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William Claude Thornton

William Claude Thornton

Male 1900 - 1945  (45 years)


  • Name William Claude Thornton 
    Born 01 Jun 1900  Perry County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 4058 
    Reference Number 515 
    Died 22 Oct 1945  Alamo, Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Center Cemetery, Center, Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
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      Genealogy Identification Number: 6
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      Relationship to Reece-Thornton Genealogy Database Compiler: Grandfather
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      Residences: Perry County, Humphreys County, Crockett County, Gibson County, Tennessee; Texas (Navarro County?); Cook County, Illinois.
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      Occupation: Farmer.
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      Church: Bakerville Church of Christ, Bakerville, Humphreys County, Tennessee.
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      Selective Service Registration Card (World War I)
      Humphreys County, Tennessee
      Ancestry.com Image 61

      (First Page)

      REGISTRATION CARD

      SERIAL NUMBER1326
      ORDER NUMBERA-380

      1 (First name)William
      (Middle name)Claud
      (Last name)Thornton

      2 PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS
      (No.)
      (Street or R. F. D. No.)
      (City or town)Buffalo
      (County)Hump.
      (State)Ten.

      3 Age in Years18

      4 Date of Birth(Month)June
      (Day)1
      (Year)1900

      RACE
      5 White X6 Negro7 OrientalIndian
      8 Citizen9 Noncitizen

      U.S. CITIZEN
      10Native Born X11 Naturalized12 Citizen by Father's Naturalization
      Before Registrant's Majority

      ALIEN
      13 Declarant14 Non-declarant

      15 If not a citizen of the U.S., of what nation are you a citizen or subject?

      16 PRESENT OCCUPATIONFarming

      17 EMPLOYER'S NAMEW. D. Thornton

      18 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS:
      (No.)
      (Street or R. F. D. No.)
      (City or town)Buffalo
      (County)
      (State)Ten.

      NEAREST RELATIVE
      19 NameW. D. Thornton
      20 Address
      (No.)
      (Street or R. F. D. No.)
      (City or town)Buffalo
      (County)
      (State)Tenn.

      I AFFIRM THAT I HAVE VERIFIED ABOVE ANSWERS AND THAT THEY ARE TRUE

      William Claude Thornton
      (Registrant's signature or mark)

      P.M.G.O
      FORM NO. 1 (Red)
      C3-6171
      (OVER)

      (Second Page)

      REGISTRAR'S REPORT
      41-3-17.C

      DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT

      HEIGHT21 TallBUILD24 Slender
      22 Medium X25 Medium
      23 Short26 Stout X

      COLOR OF EYES27 Grey
      COLOR OF HAIR28 Lt

      29 Has this person lost arm, leg, hand, eye, or is he obviously physically disqualified?
      (Specify.) No

      30 I certify that my answers are true; that the person registered has read or has had read to him his own answers; that I have witnessed his signature or mark, and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows:

      A. Brown Williams
      (Signature of Registrar.)

      Sept. 12-- 1918
      (Date of Registration.)

      Local Board for the
      County of Humphreys State of Tenn.
      Waverly, Tenn.
      (STAMP OF LOCAL BOARD)

      (The stamp of the local board having jurisdiction of the above in which
      the registrant has his permanent home shall be placed in this box.)

      C3-6171
      (OVER)
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      Census Listings:

      1900 Perry County, Tennessee, Census
      Civil District No. 4
      SD 8, ED 117, Page 38A, Sheet 5A, Dwelling 88, Family 88, 8 and 9 Jun 1900, Ancestry.com Image 9
      Thornton, William, head, white, male, Feb 1868, 32, married, married 8 years, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Bettie, wife, white, female, Nov 1878, 21, married, married 8 years, 2 children/2 living in 1900, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Elma, son, white, male, Apr 1896, 4, single, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, William C., son, white, male, Jun 1900, 1/12, single, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee.

      1910 Humphreys County, Tennessee, Census
      12 Civil District, Bakerville Road
      SD 7, ED 69, Page 208A, Sheet 6A, Dwelling 102, Family 102, 23 Apr 1910, Ancestry.com Image 11
      Thornton, Will D., head, white, 42, male, married, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Mary E., wife, white, 31, married, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Elmer, daughter, white, 14, single, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Claud, son, white, 10, single, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Verner, son, white, 8, single, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, J. F., father, white, 63, widowered, born Tennessee, father born VA, mother born Tennessee.
      Corrections: Elmer should have been listed as a son rather than a daughter. Vern was born in Texas rather than Tennessee.

      1920 Census
      Not found.

      1930 Crockett County, Tennessee, Census
      Third Civil District
      SD 2, ED 17-3, Page 147A, Sheet 6A, Dwelling 131, Family 133, 12 Apr 1930, Ancestry.com Image 11
      Thornton, Will D., head, 58 married, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Bettie, wife, 50, married, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Claude, son, 29, married, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Gladys, daughter-in-law, 22, married, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee;
      Thornton, Iris J., granddaughter, 10/12, single, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee.
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      Obituary:

      Claude Thornton

      Claude Thornton died Tuesday at his home near Alamo at age 45. He leaves his wife Mary Gladys Boyd Thornton; two daughters, Wanda and June; two brothers Elmer and Verner Thornton and his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thornton. Burial was at Center Cemetery with Ronk Funeral Home in charge.

      (Newspaper/Date?)
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    Person ID I4058  new
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2009 

    Father William Dallas Thornton,   b. 15 Feb 1868, Perry County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1950, Crockett Mills, Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Hopkins,   b. 11 Nov 1878, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1959, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 08 Dec 1892  Perry County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Gladys Boyd,   b. 11 Oct 1908, Center, Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1967, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1925  Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
     3. William Boyd Thornton,   b. 11 Jun 1942, Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Feb 1960, Bemis, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    Family ID F1435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart