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Rufus Perry Thornton 1913–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1913

Birth Location: Searcy County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 6 November 1947

Death Location: Madera, Madera, California, USA

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Martha Curtiss

Spouse(s): Ollie Lawrence

Children(s): Samuel Thornton, Jerry Thornton

Rufus Perry Thornton was born in 1913 in Searcy County, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Meldon Thornton And Martha Curtiss. Rufus Perry Thornton married Ollie Agnes Lawrence, and had children including Jerry Dale Thornton, Samuel Paul Thornton, Thornton. Rufus Perry Thornton passed away in 1947 in Madera, Madera, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Perry Thornton was born in 1913 in Searcy County, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Meldon Thornton And Martha Curtiss.
  • Rufus Perry Thornton married Ollie Agnes Lawrence, and had children including Jerry Dale Thornton, Samuel Paul Thornton, Thornton.
  • Rufus Perry Thornton passed away in 1947 in Madera, Madera, California, USA.

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Rufus Thornton's Ancestors

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Rufus Thornton
1913–1947
Birth Place: Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Meldon Thornton
1883–1966
Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Martha Curtiss
1884–1925
Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
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Rufus Thornton's Descendants

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Rufus (Perry) Thornton (4 January 1913–6 November 1947) m. Ollie (Agnes) Lawrence (8 June 1917–13 September 1990)
  1. 1. Samuel (Paul) Thornton 1939–1990
  2. 2. Jerry (Dale) Thornton 1945–1994

Rufus Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1913
4 January 1913
Birth of Rufus Perry Thornton in Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
1947
6 November 1947
Age 34
Death of Rufus Perry Thornton in Madera, Madera, California, USA
Madera, Madera, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1913
    Event Place: Searcy County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1947
    Event Place: Madera, Madera, California, USA

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