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Sally Griffin Thornton 1842–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 OCT 1842

Birth Location: Clinton County, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 6 MAR 1887

Death Location: Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States

Father: Jeptha Thornton

Mother: Martha Walker

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The story of Sally Griffin Thornton began in 1842 in Clinton County, Missouri, United States. Sally Griffin Thornton passed away in 1887 in Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sally Griffin Thornton began in 1842 in Clinton County, Missouri, United States.
  • Sally Griffin Thornton passed away in 1887 in Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States.

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Sally Thornton's Ancestors

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Sally Thornton
1842–1887
Birth Place: Clinton County, Missouri, United States
Parents
Jeptha Thornton
1821–1889
Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Martha (Ragsdale Mary) Walker
1820–1899
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (H. II) Thornton
1792–1858
Chowan County, North Carolina, United States
Sally Todd
1793–1891
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Todd
1756–1841
Hannah Cornelison
1754–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Coenrad Cornelison
1730–1795
Jemima Todd
1727–1796

Sally Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1842
6 OCT 1842
Birth of Sally Griffin Thornton in Clinton County, Missouri, United States
Clinton County, Missouri, United States
1887
6 MAR 1887
Age 45
Death of Sally Griffin Thornton in Douglas County, Oregon, United States
Douglas County, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1842
    Event Place: Clinton County, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1887
    Event Place: Douglas County, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, United States

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