Riches to Rags Family Tree » Sarah Thornton (1884-1957)
Personal data Sarah Thornton
Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11- Alternative names: Sara T Williams, Sara Thornton, Sarah A Williams, Sara Williams, Sara W Twiggs, Sayre Thornton, Sarah Permelia Crump, Sarah P Thornton, Sara Thornton, Sarah William, Sara Williams, Sarah Williams, Sarah P Thornton, Sayre Thornton, Sara Twiggs, Sayre Thornton, Sara Twiggs
- She was born on November 24, 1884 in Clyatteville ( Lowndes County ), Georgia.
Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (William W. Williams) was born (??-02-1873) . Attention: Was younger than 16 years (1) when child (James A Williams) was born (??-06-1886) . Attention: Was younger than 16 years (3) when child (Nancy M Williams) was born (??-07-1888) . Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (Henry S Williams) was born (??-07-1878) . Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (Zilpha A M Williams) was born (??-08-1876) . - Alternative: She was born on November 24, 1884 in Clyatteville, Lowndes, Georgia, United States.Sources 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12
- Alternative: She was born on November 24, 1884 in Clyatteville, Lowndes, Georgia, United States.
- Resident:
- on 1996-2002: Beckley, West Virginia, USA.Source 9
- in the year 1900: Helena, Telfair, Georgia, USA.Source 12
- in the year 1935: Rural, Cook, Georgia.Source 3
- on April 1, 1940: Massee, Cook, Georgia, USA.Source 3
- Colquitt, Georgia, USA.Source 8
- in the year 1910: Ball Ground, Murray, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 6
- in the year 1920: River Bend, Cook, Georgia, USA.Source 7
- in the year 1930: Lake Park, Lowndes, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.
- in the year 1940: Massee, Cook, Georgia, USA.
- (Sara Thornton Twiggs) on March 21, 1957 in Lenox, Cook County, Georgia, USA.Source 2
- She died on March 21, 1957 in Vereen Memorial Hospital, Moultrie ( Colquitt County ), Georgia, she was 72 years old.
- Alternative: She died on March 21, 1957 in Vereen Memorial Hospital, Moultrie ( Colquitt County ), Georgia, she was 72 years old.Sources 5, 8
- Alternative: She died on March 21, 1957 in Ellenton, Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America, she was 72 years old.
- She is buried in Lenox, Cook County, Georgia, United States of America.Source 5
- A child of William Manning Thornton and Bettie Joiner
Household of Sarah Thornton
(1) She is married to John Jackson Williams.
They got married between 1899 and 1900, she was 14 years old.Source 4
They got married in the year 1976, she was 91 years old. They got married UNKNOWN. They got married in the year 1876.Source 12Child(ren):
- William W. Williams 1873-1935
- Zilpha A M Williams 1876-????
- James A Williams 1886-????
- Nancy M Williams 1888-????
- Henry W. Williams 1901-1975
- Ethel Mae Williams 1910-1978
- Gordon Dovon Williams 1915-1990
- Richard Weekly Williams 1916-1974
- Lillie Mae Williams 1922-2002
(2) She is married to Lewis A. Twiggs.
They got married before March 21, 1957.
Child(ren):
- Taylor C Thornton 1905-1980
- Maggie Thornton 1906-
- Charlie Thornton 1907-1908
- Sinnie W Thornton 1909-1977
- Lunnie Thornton ± 1910-
- Nora Thornton 1912-1912
- Maude Viola Thornton 1913-1930
- Roscoe W Thornton 1918-1975
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=33
/ Ancestry.com - Findagrave, Sara Thornton Twiggs 21 Mar 1957 / www.findagrave.com
- 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Massee, Cook, Georgia; Roll: T627_661; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 37-10 / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Helena, Telfair, Georgia; Roll: 223; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1240223 / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ball Ground, Murray, Georgia; Roll: T624_205; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374218 / Ancestry.com
- 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: River Bend, Cook, Georgia; Roll: T625_246; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 78 / Ancestry.com
- Georgia, Death Index, 1919 - 1998, Ancestry.com, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 10780 / Ancestry.com
- U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, Ancestry.com, City: Beckley; State: West Virginia; Year(s): 1996-2002 / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warrior, Colquitt, Georgia; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240189 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday November 24, 1884
- The temperature on November 24, 1884 was about 4.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
- April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
- May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
- August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
- October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
Day of death March 21, 1957
- The temperature on March 21, 1957 was between 4.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
- January 1 » Lèse majesté in Thailand was strengthened to include "insult" and changed to a crime against national security, after Thai criminal code of 1956 went into effect.
- April 30 » Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
- May 15 » At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
- July 25 » The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
- August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- September 22 » In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
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- 1953 » Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
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- 1958 » Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
- 1970 » Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P33.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Sarah Thornton (1884-1957)".