Van Buren THORNE
Page last updated 31 July 2021.
Birth: 1 January 1894 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 4 May 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Burial: 8 May 1968 at Bells United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6016 Allentown Road, Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot A-24
Headstone Text: VAN / BUREN / THORNE / MARYLAND / PVT CO B / 312 MG BN / WORLD WAR I / JANUARY 1 1894 / MAY 4 1968
Parents: James Dennis THORNE and Mary Theresa THORNE (m. RAUM)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Anne Virginia DARCEY
Children:
Military Service: Retired as a World War I Private from the U.S. Army, Company B, 312 Machine Gun Battalion.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Anne and Van have separate headstones in Plot A-24 and A-24a. Also buried in this cemetery are: their son -- Van Jr.; Anne’s parents, sister and brother -- Warren and Louisia, Minnie, John.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#38562669), FamilySearch website (#LXW9-WRY), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
Death: 4 May 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Burial: 8 May 1968 at Bells United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6016 Allentown Road, Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot A-24
Headstone Text: VAN / BUREN / THORNE / MARYLAND / PVT CO B / 312 MG BN / WORLD WAR I / JANUARY 1 1894 / MAY 4 1968
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: Anne Virginia DARCEY
Children:
- Van Buren THORNE Jr.
- Robert D. THORNE
- Patricia Ann GILBERT (m. THORNE)
Military Service: Retired as a World War I Private from the U.S. Army, Company B, 312 Machine Gun Battalion.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Anne and Van have separate headstones in Plot A-24 and A-24a. Also buried in this cemetery are: their son -- Van Jr.; Anne’s parents, sister and brother -- Warren and Louisia, Minnie, John.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#38562669), FamilySearch website (#LXW9-WRY), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband