Troy Cornelius THORNE
(my grandfather)
Page last updated 12 March 2021.
Troy Cornelius Thorne
Kacie's Photography, 2017.
Birth: 28 May 1883 in Accokeek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 9 January 1968 in the Regency Nursing Home, Forestville, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 12 January 1968 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Section 28, Lot 37B, Site 3
Headstone Text: Troy C. Thorne / MAY 28, 1883 / JANUARY 9, 1968
Parents: Cornelius Smith THORNE and Sarah Catherine THORNE (m. BERRY)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Louise Marie ARTHUR
Marriage: 26 October 1910 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
Employment: Troy purchased the main planting portion of the family farm after his father’s death. In addition to being a farmer, he worked as a Night Attendant (Howard Hall) at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D.C.; he and two of his siblings were included in the 1907 publication “Report of the Special Committee on Investigation of the Government Hospital for the Insane: Hearings May 4-December 13, 1906”. Troy was also named as the Friendly, Maryland, Post Master in 1905.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Troy and Louise have separate headstones in Section 28, Lot 37B. Also buried in this cemetery are: Louise’s brother and his wife -- Charles and Lorraine; Troy’s siblings and their spouses -- Sadie and Elmer, Murray and Genevieve; Troy’s nieces and nephews, and their spouses -- Thomas, Carlton Jr. and Vera, Vera and Chester, Catherine and Elmer, Lillian, Clarence.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154026155), FamilySearch website (#LD76-RN9), and family records.
m. = maiden name
Death: 9 January 1968 in the Regency Nursing Home, Forestville, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 12 January 1968 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Section 28, Lot 37B, Site 3
Headstone Text: Troy C. Thorne / MAY 28, 1883 / JANUARY 9, 1968
Parents: Cornelius Smith THORNE and Sarah Catherine THORNE (m. BERRY)
Parents' Children:
- George Berry THORNE
- Lillian Frances SAULS (m. THORNE)
- Cora Roberta THORNE
- Troy Cornelius THORNE
- Columbus Dennis THORNE
- Murray Ebbsworth THORNE
- Myrtle Eva THORNE
- Carlton Eugene THORNE
- Sadie Iola THORNE (m. THORNE)
- Pearl Susan CREEL (m. THORNE)
Spouse: Louise Marie ARTHUR
Marriage: 26 October 1910 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
- Troy Elwood THORNE
- Infant daughter (lost to miscarriage from fall on stairs)
Employment: Troy purchased the main planting portion of the family farm after his father’s death. In addition to being a farmer, he worked as a Night Attendant (Howard Hall) at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D.C.; he and two of his siblings were included in the 1907 publication “Report of the Special Committee on Investigation of the Government Hospital for the Insane: Hearings May 4-December 13, 1906”. Troy was also named as the Friendly, Maryland, Post Master in 1905.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Troy and Louise have separate headstones in Section 28, Lot 37B. Also buried in this cemetery are: Louise’s brother and his wife -- Charles and Lorraine; Troy’s siblings and their spouses -- Sadie and Elmer, Murray and Genevieve; Troy’s nieces and nephews, and their spouses -- Thomas, Carlton Jr. and Vera, Vera and Chester, Catherine and Elmer, Lillian, Clarence.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154026155), FamilySearch website (#LD76-RN9), and family records.
m. = maiden name
