James Owen THORNE
Page last updated 4 June 2026.
Known As: Owen
Birth: 23 February 1878 in Prince George's County, Maryland
Death: 11 October 1963 in Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland
Burial: 14 October 1963 at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland
Headstone Text: THORNE / SADIE BLANCHE THORNE / MAR. 12, 1889-APR. 28, 1922 / OWEN THORNE / FEB. 23, 1878-OCT. 11, 1963
Some documents have his name as Owen James.
Parents: William Thomas THORNE and Agnes Isobel THORNE (m. WATSON)
Parents' Children:
- Benjamin Franklin THORNE
- John Watson THORNE
- William Thomas THORNE Jr.
- George THORNE
- Lilias May RAUM (m. THORNE, h1. LUSBY)
- Sarah Ellen TAYLOR (m. THORNE)
- Millard Fillmore THORNE
- Agnes Isabelle ROLAND (m. THORNE, h1. TAYLOR)
- James Owen THORNE
- Alfred THORNE
Spouse: Sadie Blanche WEBSTER
Children:
- Blanche Rebecca REINHART (m. THORNE)
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: James and Sadie share a headstone. Also buried in this cemetery are: James’s parents -- William and Agnes; his siblings and their spouses -- John and Frances, Lilias and Franklin, Millard and Edith, Alfred and Annie; Sadie’s parents -- John and Delilah; her siblings and their spouses -- Barbara, Maranda, Florence and Charles, William and Florence, Nettie and William; her grandparents -- William and Barbara.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#21448417), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-92R), 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