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Melba Russell

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Melba Russell (daughter of Willis Russell and Bonnie Thornton).

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    • _UID: 6F41491D23454EE59535D8B159CDFE133B64

    Family/Spouse: Tim McKeethan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Heather McKeethan

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Willis Russell was born in 1922; died in 1944.

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    • _UID: 7AAA908736444E9BB46E3F902D561C659383

    Willis married Bonnie Thornton. Bonnie (daughter of Wade Thornton and Lizzie Mae Walls) died on 8 Dec 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Bonnie Thornton (daughter of Wade Thornton and Lizzie Mae Walls); died on 8 Dec 2010.

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    • _UID: B5CE605EE32845A6B4A50B938CCA8F8497C0

    Notes:

    Died:
    RUSSELL, BONNIE - of Coalfield, daughter of the late Mae Walls Thornton and Wade Thornton, passed away on December 8, 2010. She was a lifetime member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Bonnie loved her community and the people who live there. She was employed in the Coalfield School for many years before her retirement. She was known as Miss Bonnie to the many children she worked with over the years. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her generosity to others unsurpassed; life, to Bonnie, was never about herself. She was constantly thinking about others, even during her illness. She was a caretaker throughout her life. Widowed at a young age, she became the caretaker of both her mother and grandmotther. She was always happy with the simple life she lived. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her, and her influence will live on in the hearts of many. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Willis H. Russell, who was killed in action in World War II at the age of twenty-one; her brothers, Wade H. Thornton, Jr. and Carl Thornton; and a special nephew, Richard Thornton. She is survived by a daughter, Melba McKeethan and her husband, Tim; two granddaughters, Janene Browder and her husband, John; Heather Burnett and her husband, Brian; three great-grandchildren, Laura Browder, Andrew Sullivan and Ethan Burnett; sister, Wilma Crowder; special sister-in-law and nephews and nieces. The family wiill receive friends on Saturday, December 11, 2010 between the hours of 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Coalfield. The funeral will follow in the church at 2:00 pm with pastor James Foster officiating. Burial and graveside services will follow at the Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com

    Children:
    1. 1. Melba Russell


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Wade Thornton was born in 1901 (son of Church Thornton and Sallie Snow); died in 1966.

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    • _UID: 7E45AA3A44FB48528E7FB77347CDA0E24DEB

    Wade married Lizzie Mae Walls on 6 Feb 1922. Lizzie (daughter of Andrew Reid Walls and Martha Ann Justice) was born on 18 Sep 1903; died in Aug 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Lizzie Mae Walls was born on 18 Sep 1903 (daughter of Andrew Reid Walls and Martha Ann Justice); died in Aug 1983.

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    • _UID: 7166E351C823492F9AC9C1351F1AAF9B4A94

    Children:
    1. 3. Bonnie Thornton died on 8 Dec 2010.
    2. Wilma Thornton
    3. Wade Thornton, Jr. was born on 28 Dec 1926; died on 7 Sep 1976; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    4. Carl Thornton was born on 23 Jan 1929 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 20 Mar 2005 in Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Church Thornton was born about 1880 (son of John Thornton and Sallie Thornton); and died.

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    • _UID: 0C933D6781654B9D808E54A74707B36883E0

    Notes:

    1920 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS
    THORNTON, Church Head M W 39 TN Farmer
    Sallie Wife F W 36 TN
    Wade Son M W 16 TN
    Condie Son M W 14 TN
    Sadie Dau M W 11 TN
    John Son M W 7 TN
    Joe Son M W 1-2/12 TN

    Church married Sallie Snow. Sallie was born about 1883; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Sallie Snow was born about 1883; and died.

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    • _UID: 5F8A9AAF37214AB5A9158201A11F47572847

    Children:
    1. 6. Wade Thornton was born in 1901; died in 1966.

  3. 14.  Andrew Reid Walls was born on 19 Jul 1870 (son of William G. Walls and Edith Ann Williams); died on 1 Jul 1945 in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.

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    • _UID: 702AEBFA70D64FAD8D1E978D9D44799A84F0

    Notes:

    See 1910 Roane Census page 28
    WALLS, Andy R.headmw39TNFarm
    Martha A.wifefw38TNNone
    Charley T.sonmw15TNNone
    William W.sonmw14TN
    Samuel A.sonmw13TN
    Laura A.daufw10TN
    Mary S.daufw8TN
    Lizzie M.daufw6TN
    Lenerd S.sonmw4TN
    David R.sonmw2TN
    Francis J.daufw4/12TN
    Edymotherfw79 widNC02-17-07 conversation with Jesse Kesterson. UncleAndy Walls lived on Highway 62 where Carl Thornton used to live, up onthe hill.

    Andrew married Martha Ann Justice on 18 Nov 1890. Martha (daughter of Squire Justice and Catherine Jackson) was born on 26 Sep 1871; died on 8 Feb 1956; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Martha Ann Justice was born on 26 Sep 1871 (daughter of Squire Justice and Catherine Jackson); died on 8 Feb 1956; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.

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    • _UID: 6675E68256D646F9B451306ABE054D71CE3B

    Notes:

    Died:
    Per research by __________________ at ________________ , she died on march 2, 2956.

    Children:
    1. Robert Caswell Walls was born on 30 Aug 1891 in Tennessee, United States; died on 2 Mar 1966; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    2. Jenny Walls was born on 26 Jan 1893; died on 28 Dec 1981.
    3. Charlie Walls was born on 20 May 1894; died in May 1974.
    4. William Wesley Walls was born on 7 Mar 1896; died on 23 Dec 1946; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    5. Samuel A. Walls was born on 8 Jul 1897; died on 20 Dec 1961; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    6. Laura Ann Walls was born on 10 Nov 1899; died on 30 Apr 1976.
    7. Marietta P. Walls was born on 6 Feb 1902.
    8. 7. Lizzie Mae Walls was born on 18 Sep 1903; died in Aug 1983.
    9. Leonard Walls was born on 20 May 1905; died on 22 Sep 1966 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States.
    10. Raymond Walls was born on 20 Feb 1908; died on 12 May 1976; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    11. Inez Walls was born on 28 Dec 1909.
    12. Harlan Albert Walls, Sr. was born on 17 Dec 1913 in Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 18 Aug 1998 in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Greenhilsl Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
    13. Mildred K Walls was born on 23 Aug 1916; died in 2000.


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