Individual Details
William Presley Thornton
(25 Jan 1861 - 16 Apr 1931)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jan 1861 | Obion County, Tennessee, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1870 | District 21, Dyer Station, Gibson, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - Benton, Tennessee | | ||
| Marriage | 1881 | Evelyn Bruce | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | CIVIL District 2, Benton, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | CIVIL District 13, Obion, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Obion, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Death | 16 Apr 1931 | Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America | | ||
| AWSJN | Mary | ||||
| Burial | Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America | |
Families
| Spouse | Evelyn Bruce (1864 - 1943) |
| Child | Carley Thornton (1891 - 1957) |
| Child | Dave Bruce Thornton (1904 - 1960) |
| Child | Charlie Marion Thornton (1894 - 1932) |
| Child | Filbert O. Thornton (1903 - ) |
| Child | Iler G. Thornton (1889 - ) |
| Child | Jessie M. Thornton (1896 - 1981) |
| Child | John R. Thornton (1883 - ) |
| Child | Robert Lee Thornton (1884 - 1948) |
| Child | Thomas D. Thornton (1898 - ) |
| Child | William Ollie Thornton (1886 - 1936) |
| Child | Gray I. Thornton (1894 - ) |
| Father | George Marion Thornton (1835 - 1912) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Malin (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | James H. Thornton (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Rubin Lyles Thornton (1872 - 1941) |
| Sibling | John Thomas Thornton (1875 - 1941) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Page: 407D; Enumeration District: 001.
2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
3. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 21, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1528; Page: 512A.
4. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Page: 407D; Enumeration District: 001.
5. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1557; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241557.
6. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1557; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241557.
7. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Union City, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1514; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1375527.
8. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 13, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1758; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 123.
9. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Obion, Tennessee; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2342001.
10. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).