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Joseph "Carrie" Thornton 1914–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1914

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 28 December 1998

Death Location: Weeks Settlement, Newton County, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Thornton

Mother: Octovene Thornton

Spouse(s): Mary Mahfouz

Children(s):

Joseph "Carrie" Thornton was born in 1914 in Texas, the child of Joseph Maicah Thornton And Octovene Thornton. In 1920, Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided in Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, USA. Joseph "Carrie" Thornton married Mary Arline Mahfouz, and had children including Neva Joe Thornton. Joseph "Carrie" Thornton passed away in 1998 in Weeks Settlement, Newton County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph "Carrie" Thornton was born in 1914 in Texas, the child of Joseph Maicah Thornton And Octovene Thornton.
  • In 1920, Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided in Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, USA.
  • Joseph "Carrie" Thornton married Mary Arline Mahfouz, and had children including Neva Joe Thornton.
  • Joseph "Carrie" Thornton passed away in 1998 in Weeks Settlement, Newton County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Thornton
1874–1936
Birth Location: Texas
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Octovene Thornton
1875–1941
Birth Location: Sabine, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mahfouz
1915–1990
Birth Location: Newton, Newton, Texas, USA
MM

Children(s)

Joseph Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Thornton
1914–1998
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Joseph Maicah Thornton
1874–1936
Texas
Octovene Thornton
1875–1941
Sabine, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (S) Thornton
1844–1900
, , Louisiana, USA
Martha (M) Ferguson
1850–
, , Texas, USA
William (Barnett) Clark
1845–1916
Sabine County, Texas, USA
Sarah (Melissa) Deas
1842–1907
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Thornton
1815–1880
Delana Garner
1827–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Thornton's Timeline

8 Records

1913
15 July 1913
Birth of Joseph "Carrie" Thornton in Brookeland, Sabine, Texas, USA
Brookeland, Sabine, Texas, USA
1914
abt 1914
Birth of Joseph "Carrie" Thornton in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 6
Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided here in Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas
Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas
1935
1935
Age 21
Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided here in Sh, Sabine, Texas
Sh, Sabine, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 26
Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided here in Sabine, Texas, USA
Sabine, Texas, USA
1952
1952
Age 38
Joseph "Carrie" Thornton resided here in Beaumont, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Texas, USA
1998
28 December 1998
Age 84
Death of Joseph "Carrie" Thornton in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1913
    Event Place: Brookeland, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sabine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 202-5
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-14-4763; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T625_1842; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 927
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: 2388; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 732.0; FHL microfilm: 2342122
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sabine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 202-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T625_1842; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 927

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: 2388; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 732.0; FHL microfilm: 2342122

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Sabine, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sabine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 202-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sabine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 202-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Beaumont, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1998
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-14-4763; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weeks Settlement, Newton County, Texas, USA
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