West Virginia, to Rufus Edward Thornton and Launa Ellen Broyles. Frank Roscoe Thornton married Grace Brannan, and together they had G Launa Thornton, Laura Thornton, Edward Thornton and Roscoe Edward Thornton. Frank Roscoe Thornton's death occurred in 1954 in Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States.

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Parents

Rufus Thornton
1860 – 1923
Birth Location: Mercer County, Virginia
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Launa Broyles
1867 – 1962
Birth Location: Monroe County, West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Grace Brannan
1895 – 1994
Birth Location: of, Princeton, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

G Thornton
1926 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Laura Thornton
1926 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Edward Thornton
1929 –
Birth Location: Florida
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Roscoe Thornton
1930 – 2007
Birth Location: Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 APR 1893
    Event Place: Willowton, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida; Roll: T627_606; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50-27B, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida; Roll: 326; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 706.0; FHL microfilm: 2340061

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida; Roll: 326; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 706.0; FHL microfilm: 2340061

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida; Roll: T627_606; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50-27B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida; Roll: T627_606; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50-27B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Feb 1954
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States
    Record Source: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Feb 1954
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gotha, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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