Rufus Melvin Thornton^[1]

1903 - 1957  (53 years)

• Name	Rufus Melvin Thornton
  Born	8 Nov 1903	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Alabama   [2]
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	8 Mar 1957	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I315166	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Edward Lee "Ed" Thornton,   b. 27 Dec 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 8 May 1941, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Jossie Grahl,   b. 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1923, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 38 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1903	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F136613	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gracie Mae Andrews,   b. 22 Oct 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1988, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1922	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	1. Elbert Thornton,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 5 Apr 2013  (Age ~ 88 years)   2. Rufus Melvin "Joe" Thornton, Jr.,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 5 Apr 2013  (Age ~ 83 years)   3. Margaret Thornton,   b. Abt 1926, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 5 Apr 2013  (Age ~ 87 years) + 4. Edna Jean Thornton,   b. 30 Apr 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 2001, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)   5. Maudella Thornton,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 5 Apr 2013  (Age ~ 84 years) + 6. Patricia Ann "Pat" Thornton,   b. Abt 1937,   d. 5 Apr 2013, Tennova St. Mary’s Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 76 years)   7. Betty Thornton,   b. Abt 1933, Tennessee  (Age ~ 91 years)   8. Wanda Thornton
  Family ID	F136604	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Nov 1903 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Alabama Married - 25 Nov 1922 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 8 Mar 1957 - 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

  [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 5 Apr 2013. Patricia Ann Wise obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Rufas Thorton Event Type: Event Year: 1920 Event Place: , Jefferson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 17 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 90 Sheet Number: 6 GS Film number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00930 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Ed Thorton M 44y Tennessee WIFE Jossie Thorton F 34y Tennessee SON Rufas Thorton M 17y Tennessee SON Leevada Thorton M 15y Tennessee DAU Truly Thorton F 8y Tennessee DAU Carra Thorton F 6y Tennessee DAU Artelle Thorton F 4y Tennessee DAU Sarah Thorton F 1y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Rufus Thornton Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Newport, Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1904 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 15-14 Family Number: 133 Sheet Number and Letter: 7A Line Number: 23 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00386 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Rufus Thornton M 36 Tennessee Wife Mae Thornton F 35 Tennessee Son Elbert Thornton M 15 Tennessee Daughter Margaret Thornton F 14 Tennessee Daughter Maud Ella Thornton F 11 Tennessee Son Rufus Thornton M 10 Tennessee Daughter Betty Thornton F 7 Tennessee Daughter Patricia A Thornton F 4 Tennessee Daughter Edna Gene Thornton F 1 Tennessee Brother-in-law Chas Andrews M 37 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # THORNTON RUFUS M 03-08-1957 / 53 COCKE COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 13412 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 36487805). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: E. L. Thornton Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Jossie Grahl Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 06 Feb 1903 Event Place: , Jefferson, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51937-3 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 968302 Reference ID: 2:27RQK64 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Rufus Thornton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Nov 1922 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: May Andrews Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 1572609 Digital Folder Number: 004485971 Image Number: 01322