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Mary B Shorter Thornton

Birth: 1828
Alabama, USA
Death: 1 Jan 1914 (aged 85–86)
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Burial: Fairview Cemetery

Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 31.901649, Longitude: -85.1415888
Memorial ID: 18311260 View Source

Daughter of Reuben C. Shorter, and sister of Governor John Gill Shorter.

Married April 10, 1845 to Dr. William Horatio Thornton in Eufaula. The mother of eight children: Emily Frances (lived one year), Laura V., Anna G, Sallie C., Marietta (Retta) F., Sophie S.(9mos), Willie Roberta (lived 10 yrs), and Mary Rebecca (lived to age 14).

Daughter of Reuben C. Shorter, and sister of Governor John Gill Shorter.

Married April 10, 1845 to Dr. William Horatio Thornton in Eufaula. The mother of eight children: Emily Frances (lived one year), Laura V., Anna G, Sallie C., Marietta (Retta) F., Sophie S.(9mos), Willie Roberta (lived 10 yrs), and Mary Rebecca (lived to age 14).

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Dr William Horatio Thornton

1816–1881 (m. 1845)

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Created by: Wes Phinney
Added: Mar 9, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18311260/mary_b-thornton: accessed ), memorial page for Mary B Shorter Thornton (1828–1 Jan 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18311260, citing Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Wes Phinney (contributor 46596535).

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