Houghton Surname Project

Emma Louise Thorpe¹

F, #101341, b. 20 January 1863, d. 27 April 1932

Family: John B. Henry

Marriage*: Emma Louise Thorpe married John B. Henry.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 20, 1863

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Marriage

Residence

1900

Elmwood, Peoria, IL, USA¹

Death

Apr 27, 1932

Knox Co, IL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

Herbert Charles Thorpe

M, #101342, b. circa 1867, d. 1893

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

circa 1867

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Death

1893

Pedigree

Florence May Thorpe

F, #101343, b. circa 1869

Family 1: Owen Walter Brown

Marriage*: Florence May Thorpe married Owen Walter Brown.

Family 2: James A. Brown

Marriage*: Florence May Thorpe married James A. Brown.

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

circa 1869

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Marriage

Pedigree

Allen Von Wagner Johnson Thorpe¹

M, #101344, b. 11 September 1878, d. 6 November 1940

Biography

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Birth

Sep 11, 1878

Elmwood, Peoria Co, IL, USA¹

Residence

Mar 1, 1905

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA²

Death

Nov 6, 1940

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com
[S1440] Ancestry.com., Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.

Lois Beryl Thorpe¹

F, #101345, b. August 1884

Family: Harper Cunningham Bower

Marriage*: Lois Beryl Thorpe married Harper Cunningham Bower on circa 1915.

Biography

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Birth

Aug, 1884

Hume, Bates Co, MO, USA²

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA²

Marriage

circa 1915

Pedigree

Citations

[S1420] Ancestry.com, One World Tree.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

Clyde Commadore Thorpe¹

M, #101346, b. 30 June 1885, d. after 1955

Family: Alice Milicent Goodwin

Marriage*: Clyde Commadore Thorpe married Alice Milicent Goodwin.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Jun 30, 1885

Hume, Bates Co, MO, USA, Jun 1886, 1900 census^1,2

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA²

Marriage

Death

after 1955

AK, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942."
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

Blanche Marie Thorpe¹

F, #101347, b. 11 November 1889, d. 4 July 1984

Family: Ray Lemuel Eldridge

Marriage*: Blanche Marie Thorpe married Ray Lemuel Eldridge on Oct 21, 1917 at Ellsworth Co, KS, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Nov 11, 1889

Hume, Bates Co, MO, USA, Nov 1888, MO¹

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA²

Marriage

Oct 21, 1917

Ellsworth Co, KS, USA¹

Death

Jul 4, 1984

Olympia, Thurston Co, WA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1420] Ancestry.com, One World Tree.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

Ray Vernon Thorpe^1,2,3

M, #101348, b. 13 October 1890

Family: Geraldine Ruth Bower

Marriage*: Ray Vernon Thorpe married Geraldine Ruth Bower.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 13, 1890

Hume, Bates Co, MO, USA²

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA⁴

Marriage

Occupation

Mount Vernon, WA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1420] Ancestry.com, One World Tree.
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942."
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

Jean L Thorpe¹

F, #101349, b. 1917

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

1917

Residence

1930

Sea Isle City, Cape May Co., NJ, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census.

Betty Beryl Thorpe^1,2

F, #101350, b. 29 October 1916, d. 27 May 1996

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 29, 1916

Death

May 27, 1996

Nevada, Vernon Co, MO, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1420] Ancestry.com, One World Tree.
[S1042] Social Security Death Index.

Neita Thorpe¹

F, #101351, b. January 1890

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan, 1890

Peoria Co, IL, USA¹

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

Labone Gal Thorpe^1,2

F, #101352, b. 11 July 1896, d. 24 June 1989

Family: George W. Fairchild

Marriage*: Labone Gal Thorpe married George W. Fairchild on 1919.

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jul 11, 1896

Peoria Co, IL, USA^1,2

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA¹

Marriage

1919

Death

Jun 24, 1989

Carmichael, Sacramento Co, CA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
[S1042] Social Security Death Index.

Donald Delos Eldridge¹

M, #101353, b. 26 December 1919, d. 16 October 2007

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Dec 26, 1919

Skagit Co, WA, USA^2,1

Residence

1996

Olympia, WA, USA²

Death

Oct 16, 2007

Olympia, Thurston Co, WA, USA¹

Note

Oct 18, 2007

Olympian, The (WA) - October 18, 2007
Deceased Name: Eldridge, Donald Delos
Eldridge, Donald Delos, 87, Lacey, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065.
Copyright, 2007, The Olympian, All Rights Reserved.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index.
[S1442] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1.

Merle H. Thorpe

M, #101354, b. 1 November 1879, d. 31 October 1955

Family: Lillian Isabella Day

Marriage*: Merle H. Thorpe married Lillian Isabella Day.

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Nov 1, 1879

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Marriage

Residence

1925

Washington, DC, USA

Occupation

England

Death

Oct 31, 1955

Washington, DC, USA

Education

between 1973 and 1989

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, B.A.1973 Greek; Ph.D. Classics

Pedigree

George Day Thorpe

M, #101355, b. 16 May 1913, d. 16 March 1982

Family: Barbara Genevieve (B G) Corrigan

Marriage*: George Day Thorpe married Barbara Genevieve (B G) Corrigan.

