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Maria "Mariah" Thornton 1836 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1836

Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1903

Death Location: Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Mary Cook

Spouse(s): William Shelato

Children(s): Alexander Shelato

In 1836, Maria "Mariah" Thornton entered the world in Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to Thomas Thornton and Mary Cook. Years later, Maria "Mariah" Thornton married William Franklin Shelato, and the couple became parents to Alexander E Shelato. Maria "Mariah" Thornton died in 1903 in Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA.

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Parents

Thomas Thornton
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Union County, Indiana, USA
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Mary Cook
1810 – 1865
Birth Location: Franklin, Illinois, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

William Shelato
1832 – 1908
Birth Location: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Alexander Shelato
1860 – 1918
Birth Location: Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
AS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1836
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 20 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Edgar, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Apr 1903
    Event Place: Cayuga,Vermillion,Indiana,USA
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