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John Willaford Thorn 1839–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 30,1839

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 30 Jun 1932

Death Location: Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama

Father: DAVID THORN

Mother: Marietta Russell

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John Willaford Thorn was born in 1839 in Alabama, the child of David Armander Thorn And Marietta Martha Jane Russell. John Willaford Thorn passed away in 1932 in Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama.

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Biography

  • John Willaford Thorn was born in 1839 in Alabama, the child of David Armander Thorn And Marietta Martha Jane Russell.
  • John Willaford Thorn passed away in 1932 in Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

DAVID THORN
1815–1875
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
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Marietta Russell
1820–1870
Birth Location: Al.
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Thorn's Ancestors

Self
John Thorn
1839–1932
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
DAVID ARMANDER THORN
1815–1875
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Marietta (Martha Jane) Russell
1820–1870
Al.
Grandparents
PRESLEY (THORN) II
1791–1860
Virginia, United States
Mary (Nancy) Boyd
1795–1860
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
PRESLEY THORN
1758–1845
Anne Williams
1764–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jessie Williams
1740–1790
Ann** Bobbit
1741–1790

John Thorn's Timeline

2 Records

1839
June 30,1839
Birth of John Willaford Thorn in Alabama
Alabama
1932
30 Jun 1932
Age 93
Death of John Willaford Thorn in Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama
Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 30,1839
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1932
    Event Place: Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama
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