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Roy Shon Thornton 1937–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1937

Birth Location: Pierce County, Georgia

Death Date: 29 Dec 2005

Death Location: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Age at Death: 68

Father: Lawton Thornton

Mother: Minnie Griffin

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In 1937, Roy Shon Thornton entered the world in Pierce County, Georgia, born to Lawton Andrew Thornton And Minnie Mae Griffin. Roy Shon Thornton passed away in 2005 in Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Age at Death: 68.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Roy Shon Thornton entered the world in Pierce County, Georgia, born to Lawton Andrew Thornton And Minnie Mae Griffin.
  • Roy Shon Thornton passed away in 2005 in Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Age at Death: 68.

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Roy Thornton's Ancestors

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Roy Thornton
1937–2005
Birth Place: Pierce County, Georgia
Parents
Lawton Andrew Thornton
1893–1963
Patterson, Pierce, Georgia USA
Minnie (Mae) Griffin
1897–1973
Ware County, Georgia
Grandparents
James (Robert) Griffin
1873–1953
Cow House Island, Okefenokee Swamp,Ware County, Georgia USA
Susan ("Susie") Pittman
1867–1935
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Griffin
1843–1916
Margaret Thrift
1845–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Griffin
1815–1879
Cynthia Griffin
1815–1897

Roy Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1937
7 Dec 1937
Birth of Roy Shon Thornton in Pierce County, Georgia
Pierce County, Georgia
2005
29 Dec 2005
Age 68
Death of Roy Shon Thornton in Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Age at Death: 68
Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Age at Death: 68

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Pierce County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 2005
    Event Place: Patterson, Pierce, Georgia; Age at Death: 68

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