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Samuel Clinton Thornton 1885 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1885

Birth Location: Mercer County , WV.

Death Date: 19 NOV 1967

Death Location: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Rufus Thornton

Mother: Launa Broyles

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Samuel Clinton Thornton was born in 1885 in Mercer County , WV., the child of Rufus Edward Thornton and Launa Ellen Broyles. Samuel Clinton Thornton passed away in 1967 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Clinton Thornton was born in 1885 in Mercer County , WV., the child of Rufus Edward Thornton and Launa Ellen Broyles.
  • Samuel Clinton Thornton passed away in 1967 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Samuel Thornton's Ancestors

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Samuel Thornton
1885 – 1967
Birth Place: Mercer County , WV.
Parents
Rufus Edward Thornton
1860 – 1923
Mercer County, Virginia
Launa (Ellen) Broyles
1867 – 1962
Monroe County, West Virginia
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Samuel Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1885
05 Oct 1885
Birth of Samuel Clinton Thornton in Mercer County , WV.
Mercer County , WV.
1967
19 NOV 1967
Age 82
Death of Samuel Clinton Thornton in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Mercer County , WV.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1967
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

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