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John Luke Thornton + Maude Wilks

No children
Birth: about 1884 — Georgia, USA
Marriage: about 1906 — Georgia, USA
Family census: April 19, 1910 — Madison, Georgia, USA
Family census: April 3, 1930 — Oconee, Georgia, USA
Family census: April 15, 1940 — Oconee, Georgia, USA
Number of children: 5
Death: 1946 — Georgia, USA
Burial: 1946 — Hull, Madison, Georgia, USA
Unique identifier: F2D0F876F4B4A2D54FBF7C2BE0E4879A
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John Luke Thornton
1884–1946
Birth: about 1884 — Georgia, USA
Death: 1946 — Georgia, USA
Birth: August 1886 30 24 — Georgia, USA
Census: June 26, 1900 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Marriage: about 1906 — Georgia, USA
Family census: April 19, 1910 — Madison, Georgia, USA
Family census: April 3, 1930 — Oconee, Georgia, USA
Family census: April 15, 1940 — Oconee, Georgia, USA
Number of children: 5
Death: 1972 — Georgia, USA
Burial: 1972 — Hull, Madison, Georgia, USA
Unique identifier: F2D0F876F4B4A2D54FBF7C2BE0E4879A
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Maude Wilks
1886–1972
Birth: August 1886 30 24 — Georgia, USA
Death: 1972 — Georgia, USA
Birth: February 3, 1856 28 27 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Census: August 10, 1870 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Religious marriage: October 8, 1876 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Family census: June 5, 1880 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Family census: June 26, 1900 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Family census: April 29, 1910 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Census: January 14, 1920 — Oconee, Georgia, USA
Census: April 16, 1930 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Death: April 28, 1932 — Center, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Burial: April 1932 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Unique identifier: D05B40951E49A87244A8F0CE386405E0
⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Josephine Stone Robert Newton Wilks Martha Eugenia Wilks John Oscar Wilkes Leona Wilks Bertha Wilks Maude Wilks Edgar B. Wilkes Hugar Frederick Wilkes DeWitt Howard Wilkes Ellison Wilks Clarence Alton Wilkes Cleo Lois Wilkes Harold Richard Wilkes Byron Marvin Wilkes
Benjamin Aaron Wilks
1856–1932
Birth: February 3, 1856 28 27 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: April 28, 1932 — Center, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Birth: December 2, 1861 — Georgia, USA
Religious marriage: October 8, 1876 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Family census: June 5, 1880 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Family census: June 26, 1900 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Family census: April 29, 1910 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: June 3, 1914 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Burial: June 4, 1914 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
Unique identifier: D05B40951E49A87244A8F0CE386405E0
⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Aaron Wilks Robert Newton Wilks Martha Eugenia Wilks John Oscar Wilkes Leona Wilks Bertha Wilks Maude Wilks Edgar B. Wilkes Hugar Frederick Wilkes DeWitt Howard Wilkes Ellison Wilks Clarence Alton Wilkes Cleo Lois Wilkes Harold Richard Wilkes Byron Marvin Wilkes
Mary Josephine Stone
1861–1914
Birth: December 2, 1861 — Georgia, USA
Death: June 3, 1914 — Jackson, Georgia, USA

Facts and events
Marriage
about 1906
Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 4B, Reel 203, Page 245
Family census
April 19, 1910
Madison, Georgia, USA
Address: Pittman District, Madison County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 4B, Reel 203, Page 245
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 8
Enumeration District: 96
Enumerator: Geo L. OKelley

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 76 76 as John L. Thornton, Head, Male, White, Age: 26, 1st marriage, Married:4 yrs, Farmer, General farm, Employer, Owner, Free, farm#23; Maude, Wife, Female, White, Age: 23, 1st marriage, Married: 4 yrs, Children born: 1, Children living: 1, None; J.O., Son, Male, White, Age: 1 y 9m, Single, None; Buster Hill, Servant, Male, Black, Age: 19, Single, Laborer, Home farm, Wages. All individuals GA GA GA
Family census
April 3, 1930
Oconee, Georgia, USA
Address: Precinct 240, Bogart town, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 1B, Reel 379, Page 516
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 110-13
Enumeration District: 5
Enumerator: Roy Thrasher

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 15 16 as John L. Thornton, Head, Rent $13, Male, White, Age: 46, Married at 21, Farmer, General, Farm#4; Maude, Wife, Female, White, Age: 44, Married at 19, None; John B., Son, Male, White, Age: 21, Single, Laborer, Tinshop, Wages; Clyde A., Son, Male, White, Age: 17, Single, Attended school, Laborer, Tinshop, Wages; Nellie L, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 12, Single, Attended school, None; Mary J., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 6, Single, Attended school, None; Herschel, Son, Male, White, Age: 4, Single, None; Liza J. Thornton, Mother, Female, White, Age: 74, Widow, None. All individuals GA GA GA.
Family census
April 15, 1940
Oconee, Georgia, USA
Address: Militia District 248, Bogart, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 4B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 10
Enumeration District: 108-13
Enumerator: Mrs. Clara H. Braneln??

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 83, Rent $4, Luke Thornton, Head, Male, White, Age: 45, Married, Schooling: 5th grade, GA, 48 hrs, Farm, Farm, Own account, 52 wks, Farm# 11; Maude, Wife, Female, White, Age: 44, Married, Schooling: 4th grade, GA, Housework; Clarence, Son, Male, White, Age: 19, Single, Schooling: 6th grade, GA, 40 hrs, Laborer, Hannel Mfg Co., Private work, 52 wks, $600; Mary Joe, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 17, Single, Attended school: H-4, GA, Student; Herschel, Son, Male, White, Age: 15, Single, Attended school: 7th grade, GA, Student. All individuals 1 Apr 1935 residence: Other place, Oconee, Georgia
Number of children
5
Citation details: database: georgia families
Unique identifier
F2D0F876F4B4A2D54FBF7C2BE0E4879A
Last change
June 21, 2013 – 11:01:15
Author of last change: barbaracorner
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