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

May 16, 1913

Lawrence, KS, USA

Marriage

Education

1936

Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, A.B., English

Occupation

Journalist (book critic and music critic for the Washington Star).

Burial

Mar, 1982

Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill, ME, USA

Death

Mar 16, 1982

Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, USA

Pedigree

Merle Thorpe , Jr¹

M, #101356, b. 25 April 1917, d. 13 February 1994

Family: Sally Sweetser

Marriage*: Merle Thorpe , Jr married Sally Sweetser.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 25, 1917

Washington, DC, USA¹

Marriage

Death

Feb 13, 1994

Chevy Chase, MD, USA¹

Obituary

Feb 15, 1994

Merle Thorpe, 76, Shareholders' Rights Advocate
By ALISON LEIGH COWAN
Published: February 15, 1994
Merle Thorpe Jr., a Washington lawyer who fought for the rights of shareholders in the United States and of Palestinians in the Middle East, died on Sunday at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 76.
He had throat cancer for two years, said his stepson, Peter M. Castleman.
Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University, Mr. Thorpe earned his law degree from Yale in 1941. He was a partner for 26 years with the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson, but friends say he never relished practicing law and was pleased to be better known for his accomplishments outside the office.
Long before proxy fights became fashionable, Mr. Thorpe used his knowledge of securities law to wage battles against corporations. He waged a successful proxy fight against the Beaver Lodge Oil Company in the late 1950's, and more recently improved by $13 million what shareholders of First American Bank of Virginia received when the company was sold. The purchaser's ties to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International eventually led to the bank's near-collapse and sale under pressure from Federal regulators.
Mr. Thorpe also started two mutual funds with Newton Steers, a former Congressman from Maryland. The venture eventually gave him the financial independence to act on some of his philanthropic ideas.
A trip to the Middle East in 1975 with former Senator J. W. Fulbright inspired Mr. Thorpe to seek peace in the region. Through his Foundation for Middle East Peace, he called on Jews and Palestinians to establish two states and to recognize each other. Unfinished Battles
One of two battles that he left unfinished was with the Citizens Utilities Company in Stamford, Conn. Unhappy that the company's chairman, Leonard Tow, was being paid millions of dollars more than any other utility executive in the nation, Mr. Thorpe, a longtime shareholder, brought a lawsuit in July. The complaint accused the company of breaching its fiduciary duty to shareholders and the chairman of using inducements to control 'an already supine board.'
Richard Koppes, the general counsel of the California Public Employees Retirement Fund, another powerful shareholder that joined Mr. Thorpe's suit, said, 'It was extremely courageous on his part to bring his action and to stand up.'
The other suit concerns Cerbco, an environmental services company in Landover, Md. In that 1990 lawsuit, Mr. Thorpe accused the controlling shareholders, Robert and George Erikson, of trying to sell their stake at a premium in a deal that bypassed the minority shareholders.
In addition to Mr. Castleman, of New Canaan, Conn., Mr. Thorpe is survived by his wife, Sally Sweetser Thorpe, and three other stepchildren, Sally C. Currie of Fairview, Pa., Samuel T. Castleman 3d of Chevy Chase, and Eugenia C. Ourisman of Washington.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index.

Herbert Lincoln Thorpe

M, #101357, b. circa 1865, d. 28 August 1867

Biography

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Birth

circa 1865

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Death

Aug 28, 1867

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Pedigree

Anna Livia Plurabelle Thorpe

F, #101358

Family 1: Alan Roth Plutzik

Marriage*: Anna Livia Plurabelle Thorpe married Alan Roth Plutzik.

Family 2: Peter Dain Suber

Marriage*: Anna Livia Plurabelle Thorpe married Peter Dain Suber.

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Merle Thorpe III

M, #101359

Family: Maria (Mayi) Carmen del Sanchez

Marriage*: Merle Thorpe III married Maria (Mayi) Carmen del Sanchez.

Biography

Corresponded with author

Marriage*: ? Brown married Jesse D. Howard.

Family 2: Elmer Brumm

Marriage*: ? Brown married Elmer Brumm.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

? Brown

M, #101365

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Pedigree

Maude May Henry^1,2

F, #101366, b. July 1883

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul, 1883

IL, USA¹

Residence

1900

Elmwood, Peoria, IL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census.

Florence Marie Henry^1,2

F, #101367, b. May 1889

Family: John W. McCorkle

Marriage*: Florence Marie Henry married John W. McCorkle on before 1920.
Divorce*: Florence Marie Henry and John W. McCorkle were divorced before 1930 at Peoria Co, IL, USA.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May, 1889

IL, USA¹

Residence

1900

Elmwood, Peoria, IL, USA¹

Marriage

before 1920

Divorce

before 1930

Peoria Co, IL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census.

Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Death

Mar 29, 1916

Korrumburra, Victoria, Australia

Pedigree