Grace Harriet Thornton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22535, (1871 - 1963)
FatherJacob Christena Thornton4,5 (1845 - 1923)
MotherChristena Wade6,7 (1851 - 1898)

Key Events:

Birth: Jul 1871, Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 16 Nov 1898, El Paso Co., Colorado, Earnest Britton (Jul 1866 - 1948)11,12
Death: 196310
Burial: 1 Jul 1963, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado13
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     Grace Harriet Thornton was born in Jul 1871 in Illinois.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Fairbury, Livingston Co., Livingston, in the household of her parents, Jacob Christena Thornton and Christena Wade.4
     She moved to Colorado with her parents before 1885. She appeared on the 1885 State Census of El Paso Co., Colorado, in the household of her parents.5
     Grace married Earnest Britton, son of Dr. John Bacon Britton and Elizabeth Blackmore, on 16 Nov 1898 in El Paso Co., Colorado, with Rev. Benjamin Brewster officiating.11,12
     Grace and Earnest settled in El Paso Co. after their marriage. They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at 18 Wahsatch, enumerated 25 Jun 1900, reporting they were renting their home. Their son Harry was listed as living with them.14
     Grace and Earnest appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at 411 East Platte Ave., enumerated 15 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Harry, Mae, Helen, Elsie and Eleanor were listed as living with them.15
     Grace and Earnest appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at 701 E Boulder St., enumerated 9 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Harry, Mae, Helen, Elsie, Eleanor, Harold and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.16
     Grace and Earnest appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at 1015 North Nevada., enumerated 15 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $65.00 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Harry, Mae, Helen, Elsie, Eleanor, Harold and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.17
     Grace and Earnest appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at 905 Weber St., enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $40 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Harry, Mae, Helen, Elsie, Eleanor and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.18
     Her husband died in 1948.19
     Grace died in 1963.10 She was buried on 1 Jul 1963 in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado.13

Children:
     Children with Earnest Britton:

  • Harry B. Britton20,21,22 (Apr 1900 - 1962)
  • Mae Elizabeth Britton23,24,25 (1902 - 1974)
  • Helen B. Britton23,24,25 (1903 - 1989)
  • Elsie Ruth Britton23,24,25 (1905 - 1947)
  • Eleanor W. Britton23,24,25 (23 Jul 1908 - 12 Nov 1991)
  • Harold M. Britton22,26 (25 Jun 1911 - 19 Aug 1986)
  • Elizabeth Britton24,25,27 (19 Apr 1915 - 2 May 2003)

Citations

  1. [S9699] Jacob M. Thornton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows name as Grace Thornton.
  2. [S9263] Marriage Record Report, Colorado, no 253, El Paso Co., Ernest Britton and Grace Harriet Thornton, 16 Nov 1898.
  3. [S9695] Ernest Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows name as Grace H. Britton.
  4. [S9699] Jacob M. Thornton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois.
  5. [S9700] Jake Thornton household, 1885 Colorado State Census, El Paso Co., Colorado.
  6. [S9699] Jacob M. Thornton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Christina's husband.
  7. [S9700] Jake Thornton household, 1885 Colorado State Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows the girl as daughter of Cris's husband.
  8. [S9699] Jacob M. Thornton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows age 9 and state.
  9. [S9694] Ernest Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows month, year, age 28, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34405036, Grace T Britton, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S9263] Marriage Record Report, Colorado, no 253, El Paso Co., Ernest Britton and Grace Harriet Thornton, 16 Nov 1898, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S9694] Ernest Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows married 2 years.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34405036, Grace T Britton, includes tombstone photo, and shows burial date, citing City of Colorado Springs online cemetery data.
  14. [S9694] Ernest Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado.
  15. [S9695] Ernest Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado.
  16. [S9696] Ernest Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado.
  17. [S9697] Ernest Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado.
  18. [S9698] Ernest Britton household, 1940 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34405035, Ernest Britton, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  20. [S9694] Ernest Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  21. [S9695] Ernest Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  22. [S9696] Ernest Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows him as the son of her husband.
  23. [S9695] Ernest Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows the girl as daughter of Grace's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  24. [S9696] Ernest Britton household, 1920 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows the girl as daughter of Grace's husband.
  25. [S9697] Ernest Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows the girl as daughter of Grace's husband.
  26. [S9697] Ernest Britton household, 1930 U.S. Census, El Paso Co., Colorado, shows him as the son of her husband.
  27. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Betty Britton, Soc. Sec. No. 522-09-0096.