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Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton 1850–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1850

Birth Location: Jefferson Co, Tennessee

Death Date: 4 Nov 1932

Death Location: Ringgold, Catoosa Co, Georgia

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Ruth Burns

Spouse(s): Thomas Heatherly

Children(s): Amanda Heatherly

Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton was born in 1850 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee, the child of John Thomas Thornton And Ruth Viannah Vina Lucy Rachel Burns. Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton married Thomas Heatherly, and had children including Amanda Lee Heatherly. Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton passed away in 1932 in Ringgold, Catoosa Co, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton was born in 1850 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee, the child of John Thomas Thornton And Ruth Viannah Vina Lucy Rachel Burns.
  • Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton married Thomas Heatherly, and had children including Amanda Lee Heatherly.
  • Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton passed away in 1932 in Ringgold, Catoosa Co, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1824–1879
Birth Location: North Carolina
JT
Ruth Burns
1829–1867
Birth Location: Tennessee
RB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Heatherly
1856–1896
Birth Location: Civil District 1, Grantsboro, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Amanda Heatherly
1889–1960
Birth Location: Catoosa, Georgia, United States
AH

Rebecca Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Thornton
1850–1932
Birth Place: Jefferson Co, Tennessee
Parents
John Thomas Thornton
1824–1879
North Carolina
Ruth (Viannah "Vina" "Lucy" "Rachel") Burns
1829–1867
Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Arvin) Thornton
1779–1860
Surry County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Thornton's Descendants

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Rebecca (J. "Becky" Keys) Thornton (12 Oct 1850–4 Nov 1932) m. Thomas Heatherly (1856–Feb 08, 1896)
  1. 1. Amanda (Lee) Heatherly 1889–1960 m. Luther (L. "Cush") Chambers 1887–1956
    1. 1. Flossie (Jeanette) Chambers 1910–1967 m. Ralph (Joseph) Atkins 1904–1989
      1. 1. Ralph (Joseph Atkins) Jr. 1928–1993
      2. 2. Emilia (Lee) Atkins 1934–2017
      3. 3. Jayne (Carolyn) Atkins 1937–1995 m. Frederick (Michael "Fred") Brant 1923–2006
    2. 2. Katherine (Delonia) Chambers 1916–1996

Rebecca Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1850
12 Oct 1850
Birth of Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton in Jefferson Co, Tennessee
Jefferson Co, Tennessee
1932
4 Nov 1932
Age 82
Death of Rebecca J. "Becky" Keys Thornton in Ringgold, Catoosa Co, Georgia
Ringgold, Catoosa Co, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Jefferson Co, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Ringgold, Catoosa Co, Georgia
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