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James P Thornton 1926 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1926

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 3 January 1970

Death Location: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Father: Aubrey Thornton

Mother: Stella Cantrell

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Children(s):

1926 marked the beginning of James P Thornton's life in Texas, to parents Aubrey O Thornton and Stella Katherine Cantrell. James P Thornton passed in 1970 at Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA.

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Aubrey Thornton
1903 – 1967
Birth Location: Texas
AT
Stella Cantrell
1906 – 1974
Birth Location: Texas
SC

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 July 1926
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4176; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 255-135, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2318; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0074; Image: 853.0; FHL microfilm: 2342052

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2318; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0074; Image: 853.0; FHL microfilm: 2342052

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4176; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 255-135

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4176; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 255-135

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Jan 1970
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 January 1970
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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