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Personal data William Erastus Thornton 

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Household of William Erastus Thornton

(1) He is married to Susanna Perry.

They got married on May 27, 1902 at Livingston, Louisiana, USA, he was 19 years old.Source 9


Child(ren):

  1. Ernest Lee Thornton  1907-1975 
  2. Charles Enos Thornton  1909-1976 


(2) He is married to Mary Etta May.

They got married in the year 1914 at Livingston, Livingston, Louisiana, United States, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Ernest Lee Thornton  1907-1975 
  2. Charles Enos Thornton  1909-1976 
  3. Vergie Thornton  1911-1944 
  4. Starling E Thornton  ± 1913-1937
  6. Donnis Mary Thornton  1917-2002 
  7. Nannie Belle Thornton  ± 1920-1996 
  8. Ruby Lea Thornton  1923-2002 
  9. Lena M Thornton  ± 1926-2005 
  10. Annie Louise Thornton  ± 1928-1994 
  11. (Not public)
  12. Mildred M Thornton  ± 1935-2018 

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    Sources

    1. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    6. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    8. Louisiana, U.S., Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    11. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    14. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration, Page 1 - Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration 2011 / https://www.fold3.com
    15. WWI Draft Registration Cards, Page 1 - WWI Draft Registration Cards 2016 / https://www.fold3.com

    Historical events

    Birthday March 26, 1883

    • The temperature on March 26, 1883 was about 4.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
      • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
      • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
      • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
      • September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
      • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

    Day of marriage May 27, 1902

    • The temperature on May 27, 1902 was between 6.9 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (41%). Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
      • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
      • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
      • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
      • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
      • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.

    Day of death May 24, 1963

    • The temperature on May 24, 1963 was between 6.1 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
      • April 21 » The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
      • April 26 » In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
      • April 30 » The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
      • August 18 » Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
      • October 10 » The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
      • November 18 » The first push-button telephone goes into service.
    

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