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William Henry Harrison Thurston 1888–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1888

Birth Location: Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1973

Death Location: Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States of America

Father: Alfred Thurston

Mother: Ella Groom

Spouse(s): Myrtle Thurston

Children(s): Marilyn Viele, Kenneth Thurston, Charles Thurston, Alfred Thurston, Clinton Weigel, Margaret Weigel, William Jr

In 1888, William Henry Harrison Thurston entered the world in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA, born to Alfred H Thurston And Ella E Groom. William Henry Harrison Thurston married Myrtle Thurston, and had children including Alfred Stanley Thurston, Charles W Thurston, Clinton R Weigel, Kenneth Thurston, Margaret Weigel, Marilyn J Viele, William Thurston Jr. William Henry Harrison Thurston passed away in 1973 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1888, William Henry Harrison Thurston entered the world in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA, born to Alfred H Thurston And Ella E Groom.
  • William Henry Harrison Thurston married Myrtle Thurston, and had children including Alfred Stanley Thurston, Charles W Thurston, Clinton R Weigel, Kenneth Thurston, Margaret Weigel, Marilyn J Viele, William Thurston Jr.
  • William Henry Harrison Thurston passed away in 1973 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thurston's Ancestors

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William Thurston
1888–1973
Birth Place: Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
Parents
Alfred H Thurston
1868–1918
New York, USA
Ella (E) Groom
1862–1934
Kansas
Grandparents
George (A. C.) Orme
1829–1913
England
Susan (M.) Orme
1836–1921
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
thomas Orme
1792–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thurston's Descendants

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William (Henry Harrison) Thurston (21 Jan 1888–15 Apr 1973) m. Myrtle Thurston (26 August 1898–28 September 1984)
  1. 1. Marilyn (J) Viele 1930–1972
  2. 2. Kenneth Thurston 1933–2004
  3. 3. Charles (W) Thurston 1921–1990 m. Margaret (Louise) Simens 1918–1997
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Weigel 1942–1972
  4. 4. Alfred (Stanley) Thurston 1932–1995
  5. 5. Clinton (R.) Weigel 1918–1919
  6. 6. Margaret Weigel 1922–1922
  7. 7. William (Thurston) Jr 1928–2005

William Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1888
21 Jan 1888
Birth of William Henry Harrison Thurston in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
1973
15 Apr 1973
Age 85
Death of William Henry Harrison Thurston in Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States of America
Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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