Mary Bell WEATHERS5,6,1,2,3,4
about 19251,2,3,4 - 6th Mar 20193
Life History
about 1925 |
Born in Stephens County, Oklahoma.1,2,3,4 |
15th Aug 1942 |
Married Grover Lawson THORNTON in Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma.5 |
21st Feb 1952 |
Birth of son Johnny THORNTON in Dumas, Moore, Texas.6,7 |
23rd Feb 1952 |
Death of son Johnny THORNTON in Dumas, Moore, Texas.6,7 |
1st Dec 1986 |
Death of Grover Lawson THORNTON in Sunray, Moore, Texas.8,5,9,10,6 |
6th Mar 2019 |
Died in Amarillo, Potter, Texas.3 |
9th Mar 2019 |
Buried in Lane Memorial Cemetery, Sunray, Moore County, Texas.3 |
Notes
- 1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 5 April, Richland Township, District 69-22, page 3B, Hse/Fam #50
Weathers, William A Head Rents $17 M W 27 First married at age 20 [mar abt 1923] TX US US Farmer [b abt 1903]
Weathers, Mandie E Wife F W 26 First married at age 19 [mar abt 1928] OK MS US[b abt 1909]
Weathers, Maggie C Dau F W 5 Single OK TX OK [b abt 1925]
Weathers, Mary B Dau F W 4 Single OK TX OK [b abt 1926]
Weathers, Marie H Dau F W 2yrs2mos Single OK TX OK [b abt Jan 1928]
Weathers, Retha M Dau F W 3mos Single OK TX TX [sic] [b abt Dec 1929] [Mandie's child]
Mary Bell's parents moved to Merced County, California about 1938. They moved with her father's brother Sidney. The 1940 census reported the families next door to each other, and Sidney's youngest child was reported as age 3 and born in Oklahoma.
1940 Federal Census, Merced County, California, 25 May, Township 5, District 24-20, Page 9B, Mitchell Rd, Hse #219, rents $5
Weathers, Sidney Head M W 30 Married Grade 5 b Texas Rural Sephens Co Oklahoma in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1910]
Weathers, Hazel Wife F W 5 Married Grade 9 b Oklahoma Rural Sephens Co Oklahoma in 1935 [b abt 1899]
Weathers, Archie M W 10 Single Grade 5 b Oklahoma [b abt 1930]
Weathers, Robert M W 8 Single Grade 5 b Oklahoma [b abt 1932]
Weathers, John M W 6 Single Grade 5 b Oklahoma [b abt 1934]
Weathers, Goldie Dau F W 3 Single Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1937]
1940 Federal Census, Merced County, California, 25 May, Township 5, District 24-20, Page 9B-10A, Mitchell Rd, Hse #220, rents $3
Weathers, William Head M W 37 Married Grade 8 b Texas Rural Sephens Co Oklahoma in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1903]
Weathers, Manada [Amanda] Wife F W 37 Married Grade 8 b Oklahoma Rural Sephens Co Oklahoma in 1935 [b abt 1903]
Weathers, Maggie F W 15 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma [b abt 1925]
Weathers, Marybele W 14 Single Grade H1 b Oklahoma [b abt 1926]
- page 10A -
Weathers, Hattie Dau F W 12 Single Grade 6 b Oklahoma [b abt 1928]
Weathers, Rita Dau F W 10 Single Grade 5 b Oklahoma [b abt 1930]
Weathers, Ruby Dau F W 6 Single Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1934]
Mary Bell married Grover Lawson Thornton in 1942 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Her paretns also moved back to Oklahoma, but the date for that is not definitive. Probably before this marriage. Both of Mary Bell's parents died in Marlow, in Stephens County.
Grover Lawson Thornton
Birth 13 Jul 1922 in Stephens, Oklahoma
Death 01 Dec 1986 in Sunray, Moore, Texas
Parents Unknown
Married Living Weathers 15 Aug 1942 Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma
Her parents:
William Abner Weathers
Birth 01 Jan 1903 in Texas
Death 06 Sep 1990 in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
Amanda Elan Gibbs
Birth 12 Apr 1903 in Bryan County, Oklahoma
Death 08 Feb 1977 in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
-- Glynna Gobbs, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45015649/person/6307235221?ssrc=&ml_rpos=4&ftm=1
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Mary B Thornton (1926 - 2019)
Obituary
Mary B Thornton, 93, formerly of Sunray, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in Amarillo.
Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Sunray Baptist Church at 1:00 PM with Rev Phillip Hilton, former minister, officiating. Burial will follow in Lane Memorial Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the evening on Friday, March 8, 2019, at Morrison Funeral Directors in Dumas. Arrangements are entrusted to Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas.
Survivors include: Jimmy Lawson Thornton, Fannie M. Thornton Cameron, Mary Sue Thornton Ritchey, Eddie Joe Thornton, Glenda J. Thornton Brittain and Helen Jean Thornton Stewart.
Morrison Funeral Directors
1015 Dumas Ave, Dumas, TX 79029
Published in Amarillo Globe-News from Mar. 8 to Mar. 9, 2019
-- Legacy, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/amarillo/obituary.aspx?n=mary-b-thornton&pid=191767023&fhid=19513
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Sources
- 1. Obituaries from Oklahoma
- 2. 1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 5 April, Richland Township, District 69-22, page 3B, Hse/Fam #50
- 3. Obituaries from Texas
- 4. 1940 Federal Census, Merced County, California
- 25 May, Township 5, District 24-20, Page 9B-10A, Mitchell Rd, Hse #220, rents $3
- 5. Ancestry Trees
- 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 7. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 8. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
- 9. Social Security Death Index
- 10. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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