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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

James Franklin Thornton was born in Runnells, Missouri in 1871, to John V. Thornton and Deborah Rayfield. Later in life, James Franklin Thornton married Willie J Smith and Annie May Fitzgerald; among their children were 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 and Edward A Thornton. James Franklin Thornton died in Kaufman, Texas, 1949.

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Parents

John Thornton
1834 –
Birth Location: Missouri
JT
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
JT
Alberta Thornton
1908 – 2001
Birth Location: Texas
AT
Mary Thornton
1908 – 2001
Birth Location: Texas
MT
Edward Thornton
1914 – 2002
Birth Location: Texas
ET

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 4 Feb 1949
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, 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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