John Watson THORNE
Page last updated 4 June 2026.
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Birth: 5 February 1860 in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia
Christened: 6 July 1866 in Prince George's County, Maryland
Death: 13 February 1935 in Prince George's County, Maryland
Burial: 15 February 1935 at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland
Footstone Text: JOHN W. THORNE / 1860-1935
Headstone Text: THORNE // FRANCES R. / 1875-1955 // JOHN W. THORNE / 1860-1935
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: Frances Rebecca RAWLINGS
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.
Employment: John was a Farmer.
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 (#21437715), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-MTS), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: Evening Star -- obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Murray Funeral Home Records, Stones and Bones.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
