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Milton Thornton 1842–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1842

Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 20 December 1860

Death Location: Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Mary Thornton

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In 1842, Milton Thornton entered the world in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Thomas Thornton And Mary Thornton. Milton Thornton passed away in 1860 in Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Milton Thornton entered the world in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Thomas Thornton And Mary Thornton.
  • Milton Thornton passed away in 1860 in Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Milton Thornton's Ancestors

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Milton Thornton
1842–1860
Birth Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Thornton
1805–1873
Indiana, United States of America
Mary Thornton
1810–1865
Union County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Eli Thornton
1769–1852
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Thomas Cook
1770–1840
Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Keziah Henderson
1774–1857
Cane Creek Mm, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Williams
1742–1782
Isaac Cook
1743–1820
Charity WRIGHT
1742–1822
Nathaniel Henderson
1756–1803
Rebecca Thornton
1744–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Henderson
1746–1827
Richard Henderson
1710–1789
Thomas Thornton
1709–1762
Martha Boykin
1716–1754

Milton Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1842
25 June 1842
Birth of Milton Thornton in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
1860
20 December 1860
Age 18
Death of Milton Thornton in Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1842
    Event Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1860
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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