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Walter R Thornton 1916 - 1988

Walter R Thornton of Jackson, Hinds County, MS was born on August 31, 1916, and died at age 71 years old on May 29, 1988.

Walter R Thornton
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Jackson, Hinds County, MS 39212
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August 31, 1916
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  • 08/31
    1916

    Birthday

    August 31, 1916
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Smith County, Mississippi United States

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14023893 Enlisted: October 17, 1940 in Jackson Mississippi Military branch: Quartermaster Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department

  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 05/29
    1988

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    May 29, 1988
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In 1916, in the year that Walter R Thornton was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1929, at the age of just 13 years old, Walter was alive when on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.
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Thornton, Walter (Oct 26, 1939 - Apr 1980) Thornton, Walter (Mar 8, 1897 - Nov 15, 1973) Thornton, Walter (Dec 5, 1894 - Apr 1982) Thornton, Walter (Sep 1875 - May 1966) Thornton, Walter (Jul 1, 1892 - Jun 1985) Thornton, Walter (Mar 31, 1889 - Jun 1966) Thornton, Walter (Aug 23, 1918 - Feb 22, 2001) Thornton, Walter (Dec 5, 1897 - Mar 8, 1964) Thornton, Walter (Sep 14, 1941 - Dec 12, 2010) Thornton, Walter (Jul 30, 1891 - Aug 1980)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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