Joseph Alexander THORN
Page last updated 5 February 2026.
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Birth: October 1860 in Maryland
Christened: 24 February 1861 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 7 April 1917 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 10 April 1917 at Providence United Methodist Church cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot D-2
Headstone Text: Headstone was either not engraved or it has worn off over the years.
Parents: William Stanislaus THORN and Sarah Virginia THORN (m. LINDSAY)
Parents' Children:
- Margaret Eugenia ROCHE (m. THORN)
- William Edward THORN
- John Albert THORN
- Samuel Perry THORN
- Florence Cornelia THORN
- Andrew Douglas THORN
- Joseph Alexander THORN
- Edgar Jeremiah THORN
- Mary Elizabeth SORRELLS (m. THORN)
Spouse: Gertrude Matilda THORN (h2. KERBY)
Marriage: 24 February 1887
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
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; their granddaughter -- Lillian. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: their grandchildren -- Robert, Inez.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#211502189), FamilySearch website (#LK92-LB7), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: Evening Star -- obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Murray Funeral Home Records; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee; Washington Herald -- obituary.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
