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Lillie Mae Thornton 1881–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 24 May 1951

Death Location: Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Deborah Rayfield

Spouse(s): James Williams

Children(s): Verna Williams

Lillie Mae Thornton was born in 1881 in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America, the child of John Vanburen Thornton And Deborah Rayfield. Lillie Mae Thornton married James Walter Williams, and had children including Verna V Williams. Lillie Mae Thornton passed away in 1951 in Kaufman County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lillie Mae Thornton was born in 1881 in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America, the child of John Vanburen Thornton And Deborah Rayfield.
  • Lillie Mae Thornton married James Walter Williams, and had children including Verna V Williams.
  • Lillie Mae Thornton passed away in 1951 in Kaufman County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Lillie Thornton's Ancestors

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Lillie Thornton
1881–1951
Birth Place: Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
John VanBuren Thornton
1834–1897
Ripley County, Missouri, USA
Deborah Rayfield
1842–1905
Ripley, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
William Thornton
1796–1834
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Hannah (Morris) Thornton
1801–1850
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Jams Thornton
1770–1840
Moses *
1771–1857
Susannah Morrie
1785–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Thornton
1747–1808
Sarah Lacy
1732–1786
Moses SR
1743–1831
Mary Hull
1756–1837

Lillie Thornton's Descendants

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Lillie (Mae) Thornton (08 Mar 1881–24 May 1951) m. James (Walter) Williams (13 Aug 1878–23 Mar 1957)
  1. 1. Verna (V) Williams 1917–2008 m. Horace (Wilburn) Randall 1916–2004
    1. 1. Sandra Teaff 1947–2023

Lillie Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1881
08 Mar 1881
Birth of Lillie Mae Thornton in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
1900
23 Sept 1900
Age 19
Lillie Mae Thornton was married In Tolosa, Kaufman Co., Texas
Tolosa, Kaufman Co., Texas
1923
15 May 1923
Age 42
Lillie Mae Thornton was married in Harrison, Texas, United States
Harrison, Texas, United States
1951
24 May 1951
Age 70
Death of Lillie Mae Thornton in Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sept 1900
    Event Place: Tolosa, Kaufman Co., Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 May 1923
    Event Place: Harrison, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1951
    Event Place: Kaufman County, Texas, USA

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