Walter Thornton^[1]

1898 - 1937  (39 years)

• Name	Walter Thornton
  Born	21 Jan 1898	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 17, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	1 Sep 1937
  Buried	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I387420	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William Asa Thornton,   b. 11 May 1864, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jul 1960  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Julia Catherine Henry,   b. 27 Oct 1870, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 1913  (Age 42 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1891	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F153185	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rosa Etta. Welch,   b. 23 Feb 1910, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Jun 1995  (Age 85 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1934	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Glenda Drusilla Thornton,   b. 6 Jun 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Sep 2015  (Age 80 years)   2. Berlin Thornton,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F161952	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jan 1898 - Tennessee Married - 19 Apr 1934 - Cocke County, 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, 1940. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Walter Thornton Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 17, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Date: Jan 1898 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William A Thornton Head M 36 Tennessee Julia C Thornton Wife F 32 Tennessee Cara D Thornton Daughter F 8 Tennessee Ona E Thornton Daughter F 5 Tennessee Mitchell Thornton Son M 4 Tennessee Walter Thornton Son M 2 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 26797856). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: William A. Thornton Spouse's Name: Julia C. Henry Event Date: 15 Nov 1891 Event Place: , Jefferson, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Walter Thornton Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Apr 1934 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 31 Birth Year (Estimated) 1903 Spouse's Name Rosa Welch Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Page 173 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61N9-KKJ?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21W%3A1589264474%2C1589372870 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1931-1935, vol 22-23 > image 504 of 701; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.