Edward Lee "Ed" Thornton

1875 - 1941  (65 years)

• Name	Edward Lee "Ed" Thornton
  Born	27 Dec 1875	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Alabama   [1]
  Died	8 May 1941	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	10 May 1941	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I347554	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	James Barnabus Thornton,   b. 6 Dec 1844, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Dec 1907  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sara Proffitt,   b. 22 Jan 1844, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 1887  (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F136614	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jossie Grahl,   b. 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1923, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 38 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1903	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Rufus Melvin Thornton,   b. 8 Nov 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Mar 1957, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)   2. Leevada Thornton,   b. Abt 1905, Tennessee   3. Cleophis Thornton,   b. 31 Oct 1907,   d. 22 Feb 1908  (Age 0 years)   4. Truly Thornton,   b. Abt 1912, Tennessee  (Age ~ 112 years)   5. Carra Thornton,   b. Abt 1914, Tennessee  (Age ~ 110 years) + 6. Artelle Thornton,   b. 13 Oct 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jul 1980, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)   7. Sarah Thornton,   b. Abt 1920, Tennessee  (Age ~ 104 years)
  Family ID	F136613	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Dec 1875 - Tennessee Married - 6 Feb 1903 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Alabama Died - 8 May 1941 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 10 May 1941 - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Ed Thorton Event Type: Event Year: 1920 Event Place: , Jefferson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1876 Relationship to Head of Household: Self Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 90 Sheet Number: 6 GS Film number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00930 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Ed Thorton M 44y Tennessee WIFE Jossie Thorton F 34y Tennessee SON Rufas Thorton M 17y Tennessee SON Leevada Thorton M 15y Tennessee DAU Truly Thorton F 8y Tennessee DAU Carra Thorton F 6y Tennessee DAU Artelle Thorton F 4y Tennessee DAU Sarah Thorton F 1y Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Edward Lee Thornton Event Type: Death Event Date: 08 May 1941 Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Age: 65 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 27 Dec 1875 Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Barnabus Thornton Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Name: Sara Proffitt Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farmer Address: R.F.D. Residence Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee Cemetery: Chestnut Hill Burial Place: Dandridge, Tennessee Burial Date: 10 May 1941 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184467 Image Number: 00865 GS Film number: 1876902 Reference ID: cn 18270 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49715824). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: E. L. Thornton Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Jossie Grahl Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 06 Feb 1903 Event Place: , Jefferson, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51937-3 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 968302 Reference ID: 2:27RQK64