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Sterling Franklin Thornton 1886–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 DEC 1886

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 21 DEC 1978

Death Location: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

Father: Joseph Thornton

Mother: Isoria Popplewell

Spouse(s): Glenn Haokins, Bertha Miller

Children(s):

The story of Sterling Franklin Thornton began in 1886 in Missouri, USA. In 1900, Sterling Franklin Thornton resided in ED 75 Washington Township (north half) Clarksville. Sterling Franklin Thornton married Bertha Lanetta Miller, Glenn Hakins Or Haokins. Sterling Franklin Thornton passed away in 1978 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling Franklin Thornton began in 1886 in Missouri, USA.
  • In 1900, Sterling Franklin Thornton resided in ED 75 Washington Township (north half) Clarksville.
  • Sterling Franklin Thornton married Bertha Lanetta Miller, Glenn Hakins Or Haokins.
  • Sterling Franklin Thornton passed away in 1978 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Thornton
1854–1946
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Isoria Popplewell
1854–1944
Birth Location: , Russell, KY
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Spouses(s)

Glenn Haokins
–1979
Birth Location: –
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Bertha Miller
1885–
Birth Location: Exira, Audubon, IA
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Children(s)

Sterling Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Thornton
1886–1978
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph Thornton
1854–1946
Missouri, USA
Isoria Popplewell
1854–1944
, Russell, KY
Grandparents
Thomas Thorton
1828–1872
Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, United States
Emiline Stout
1823–1903
Clay, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Stout
1789–1833
Martha Thorp
1795–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sterling Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1886
19 DEC 1886
Birth of Sterling Franklin Thornton in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Sterling Franklin Thornton resided here in ED 75 Washington Township (north half) Clarksville vill., DeKalb, Missouri, United States
ED 75 Washington Township (north half) Clarksville vill., DeKalb, Missouri, United States
1978
21 DEC 1978
Age 92
Death of Sterling Franklin Thornton in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1886
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, STERLING F THORNTON, "BillionGraves Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling F Thornton, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Franklin Thornton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling F Thornton, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Franklin Thornton, "Find A Grave Index"
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, STERLING F THORNTON, "BillionGraves Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Franklin Thornton, "Find A Grave Index"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 75 Washington Township (north half) Clarksville vill., DeKalb, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Gila County, Arizona, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1978
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, STERLING F THORNTON, "BillionGraves Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling F Thornton, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Franklin Thornton, "Find A Grave Index"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Sterling Thornton in household of Joseph L Thornton, "United States Census, 1900
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