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Thornton, Oliver Evans, 1848-1924

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1848 - 1924

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Biography : Oliver E. Thornton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341627]
Identifier: MSS 2570
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Oliver Evans Thornton was born in Iowa in 1848 when his parents were migrating west with other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He came to Utah in 1852 and later settled in American Fork. He married Emeretta Phillips in 1873.

Dates: approximately 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography : Oliver E. Thornton

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