Virgil Orville THORNTON

1887 - 1944  (56 years)

• Name	Virgil Orville THORNTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	5 Dec 1887	Viola Center, Audubon County, Iowa, United States of America   [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Aug 1944	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America   [19, 20]
  Buried	Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America   [21]
  Person ID	I337	Thornton Family
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Jerome Bud THORNTON,   b. 11 Mar 1855, Des Moines,Polk,Iowa,USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1928, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza Ellen WILKINS,   b. 7 Jan 1858, Des Moines,Polk,Iowa,USA ,   d. 28 Sep 1931, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	28 Nov 1877	Des Moines,Polk,Iowa,USA   [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margarette THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1890, Ireland
  Married	5 Apr 1915	Los Angeles, California, USA   [28]
  Children	1. Living   2. John Percy THORNTON,   b. 15 Sep 1918, Los Angeles, California, USA ,   d. 11 Jun 2002, Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, USA  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   3. Wallace Clifford THORNTON,   b. 7 Apr 1921, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America ,   d. 16 Mar 1970, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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