George Washington THORN
(my great great grandfather)
Page last updated 4 August 2022.
Nickname: G.W.
Birth: c/a 1820 in Washington, D.C.
Death: 30 July 1877 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: Old Providence Methodist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Prince George’s County, Maryland cemetery (now also known as Chapel Hill Cemetery).
Headstone Text: Headstone no longer there or visible.
Parents: Walter THORN and Felly THORN (m. KING)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Elizabeth Roberta TAYLOR
Marriage: 6 July 1850 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Children:
Employment: George was a Farmer.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: George and Elizabeth are buried in the older cemetery. Also buried in this cemetery are: their granddaughter -- Myrtle. Although not yet confirmed, three of their children may also be buried there -- George, Roberta, John. Other family members are buried in the “new” Providence cemetery, including: their sons and daughters-in-law -- Cornelius and Sarah, James and Mary, Richard; their grandchildren and their spouses -- George, Cora, Jeffrey, Culena and Bagby, John, Harold, Ruby.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154018081), FamilySearch website (#MTR9-XL5), and family records.
m. = maiden name.
Birth: c/a 1820 in Washington, D.C.
Death: 30 July 1877 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: Old Providence Methodist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Prince George’s County, Maryland cemetery (now also known as Chapel Hill Cemetery).
Headstone Text: Headstone no longer there or visible.
Parents: Walter THORN and Felly THORN (m. KING)
Parents' Children:
- Thomas THORN
- Mary Jane THORN
- Clorinda Ann THORN
- George Washington THORN
- John Henry THORN
- William THORN
- Henry Walter THORN
Spouse: Elizabeth Roberta TAYLOR
Marriage: 6 July 1850 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Children:
- Cornelius Smith THORNE
- George Walter THORNE
- Roberta THORNE
- John Douglas THORNE
- James Dennis THORNE
- Richard Ebbsworth THORNE
Employment: George was a Farmer.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: George and Elizabeth are buried in the older cemetery. Also buried in this cemetery are: their granddaughter -- Myrtle. Although not yet confirmed, three of their children may also be buried there -- George, Roberta, John. Other family members are buried in the “new” Providence cemetery, including: their sons and daughters-in-law -- Cornelius and Sarah, James and Mary, Richard; their grandchildren and their spouses -- George, Cora, Jeffrey, Culena and Bagby, John, Harold, Ruby.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154018081), FamilySearch website (#MTR9-XL5), and family records.
m. = maiden name.