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Wesley Thornton 1920–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JAN 1920

Birth Location: Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 11 JAN 1969

Death Location: Greendale Township Cemetery, Midland, MIchigan

Father: Claire Thornton

Mother: May Carpenter

Spouse(s): Marguerite Dakin

Children(s):

Wesley Thornton was born in 1920 in Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States, the child of Claire Thornton And May Carpenter. In 1935, Wesley Thornton resided in Same House, ,. In 1940, Wesley Thornton resided in Lincoln Township, Lake George, Clare, Michigan. Wesley Thornton married Marguerite Lucile Dakin, and had children including Phillip L Thornton, Wesley Thornton Jr. Wesley Thornton passed away in 1969 in Greendale Township Cemetery, Midland, MIchigan.

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Biography

  • Wesley Thornton was born in 1920 in Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States, the child of Claire Thornton And May Carpenter.
  • In 1935, Wesley Thornton resided in Same House, ,.
  • In 1940, Wesley Thornton resided in Lincoln Township, Lake George, Clare, Michigan.
  • Wesley Thornton married Marguerite Lucile Dakin, and had children including Phillip L Thornton, Wesley Thornton Jr.
  • Wesley Thornton passed away in 1969 in Greendale Township Cemetery, Midland, MIchigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Thornton
1920–1969
Birth Place: Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States
Parents
Claire Thornton
1883–1942
May Carpenter
1891–1955
MI
Grandparents
Dexter (D.) Carpenter
1856–1905
Highland, Michigan
Bertha Kunkel
1859–1930
Highland, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
Erastus Carpenter
1823–1865
Nancy Green
1826–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dexter Carpenter
1779–1866
Drusilla Kelley
1781–1869

Wesley Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1920
26 JAN 1920
Birth of Wesley Thornton in Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States
Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States
1935
1935
Age 15
Wesley Thornton resided here in Same House, ,
Same House, ,
1940
1940
Age 20
Wesley Thornton resided here in Lincoln Township, Lake George, Clare, Michigan
Lincoln Township, Lake George, Clare, Michigan
1969
11 JAN 1969
Age 49
Death of Wesley Thornton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Fostoria, Wood, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 946.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lincoln Township, Lake George, Clare, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greendale Township Cemetery, Midland, MIchigan

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1969
    Record Source: 946.ftw

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, ,

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