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Preston W Thornton 1841–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1841

Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 13 April 1916

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth McMillan

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Preston W Thornton was born in 1841 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA, the child of Thomas Davis Thornton And Elizabeth Mcmillan. Preston W Thornton passed away in 1916 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Preston W Thornton was born in 1841 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA, the child of Thomas Davis Thornton And Elizabeth Mcmillan.
  • Preston W Thornton passed away in 1916 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA.

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Preston Thornton's Ancestors

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Preston Thornton
1841–1916
Birth Place: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas Davis Thornton
1809–1847
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth McMillan
1813–1892
McMillan Station, Knox County, Tennessee USA
Grandparents
John McMillan
1781–1842
Mcmillan Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Jane Meek
1782–1875
Augusta, Washington, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McMillan
1749–1837
Margaret McMillan
1762–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1724–1810
Mary Leeper
1739–1837

Preston Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1841
8 August 1841
Birth of Preston W Thornton in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA
1916
13 April 1916
Age 75
Death of Preston W Thornton in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1841
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1916
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA

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