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Martha Barefoot Thornton 1877–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1877

Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina

Death Date: 17 Jul 1957

Death Location: Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina

Father: Redding Barefoot

Mother: Annie Tart

Spouse(s): Edward Thornton

Children(s): Eugene Thornton, Callie Westbrook, Fannie Westbrook, Anna Myers, Bettie Lee, Lola Harris, Edgar Thornton, Laudicy Thornton

Martha Barefoot Thornton was born in 1877 in Sampson County, North Carolina, the child of Redding Bryant Barefoot And Annie Emelia Tart. Martha Barefoot Thornton married Edward Tart Thornton, and had children including Anna Thornton Myers, Bettie Barefoot Lee, Callie Thornton Westbrook, Edgar Thornton, Eugene Thornton, Fannie Lee Thornton Westbrook, Laudicy Thornton, Lola Thornton Harris. Martha Barefoot Thornton passed away in 1957 in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Martha Barefoot Thornton was born in 1877 in Sampson County, North Carolina, the child of Redding Bryant Barefoot And Annie Emelia Tart.
  • Martha Barefoot Thornton married Edward Tart Thornton, and had children including Anna Thornton Myers, Bettie Barefoot Lee, Callie Thornton Westbrook, Edgar Thornton, Eugene Thornton, Fannie Lee Thornton Westbrook, Laudicy Thornton, Lola Thornton Harris.
  • Martha Barefoot Thornton passed away in 1957 in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina.

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Martha Thornton's Ancestors

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Martha Thornton
1877–1957
Birth Place: Sampson County, North Carolina
Parents
Redding Bryant Barefoot
1847–1906
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Annie (Emelia) Tart
1852–1934
Mingo, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Susan Ingram
1825–1905
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ingram
1793–1849
Annie Lee
1797–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ISAAC INGRAM
1770–1819
Elizabeth Blackman
1767–1811

Martha Thornton's Descendants

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Martha (Barefoot) Thornton (10 Feb 1877–17 Jul 1957) m. Edward (Tart) Thornton (9 August 1878–19 May 1961)
  1. 1. Eugene Thornton 1916–1945
  2. 2. Callie (Thornton) Westbrook 1912–1956
  3. 3. Fannie (Lee Thornton) Westbrook 1909–1969
  4. 4. Anna (Thornton) Myers 1908–1991
  5. 5. Bettie (Barefoot) Lee 1914–1969
  6. 6. Lola (Thornton) Harris 1920–2004
  7. 7. Edgar Thornton 1905–1920
  8. 8. Laudicy Thornton 1919–1995

Martha Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
10 Feb 1877
Birth of Martha Barefoot Thornton in Sampson County, North Carolina
Sampson County, North Carolina
1957
17 Jul 1957
Age 80
Death of Martha Barefoot Thornton in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina
Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1957
    Event Place: Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina

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