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Leila Thornton 1872–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 October 1872

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 January 1943

Death Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Moore Thornton

Mother: Jane Williams

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Leila Thornton was born in 1872 in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Moore Lee Thornton And Jane Ellen Williams. Leila Thornton passed away in 1943 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leila Thornton was born in 1872 in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Moore Lee Thornton And Jane Ellen Williams.
  • Leila Thornton passed away in 1943 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Leila Thornton's Ancestors

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Leila Thornton
1872–1943
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Moore Lee Thornton
1830–1877
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Jane (Ellen) Williams
1839–1883
Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Moore Thornton
1787–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1735–1807

Leila Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1872
25 October 1872
Birth of Leila Thornton in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
1943
2 January 1943
Age 71
Death of Leila Thornton in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 October 1872
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1943
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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