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Neva J. (Cain) Thornton (1920 - 1963)

Neva J. Thornton formerly Cain
Born in Temple, Cotton, Oklahoma, USAmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Jan 1941 in Cotton County, Oklahoma, USAmap
Mother of [private daughter (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 42 in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USAmap
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Biography

Neva was born in 1920 to Thomas York Cain and Betty Bell Gilbreath. Her father died when she was 12. She married John Toliver Thornton at age 20 and died in 1963 at 42 years old.

Timeline

  • 1920 Dec 5 - Birth - Temple, Cotton, Oklahoma
  • 1930 United States Federal Census[1] - Cache, Cotton, Oklahoma
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
Thomas Y CainHeadM55AlabamaMFarmer
Betty B CainWifeF49AlabamaM
Neva CainDaughterF9OklahomaSAt School


  • 1940 United States Federal Census[2] - Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
Betty B CainWifeF60AlabamaWd
Neva CainDaughterF19OklahomaSStenographer


  • 1946 - Residence: Lawton, Oklahoma[4]
  • 1950 United States Federal Census[5] - Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
John T ThorntonHeadM35TexasMOil Mill
Manager
Neva J ThorntonWifeF29OklahomaMStenographer


  • 1963 Apr 5 - Death - Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma - Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7W-VQ8 : accessed 9 July 2023), Neva Cain in household of Thomas Y Cain, Cache, Cotton, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 12A, line 45, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1896; FHL microfilm 2,341,630.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VBJ5-WX3 : Sat Jun 10 23:09:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Bettie Cain and Neva Cain, 1940.
  3. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXLG-T1S : 23 February 2021), John T Thornton and Neva Cain, 18 Jan 1941; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
  4. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 $Ancestry Record 2469 #808424655
  5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSF-CW56 : Sun Jan 29 20:52:27 UTC 2023), Entry for John T Thornton and Neva J Thornton, 11 April 1950.
  6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49082630




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