Doris Aline (Thornton) Floyd (1914 - 2006)

Born 24 Nov 1914 in Bryan, Brazos, Texas

Ancestors

Wife of Paul Morton Price Jr — married about 1940 (to about 1956) in San Diego, California

Died 23 Feb 2006 at age 91 in Salem, Utah, Utah

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Biography

Doris Aline Thornton was born on November 24, 1914,^[1]in Bryan, Brazos Co., Texas.^[2] She was the daughter of Frank Thornton and Arline Weaver. She was the 2nd child of three children.

Her father died when she was 12. Her mother then remarried a man named Clifford Parks. They lived in several homes in the Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM area. In 1930, on that years Census, they were living south of Albuquerque, on U.S. Highway 66 (later named Hwy 85) with her mother, Aline-35, brother Frank-16 and sister Elsie-11, she was age 15. Her step-father was listed as an Inspector for U.S I. S Irri.^[3] She married George McLean in about 1935. They divorced and she moved to California. She is listed as Doris Thornton, a waiter, living on 445 Front St. in the 1939 Telephone directory for San Diego, California^[4]

She married Paul Morton Price in early 1940. They were married and Paul is shown as a fireman in the Navy, on the April 27, 1940 US Census.^[5] They divorced. She had one daughter

1. Betty Joe (Price) Thornton

she married William “Bill” Floyd in about 1960.^[6]

She was living in San Bernardino, California in 1985-1996.^[7]

She died on February 23, 2006, in Salem, Utah, at the age of 91, and was buried there in the Salem City Cemetery.^[1]

NOTE:

Social Security Information: Dec 1938: Name listed as DORIS ALINE THORNTON; Jul 1960: Name listed as DORIS ALINE FLOYD; Oct: Name listed as DORIS ALINE PRICE; 06 Apr 2006: Name listed as DORIS A FLOYD^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find a Grave Index,"Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2019), memorial page for Doris Aline Floyd (24 Nov 1914–23 Feb 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #26402554, citing Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Greg and Cindy Thredgold (contributor 46919839) .
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLQD-TT5 : 9 March 2018), Thornton, 25 Nov 1914; citing Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States, certificate 36878, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,192,606.
3. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Precinct 9, Bernalillo, New Mexico; Roll: 1392; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 743.0; FHL microfilm; Ancestry's 1930 Census Image
4. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Publication TitleSan Diego, California, City Directory, 1939; Ancestry's U.S. City Directories Ancestry Record 2469 #1382602771
5. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: T627_450; Page: 5A; Household 136; Line 30-31; Enumeration District: 62-135B; Ancestry's 1940 Census Image
6. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Publication Title: San Diego, California, City Directory, 1964; Ancestry's U.S. City Directories Ancestry Record 2469 #1414919930
7. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY5G-KZ7 : 23 May 2014), Doris Tornton, Residence, Highland, California, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
8. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry's U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index Ancestry Record 60901 #29896026