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May B Thornton 1902–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1986

Death Location: Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Mollie Hairston

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May B Thornton was born in 1902 in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of James Thornton And Mollie Mary Hairston. In 1910, May B Thornton resided in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. May B Thornton passed away in 1986 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • May B Thornton was born in 1902 in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of James Thornton And Mollie Mary Hairston.
  • In 1910, May B Thornton resided in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • May B Thornton passed away in 1986 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA.

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May Thornton's Ancestors

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May Thornton
1902–1986
Birth Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Thornton
1873–
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Mollie (Mary) Hairston
1877–1949
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Frank Thornton
1848–
Pittsylvania Cty., VA.
Sally Thomas
1852–
Pittsylvania Cty., VA.
Christopher ("Kit") Hairston
1835–1925
Sauratown, Stokes, North Carolina
Prudence Thornton
1857–1922
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Thornton
1824–1901
Katherine Hubbard
1830–1913
Abraham Thomas
1815–
Lucinda Parish
1826–1876
Emanuel Hairston
1810–
Easter Hairston
1817–
Lewis Thornton
1832–
Elizabeth Hampton
1839–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Thornton
1800–
Margarett Kitchens
1605–1886
Tobe (Mulatto)
1803–
Rebecca (Mulatto)
1811–1896
Abraham Thomas
1769–
Virginia Thomas
1800–1875
Hagar Parrish
1770–1872

May Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1902
16 Jul 1902
Birth of May B Thornton in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
May B Thornton resided here in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1986
19 Jul 1986
Age 84
Death of May B Thornton in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1986
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

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