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James Franklin Thornton 1871 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1871

Birth Location: Runnells, Missouri

Death Date: 4 Feb 1949

Death Location: Kaufman, Texas

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Deborah Rayfield

Spouse(s): Willie Smith, Annie Fitzgerald

Children(s): Adrain Thornton, Eula Thonton, Aubrey Thornton, Adrian Thornton, Jesse Thornton, Aubrey Thornton, James Thornton, Alberta Thornton, Mary Thornton, Edward Thornton

In 1871, James Franklin Thornton entered the world in Runnells, Missouri, born to John V. Thornton and Deborah Rayfield. In 1880, James Franklin Thornton resided in Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, USA. In 1900, James Franklin Thornton resided in Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas, USA. James Franklin Thornton married Willie J Smith, Annie May Fitzgerald, and had children including Adrain D Thornton, Eula Edness Thonton, Aubrey O Thornton, Adrian Darcy Thornton, Jesse C Thornton, Aubrey O Thornton, James Arley Thornton, Alberta M Thornton, Mary Alberta Thornton, Edward A Thornton. James Franklin Thornton passed away in 1949 in Kaufman, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1871, James Franklin Thornton entered the world in Runnells, Missouri, born to John V. Thornton and Deborah Rayfield.
  • In 1880, James Franklin Thornton resided in Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, James Franklin Thornton resided in Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas, USA.
  • James Franklin Thornton married Willie J Smith, Annie May Fitzgerald, and had children including Adrain D Thornton, Eula Edness Thonton, Aubrey O Thornton, Adrian Darcy Thornton, Jesse C Thornton, Aubrey O Thornton, James Arley Thornton, Alberta M Thornton, Mary Alberta Thornton, Edward A Thornton.
  • James Franklin Thornton passed away in 1949 in Kaufman, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1834 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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Deborah Rayfield
1842 – 1880
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
DR

Spouses(s)

Willie Smith
1874 – 1905
Birth Location: Mississippi
WS
Annie Fitzgerald
1881 – 1962
Birth Location: Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, USA
AF

Children(s)

Adrain Thornton
1895 – 1983
Birth Location: Texas
AT
Eula Thonton
1898 – 1900
Birth Location: Texas
ET
Aubrey Thornton
1903 – 1967
Birth Location: Texas
AT
Adrian Thornton
1896 – 1983
Birth Location: Texas
AT
Jesse Thornton
1900 – 1976
Birth Location: Kemp, Texas
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Aubrey Thornton
1903 – 1967
Birth Location: Texas
AT
James Thornton
1906 – 1998
Birth Location: Kemp, Texas
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Alberta Thornton
1908 – 2001
Birth Location: Texas
AT
Mary Thornton
1908 – 2001
Birth Location: Texas
MT
Edward Thornton
1914 – 2002
Birth Location: Texas
ET

James Thornton's Ancestors

Self
James Thornton
1871 – 1949
Birth Place: Runnells, Missouri
Parents
John V. Thornton
1834 –
Missouri
Deborah Rayfield
1842 – 1880
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John (Carter) Rayfield
1816 – 1903
Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Mann
1820 – 1860
Reynolds, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Rayfield
1786 –
Sarah Mansfield
1797 – 1816
Arnold Mann
1798 – 1872
Lucinda Biggers
1804 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Issac Rayfield
1750 – 1820
Robert Mansfield
1762 – 1833
Mourning Clark
1763 – 1831
Jacob Mann
1761 –
Mary Arnold
1782 –
James Biggers
1770 – 1833
Jane Stewart
1770 – 1816

