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Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton 1851–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JUN 1851

Birth Location: Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 24 JAN 1941

Death Location: Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States

Father: Jeptha Thornton

Mother: Martha Walker

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Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton was born in 1851 in Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, the child of Jeptha Thornton And Martha Ragsdale Mary Walker. Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton passed away in 1941 in Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton was born in 1851 in Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, the child of Jeptha Thornton And Martha Ragsdale Mary Walker.
  • Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton passed away in 1941 in Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States.

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Josiah Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Thornton
1851–1941
Birth Place: Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States
Parents
Jeptha Thornton
1821–1889
Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Martha (Ragsdale Mary) Walker
1820–1899
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (H. II) Thornton
1792–1858
Chowan County, North Carolina, United States
Sally Todd
1793–1891
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Todd
1756–1841
Hannah Cornelison
1754–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Coenrad Cornelison
1730–1795
Jemima Todd
1727–1796

Josiah Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1851
8 JUN 1851
Birth of Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton in Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States
Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States
1941
24 JAN 1941
Age 90
Death of Josiah Joe Jeptha Thornton in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1851
    Event Place: Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1941
    Event Place: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States

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