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Joseph Alfred Thornton 1869–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 MAY 1869

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1948

Death Location: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

Father: 5 1808

Mother: 5 1843

Spouse(s): Nona Guy

Children(s): Rubye Thornton

Joseph Alfred Thornton was born in 1869 in Alabama, the child of 5 Eli Slater Thornton 1808 And 5 Sarah Josephine Sally Pace 1843. Joseph Alfred Thornton married Nona Guy, and had children including Rubye Thornton. Joseph Alfred Thornton passed away in 1948 in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Alfred Thornton was born in 1869 in Alabama, the child of 5 Eli Slater Thornton 1808 And 5 Sarah Josephine Sally Pace 1843.
  • Joseph Alfred Thornton married Nona Guy, and had children including Rubye Thornton.
  • Joseph Alfred Thornton passed away in 1948 in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

5 1808
1808–
Birth Location: Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
51
5 1843
1843–1894
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
51

Spouses(s)

Nona Guy
1871–
Birth Location: Alabama
NG

Children(s)

Rubye Thornton
1897–
Birth Location: Alabama
RT

Joseph Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Thornton
1869–1948
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
5 Eli Slater Thornton 1808
1808–
Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
5 (Sarah Josephine Sally Pace) 1843
1843–1894
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
6 (William Leander Thornton) 1773
1773–1848
Edgefield District, South Carolina
6 (Ann "Nancy" Slater) 1773
1773–1850
Edgefield Dist, South Carolina
6 (Alfred Rainwater Pace) 1807
1807–1846
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
6 (Mary Ann Deas) 1816
1816–1851
Clarke, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
7 1750
1750–1796
7 1752
1752–1783
7 1732
1732–1810
7 Gardner
1753–
7 1775
1775–1864
7 1783
1783–1813
7 1774
1772–1842
7 1780
1780–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
8 1716
1709–1797
8 Boykin
1716–1754
Margaret Ayres
1732–1833
8 1701
1701–1735
8 1730
1759–1826
8 1738
1738–1830
William 1755
1750–1783
Elizabeth 1757
1757–1783
8 1745
1745–1821
8 1750
1750–1821
8 1755
1755–
8 Kittle)
1752–1794

Joseph Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Alfred) Thornton (09 MAY 1869–1948) m. Nona Guy (1871–)
  1. 1. Rubye Thornton 1897–

Joseph Thornton's Timeline

12 Records

1869
09 May 1869
Birth of Joseph Alfred Thornton in West Bend, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
West Bend, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
1869
09 May 1869
Birth of Joseph Alfred Thornton in Alabama
Alabama
1869
09 MAY 1869
Birth of Joseph Alfred Thornton in Alabama
Alabama
1870
1870
Age 1
Joseph Alfred Thornton resided here in Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Joseph Alfred Thornton resided here in Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Joseph Alfred Thornton resided here in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Joseph Alfred Thornton resided here in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Joseph Alfred Thornton resided here in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
Joseph Alfred Thornton resided here in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
1940
Aft. 1940
Age 71
Death of Joseph Alfred Thornton in Crowley, La
Crowley, La
1948
1948
Age 79
Death of Joseph Alfred Thornton in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
1948
1948
Age 79
Death of Joseph Alfred Thornton in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 May 1869
    Event Place: West Bend, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01378; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-23
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: T625_603; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 15
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340517
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M593_8; Page: 35B; Family History Library Film: 545507
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240556
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 May 1869
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 401D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0432
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 401D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0432

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 MAY 1869
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M593_8; Page: 35B; Family History Library Film: 545507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 401D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0432
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coffeeville, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 401D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0432

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1240556

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: T625_603; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340517

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01378; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-23

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Carencro, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Joseph A. Thornton 1948

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Louisiana, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01378; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-23

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1940
    Event Place: Crowley, La

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
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