Born in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Franklin Rackley
and Sarah Roena (Peterson) Rackley
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Clarence Thornton
— married
about 1904 (to 29 Dec 1940) in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Langdon F Thornton and Annie Ruth (Thornton) Darden
Died
at age 86
in Clinton Twp., Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2019
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Biography
Bessie Ann [1] RACKLEY was born 26 Apr 1883 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of William Rackley and Sarah Peterson.
She passed away 15 Jan 1970 in Clinton Twp., Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
Children:
- Langdon F. Thornton (1905–1980)
- Annie Ruth Thornton Darden (1908–1985)
- Ethel Blanche Thornton Farmer (1910–1999)
- Clarence Marvin Thornton (1912–1986)
- Eva Thornton Sewell (1915–1993)
- James Henry Thornton (1917–1987)
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP2L-FMZ : 17 July 2017), Preston E. Thornton in entry for George Clarence Thornton, 29 Dec 1940; citing Halls, Sampson, North Carolina, fn 2242 cn 375, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,195.
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #73659941
Acknowledgments
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~0.78%
Jim Pierce
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