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Mary Thornton 1859 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1859

Birth Location: Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1939

Death Location: West Point, Troup, GA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Mary Knight

Spouse(s): James Abna

Children(s): Robert Abna

It was in 1859 that Mary Thornton was born in Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA, a child of William Thornton and Mary Elizabeth Knight. Mary Thornton went on to marry James Andrew Abna and had children such as Robert James Abna. Mary Thornton was deceased by 1939 in West Point, Troup, GA.

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Parents

William Thornton
1833 – 1907
Birth Location: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States of America
WT
Mary Knight
– 1890
Birth Location: Deritend, Warwickshire, England
MK

Spouses(s)

James Abna
1855 – 1945
Birth Location: Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, United States of America
JA

Children(s)

Robert Abna
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Franklin, Heard, Georgia, United States
RA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 May 1859
    Event Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Aug 1939
    Event Place: West Point, Troup, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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