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Joseph Franklin “Joe” Thornton

Birth: 15 Mar 1866
Bethiah, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death: 25 May 1912 (aged 46)
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Burial: Melrose Cemetery

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Mary Ella Andrews Thornton

1870–1949

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James Robert Thornton

1869–1933

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Ola Thornton Cheatham

1891–1976

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