James T. Thornton Papers
This collection houses receipts that James T. Thornton collected over a period of forty years, from 1875 to 1914. They represent the different types of businesses that operated during that period of time and the different types of letterhead that they used.
Dates
- 1875-1914
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection houses receipts that James T. Thornton collected over a period of forty years, from 1875 to 1914.
Biographical/Historical Note
James Thomas Thornton was born on July 25, 1849 in Tennessee to parents James A. Thornton and Amelia McMillan. He married Martha Jane Keith (1850-1936) in 1871. He worked as a farmer. Thornton died in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 28, 1933, and is buried in New Gray Cemetery.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository