Murray Cornelius THORNE

​​​​Page last updated 4 June 2026.
Picture
Kacie's Photography, 2016
 
Birth:  21 September 1916 in Washington, D.C.
Death:  4 September 1989
Burial:  7 September 1989 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery, Oxon Hill, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Headstone Text:  THORNE // MURRAY C. / 1916-1989 // LAURA B. / 1915-2001

Parents:  Murray Ebbsworth THORNE and Genevieve Frances THORNE (m. LOWE)
Parents' Children: 
  • George Paul THORNE
  • Murray Cornelius THORNE
  • Adele Mary BOWMAN (m. THORNE, h1. OVERBY)
  • Lawrence Joseph THORNE
  • Thomas Warren THORNE
  • Theresa Genevieve COX (m. THORNE)

Spouse:  Laura Virginia BROOKE
Marriage:  May 1946 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Children: 
  • John Lawrence THORNE
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Murray and Laura share a plot and headstone. Also buried in this cemetery  are: Murray’s sister and brother-in-law -- Theresa and Bernard; Laura’s parents -- Clement and Mary; her brothers and their wives -- Clement and Ann, George and Louise; her grandparents -- Clement and Margaret, Laura.
 
Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#38073884), FamilySearch website (#L27C-9CW), and family records.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
​m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
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