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Willard Thornton 1894–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1894

Birth Location: Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 3 APR 1964

Death Location: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States of America

Father: WILLARD THORNTON

Mother: FREDRICKA BOOTZ

Spouse(s): Gertrude Mctaggart

Children(s): Eugene Thornton, willard thornton, Doris Thornton, Bernice Masar, Emma Mollan, Leora Thornton, Emma Thornton, Bernice Thornton, Clifford Thornton, Lillian Thornton

Willard Thornton was born in 1894 in Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, the child of Willard Thornton And Fredricka Ernestine Marie Bootz. Willard Thornton married Gertrude Mctaggart, and had children including Bernice E Masar, Bernice Thornton, Clifford Thornton, Doris Hazel Thornton, Emma Mollan, Emma Thornton, Eugene J Thornton, Leora Thornton, Lillian M Thornton, Willard Thomas Thornton. Willard Thornton passed away in 1964 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willard Thornton was born in 1894 in Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, the child of Willard Thornton And Fredricka Ernestine Marie Bootz.
  • Willard Thornton married Gertrude Mctaggart, and had children including Bernice E Masar, Bernice Thornton, Clifford Thornton, Doris Hazel Thornton, Emma Mollan, Emma Thornton, Eugene J Thornton, Leora Thornton, Lillian M Thornton, Willard Thomas Thornton.
  • Willard Thornton passed away in 1964 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States of America.

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Willard Thornton's Ancestors

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Willard Thornton
1894–1964
Birth Place: Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Parents
WILLARD THORNTON
1849–1899
Canada West
FREDRICKA (ERNESTINE MARIE) BOOTZ
1861–1919
GLASOW,POMMERN,PRUSSIA
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Willard Thornton's Descendants

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Willard Thornton (4 FEB 1894–3 APR 1964) m. Gertrude Mctaggart (1895–1966)
  1. 1. Eugene (J) Thornton 1927–1965
  2. 2. willard (thomas) thornton 1923–1974
  3. 3. Doris (Hazel) Thornton 1919–1982
  4. 4. Bernice (E) Masar 1920–1994
  5. 5. Emma Mollan 1923–1976
  6. 6. Leora Thornton 1930–1930
  7. 7. Emma Thornton 1933–1976
  8. 8. Bernice Thornton 1921–1994
  9. 9. Clifford Thornton 1915–1968
  10. 10. Lillian (M) Thornton 1925–1933

Willard Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1894
4 FEB 1894
Birth of Willard Thornton in Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
1964
3 APR 1964
Age 70
Death of Willard Thornton in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1894
    Event Place: Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 APR 1964
    Event Place: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States of America

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