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Martha J E Thornton 1869–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1869

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Apr 28, 1903

Death Location: Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Mahala Layman

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Martha J E Thornton was born in 1869 in Tennessee, the child of John D Thornton And Mahala Halley Layman. In 1870, Martha J E Thornton resided in District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Martha J E Thornton passed away in 1903 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN.

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Biography

  • Martha J E Thornton was born in 1869 in Tennessee, the child of John D Thornton And Mahala Halley Layman.
  • In 1870, Martha J E Thornton resided in District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Martha J E Thornton passed away in 1903 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN.

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Martha Thornton's Ancestors

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Martha Thornton
1869–1903
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John D Thornton
1840–1903
Tennessee
Mahala (Halley) Layman
1837–1886
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (Arthur) Layman
1812–1899
Jones Cove, Sevier Co, TN
Melvina Fox
1812–1881
Sevier Co, TN
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Layman
1771–1845
Anna sil)
1772–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1869
abt 1869
Birth of Martha J E Thornton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 1
Martha J E Thornton resided here in District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1903
Apr 28, 1903
Age 34
Death of Martha J E Thornton in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN
Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1869
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 342A; Family History Library Film: 553039

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 342A; Family History Library Film: 553039

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 28, 1903
    Event Place: Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN

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