Frances Rebecca (RAWLINGS) THORNE
Page added 3 June 2026.
Birth: 1875 in Maryland
Death: 12 September 1955
Burial: 14 September 1955 at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland
Headstone Text: THORNE // FRANCES R. / 1875-1955 // JOHN W. THORNE / 1860-1935
Parents: Francis H. RAWLINGS and Angeline R. RAWLINGS (m. COOKSEY)
Parents' Children:
- Elizabeth A. RAWLINGS
- William Francis RAWLINGS
- Frances Rebecca THORNE (m. RAWLINGS)
Spouse: John Watson THORNE
Marriage: 19 August 1891 in Prince George's County, Maryland
Children:
- Elizabeth TAYLOR (m. THORNE)
- Mary Eva SEAMAN (m. THORNE, h1. THORNE)
- Amelia ADLER (m. THORNE)
- Alvin Rawlings THORNE
- William Francis THORNE
- Frances Agnes DUVALL (m. THORNE, h1. BUTLER)
- John Watson THORNE Jr.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: John and Frances share a headstone. Also buried in this cemetery are: their son – Alvin; James’s parents -- William and Agnes; his siblings and their spouses -- Lilias and Franklin, Millard and Edith, James and Sadie, Alfred and Annie.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#21437663), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-MT4), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: Evening Star -- obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Stones and Bones.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband