Chester Mathew THORNE

​​​Page last updated 28 May 2026.
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Chester Thorne, wife's 50th graduation reunion, 1986.
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Kacie's Photography, 2017
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Kacie's Photography, 2017
 
Birth:  30 December 1915 in Prince George’s County, Maryland [see * below]
Death:  16 June 1988 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland​
Burial:  20 June 1988 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, Section 7
Footstone Text:  CHESTER M. / DEC. 30, 1915 / JUNE 16, 1988 // VERA MARIE / JAN. 15, 1919 / OCT. 26, 1996 // THORNE
Headstone Text:  THORNE

* NOTE:  Although his headstone gives 1911 as his birth year, documents show conflicting years. [For example: World War II Registration Card gives his birth year as 1915, and him being 24 at the time he signed it (which would be correct). Censuses, however, give 1911, 1912, 1915 and 1916 as birth year.]

Parents:  Alva Beaumont THORNE and Mary Eva THORNE (m. THORNE)
Parents' Children: 
  • Chester Mathew THORNE
  • Olive R. STAUFFER (m. THORNE)
  • Norma F. DAWSON (m. THORNE)

Spouse:  Vera Marie THORNE
Marriage:  1 November 1940 in Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland
They did not have any children.
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Chester and Vera share a headstone and footstone in Section 7. Also buried in this cemetery are: Chester’s uncle and his wife -- John and Mary; Vera’s uncles, aunt and their spouses -- Troy and Louise, Murray and Genevieve, Sadie and Elmer; Vera’s brother, sister and their spouses -- Carlton and Vera, Catherine and Elmer.
 
Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#176537469), FamilySearch website (#L27D-FN9​), GenealogyBank, and family records.
 
Abbreviations:  
​m. = maiden name
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