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Mary Frances SMITH Thornton 1913 – 2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1913

Birth Location: Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia

Death Date: 7 January 2017

Death Location: Dallas, Texas 75243

Father: Louis Thornton

Mother: Alice Russell

Spouse(s): Ernest Smith

Children(s): Henry Smith

In 1913, Mary Frances SMITH Thornton entered the world in Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia, born to Louis Dibbrell Thornton and Alice Moffett THORNTON SMITH Russell. Mary Frances SMITH Thornton married Ernest Gordon Smith, and had children including Henry Laurie Smith. Mary Frances SMITH Thornton passed away in 2017 in Dallas, Texas 75243.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Mary Frances SMITH Thornton entered the world in Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia, born to Louis Dibbrell Thornton and Alice Moffett THORNTON SMITH Russell.
  • Mary Frances SMITH Thornton married Ernest Gordon Smith, and had children including Henry Laurie Smith.
  • Mary Frances SMITH Thornton passed away in 2017 in Dallas, Texas 75243.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thornton
1913 – 2017
Birth Place: Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia
Parents
Louis Dibbrell Thornton
1869 – 1929
Appomatox County, Virginia, USA
Alice (Moffett THORNTON SMITH) Russell
1884 – 1977
Mount Vernon Springs, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Penn) Russell
1847 – 1885
Saint Paul's, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane RUSSELL) Stinson
1845 – 1925
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Thornton's Descendants

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Mary (Frances SMITH) Thornton (8 October 1913 – 7 January 2017) m. Ernest (Gordon) Smith (15 JUN 1912 – 8 August 2006)
  1. 1. Henry (Laurie) Smith (15 Oct 1948 – 27 October 2016) m. Margaret (Ellen SMITH) Browne (15 July 1949 – )
    1. 1. Amber (Rose) Smith (13 May 1981 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Browne
    3. 3. Laurie
    4. 4. Joshua

Mary Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1913
8 October 1913
Birth of Mary Frances SMITH Thornton in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
1913
8 October 1913
Birth of Mary Frances SMITH Thornton in Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia
Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia
1935
10 June 1935
Age 22
Mary Frances SMITH Thornton was married in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
2017
7 January 2017
Age 104
Death of Mary Frances SMITH Thornton in Dallas, Texas 75243
Dallas, Texas 75243

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1913
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168716
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1913
    Event Place: Ward #4; St Petersburg, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 June 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 2017
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas 75243
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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