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Lucy Ball Thornton 1856–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1856

Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Mary Carter

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In 1856, Lucy Ball Thornton entered the world in "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA, born to William Henry Thornton And Mary Adeline Carter. Lucy Ball Thornton passed away in 1892 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Lucy Ball Thornton entered the world in "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA, born to William Henry Thornton And Mary Adeline Carter.
  • Lucy Ball Thornton passed away in 1892 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Lucy Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Thornton
1856–1892
Birth Place: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
Parents
William Henry Thornton
1824–1890
Virginia, USA
Mary (Adeline) Carter
1831–1876
Mountain View, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Stuart (Gibbons) Thornton
1794–1868
Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances Adeline) Stuart
1800–1849
Fairfax Co., VA, Virginia, USA
William (Fitzhugh) Carter
1782–1836
"Sudley", Prince William, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Elizabeth) Ball
1791–1855
Nomini Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col. Thornton
1742–1818
Martha Stuart
1754–1812
Gen. Stuart
1761–1830
Mary Baynes
1776–1816
Spencer Ball
1762–1832
Elizabeth Landon
1768–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col III
1714–1749
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
John Stuart
1728–1787
Frances Alexander
1728–1777
John Stuart
1728–1787
Frances Alexander
1728–1777

Lucy Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1856
9 Apr 1856
Birth of Lucy Ball Thornton in "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
"Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
1892
1892
Age 36
Death of Lucy Ball Thornton in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1856
    Event Place: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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