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Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe 1888–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1888

Birth Location: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 28 MARCH 1953

Death Location: Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Hiram Thorpe

Mother: Charlotte Thorpe

Spouse(s): Iva Miller, Frieda Kirkpatrick

Children(s): Grace Thorpe, Phillipp Thorpe, Gail McShane, Charlotte Thorpe, James Jr, John Thorpe, Gale Thorpe, Stephanie Askew

The story of Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe began in 1888 in Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA. Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe married Frieda B Freeda Kirkpatrick, Iva Margaret Miller, Patricia Gladys Askew, and had children including Charlotte Marie Thorpe, Gail Margaret Mcshane, Gale M Thorpe, Grace Frances No Ten O Quah Thorpe, James Jim Thorpe, James Francis Thorpe Jr, John Robert Thorpe, Phillipp C Thorpe, Stephanie Askew. Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe passed away in 1953 in Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe began in 1888 in Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe married Frieda B Freeda Kirkpatrick, Iva Margaret Miller, Patricia Gladys Askew, and had children including Charlotte Marie Thorpe, Gail Margaret Mcshane, Gale M Thorpe, Grace Frances No Ten O Quah Thorpe, James Jim Thorpe, James Francis Thorpe Jr, John Robert Thorpe, Phillipp C Thorpe, Stephanie Askew.
  • Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe passed away in 1953 in Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Jim Thorpe's Ancestors

Self
Jim Thorpe
1888–1953
Birth Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Hiram Phillip Thorpe
1852–1904
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Charlotte (Vieux "View") Thorpe
1864–1901
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Hiram (Grace) Thorpe
1811–1875
salsibury, Litchfield, Conneticut
Grace (Frances "No Ten O Quah" Black) Hawk
1827–1879
Rock River, Indian Territory, Illinois, United States
Jacob (Amable) Vieux
1835–1903
Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
Elizabeth Gosslin
1838–1901
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Hercules Thorpe
1792–1848
Judith Lamson
1793–1850
Jacobi Hawk
1796–1838
unk Hawk
1798–1898
Louis Sr
1809–1872
ShaNote LeGratee
1818–1857
Andrew Goslin
1801–1868
Massaw Quah
1805–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Tharp
1757–1804
Hannah Moss
1760–1843
Isaac Lamson
1764–1844
Keziah Sharpe
1768–1851
Macataime Baker
1767–1838
Sarah Baker
1773–1862
Angelique Leroy
1776–1862
Ches-Aw-Gan Pottawatomi
1760–1845
Abita-Nimi-Nokoy
1790–1837
William Goslin
1783–1851
Elizabeth Tharp
1771–1864
Edger Harper
1780–1861

Jim Thorpe's Descendants

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Jim (Jacobus Franciscus) Thorpe (28 May 1888–28 MARCH 1953) m. Iva (Margaret) Miller (24 Aug 1893–26 Aug 1980) m. Frieda (B (Freeda)) Kirkpatrick (abt 1910–2 Mar 2007)
  1. 1. Grace (Frances "No-Ten-O-Quah") Thorpe 1921–2008
  2. 2. Phillipp (C) Thorpe 1927–1986
  3. 3. Gail (Margaret) McShane 1917–2005
  4. 4. Charlotte (Marie) Thorpe 1919–1998
  5. 5. James (Francis Thorpe) Jr 1915–1918
  6. 6. John (Robert) Thorpe 1937–2011
  7. 7. Gale (M) Thorpe 1918–2005
  8. 8. Stephanie Askew –1981

Jim Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1888
28 May 1888
Birth of Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe in Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
1953
28 MARCH 1953
Age 65
Death of Jim Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe in Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1888
    Event Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MARCH 1953
    Event Place: Lomita, Los Angeles, California, USA

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