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Lewis Phillip Thornton 1860–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1860

Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 August 1926

Death Location: Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Sophronia Cook

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Lewis Phillip Thornton was born in 1860 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA, the child of John Walker Jack Thornton And Sophronia Sophrona Cook. In 1860, Lewis Phillip Thornton resided in Jasper, Mississippi, USA. In 1870, Lewis Phillip Thornton resided in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, U. Lewis Phillip Thornton passed away in 1926 in Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis Phillip Thornton was born in 1860 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA, the child of John Walker Jack Thornton And Sophronia Sophrona Cook.
  • In 1860, Lewis Phillip Thornton resided in Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1870, Lewis Phillip Thornton resided in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, U.
  • Lewis Phillip Thornton passed away in 1926 in Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1822–1886
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Sophronia Cook
1824–1896
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Thornton
1860–1926
Birth Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Walker “Jack” Thornton
1822–1886
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Sophronia ((Sophrona)) Cook
1824–1896
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Stallworth) Thornton
1792–1878
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Walker
1794–1866
South Carolina
Philip (Henry) Cook
1782–1844
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Campbell) Irwin
1785–1827
Troy, McCormick, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
NEEDHAM THORNTON
1770–1850
Sarah Thornton
1777–1849
sabra freeman
1766–1852
Robert Walker
1774–1830
John Cook
1762–1801
Margaret Lightfoot
1764–1847
Robert Irwin
1740–1796
Mary Campbell
1760–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Thornton
1745–1796
Elizabeth Martin
1752–1812
William Stallsworth
1745–1808
Jamima Tripp
1758–1819
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1733–1806
Mercy **
1739–1806
Georg Koch
1704–1767
Anna Homburg
1704–1768
Col. Lightfoot
1728–1787
Susannah Smith
1730–1805

Lewis Thornton's Timeline

8 Records

1860
20 April 1860
Birth of Lewis Phillip Thornton in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Lewis Phillip Thornton resided here in Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Lewis Phillip Thornton resided here in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Lewis Phillip Thornton resided here in , Jasper, Mississippi, USA
, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1881
2 Feb 1881
Age 21
Lewis Phillip Thornton was married in Rankin, Mississippi
Rankin, Mississippi
1926
10 August 1926
Age 66
Death of Lewis Phillip Thornton in Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States
1935
1935
Age 75
Lewis Phillip Thornton resided here in Humphreys, Mississippi
Humphreys, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 80
Lewis Phillip Thornton resided here in Beat 4, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1860
    Event Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02030; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 27-17
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 460; Family History Library Film: 8035
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1881
    Event Place: Rankin, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 460; Family History Library Film: 8035

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Humphreys, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02030; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 27-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 4, Humphreys, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Humphreys, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02030; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 27-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1926
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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