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Robert Purnell Thurston 1909–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1909

Birth Location: West Point, Virginia

Death Date: 1997

Death Location: Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Batchelor Thurston

Mother: Louise Thurston

Spouse(s): Lillian Hiles

Children(s): Robert Thurston

Robert Purnell Thurston was born in 1909 in West Point, Virginia, the child of Batchelor Dandridge Thurston And Louise Thomas Thurston. In 1935, Robert Purnell Thurston resided in Rural, Gloucester, New Jersey. In 1940, Robert Purnell Thurston resided in Aldmans Twp, Oldmans, Salem, New Jersey, USA. Robert Purnell Thurston married Lillian Hiles, and had children including Cecil J Thurston, Judy Ann Thurston, Robert P Thurston. Robert Purnell Thurston passed away in 1997 in Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Purnell Thurston was born in 1909 in West Point, Virginia, the child of Batchelor Dandridge Thurston And Louise Thomas Thurston.
  • In 1935, Robert Purnell Thurston resided in Rural, Gloucester, New Jersey.
  • In 1940, Robert Purnell Thurston resided in Aldmans Twp, Oldmans, Salem, New Jersey, USA.
  • Robert Purnell Thurston married Lillian Hiles, and had children including Cecil J Thurston, Judy Ann Thurston, Robert P Thurston.
  • Robert Purnell Thurston passed away in 1997 in Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Thurston's Ancestors

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Robert Thurston
1909–1997
Birth Place: West Point, Virginia
Parents
Batchelor Dandridge Thurston
1865–1944
Louise (Thomas) Thurston
1882–1922
Grandparents
Mira (Ann Catherine) Didlake
1827–1903
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Hester (Ann) Thurston
1839–1883
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Thurston's Descendants

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Robert (Purnell) Thurston (23 Dec 1909–1997) m. Lillian Hiles (5 November 1920–13 January 1998)
  1. 1. Robert (P) Thurston 1939–2015

Robert Thurston's Timeline

5 Records

1909
23 Dec 1909
Birth of Robert Purnell Thurston in West Point, Virginia
West Point, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 26
Robert Purnell Thurston resided here in Rural, Gloucester, New Jersey
Rural, Gloucester, New Jersey
1940
1940
Age 31
Robert Purnell Thurston resided here in Aldmans Twp, Oldmans, Salem, New Jersey, USA
Aldmans Twp, Oldmans, Salem, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Robert Purnell Thurston resided here in Penns Grove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
Penns Grove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
1997
1997
Age 88
Death of Robert Purnell Thurston
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1909
    Event Place: West Point, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Penns Grove, Salem
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New Jersey, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 660

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Gloucester, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Aldmans Twp, Oldmans, Salem, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Penns Grove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Penns Grove, Salem

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pedricktown, Salem, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New Jersey, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 660

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1997
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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