Columbus Dennis THORNE
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Columbus Thorne
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Kacie's Photography, 2016
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Known As: Lum
Birth: 11 April 1885 in Accokeek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 26 December 1969 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 30 December 1969 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland
Footstone Text: Columbus D. Thorne / 1885 - 1969
Headstone Text: THORNE
Parents: Cornelius Smith THORNE and Sarah Catherine THORNE (m. BERRY)
Parents' Children:
- George Berry THORNE
- Lillian Frances THORNE
- Cora Roberta THORNE
- Troy Cornelius THORNE
- Columbus Dennis THORNE
- Murray Ebbsworth THORNE
- Myrtle Eva THORNE
- Carlton Eugene THORNE
- Sadie Iola THORNE (m. THORNE)
- Pearl Susan THORNE
Spouse #1: Blanche Gertrude DEANE
Marriage: 13 November 1909 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
- Merrill Columbus THORNE
- Elizabeth Gertrude ARANT (m. THORNE)
Spouse #2: Alice Virginia DAY (h1. ROLAND; h2. JOHNSON)
Marriage: 1953
Children:
- Dennis William THORNE
Employment: Farmer.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Columbus shares a headstone with his wife, son and daughter -- Blanche, Merrill, Elizabeth. They have separate footstones.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33134767), FamilySearch website (#LD76-R1D), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: Evening Star -- obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Stones and Bones.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name
