Lester J. Thornton

1912 - 1966  (54 years)

• Name	Lester J. Thornton
  Born	9 Jan 1912	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	20 Jul 1966
  Buried	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I375347	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	James R. Thornton,   b. 5 Jan 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1928, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Malinda Lewis,   b. Abt 1891, Tennessee
  Family ID	F132653	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rema McGaha,   b. 2 Feb 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1981  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Thornton,   b. 1936,   d. 25 May 1936  (Age 0 years)   2. Ted Thornton,   b. 2 Jul 1938,   d. 7 Oct 1938  (Age 0 years) + 3. James David "Bunton" Thornton,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 2014  (Age ~ 76 years)   4. Tommy Thornton   5. Troy Thornton   6. Margaret Thornton
  Family ID	F148016	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Jan 1912 - Tennessee Buried - - 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: Lester Thorton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States District: 78 Gender: Male Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Can Write: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Own or Rent: Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 6A Household ID: 93 Line Number: 32 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 GS Film number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 004389731 Image Number: 00930 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Jones Thorton M 35 Tennessee Wife Malinda Thorton F 29 Tennessee Daughter Neona Thorton F 11 Tennessee Daughter Georgia Thorton F 9 Tennessee Son Lester Thorton M 7 Tennessee Son Barnette Thorton M 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Lester Thornton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 27 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 45-15 Family Number: 193 Sheet Number and Letter: 12A Line Number: 19 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3908 Digital Folder Number: 005461350 Image Number: 00453 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Lester Thornton M 27 Tennessee Wife Rema Thornton F 22 Tennessee Son James David Thornton M 2 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49704900).