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John Cecil Thorne 1902–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1902

Birth Location: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1977

Death Location: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia

Father: Adam Thorne

Mother: Laura Hanna

Spouse(s): Thelma Milhoan

Children(s): Sarah Thorne

John Cecil Thorne was born in 1902 in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Adam Wheeler Thorne And Laura Belle Hanna. In 1910, John Cecil Thorne resided in Reedy, Wirt, West Virginia, USA. John Cecil Thorne married Thelma M Milhoan, and had children including John C Thorne, Sarah Kathryn Thorne. John Cecil Thorne passed away in 1977 in Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Cecil Thorne was born in 1902 in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Adam Wheeler Thorne And Laura Belle Hanna.
  • In 1910, John Cecil Thorne resided in Reedy, Wirt, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Cecil Thorne married Thelma M Milhoan, and had children including John C Thorne, Sarah Kathryn Thorne.
  • John Cecil Thorne passed away in 1977 in Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Thorne
1873–1936
Birth Location: Wirt, West Virginia, USA
AT
Laura Hanna
1876–1960
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Thelma Milhoan
1906–2006
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
TM

Children(s)

Sarah Thorne
1927–2003
Birth Location: Vienna, Wood, West Virginia, USA
ST

John Thorne's Ancestors

Self
John Thorne
1902–1977
Birth Place: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Adam Wheeler Thorne
1873–1936
Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Laura (Belle) Hanna
1876–1960
Spring Creek, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Thorne
1842–1905
West Virginia, USA
Drusannah (Minerva) Board
1847–1916
West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Board
1799–1885
Mary Dye
1823–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dusosway Sr.
1798–1871
Elizabeth Petty
1785–1850

John Thorne's Descendants

1.
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John (Cecil) Thorne (20 Mar 1902–6 Nov 1977) m. Thelma (M) Milhoan (Abt. 1906–10 Nov 2006)
  1. 1. Sarah (Kathryn) Thorne 1927–2003 m. Ward Wilson 1926–2019

John Thorne's Timeline

10 Records

1902
20 Mar 1902
Birth of John Cecil Thorne in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1902
20 Mar 1902
Birth of John Cecil Thorne
None
1910
1910
Age 8
John Cecil Thorne resided here in Reedy, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Reedy, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
John Cecil Thorne resided here in Williams, Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Williams, Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
John Cecil Thorne resided here in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 38
John Cecil Thorne resided here in Elizabeth Magisterial District, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Magisterial District, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 40
John Cecil Thorne resided here in Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
John Cecil Thorne resided here in Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 49
John Cecil Thorne resided here in North Carolina or West Virginia
North Carolina or West Virginia
1977
6 Nov 1977
Age 75
Death of John Cecil Thorne
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1902
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1902
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Reedy, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Williams, Williams, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Williams, Wood, West Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2342292

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04452; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elizabeth Magisterial District, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04452; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 492

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Elizabeth, Wirt, Wes

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina or West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1977
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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