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Frank E Thornton 1895 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1895

Birth Location: Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 May 1973

Death Location: West Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Dora Waters

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Born in 1895 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America, Frank E Thornton was the child of John Wesley Thornton and Dora A Waters. Frank E Thornton died in West Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America in 1973.

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John Thornton
1852 – 1937
Birth Location: Lawrence County OH
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Dora Waters
1858 – 1936
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 February 1895
    Event Place: Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Sheridan, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Sheridan, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Sheridan, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 May 1973
    Event Place: West Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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