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Lelia Olive Thornton 1858–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1858

Birth Location: Fort Bend, Texas

Death Date: 3 Sep 1937

Death Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Father: J.W. Thornton

Mother: Mary Silliman

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In 1858, Lelia Olive Thornton entered the world in Fort Bend, Texas, born to J W Thornton And Mary Jarvis Silliman. Lelia Olive Thornton passed away in 1937 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Lelia Olive Thornton entered the world in Fort Bend, Texas, born to J W Thornton And Mary Jarvis Silliman.
  • Lelia Olive Thornton passed away in 1937 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Lelia Thornton's Ancestors

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Lelia Thornton
1858–1937
Birth Place: Fort Bend, Texas
Parents
J.W. Thornton
1832–1918
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Mary (Jarvis) Silliman
1835–1871
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Carlton (Crawford) Thornton
1805–1873
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
*Mary Wise
1805–1844
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sally Smith
1778–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bradley Smith
1755–1816

Lelia Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1858
23 Mar 1858
Birth of Lelia Olive Thornton in Fort Bend, Texas
Fort Bend, Texas
1937
3 Sep 1937
Age 79
Death of Lelia Olive Thornton in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Fort Bend, Texas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1937
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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