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Walter Bruce Thornton 1913–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 SEP 1913

Birth Location: Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA

Death Date: 1 FEB 2013

Death Location: Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA

Father: Walter Thornton

Mother: Willie Williams

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Walter Bruce Thornton was born in 1913 in Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA, the child of Walter Forest Thornton And Willie Eliza Williams. Walter Bruce Thornton passed away in 2013 in Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Bruce Thornton was born in 1913 in Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA, the child of Walter Forest Thornton And Willie Eliza Williams.
  • Walter Bruce Thornton passed away in 2013 in Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA.

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Walter Thornton's Ancestors

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Walter Thornton
1913–2013
Birth Place: Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Parents
Walter Forest Thornton
1888–1968
Lavaca, Halletsville Co., TX, USA
Willie (Eliza) Williams
1893–1979
Huntsville, Madison Co., AR, USA
Grandparents
George (William) Williams
1867–1924
Union Co., KY, USA
Loula (Malissa) Phillips
1868–1934
Huntsville, Madison Co., AR, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Williams
1844–1899
Abbiah Buntain
1847–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Buntain
1815–1863
Susanna Fenwick
1819–1864

Walter Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1913
1 SEP 1913
Birth of Walter Bruce Thornton in Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA
Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA
2013
1 FEB 2013
Age 100
Death of Walter Bruce Thornton in Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA
Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1913
    Event Place: Southmade, Grayson Co., TX, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 2013
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA

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