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Paul E Thornton 1910–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1910

Birth Location: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 2 Sept 1979

Death Location: Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Frederick Thornton

Mother: Mabel Thornton

Spouse(s): Doris Thornton

Children(s):

Paul E Thornton was born in 1910 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Frederick Arthur Thornton And Mabel Hurd Thornton. In 1920, Paul E Thornton resided in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA. Paul E Thornton married Doris M Thornton, and had children including Beverly J Thornton, Donald J Thornton, James D Thornton, John A Thornton, Sherly A Thornton, Wayne E Thornton. Paul E Thornton passed away in 1979 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Paul E Thornton was born in 1910 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Frederick Arthur Thornton And Mabel Hurd Thornton.
  • In 1920, Paul E Thornton resided in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Paul E Thornton married Doris M Thornton, and had children including Beverly J Thornton, Donald J Thornton, James D Thornton, John A Thornton, Sherly A Thornton, Wayne E Thornton.
  • Paul E Thornton passed away in 1979 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Paul Thornton
1910–1979
Birth Place: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Parents
Frederick Arthur Thornton
1886–1973
England
Mabel (Hurd) Thornton
1890–1964
Laona, Winnebago, Illinois
Grandparents
Mary Thornton
1862–
England
John Thornton
1861–1914
England
Eugene (Gilbert) Hurd
1858–1913
Illinois
Martha (Sibyl) Pettengill
1869–1957
Durand, Winnebago, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Thornton
1832–1905
Esther Thornton
1827–
Chester Hurd
1820–1913
Mary Harris
1824–1902
Warren Pettengill
1851–1907
Grace Colton
1851–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1798–1868
Elizabeth Thornton
1796–1869
Joseph Frost
1741–1812
Zera Hurd
1789–1866
Abigail GILBERT
1792–1876
Bartholomew Mealio
1790–1876
Elizabeth Renny
1800–1876
George (Pettingale)
1820–1890
Sybilla Herring
1827–1903
Robert Colton
1819–1913
Hines
1824–1857

Paul Thornton's Timeline

8 Records

1910
17 Apr 1910
Birth of Paul E Thornton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1910
17 April 1910
Birth of Paul E Thornton in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 10
Paul E Thornton resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Paul E Thornton resided here in Atlanta, Union, Rusk, Wisconsin, USA
Atlanta, Union, Rusk, Wisconsin, USA
1940
1940
Age 30
Paul E Thornton resided here in Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Paul E Thornton resided here in Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1979
2 September 1979
Age 69
Death of Paul E Thornton in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1979
2 Sept 1979
Age 69
Death of Paul E Thornton in Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Wisconsin, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 731
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2014; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 104
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Births, Milwaukee Public Library; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Collection: Milwaukee Vital Records; Call Number: 929.3
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: 5245; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 53-57

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1910
    Event Place: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Rusk, Wisconsin; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 2342344
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2014; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlanta, Union, Rusk, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Rusk, Wisconsin; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 2342344

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Wisconsin, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 731

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: 5245; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 53-57

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1979
    Event Place: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sept 1979
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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