Cornelius Smith THORNE
(my great grandfather)
Page last updated 20 August 2022.
Cornelius Smith Thorne, c/a 1934.
Kacie's Photography, 2015
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Kacie's Photography, 2016
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Birth: 2 May 1851 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Christened: 8 June 1851 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 7 May 1936 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 9 May 1936 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot F-1
Headstone Text: THORNE // SARAH CATHERINE / 1853 - 1915 // CORNELIUS SMITH / 1851 - 1936
Section Cornerstones: T [are at each corner of the plots for Cornelius, Sarah, Cora and George]
Parents: George Washington THORN and Elizabeth Roberta THORN (m. TAYLOR)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Sarah Catherine BERRY
Marriage: 4 October 1876 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
Employment: Cornelius was a Farmer.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Cornelius and Sarah share a headstone, buried in Plots F-1 and F-2. Also buried in this cemetery are: their children -- George, Cora; their granddaughter’s husband -- Jeff; his brothers and sister-in-law -- James and Mary, Richard; her sister and brother-in-law -- Harriet and Samuel. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: their daughter -- Myrtle; his parents -- George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211461), FamilySearch website (#MTRS-KPX), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society [Sargent, Jean A. editor]. (1984). Stones and Bones: Cemetery Records of Prince George's County Maryland.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volumes 1-5, 1890-1945.
m. = maiden name
Christened: 8 June 1851 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 7 May 1936 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 9 May 1936 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot F-1
Headstone Text: THORNE // SARAH CATHERINE / 1853 - 1915 // CORNELIUS SMITH / 1851 - 1936
Section Cornerstones: T [are at each corner of the plots for Cornelius, Sarah, Cora and George]
Parents: George Washington THORN and Elizabeth Roberta THORN (m. TAYLOR)
Parents' Children:
- Cornelius Smith THORNE
- George Walter THORNE
- Roberta THORNE
- John Douglas THORNE
- James Dennis THORNE
- Richard Ebbsworth THORNE
Spouse: Sarah Catherine BERRY
Marriage: 4 October 1876 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
- George Berry THORNE
- Lillian Frances SAULS (m. 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 (m. CREEL)
Employment: Cornelius was a Farmer.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Cornelius and Sarah share a headstone, buried in Plots F-1 and F-2. Also buried in this cemetery are: their children -- George, Cora; their granddaughter’s husband -- Jeff; his brothers and sister-in-law -- James and Mary, Richard; her sister and brother-in-law -- Harriet and Samuel. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: their daughter -- Myrtle; his parents -- George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211461), FamilySearch website (#MTRS-KPX), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society [Sargent, Jean A. editor]. (1984). Stones and Bones: Cemetery Records of Prince George's County Maryland.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volumes 1-5, 1890-1945.
m. = maiden name