James Thornton's Descendants

1.
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James (Franklin) Thornton (30 March 1871 – 4 Feb 1949) m. Willie (J) Smith (Jul 1874 – 10 Feb 1905) m. Annie (May) Fitzgerald (4 May 1881 – 23 November 1962)
  1. 1. Adrain (D) Thornton (Sep 1895 – 11 Jun 1983) m. Johnnie (Lee) Patterson (abt 1901 – )
    1. 1. Darcy (Lavelle) Thornton (30 Aug 1927 – 12 Jun 1929)
    2. 2. Kenneth (Adrian) Thornton (abt 1931 – 8 January 1952)
  2. 2. Eula (Edness) Thonton (19 June 1898 – 5 August 1900)
  3. 3. Aubrey (O) Thornton (abt 1903 – 18 October 1967) m. Stella (Katherine) Cantrell (abt 1906 – 16 Jun 1974)
    1. 1. Aubrey (Olen) Thornton (15 November 1924 – 8 January 2011) m. Betty (Jean) Grubbs (24 Apr 1924 – )
    2. 2. James (P) Thornton (4 July 1926 – 3 January 1970)
    3. 3. Peggie (Joyce) Thornton (31 Jan 1928 – 26 Feb 2005) m. Floyd Whitney (abt 1929 – )
    4. 4. Billy (Eugene) Thornton (29 Jun 1929 – 18 May 1994) m. Molly (Katherine) Blevins (1928 – 11 May 1996) m. Nancy (A) Faircloth (24 Jan 1938 – 9 Sep 2012)
    5. 5. Billie Thornton (abt 1930 – )
    6. 6. Marshall (Cantrell) Thornton (26 Sep 1933 – )
    7. 7. Marshall (Cantrell) Thornton (26 Sep 1933 – )
  4. 4. Adrian (Darcy) Thornton (abt 1896 – 11 June 1983) m. Johnnie (L.) Patterson (17 November 1901 – 10 December 1990)
  5. 5. Jesse (C) Thornton (9 Jan 1900 – 2 Jun 1976) m. Lola (Mae) Toliver (10 May 1910 – 4 Jun 1990)
    1. 1. James (R) Thornton (abt 1923 – )
    2. 2. Robert (E) Thornton (abt 1929 – )
  6. 6. James (Arley) Thornton (4 Nov 1906 – 28 Oct 1998) m. Katie (Evelyn) Randall (29 Apr 1910 – 29 Sep 2006)
    1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Thornton (11 November 1926 – 9 July 2012) m. Lonnie Bolding (30 December 1921 – 27 July 1992)
      1. 1. James (William) Bolding (28 Oct 1950 – 28 Oct 1950)
      2. 2. David Bolding
  7. 7. Alberta (M) Thornton (13 August 1908 – 24 February 2001) m. Robert (W) Harper (17 Feb 1907 – Feb 1983)
    1. 1. Roszer (D) Harper (abt 1931 – )
    2. 2. Nelda (J) Harper (25 Nov 1935 – )
  8. 8. Mary (Alberta) Thornton (13 August 1908 – 24 February 2001) m. Robert (William) Harper (17 February 1907 – 1 February 1983)
    1. 1. Robert (W) Harper (abt 1929 – )
    2. 2. Roszer (D) Harper (abt 1931 – )
    3. 3. Nelda (J) Harper (abt 1936 – )
  9. 9. Edward (A) Thornton (abt 1914 – 13 March 2002) m. Ila (Mae) Howe (abt 1917 – 6 January 1999)
    1. 1. Wanda (Nell) Thornton (abt 1937 – )
    2. 2. Wayman (M) Thornton (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Patricia (Nan) Thornton (24 June 1947 – 7 December 2012) m. George (Henry) Miklis (abt 1943 – )

James Thornton's Timeline

7 Records

1871
30 March 1871
Birth of James Franklin Thornton in Runnells, Missouri
Runnells, Missouri
1880
1880
Age 9
James Franklin Thornton resided here in Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, USA
Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 29
James Franklin Thornton resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
James Franklin Thornton resided here in Aley, Henderson, Texas, USA
Aley, Henderson, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
James Franklin Thornton resided here in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 59
James Franklin Thornton resided here in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1949
4 Feb 1949
Age 78
Death of James Franklin Thornton in Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1871
    Event Place: Runnells, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: T625_1825; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 717
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: 2366; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 682.0; FHL microfilm: 2342100
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alvarado, Johnson, Texas; Roll: 1313; Family History Film: 1255313; Page: 321A; Enumeration District: 084
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas; Roll: 1644; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241644
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Aley, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1375576
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alvarado, Johnson, Texas; Roll: 1313; Family History Film: 1255313; Page: 321A; Enumeration District: 084

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Henderson, Texas; Roll: 1644; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241644

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Aley, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Aley, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1375576

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: T625_1825; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 717

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: 2366; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 682.0; FHL microfilm: 2342100

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1949
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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