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Walter J Bolton 1901–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1901

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 28 Mar 1978

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Father: Alexander Bolton

Mother: Mary Thompson

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In 1901, Walter J Bolton entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to Alexander Cornelius Bolton And Mary Jane Thompson. Walter J Bolton passed away in 1978 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Walter J Bolton entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to Alexander Cornelius Bolton And Mary Jane Thompson.
  • Walter J Bolton passed away in 1978 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Walter Bolton's Ancestors

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Walter Bolton
1901–1978
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Alexander Cornelius Bolton
1836–1912
Knox, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Thompson
1876–1948
Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Bolton,) Jr.
1782–1872
Henry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ('Betsy') James
1793–1880
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bolton
1746–1825
Jemima Hammack
1756–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bolton
1706–1787
Mary Hubbard
1711–1787

Walter Bolton's Timeline

2 Records

1901
16 May 1901
Birth of Walter J Bolton in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1978
28 Mar 1978
Age 77
Death of Walter J Bolton in Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1901
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1978
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, United States

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