Edward Sheppard Thornton

1904 - 1960  (55 years)

• Name	Edward Sheppard Thornton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	4 Jun 1904	Abbeville, Dodge, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA   [2]
  Residence	16 Feb 1942	New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA   [4]
  Burial	1960	Edgewater, Volusia, Florida, USA   [1]
  Death	19 May 1960	Volusia County, Florida, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I40861	Rountree Family | Francis Rountree II (Francis Rountree I and Sarah Coleman)
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Helen Gaulden Morey,   b. 26 Apr 1911, Titusville, Brevard, Florida, USA d. 25 Dec 1992, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F27683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jun 1904 - Abbeville, Dodge, Georgia, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA Residence - 16 Feb 1942 - New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA Burial - 1960 - Edgewater, Volusia, Florida, USA Death - 19 May 1960 - Volusia County, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3294] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Edward S. Thornton http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=8914257&indiv=try [S3667] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida; Roll: T627_621; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64-43. Record for Edward S Thornton http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=131722880&indiv=try [S3487] Ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;). Record for Edward Sheppard Thornton http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7338&h=785773&indiv=try [S3546] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 449. Record for Edward Sheppard Thornton http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=12553309&indiv=try