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Jennie Thornton 1913–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUL 1913

Birth Location: American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA

Death Date: 19 AUG 1996

Death Location: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA

Father: Clarence Thornton

Mother: Mary Russell

Spouse(s): Rural Gifford

Children(s): Jennie Gifford, Leo Gifford

Jennie Thornton was born in 1913 in American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA, the child of Clarence Josiah Thornton And Mary Jane Russell. Jennie Thornton married Rural William Gifford, and had children including Jennie Lareve Gifford, Leo Rural Gifford. Jennie Thornton passed away in 1996 in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • Jennie Thornton was born in 1913 in American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA, the child of Clarence Josiah Thornton And Mary Jane Russell.
  • Jennie Thornton married Rural William Gifford, and had children including Jennie Lareve Gifford, Leo Rural Gifford.
  • Jennie Thornton passed away in 1996 in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA.

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Jennie Thornton's Ancestors

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Jennie Thornton
1913–1996
Birth Place: American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA
Parents
Clarence Josiah Thornton
1871–1942
American Fork, Utah, Ut
Mary (Jane) Russell
1888–1969
Gooseberry, Sevier, Utah, United States
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Russell
1866–1946
Payson,Utah,Utah,USA
Mary (Maria) Cook
1868–1944
Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Russell
1841–1917
Julia Mott
1848–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amasa Jr
1793–1863
Hannah Knight
1798–1875

Jennie Thornton's Descendants

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Jennie Thornton (15 JUL 1913–19 AUG 1996) m. Rural (William) Gifford (5 Oct 1912–14 Aug 1996)
  1. 1. Jennie (Lareve) Gifford 1931–2018
  2. 2. Leo (Rural) Gifford 1933–2013

Jennie Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1913
15 JUL 1913
Birth of Jennie Thornton in American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA
American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA
1931
10 Feb 1931
Age 18
Jennie Thornton was married In Osgood, Bonneville Co., Idaho
Osgood, Bonneville Co., Idaho
1996
19 AUG 1996
Age 83
Death of Jennie Thornton in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1913
    Event Place: American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Osgood, Bonneville Co., Idaho

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1996
    Event Place: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA

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