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Mildred Rootes Thornton 1821–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: United States of America

Death Date: 24 September 1856

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Anna McClanahan

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The story of Mildred Rootes Thornton began in 1821 in United States of America. Mildred Rootes Thornton passed away in 1856 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mildred Rootes Thornton began in 1821 in United States of America.
  • Mildred Rootes Thornton passed away in 1856 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Mildred Thornton's Ancestors

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Mildred Thornton
1821–1856
Birth Place: United States of America
Parents
William Fitzhugh Thornton
1789–1873
Hanover, Virginia
Anna McClanahan
1795–1883
Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Reuben Thornton
1758–1798
Ormsby Plant, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mildred Grymes
1758–1822
, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Jr
1727–1782
Sarah Taliaferro
1733–1762
Benjamin Grymes
1725–1774
Priscilla Rootes
1744–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Sr
1695–1757
Winifred Presley
1695–1757
Francis Taliaferro
1700–1757
Elizabeth Hay
1700–1750
John Grymes
1691–1749
Lucy Ludwell
1698–1748
Philip Rootes
1696–1756
Mildred Reade
1704–1794

Mildred Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Mildred Rootes Thornton in United States of America
United States of America
1856
24 September 1856
Age 35
Death of Mildred Rootes Thornton in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1856
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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