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Ronald Thornton 1942–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1942

Birth Location: Blackshear, GA

Death Date: 30 Apr 2017

Death Location: Waycross

Father: William Jr

Mother: Josie Thornton

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Ronald Thornton was born in 1942 in Blackshear, GA, the child of William Elzie Thornton Jr And Josie Sarah O Steen Thornton. Ronald Thornton married Sue Aldridge Thornton, and had children including Christy Morris, Dana Thornton, Pam Kittrell, Ronald D Thornton. Ronald Thornton passed away in 2017 in Waycross.

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Biography

  • Ronald Thornton was born in 1942 in Blackshear, GA, the child of William Elzie Thornton Jr And Josie Sarah O Steen Thornton.
  • Ronald Thornton married Sue Aldridge Thornton, and had children including Christy Morris, Dana Thornton, Pam Kittrell, Ronald D Thornton.
  • Ronald Thornton passed away in 2017 in Waycross.

Immediate Family

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Ronald Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Ronald Thornton
1942–2017
Birth Place: Blackshear, GA
Parents
William Elzie Thornton Jr
1913–1968
Ritch, Wayne County, Georgia, USA
Josie (Sarah O'Steen) Thornton
1900–1989
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Elbert Thornton) Sr.
1884–1977
Wayne, Georgia, United States
Cassie (Elizabeth) Turner
1885–1927
Georgia, USA
Silas Osteen
1868–1923
Clinch County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (A. "Lizzie" Lastinger) O'Steen
1877–1962
Ray City, Berrien, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1854–1921
Martha Anderson
1857–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Jr
1830–1907
Mary Griffis
1829–1870

Ronald Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1942
21 May 1942
Birth of Ronald Thornton in Blackshear, GA
Blackshear, GA
2017
27 Apr 2017
Age 75
Death of Ronald Thornton in Waycross
Waycross
2017
30 Apr 2017
Age 75
Burial of Ronald Thornton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1942
    Event Place: Blackshear, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 2017
    Event Place: Waycross
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Apr 2017
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

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