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James E (aka Sonny) Thornton 1941–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1941

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: Aug 18 2016

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Fred Thornton

Mother: Gladys Combs

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James E (aka Sonny) Thornton was born in 1941 in Georgia, USA, the child of Fred Hanley Thornton And Gladys Combs. In 1950, James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. In 1981, James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided in Los Angeles, CA. James E (aka Sonny) Thornton had children including Carl D Thornton Patterson, James Edward Thornton Patterson, Lashondra Yvette Thornton Patterson, Shalondon Reenay Thornton Pattterson, Shannon Venay Thornton Patterson. James E (aka Sonny) Thornton passed away in 2016 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • James E (aka Sonny) Thornton was born in 1941 in Georgia, USA, the child of Fred Hanley Thornton And Gladys Combs.
  • In 1950, James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1981, James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided in Los Angeles, CA.
  • James E (aka Sonny) Thornton had children including Carl D Thornton Patterson, James Edward Thornton Patterson, Lashondra Yvette Thornton Patterson, Shalondon Reenay Thornton Pattterson, Shannon Venay Thornton Patterson.
  • James E (aka Sonny) Thornton passed away in 2016 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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James Thornton's Ancestors

Self
James Thornton
1941–2016
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Fred Hanley Thornton
1912–1967
Jackson, Butts, Georgia, USA
Gladys Combs
1914–1971
Locust Grove, Henry County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Thornton
1875–1942
Flavilla, Georgia
Ella Richardson
1892–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Frank Thornton
1860–1942
Jane Lawrence
1863–1940
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Thornton's Timeline

6 Records

1941
31 Mar 1941
Birth of James E (aka Sonny) Thornton in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 9
James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1981
1981
Age 40
James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided here in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
1983
1983
Age 42
James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided here in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
1993
1993-1998
Age 52
James E (aka Sonny) Thornton resided here in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
2016
Aug 18 2016
Age 75
Death of James E (aka Sonny) Thornton in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, Fulton, Geo

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Los Angeles, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Los Angeles, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-1998
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Los Angeles; State: California; Year(s): 1993-1998

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 18 2016
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

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