Richard Ebbsworth THORNE
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Nickname: Ebb
Birth: 23 March 1867 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland (see * below)
Christened: 23 April 1867 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 4 January 1947 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 6 January 1947 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot F-5
Headstone Text: RICHARD E. THORNE / MAR. 23, 1868 / JAN. 4, 1947
* There is a discrepancy in year of his birth. Church records give 1867, but his headstone gives 1868.
Parents: George Washington THORN and Elizabeth Roberta THORN (m. TAYLOR)
Parents’ Children:
I have not found evidence yet of him ever being married or having children. In his later life, his niece, Cora THORNE, was his caregiver.
Stories I Was Told: My father loved to talk about family, and Uncle Ebb was one he spoke of often. Uncle Ebb had to be taken to the hospital. The attendant came out and told his family that they had to cut several layers of clothing off of him before he could be examined. It seems that whenever his clothes would get dirty, he would just put on another layer rather than taking the others off. After his niece, Cora, began caring for him, he would carry a flask of “medicine” (no one really knew what it was). From time to time, he would take a swig of the flask and“then ask”"You think that's about 2 teaspoons, Cora?”.
My mother was not raised in Maryland, so she only knew many of Dad’s relatives by what they were called not their legal names. So she only knew him as “Uncle Ebb”. When my brother was born, the fifth child in my family, my parents agreed on the name Richard. My cousin came to see the new baby and ask his name. When my mother said “Richard”, his response was “Oh, you named him after Uncle Ebb.” My mother had NO IDEA that was Uncle Ebb’s name…she almost changed my brother’s name.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Richard is buried in Plot F-5. Also buried in this cemetery are: his brothers and their wives – Cornelius and Sarah, James and Mary. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: his parents – George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211624), FamilySearch website (#LD76-2FZ), 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.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955).
m. = maiden name
Birth: 23 March 1867 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland (see * below)
Christened: 23 April 1867 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 4 January 1947 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 6 January 1947 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot F-5
Headstone Text: RICHARD E. THORNE / MAR. 23, 1868 / JAN. 4, 1947
* There is a discrepancy in year of his birth. Church records give 1867, but his headstone gives 1868.
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
I have not found evidence yet of him ever being married or having children. In his later life, his niece, Cora THORNE, was his caregiver.
Stories I Was Told: My father loved to talk about family, and Uncle Ebb was one he spoke of often. Uncle Ebb had to be taken to the hospital. The attendant came out and told his family that they had to cut several layers of clothing off of him before he could be examined. It seems that whenever his clothes would get dirty, he would just put on another layer rather than taking the others off. After his niece, Cora, began caring for him, he would carry a flask of “medicine” (no one really knew what it was). From time to time, he would take a swig of the flask and“then ask”"You think that's about 2 teaspoons, Cora?”.
My mother was not raised in Maryland, so she only knew many of Dad’s relatives by what they were called not their legal names. So she only knew him as “Uncle Ebb”. When my brother was born, the fifth child in my family, my parents agreed on the name Richard. My cousin came to see the new baby and ask his name. When my mother said “Richard”, his response was “Oh, you named him after Uncle Ebb.” My mother had NO IDEA that was Uncle Ebb’s name…she almost changed my brother’s name.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Richard is buried in Plot F-5. Also buried in this cemetery are: his brothers and their wives – Cornelius and Sarah, James and Mary. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: his parents – George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211624), FamilySearch website (#LD76-2FZ), 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.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955).
m. = maiden name
