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William Harley Thurston 1923–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 11, 1923

Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1985

Death Location: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Thurston

Mother: Veronica Koob

Spouse(s): Rosemary Risk

Children(s):

William Harley Thurston was born in 1923 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA, the child of John Harley Thurston And Veronica Vera Catherine Koob. William Harley Thurston married Rosemary Elizabeth Risk, and had children including William Harley Thurston. William Harley Thurston passed away in 1985 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Harley Thurston was born in 1923 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA, the child of John Harley Thurston And Veronica Vera Catherine Koob.
  • William Harley Thurston married Rosemary Elizabeth Risk, and had children including William Harley Thurston.
  • William Harley Thurston passed away in 1985 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thurston's Ancestors

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William Thurston
1923–1985
Birth Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Harley Thurston
1896–1951
Ft Branch, Indiana
Veronica ("Vera" Catherine) Koob
1896–1989
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Edward Thurston
1864–1940
Perry County, Indiana, USA
Ethel Ewing
1877–1961
Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Ewing
1841–1925
Eliza Boren
1843–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William EWING
1763–1839
Rachel Bowling
1785–1869

William Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1923
May 11, 1923
Birth of William Harley Thurston in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1985
22 Aug 1985
Age 62
Death of William Harley Thurston in Maryville, TN
Maryville, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 11, 1923
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1985
    Event Place: Maryville, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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