William Thomas THORNE Jr.
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William Thorne Jr.
Kacie's Photography, 2013
Birth: 1 September 1865 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Christened: 15 July 1866 in St. John’s Parish, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 30 January 1939 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 1 February 1939 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot E-12
Headstone Text: THORNE // WILLIAM T. / 1865 – 1939 // KATHERINE / 1868 – 1958
Parents: William Thomas THORN and Agnes Isobel THORN (m. WATSON)
Parents’ Children:
Spouse: Katherine RAUM
Marriage: 1 January 1891 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
NOTE: Many newspaper articles, including his obituary, show him as “William Thomas Thorne Sr” instead of “Jr”. His son, William Thomas Thorne III, is sometimes listed as “Jr”. (There is also a William Thomas Thorne IV.) Be sure to pay attention to who is listed as the wife, children and/or the dates to know which “William Thomas Thorne” you are reading about.
Employment: William was the Director for the Clinton Bank.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: William and Katherine share a headstone at Plots E-11 and E-12. Also buried in this cemetery are: their sons and daugther-in-law – Maynard, William and Constance, Allan; her siblings and their spouses – William and Marcelena, Mary and James, Theresa and Charles, Rose and George; his siblings and their spouses – George and Julia, Sarah and William, Agnes and Thomas, George.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211621), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-9QM), 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.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volumes 1-5, 1890-1945.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955).
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
Christened: 15 July 1866 in St. John’s Parish, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 30 January 1939 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 1 February 1939 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot E-12
Headstone Text: THORNE // WILLIAM T. / 1865 – 1939 // KATHERINE / 1868 – 1958
Parents: William Thomas THORN and Agnes Isobel THORN (m. WATSON)
Parents’ Children:
- Benjamin Franklin THORNE
- John Watson THORNE
- William Thomas THORNE Jr.
- George THORNE
- Lilias May RAUM (m. THORNE, h1. LUSBY)
- Sarah Ellen TAYLOR (m. THORNE)
- Millard Fillmore THORNE
- Agnes Isabelle ROLAND (m. THORNE, h1. TAYLOR)
- James Owen THORNE
- Alfred THORNE
Spouse: Katherine RAUM
Marriage: 1 January 1891 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
- Katherine Della UNDERWOOD (m. THORNE)
- George Howard THORNE
- Dorothy Elizabeth RUSSELL (m. THORNE)
- Maynard B. THORNE
- Mamie B. THORNE
- William Thomas THORNE III
- Grace STAMP (m. THORNE)
- Allan M. THORNE
- Wallace Edwin THORNE
- Hilda Marie DENNISON (m. THORNE)
- Minnie Louise JORALMAN (m. THORNE)
- Winston Robert THORNE
NOTE: Many newspaper articles, including his obituary, show him as “William Thomas Thorne Sr” instead of “Jr”. His son, William Thomas Thorne III, is sometimes listed as “Jr”. (There is also a William Thomas Thorne IV.) Be sure to pay attention to who is listed as the wife, children and/or the dates to know which “William Thomas Thorne” you are reading about.
Employment: William was the Director for the Clinton Bank.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: William and Katherine share a headstone at Plots E-11 and E-12. Also buried in this cemetery are: their sons and daugther-in-law – Maynard, William and Constance, Allan; her siblings and their spouses – William and Marcelena, Mary and James, Theresa and Charles, Rose and George; his siblings and their spouses – George and Julia, Sarah and William, Agnes and Thomas, George.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211621), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-9QM), 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.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volumes 1-5, 1890-1945.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955).
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
