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Wiley Algernon Thornton 1823 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1823

Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 21 Dec 1897

Death Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA

Father: Wiley Thornton

Mother: Harriet Hardin

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In 1823, Wiley Algernon Thornton entered the world in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, born to Wiley Edward Thornton and Harriet Hargrove Hardin. Wiley Algernon Thornton passed away in 1897 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Wiley Algernon Thornton entered the world in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, born to Wiley Edward Thornton and Harriet Hargrove Hardin.
  • Wiley Algernon Thornton passed away in 1897 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA.

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Wiley Thornton's Ancestors

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Wiley Thornton
1823 – 1897
Birth Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Parents
Wiley Edward Thornton
1783 – 1862
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Harriet (Hargrove) Hardin
1804 – 1885
Walton, Georgia
Grandparents
Eldred Thornton
1755 – 1817
Georgia, United States
Rachel Unk
1762 – 1852
Virginia, United States
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Wiley Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1823
12 NOV 1823
Birth of Wiley Algernon Thornton in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1897
21 Dec 1897
Age 74
Death of Wiley Algernon Thornton in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1823
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA

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