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Robert Whitehouse Thorn 1909–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1909

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1950

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Ralph Thorn

Mother: Helen Whitehouse

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Robert Whitehouse Thorn was born in 1909 in Pennsylvania, the child of Ralph Elmer Thorn And Helen Whitehouse. In 1910, Robert Whitehouse Thorn resided in Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Robert Whitehouse Thorn passed away in 1950 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Whitehouse Thorn was born in 1909 in Pennsylvania, the child of Ralph Elmer Thorn And Helen Whitehouse.
  • In 1910, Robert Whitehouse Thorn resided in Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Robert Whitehouse Thorn passed away in 1950 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Thorn's Ancestors

Self
Robert Thorn
1909–1950
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Ralph Elmer Thorn
1885–1965
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Helen Whitehouse
1881–1953
Wales
Grandparents
Harry Thorn
1866–1952
Pennsylvania
Mary (Ellis) Haas
1867–1955
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Thorn
1839–1881
Emma Thorn
1844–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Smith Thorn
1810–1871
Martha Rodgers
1812–1889
Samuel Wickline
1812–1888
Mary Wilson
1821–1870

Robert Thorn's Timeline

7 Records

1909
17 Dec 1909
Birth of Robert Whitehouse Thorn in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1910
26 Mar 1910
Age 1
Robert Whitehouse Thorn was baptized in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Robert Whitehouse Thorn resided here in Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Robert Whitehouse Thorn resided here in Bellevue Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Bellevue Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Robert Whitehouse Thorn resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1950
28 Feb 1950
Age 41
Robert Whitehouse Thorn resided here in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Death of Robert Whitehouse Thorn
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: 147, Records of the Selective Service System; Box: 2523
    [2] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 424
    [3] Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bellevue Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1509; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 658
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1976; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0188; Image: 8.0; FHL microfilm: 2341710
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0212; FHL microfilm: 1375310
    [7] Pennsylvania, Birth Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1909; Box Number: 285; Certificate Number: 189210
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 424

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ross, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0212; FHL microfilm: 1375310

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bellevue Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bellevue Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1509; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 658

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1976; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0188; Image: 8.0; FHL microfilm: 2341710

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1950
    Event Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: 147, Records of the Selective Service System; Box: 2523

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1950
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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