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Michael James Thornton 1950–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1950

Birth Location: Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 9 January 2017

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Gladys Anderson

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Michael James Thornton was born in 1950 in Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of James R Thornton And Gladys Jones Thornton Anderson. Michael James Thornton married Donna Sisk Thornton. Michael James Thornton passed away in 2017 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Michael James Thornton was born in 1950 in Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of James R Thornton And Gladys Jones Thornton Anderson.
  • Michael James Thornton married Donna Sisk Thornton.
  • Michael James Thornton passed away in 2017 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Michael Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Michael Thornton
1950–2017
Birth Place: Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James R Thornton
1905–1976
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Gladys (Jones Thornton) Anderson
1915–2005
South Carolina
Grandparents
Richard (W "Dick") Thornton
1861–1941
South Carolina
Amanda (E James) Thornton
1871–1920
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Thornton
1800–1895
Patsey Thornton
1823–1908
Caroline James
1836–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1780–
William West
1763–1841
Margaret Richards
1800–1873

Michael Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1950
2 August 1950
Birth of Michael James Thornton in Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
2017
9 January 2017
Age 67
Death of Michael James Thornton in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1950
    Event Place: Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 2017
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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