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Viola Pearl Thornton 1907–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Feb 1907

Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1999

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Mary Coats

Spouse(s): Rufus Chandler

Children(s): Marie Chandler, Raymond Chandler, Blanch Chandler

The story of Viola Pearl Thornton began in 1907 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA. Viola Pearl Thornton married Rufus Charles Chandler, and had children including Blanch Edith Chandler, Marie Dorothy Chandler, Raymond Louis Chandler. Viola Pearl Thornton passed away in 1999 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola Pearl Thornton began in 1907 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA.
  • Viola Pearl Thornton married Rufus Charles Chandler, and had children including Blanch Edith Chandler, Marie Dorothy Chandler, Raymond Louis Chandler.
  • Viola Pearl Thornton passed away in 1999 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thornton
1860–1914
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Coats
1878–1929
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Rufus Chandler
1900–1994
Birth Location: Alabama
RC

Children(s)

Marie Chandler
1936–2024
Birth Location: –
MC
Raymond Chandler
1946–1946
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
RC
Blanch Chandler
1926–1999
Birth Location: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
BC

Viola Thornton's Ancestors

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Viola Thornton
1907–1999
Birth Place: Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Samuel (Jim Sam) Thornton
1860–1914
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Alice) Coats
1878–1929
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Major (Alexander) Thorn
1832–
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Spicey (Malinda) Carter
1831–
Lawrence Co Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Thornton's Descendants

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Viola (Pearl) Thornton (07 Feb 1907–22 Aug 1999) m. Rufus (Charles) Chandler (6 September 1900–19 February 1994)
  1. 1. Marie (Dorothy) Chandler 1936–2024
  2. 2. Raymond (Louis) Chandler 1946–1946
  3. 3. Blanch (Edith) Chandler 1926–1999

Viola Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1907
07 Feb 1907
Birth of Viola Pearl Thornton in Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
1999
22 Aug 1999
Age 92
Death of Viola Pearl Thornton in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1999
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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