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Thomas Jefferson Thornton 1807–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1807

Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 31 October 1894

Death Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: David Thornton

Mother: Bathsheba White

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Thomas Jefferson Thornton was born in 1807 in Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of David Lee Thornton And Bathsheba White. In 1840, Thomas Jefferson Thornton resided in Fayette, Alabama, USA. Thomas Jefferson Thornton passed away in 1894 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson Thornton was born in 1807 in Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of David Lee Thornton And Bathsheba White.
  • In 1840, Thomas Jefferson Thornton resided in Fayette, Alabama, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Thornton passed away in 1894 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Thomas Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Thornton
1807–1894
Birth Place: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
David Lee Thornton
1788–1867
Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bathsheba White
1787–1850
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Dozier) Thornton
1759–1802
Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Clara Vice
1763–1800
Georgia, United States
Judah White
1761–1840
Habersham, Habersham,Georgia, United States
mrs (judah) white
1765–
ga.
Great-Grandparents
Mark Thornton
1712–1780
Susannah *
1733–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1807
26 March 1807
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Thornton in Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
1840
1840
Age 33
Thomas Jefferson Thornton resided here in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1894
31 October 1894
Age 87
Death of Thomas Jefferson Thornton in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1807
    Event Place: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 205; Family History Library Film: 0002332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1894
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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