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Reuben Willis Thornton 1853–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1853

Birth Location: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 28 Jul 1935

Death Location: Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States

Father: Reuben Sr.

Mother: Rachel Vanpherson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jessie Filson

The story of Reuben Willis Thornton began in 1853 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States. Reuben Willis Thornton had children including Jessie Thornton Filson. Reuben Willis Thornton passed away in 1935 in Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Willis Thornton began in 1853 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
  • Reuben Willis Thornton had children including Jessie Thornton Filson.
  • Reuben Willis Thornton passed away in 1935 in Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States.

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Children(s)

Reuben Thornton's Ancestors

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Reuben Thornton
1853–1935
Birth Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Parents
Reuben Willis Thornton Sr.
1818–1879
Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia, USA (then Virginia)
Rachel (Ann) Vanpherson
1812–1874
Fredrick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Taliaferro) Thornton
1797–1855
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Lucy (Berzetta) Montague
1803–1876
montague,essex,virginia,usa
Nathan (Van Pherson\Van) Fossen
1789–1846
Frederick County, Maryland
Jemima Stevens
1793–1877
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Thornton
1758–1798
Mildred Grymes(Thornton)(Dudley)
1758–1822
Amelia Montague
1788–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. II
1727–1782
Sarah Taliaferro
1727–1762
John Montague
1756–1810
Catherine Yates
1751–1845

Reuben Thornton's Descendants

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Reuben (Willis) Thornton (19 Mar 1853–28 Jul 1935)
  1. 1. Jessie (Thornton) Filson 1881–1948
    1. 1. Lois (Maurine) Filson 1919–2010

Reuben Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1853
19 Mar 1853
Birth of Reuben Willis Thornton in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
1935
28 Jul 1935
Age 82
Death of Reuben Willis Thornton in Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States
Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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