She married Lafayette F. Thornton on 6 Feb 1887 in Franklin County, Ms.
Based on the 1900, 1910 & 1920 Census records Mary & Lafayette Thornton had the following children:
- Ary dau. b. May 1889
- Daniel Raiford b. 19 Jan 1890 (Middle name and date of birth per WWI Draft Registration)
- Eunice b. Dec 1891
- Clarence Luther b. 24 Dec 1894 (First name and date of birth per WWI Draft Registration; it also says married with one child)
- Mary b. Jan 1897
- Edgar Eugene b. 19 May 1899 & married Ollie L. (per WWI Draft Registration) & died Sep 1964 (per Social Security Death Index)
- Emmet b. 1904
- Albert b. 1912
Mary Thornton's parents were John T. Gatlin & Martha Ann (Mattie) Nettles Gatlin; they married 12 Dec 1867 in Franklin County, Ms. Based on Census records Mattie was born in 1846 and died before 1910 in Mississippi & John was born about 1848 and died after 1910 in Mississippi.
Mary Thornton's middle name is from the 1910 Franklin County, Ms. Census; shown as "Locretia". I spelled her middle name as Lucretia without the "o" because her maternal grandparents were Elijah Washington "Wash" Nettles & Lucretia Adeline Arnold Nettles . Elijah & Lucretia married 13 Mar 1845 in Franklin County, MS.
Lucretia Adeline Arnold Nettles was the daughter of Halsey Arnold & Pamelia E. Cotten who married 29 Dec 1825, recorded in the Franklin County Courthouse Meadville, Ms.
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Note:
There is some question in regards to Mary's birth year of 1864 because the Census records for Franklin County, Ms. indicate the following:
1880 birth abt 1869
1900 birth year Jan. 1871
1910 birth year 1870
1920 abt 1870
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She married Lafayette F. Thornton on 6 Feb 1887 in Franklin County, Ms.
Based on the 1900, 1910 & 1920 Census records Mary & Lafayette Thornton had the following children:
- Ary dau. b. May 1889
- Daniel Raiford b. 19 Jan 1890 (Middle name and date of birth per WWI Draft Registration)
- Eunice b. Dec 1891
- Clarence Luther b. 24 Dec 1894 (First name and date of birth per WWI Draft Registration; it also says married with one child)
- Mary b. Jan 1897
- Edgar Eugene b. 19 May 1899 & married Ollie L. (per WWI Draft Registration) & died Sep 1964 (per Social Security Death Index)
- Emmet b. 1904
- Albert b. 1912
Mary Thornton's parents were John T. Gatlin & Martha Ann (Mattie) Nettles Gatlin; they married 12 Dec 1867 in Franklin County, Ms. Based on Census records Mattie was born in 1846 and died before 1910 in Mississippi & John was born about 1848 and died after 1910 in Mississippi.
Mary Thornton's middle name is from the 1910 Franklin County, Ms. Census; shown as "Locretia". I spelled her middle name as Lucretia without the "o" because her maternal grandparents were Elijah Washington "Wash" Nettles & Lucretia Adeline Arnold Nettles . Elijah & Lucretia married 13 Mar 1845 in Franklin County, MS.
Lucretia Adeline Arnold Nettles was the daughter of Halsey Arnold & Pamelia E. Cotten who married 29 Dec 1825, recorded in the Franklin County Courthouse Meadville, Ms.
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Note:
There is some question in regards to Mary's birth year of 1864 because the Census records for Franklin County, Ms. indicate the following:
1880 birth abt 1869
1900 birth year Jan. 1871
1910 birth year 1870
1920 abt 1870
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