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Minnie Ethel Thornton 1887 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1887

Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia

Death Date: 01 MAY 1976

Death Location: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Rufus Thornton

Mother: Launa Broyles

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Minnie Ethel Thornton was born in 1887 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, the child of Rufus Edward Thornton and Launa Ellen Broyles. Minnie Ethel Thornton passed away in 1976 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Minnie Ethel Thornton was born in 1887 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, the child of Rufus Edward Thornton and Launa Ellen Broyles.
  • Minnie Ethel Thornton passed away in 1976 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Minnie Thornton's Ancestors

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Minnie Thornton
1887 – 1976
Birth Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
Parents
Rufus Edward Thornton
1860 – 1923
Mercer County, Virginia
Launa (Ellen) Broyles
1867 – 1962
Monroe County, West Virginia
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Minnie Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1887
12 AUG 1887
Birth of Minnie Ethel Thornton in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
1887
Aug 1887
Birth of Minnie Ethel Thornton
None
1976
01 MAY 1976
Age 89
Death of Minnie Ethel Thornton in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1887
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1887

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 MAY 1976
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

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