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Roy Ivan THORNTON 1875–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1875

Birth Location: Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA

Death Date: 02 Aug 1938

Death Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Father: Lyman THORNTON

Mother: Orpha LANPHEAR

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The story of Roy Ivan THORNTON began in 1875 in Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA. Roy Ivan THORNTON passed away in 1938 in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Ivan THORNTON began in 1875 in Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA.
  • Roy Ivan THORNTON passed away in 1938 in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Roy THORNTON's Ancestors

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Roy THORNTON
1875–1938
Birth Place: Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA
Parents
Lyman Francis THORNTON
1841–1894
Albion, Orleans Cnty, NY
Orpha (Alice Eliza) LANPHEAR
1842–1925
WI
Grandparents
Sylvanus (R) THORNTON
1788–1865
Stephen Town, Rensselaer Cnty, NY
Betsey PHILLIPS
1803–1865
Essex, NY
Luke (Steadman) LANPHEAR
1791–1874
Leydon, Franklin Cnty, MA
Tamara (Ruth) DAVIS
1808–1842
NY
Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah Thornton
1769–1828
Sylpha Rich
1768–1847
Simeon Lanphear
1776–
Mary Mason
1777–1833
Elizabeth Straight
1769–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alice Cowen
1727–
Benjamin Thornton
1740–1788
Nathan Jr
1742–1792
Sarah Lanphear
1747–1791
David Lieut
1744–1822
Mary Day
1746–1829

Roy THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1875
14 Aug 1875
Birth of Roy Ivan THORNTON in Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA
Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA
1938
02 Aug 1938
Age 63
Death of Roy Ivan THORNTON in Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Hamburg, Fremont Cnty, IA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, UT

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