Birth : 1856 Iowa, USA
Death : Oct 1935 Nebraska, USA
Burial : Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Lincoln, Lancaster County, USA
Coordinate : 40.8119011, -96.6639023
Description : The Lincoln Star
24 Oct 1935
p. 2, col. 6 & 7

Richard M Thornton, NW Engineer, Dies
Was Retired Employee of Railway, Where He Worked 42 Years

Richard M Thornton, 79, retired Northwestern railroad engineer, died at his home, 1635 North 25th, at 6 o'clock Thursday morning. He was in the employ of the railroad for 42 years preceding his retirement nine years ago, and started work at Missouri Valley, Ia. in 1884 as a fireman.

Mr. Thornton had resided in Lincoln since 1910 and was a member of the Sacred Heart church, Knights of Columbus, Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginers and the Degree of... Read More

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    Richard M Thornton death on Oct 1935 in Nebraska, USA

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    Latitude: 40.8119011
    Longitude: -96.6639023

Family Members:

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Eva J Bolden Thornton

(1865 - 1943)

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Chester Edwin Thornton

(1891 - 1919)

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Lawrence Thornton

(1894 - 1899)

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