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Sharee Skipworth

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04/22/2012

John Thornton, Delaware

This picture is of my mother's Great Grandfather John Thornton. Little is known of her dad's side of the family. He was the father of Elwood K Thornton and grand father to Elwood Lee Thornton who was my mothers father.

Date & Place: in Delaware USA

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John Records

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01/16/2025

The Thornton Lineage stems from the Yorkshire, England County. From there Thornton members landed in Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Also evidence of Thornton name in colony of South Carolina.

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John H Thornton Aug 29, 1838 - Jan 2, 1894 Glasgow, Delaware, United States

John Henry Thornton of Glasgow, New Castle County, Delaware United States was born on August 29, 1838 in CT, and died at age 55 years old on January 2, 1894 in Mount Pleasant, DE. John Thornton was buried at Glasgow Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Glasgow.

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