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Jesse James Thornton 1893–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1893

Birth Location: Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1971

Death Location: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Albert Thornton

Mother: Sarah Gilbert

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The story of Jesse James Thornton began in 1893 in Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA. Jesse James Thornton passed away in 1971 in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse James Thornton began in 1893 in Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA.
  • Jesse James Thornton passed away in 1971 in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Jesse Thornton's Ancestors

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Jesse Thornton
1893–1971
Birth Place: Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Parents
Albert French Thornton
1874–1942
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Sarah ("Sadie" Strome) Gilbert
1876–1938
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
James (M) Thornton
1838–1915
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, USA
Mary Copher
1840–1890
Bedford, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
JOHN GILBERT
1832–
Connecticut, USA
Mariah Bundy
1841–1919
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Copher
1810–1877
Rebecca Turner
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miles Turner
1789–1826
Mary Hatfield
1793–1874

Jesse Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1893
8 Nov 1893
Birth of Jesse James Thornton in Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
1971
15 Dec 1971
Age 78
Death of Jesse James Thornton in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Leland, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1971
    Event Place: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America

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