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Walter Reynolds Thornton 1926–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1926

Birth Location: Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1984

Death Location: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA

Father: George Thornton

Mother: Rebecca Strickland

Spouse(s): Mattie Brown

Children(s): James Thornton

Walter Reynolds Thornton was born in 1926 in Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA, the child of George Raiford Thornton And Rebecca Ocie E Strickland. Walter Reynolds Thornton married Mattie Ruth Brown, and had children including James Walter Thornton, Thornton. Walter Reynolds Thornton passed away in 1984 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Reynolds Thornton was born in 1926 in Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA, the child of George Raiford Thornton And Rebecca Ocie E Strickland.
  • Walter Reynolds Thornton married Mattie Ruth Brown, and had children including James Walter Thornton, Thornton.
  • Walter Reynolds Thornton passed away in 1984 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Thornton
1926–1984
Birth Place: Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA
Parents
George Raiford Thornton
1893–1969
Jacksonville, Duval, FL
Rebecca (Ocie E) Strickland
1895–1984
Schlatterville Community, Pierce Co, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Raiford (M) Thornton
1869–1928
John (Pender) Strickland
1845–1922
Linnie (Harris\) Strickland
1861–1934
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Thornton
1848–1880
Amarintha Dowling
1845–1929
John Strickland
1804–1879
Elizabeth Thompson
1820–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Thornton
1822–1895
Martha Thornton
1833–1918
Darling Dowling
1803–1851
SOPHIA DAVIS
1810–1890
David Strickland
1780–1873
Treacy Martin
1789–1856
Thomas Thompson
1780–1830
Sarah Benton
1790–1895

Walter Thornton's Descendants

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Walter (Reynolds) Thornton (4 Nov 1926–30 May 1984) m. Mattie (Ruth) Brown (16 Aug 1930–13 Aug 2021)
  1. 1. James (Walter) Thornton 1949–2019

Walter Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1926
4 Nov 1926
Birth of Walter Reynolds Thornton in Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA
Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA
1984
30 May 1984
Age 58
Death of Walter Reynolds Thornton in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Sweats, Pierce, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1984
    Event Place: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA

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