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William Washington Thornton 1857–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1857

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Ellistown, Mississippi, USA

Father: Memory Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Ingram

Spouse(s): Ollie Thornton

Children(s): William Thornton, Mary Thornton, George Thornton

William Washington Thornton was born in 1857 in Alabama, the child of Memory Washington Thornton And Elizabeth Ingram. In 1910, William Washington Thornton resided in Beat 4, Union, Mississippi, USA. William Washington Thornton married Ollie Thornton, and had children including George M Thornton, Mary E Thornton, William H Thornton. William Washington Thornton passed away in 1938 in Ellistown, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • William Washington Thornton was born in 1857 in Alabama, the child of Memory Washington Thornton And Elizabeth Ingram.
  • In 1910, William Washington Thornton resided in Beat 4, Union, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Washington Thornton married Ollie Thornton, and had children including George M Thornton, Mary E Thornton, William H Thornton.
  • William Washington Thornton passed away in 1938 in Ellistown, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thornton's Ancestors

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William Thornton
1857–1938
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Memory Washington Thornton
1805–1858
Elbert County, Georgia
Elizabeth Ingram
1830–1916
Alabama
Grandparents
Dozier Thornton
1785–1863
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Nancy Allen
1788–1856
Terrill, Elbert, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dozier Sr.
1755–1843
Lucinda Hill
1760–1825
Nathaniel Allen
1750–1812
Permelia Hudson
1763–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MARK JR
1719–1777
Susannah Dozier
1739–1782
Robert Hill
1713–1778
Violetta Hill
1725–1808
Thomas Allen
1730–1793
Sarah Keyes
1723–1798
Charles Hudson
1720–1783
Susannah Patrick
1720–1781

William Thornton's Descendants

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William (Washington) Thornton (Feb 1857–1938) m. Ollie Thornton (abt 1861–)
  1. 1. William (H) Thornton 1879–
  2. 2. Mary (E) Thornton 1888–
  3. 3. George (M) Thornton 1892–

William Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1857
Feb 1857
Birth of William Washington Thornton in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 53
William Washington Thornton resided here in Beat 4, Union, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Union, Mississippi, USA
1938
1938
Age 81
Death of William Washington Thornton in Ellistown, Mississippi, USA
Ellistown, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1857
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Union, Mississippi; Roll: T624_761; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374774

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Union, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Union, Mississippi; Roll: T624_761; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374774

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Ellistown, Mississippi, USA

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