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Ruth Leona Thornton 1902–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1902

Birth Location: Iowa, USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1989

Death Location: Brooks, Red Lake, Minnesota, USA

Father: Albert Thornton

Mother: Lillie Cheney

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In 1902, Ruth Leona Thornton entered the world in Iowa, USA, born to Albert Henry Thornton And Lillie Angeline Cheney. In 1910, Ruth Leona Thornton resided in Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA. Ruth Leona Thornton passed away in 1989 in Brooks, Red Lake, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Ruth Leona Thornton entered the world in Iowa, USA, born to Albert Henry Thornton And Lillie Angeline Cheney.
  • In 1910, Ruth Leona Thornton resided in Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA.
  • Ruth Leona Thornton passed away in 1989 in Brooks, Red Lake, Minnesota, USA.

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Ruth Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Thornton
1902–1989
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Parents
Albert Henry Thornton
1866–1936
Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
Lillie (Angeline) Cheney
1866–1946
Millersberg, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Harvey) Thornton
–1877
Sarah Dobbs
1829–1907
Indiana, USA
Aaron (Cheney) Jr
1821–1888
New York, USA
Matilda Ballard
1827–
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Cheney
1787–1862
Mehitable Wells
1787–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cheney
1763–1840
Eunice Hubbard
1757–1791

Ruth Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1902
6 Feb 1902
Birth of Ruth Leona Thornton in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
Ruth Leona Thornton resided here in Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
1989
29 Jun 1989
Age 87
Death of Ruth Leona Thornton in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: T624_695; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374708
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services; Bismarck, ND, USA; North Dakota Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Geneva, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: T624_695; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374708

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1989
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services; Bismarck, ND, USA; North Dakota Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooks, Red Lake, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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