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William Edgar Thornton 1868–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1868

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 27 May 1940

Death Location: Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Moore Thornton

Mother: Jane Williams

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In 1868, William Edgar Thornton entered the world in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Moore Lee Thornton And Jane Ellen Williams. In 1870, William Edgar Thornton resided in Piney Grove, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA. William Edgar Thornton passed away in 1940 in Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Edgar Thornton entered the world in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Moore Lee Thornton And Jane Ellen Williams.
  • In 1870, William Edgar Thornton resided in Piney Grove, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Edgar Thornton passed away in 1940 in Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Thornton's Ancestors

Self
William Thornton
1868–1940
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Moore Lee Thornton
1830–1877
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Jane (Ellen) Williams
1839–1883
Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Moore Thornton
1787–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1735–1807

William Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1868
19 December 1868
Birth of William Edgar Thornton in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 2
William Edgar Thornton resided here in Piney Grove, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Piney Grove, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
1940
27 May 1940
Age 72
Death of William Edgar Thornton in Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1868
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Piney Grove, Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1940
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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