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Elisha Henry Thornton

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Elisha Henry Thornton

Birth
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Death
13 Sep 1972 (aged 86)
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Father: Arthur Foster Thornton, born Alabama
Mother: Anna Elizabeth Thornton, born Alabama

Siblings:
Thomas J Thornton, Son
Elisha H Thornton, Son

Home in 1900: Houston Ward 6, Harris, Texas
Education: High School, 4th year
Home in 1910: Houston Ward 5, Harris, Texas, Railroad clerk

Marriage: 16 Jul 1907, Harris, Texas
Spouse: Hazel Christensen Denmark

Children:
Elisha (Eli) Thornton, Son
Ruth Thelma Thornton, Daughter
Robert Richard Thornton, Son
William Brown, Son

1918 Draft Registration, age 32:
Address: Houston, Texas; Occupation: Rate clerk, Southern Pacific Railroad; Nearest relative: Hazel Denmark Thornton; Height tall, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair black.

Home in 1920: Galveston Ward 2, Galveston, Texas, Occupation: Traffic Manager, Chamber Of Commerce
Home in 1930: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, Occupation: Traffic Man, Cotton Exchange
Home in 1940: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, Occupation: Traffic Foreman

1942 Draft Registration, age 55:
Residence: New Orleans, LA; Employer: New Orleans Joint Traffic Bureau; 5'11" tall; Weight 200#; Brown eyes; Gray hair; Ruddy complexion; Small scar on right thumb.

Home in 1950: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, Occupation: General Mgr, Galveston wharves

Texas Death Certificate #66954
Cause of death: pneumonia
Father: Arthur Foster Thornton, born Alabama
Mother: Anna Elizabeth Thornton, born Alabama

Siblings:
Thomas J Thornton, Son
Elisha H Thornton, Son

Home in 1900: Houston Ward 6, Harris, Texas
Education: High School, 4th year
Home in 1910: Houston Ward 5, Harris, Texas, Railroad clerk

Marriage: 16 Jul 1907, Harris, Texas
Spouse: Hazel Christensen Denmark

Children:
Elisha (Eli) Thornton, Son
Ruth Thelma Thornton, Daughter
Robert Richard Thornton, Son
William Brown, Son

1918 Draft Registration, age 32:
Address: Houston, Texas; Occupation: Rate clerk, Southern Pacific Railroad; Nearest relative: Hazel Denmark Thornton; Height tall, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair black.

Home in 1920: Galveston Ward 2, Galveston, Texas, Occupation: Traffic Manager, Chamber Of Commerce
Home in 1930: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, Occupation: Traffic Man, Cotton Exchange
Home in 1940: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, Occupation: Traffic Foreman

1942 Draft Registration, age 55:
Residence: New Orleans, LA; Employer: New Orleans Joint Traffic Bureau; 5'11" tall; Weight 200#; Brown eyes; Gray hair; Ruddy complexion; Small scar on right thumb.

Home in 1950: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, Occupation: General Mgr, Galveston wharves

Texas Death Certificate #66954
Cause of death: pneumonia


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