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George Marion Thornton 1834 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 21, 1834

Birth Location: Benton Tennessee

Death Date: 20 May 1912

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Presley Thornton

Mother: Mary Birdwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Malin

Children(s): Mary Thornton, Madora Thornton, William Thornton, James Thornton, Rubin Thornton, John Thornton

The birth of George Marion Thornton took place in 1834 in Benton Tennessee, to Presley Thornton and Mary Ann Birdwell. George Marion Thornton married Elizabeth L Malin, and together they had Mary L. Thornton, Madora A. Thornton, William P Thornton, James Henry Thornton, Rubin Liles Thornton and John T Thornton. George Marion Thornton's death occurred in 1912 in Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Presley Thornton
1804 – 1871
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Birdwell
1832 – 1905
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Malin
1838 – 1940
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Mary Thornton
1856 –
Birth Location: –
MT
Madora Thornton
1858 –
Birth Location: –
MT
William Thornton
1861 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WT
James Thornton
1867 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JT
Rubin Thornton
1872 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RT
John Thornton
1875 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: November 21, 1834
    Event Place: Benton Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Family History Film: 1255244; Page: 407D; Enumeration District: 001; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 1, Benton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Family History Film: 1255244; Page: 407D; Enumeration District: 001; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 May 1912
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
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