Ruby Etta (THORNE) THORNE
Page last updated 3 February 2026.
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Birth: 1901 in Piscataway, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 20 April 1966 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 22 April 1966 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot B-12
Headstone Text: THORNE / RUBY ETTA / WIFE OF SIDNEY H. / 1901 1966
Parents: James Dennis THORNE and Mary Theresa THORNE (m. RAUM)
Parents' Children:
- Dennis Niles THORNE
- James Eston THORNE
- Culena Roberta GRIGSBY (m. THORNE, h1. KING)
- Van Buren THORNE
- Lola Mae ROLAND (m. THORNE)
- George Douglas THORNE
- Ruby Etta THORNE (m. THORNE)
Spouse: Sydney Hunter THORNE
Marriage: 6 February 1919 in Alexandria, Virginia
Children:
- Clifton Sidney THORNE
- James Lawrence THORNE
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Ruby is buried in Plot B-12. Also buried in this cemetery are: her parents -- James and Mary; her sister and brother-in-law -- Culena and Bagby. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: her grandparents -- George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#21957176), FamilySearch website (#LXW9-498), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: District of Columbia Health Department -- burial permit; Evening Star -- obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Stones and Bones; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
