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Jim Thorpe 1887–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1887

Birth Location: Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Death Date: 28 March 1953

Death Location: Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Hiram Thorpe

Mother: Charlotte Thorpe

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Jim Thorpe was born in 1887 in Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America, the child of Hiram Phillip Thorpe And Charlotte Thorpe. Jim Thorpe passed away in 1953 in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jim Thorpe was born in 1887 in Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America, the child of Hiram Phillip Thorpe And Charlotte Thorpe.
  • Jim Thorpe passed away in 1953 in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jim Thorpe's Ancestors

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Jim Thorpe
1887–1953
Birth Place: Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Parents
Hiram Phillip Thorpe
1852–1904
Kansas, USA
Charlotte Thorpe
1863–1901
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Hiram (T) Tharp
1815–1875
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grace (Francis "No Ten O Quah" Black) Hawk
1827–1879
Rock, River, Illinois, USA
Jacob Mouse
1835–1903
Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
Elizabeth Goslin
1837–1901
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacobi Hawk
1796–1838
Louis Vieux
1809–1872
Charlotte LeGratee
1810–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
As-she-we-qua Brown
1771–1846
Angelique Vieaux
1776–1862
Ches-Aw-Gan Pottawatomi
1780–1845

Jim Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1887
28 May 1887
Birth of Jim Thorpe in Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America
1953
28 March 1953
Age 66
Death of Jim Thorpe in Lomita, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Lomita, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1887
    Event Place: Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1953
    Event Place: Lomita, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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