William Nelson Thorne and Olive A. Osborne

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Husband William Nelson Thorne ¹

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            AKA: William N. Thorn 2
           Born: 19 Jul 1853 - Venango Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1911
         Buried:  - McKee Cemetery, Clintonville, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Solomon Thorn (1823-1898) 2
         Mother: Elvira Perry (1823-1910)

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       Marriage: 25 Jun 1884 2

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Wife Olive A. Osborne

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            AKA: Olive A. [Unk],1 Olive E. Osborn 2
           Born: 1862 - Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 1944
         Buried:  - McKee Cemetery, Clintonville, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: James Osborn (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 M Clarence Roscoe Thorn ^{1 2 4 5}

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         Spouse: Hulda May Witherup (1882-      ) 1 4

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2 M Lewis A. Thorn ^{1 2}

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3 F Cora A. Thorn ²

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            AKA: Cora E. Thorne 1
           Born: 11 Jun 1888
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           Died: Sep 1969 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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4 M Thomas D. Thorne ¹

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5 F Fannie M. Thorne ¹

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           Born: Abt 1895
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         Spouse: Homer B. Baker (Abt 1892-      )
           Marr: 12 Oct 1914 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 6

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6 M Harold W. Thorne ¹

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7 M Charles K. Thorne ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William Nelson Thorne

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At the age of twenty-three he engaged with Phillips Brothers, and was in their employ for nine years. In 1883 he purchased the Clinton house, and thereafter conducted the business. In 1886 he was elected a member of the borough council, and was also president of the school board. Politically he was a Republican, a member of the I. O. O. F., and an adherent of the Presbyterian church.

1 Frederic A. Godcharles, LL.D., Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Vol. 21 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1934), Pg 268.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1001.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 104.

4 James Brockington Witherup, History of John Witherup Family from 1762 to 1909 (Butler, PA: Ziegler Printing Co., 1909), Pg 17.

5 Ruby Jane (Bailey) McCord, Genealogy of the Phipps Family (Self-published), Pg 22.

6 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #11202.