Gertrude Matilda (THORN, THORN) KERBY
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Birth: 15 February 1872 in Maryland
Christened: 2 June 1872 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 4 October 1937 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 7 October 1937 at Providence United Methodist Church cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot D-3
Headstone Text: GERTRUDE M. KERBY / WIFE OF / A.J. KERBY / LATE WIFE OF / J.A. THORNE / DIED OCT. 4, 1937
Parents: John Holly THORN and Elizabeth Rebecca THORN (m. ROLAND)
Parents' Children:
Spouse #1: Joseph Alexander THORN
Marriage: 24 February 1881
Children:
Spouse #2: Andrew Jackson KERBY
I have not currently found evidence that they have children together.
[He had children during his first and second marriages: Ella Irene, William Clagett, Edward, Lee, Etta Sophia, Charles Norfolk, Andrew Kerfoot, James Byran, Florence Lucy, Helen Ruth, Leonard Royal, Elizabeth Murdock, Benjamin Nickles, Mardulia, Austin Emerson.]
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Joseph and Gertrude have separate headstones in Plots D-2 and D-3. Also buried in this cemetery are: their sons -- Lee, John. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: their grandchildren -- Robert, Inez.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33210311), FamilySearch website (#GQMH-SXL), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955). [Page 300: Gertrude M. Kerby, wife of A.J. Kerby, late wife of J.A. Thorne died Oct. 4, 1937]
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society [Sargent, Jean A. editor]. (1984). Stones and Bones: Cemetery Records of Prince George's County Maryland. [Page 424: Gertrude M. Kerby – -- – Died Oct. 4, 1937 – 3-2 – Wife of A.J. Kerby; Late wife of J.A. Thorne]
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volume 4, 1934-1940. [Page 87: KERBY, GERTRUDE M. Died: 4 Oct 1937. Age: 65. Place of death: Providence Hospital, Washington, DC. Last residence: MD. Born: MD. Marital status: M. Spouse ANDREW J. KERBY. Father: JOHN THORNE, Maryland. Funeral: Thursday, 7 Oct 1937 at 2 PM from Providence Methodist Church, Friendly, MD. Buried: Providence Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, MD. Funeral charged to: ANDREW J. KERBY. Funeral notice: Star (2), Times & Herald (3). Physician: ARTHUR V. MITCHELL. Clergyman: Rev. BUSH. Lifelong resident of Maryland.]
m. = maiden name
Christened: 2 June 1872 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 4 October 1937 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 7 October 1937 at Providence United Methodist Church cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot D-3
Headstone Text: GERTRUDE M. KERBY / WIFE OF / A.J. KERBY / LATE WIFE OF / J.A. THORNE / DIED OCT. 4, 1937
Parents: John Holly THORN and Elizabeth Rebecca THORN (m. ROLAND)
Parents' Children:
- John Maurice THORN
- James Holley THORN
- Gertrude Matilda KERBY (m. THORN, h1. THORN)
- Frederic Wallace THORN
- Harvey Turner THORN
Spouse #1: Joseph Alexander THORN
Marriage: 24 February 1881
Children:
- Lee Compton THORN
- Inez Edmund WARD (m. THORN)
- Edna Estelle SKINNER (m. THORN, h1. HUFF)
- Roy Edgar THORN
- Florence M. ADAMS (m. THORN, h1. HINTZE)
- Mattie G. SELLNER (m. THORN)
- John H. THORN
Spouse #2: Andrew Jackson KERBY
I have not currently found evidence that they have children together.
[He had children during his first and second marriages: Ella Irene, William Clagett, Edward, Lee, Etta Sophia, Charles Norfolk, Andrew Kerfoot, James Byran, Florence Lucy, Helen Ruth, Leonard Royal, Elizabeth Murdock, Benjamin Nickles, Mardulia, Austin Emerson.]
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Joseph and Gertrude have separate headstones in Plots D-2 and D-3. Also buried in this cemetery are: their sons -- Lee, John. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: their grandchildren -- Robert, Inez.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33210311), FamilySearch website (#GQMH-SXL), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955). [Page 300: Gertrude M. Kerby, wife of A.J. Kerby, late wife of J.A. Thorne died Oct. 4, 1937]
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society [Sargent, Jean A. editor]. (1984). Stones and Bones: Cemetery Records of Prince George's County Maryland. [Page 424: Gertrude M. Kerby – -- – Died Oct. 4, 1937 – 3-2 – Wife of A.J. Kerby; Late wife of J.A. Thorne]
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volume 4, 1934-1940. [Page 87: KERBY, GERTRUDE M. Died: 4 Oct 1937. Age: 65. Place of death: Providence Hospital, Washington, DC. Last residence: MD. Born: MD. Marital status: M. Spouse ANDREW J. KERBY. Father: JOHN THORNE, Maryland. Funeral: Thursday, 7 Oct 1937 at 2 PM from Providence Methodist Church, Friendly, MD. Buried: Providence Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, MD. Funeral charged to: ANDREW J. KERBY. Funeral notice: Star (2), Times & Herald (3). Physician: ARTHUR V. MITCHELL. Clergyman: Rev. BUSH. Lifelong resident of Maryland.]
m. = maiden name
