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Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton 1852–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1852

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1934

Death Location: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA

Father: John Col

Mother: Nancy Thorp

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In 1852, Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton entered the world in Arkansas, USA, born to John Wesley Jr Woodard Col And Nancy Parnell Thorp. Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton passed away in 1934 in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton entered the world in Arkansas, USA, born to John Wesley Jr Woodard Col And Nancy Parnell Thorp.
  • Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton passed away in 1934 in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA.

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Melissa Thornton's Ancestors

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Melissa Thornton
1852–1934
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Wesley Jr Woodard Col
1824–1899
Giles, Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Parnell) Thorp
1820–1878
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John Woodward
1775–1864
Virginia, United States
Hannah Rains
1785–1862
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Woodard
1726–1777
Susannah Tillman
1722–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Woodard
1697–1734
Mary Wright
1691–1731

Melissa Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1852
24 May 1852
Birth of Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1934
2 Mar 1934
Age 82
Death of Melissa Frances Woodard Burk Thornton in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1852
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1934
    Event Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA

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