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Blanche Marie Thorpe¹

F, #101371, b. 11 November 1889, d. 4 July 1984

Father*: Joseph T. Thorpe b. 24 Jul 1857, d. 11 Feb 1910
Mother*: Mayday Smith b. 16 May 1858, d. 30 May 1942

Family: Ray Lemuel Eldridge

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

Donald Delos Eldridge b. 26 Dec 1919, d. 16 Oct 2007

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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, #101372, b. 13 October 1890

Father*: Joseph T. Thorpe b. 24 Jul 1857, d. 11 Feb 1910
Mother*: Mayday Smith b. 16 May 1858, d. 30 May 1942

Family: Geraldine Ruth Bower b. 12 Nov 1892, d. Nov 1973

Marriage*: Ray Vernon Thorpe married Geraldine Ruth Bower.

Betty Beryl Thorpe b. 29 Oct 1916, d. 27 May 1996
Jean L Thorpe b. 1917

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Birth

Oct 13, 1890

Hume, Bates Co, MO, USA²

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA⁴

Marriage

Occupation

Mount Vernon, WA, USA

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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, #101373, b. 1917

Father*: Ray Vernon Thorpe b. 13 Oct 1890
Mother*: Geraldine Ruth Bower b. 12 Nov 1892, d. Nov 1973

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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, #101374, b. 29 October 1916, d. 27 May 1996

Father*: Ray Vernon Thorpe b. 13 Oct 1890
Mother*: Geraldine Ruth Bower b. 12 Nov 1892, d. Nov 1973

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Birth

Oct 29, 1916

SSN

OR, USA, 542-12-8783²

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, #101375, b. January 1890

Father*: Frederick Ferienda Thorpe b. 30 Dec 1860, d. 2 Jun 1942
Mother*: Julia Sweeny b. Sep 1872

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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, #101376, b. 11 July 1896, d. 24 June 1989

Father*: Frederick Ferienda Thorpe b. 30 Dec 1860, d. 2 Jun 1942
Mother*: Julia Sweeny b. Sep 1872

Family: George W. Fairchild b. 28 Nov 1891, d. Oct 1978

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

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Birth

Jul 11, 1896

Peoria Co, IL, USA^1,2

Residence

1900

Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., KS, USA¹

Marriage

1919

SSN

CA, USA, 561-03-8798²

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, #101377, b. 26 December 1919, d. 16 October 2007

Father*: Ray Lemuel Eldridge
Mother*: Blanche Marie Thorpe b. 11 Nov 1889, d. 4 Jul 1984

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Birth

Dec 26, 1919

Skagit Co, WA, USA^2,1

SSN

WA, USA, 537-03-7098¹

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.

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Citations

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

Merle H. Thorpe

M, #101378, b. 1 November 1879, d. 31 October 1955

Father*: Joseph T. Thorpe b. 24 Jul 1857, d. 11 Feb 1910
Mother*: Mayday Smith b. 16 May 1858, d. 30 May 1942

Family: Lillian Isabella Day b. 8 Aug 1883, d. Aug 1965

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

George Day Thorpe+ b. 16 May 1913, d. 16 Mar 1982
Merle Thorpe , Jr b. 25 Apr 1917, d. 13 Feb 1994

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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

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George Day Thorpe

M, #101379, b. 16 May 1913, d. 16 March 1982

Father*: Merle H. Thorpe b. 1 Nov 1879, d. 31 Oct 1955
Mother*: Lillian Isabella Day b. 8 Aug 1883, d. Aug 1965

Family: Barbara Genevieve (B G) Corrigan

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

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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

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Merle Thorpe , Jr¹

M, #101380, b. 25 April 1917, d. 13 February 1994

Father*: Merle H. Thorpe b. 1 Nov 1879, d. 31 Oct 1955
Mother*: Lillian Isabella Day b. 8 Aug 1883, d. Aug 1965

Family: Sally Sweetser

Marriage*: Merle Thorpe , Jr married Sally Sweetser.

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Birth

Apr 25, 1917

Washington, DC, USA¹

Marriage

SSN

Washington, DC, USA, 578-44-7180¹

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.

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[S1042] Social Security Death Index.

Herbert Lincoln Thorpe

M, #101381, b. circa 1865, d. 28 August 1867

Father*: Thomas Thorpe b. 27 Jul 1832, d. 24 Oct 1883
Mother*: Angelina Frances Haughton b. c 1831, d. b 1900

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Birth

circa 1865

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

Death

Aug 28, 1867

Brimfield, Peoria Co, IL, USA

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Anna Livia Plurabelle Thorpe

F, #101382

Father*: George Day Thorpe b. 16 May 1913, d. 16 Mar 1982
Mother*: Barbara Genevieve (B G) Corrigan

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.

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Merle Thorpe III

M, #101383

Father*: George Day Thorpe b. 16 May 1913, d. 16 Mar 1982
Mother*: Barbara Genevieve (B G) Corrigan

Family: Maria (Mayi) Carmen del Sanchez

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

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George Day Thorpe , Jr

M, #101384

Father*: George Day Thorpe b. 16 May 1913, d. 16 Mar 1982
Mother*: Barbara Genevieve (B G) Corrigan

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Mallory (Molly) Dain Suber Thorpe

F, #101385

Father*: Peter Dain Suber
Mother*: Anna Livia Plurabelle Thorpe

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Lilian Day Suber Thorpe

F, #101386

Father*: Peter Dain Suber
Mother*: Anna Livia Plurabelle Thorpe

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Clyde Thorpe , Jr

M, #101387

Father*: Clyde Commadore Thorpe b. 30 Jun 1885, d. a 1955
Mother*: Alice Milicent Goodwin

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? Brown

F, #101388

Father*: James A. Brown
Mother*: Florence May Thorpe b. c 1869

Family 1: Jesse D. Howard

Marriage*: ? Brown married Jesse D. Howard.

Family 2: Elmer Brumm

Marriage*: ? Brown married Elmer Brumm.

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? Brown

M, #101389

Father*: James A. Brown
Mother*: Florence May Thorpe b. c 1869

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Maude May Henry^1,2

F, #101390, b. July 1883

Father*: John B. Henry b. 25 Feb 1858, d. 11 Feb 1927
Mother*: Emma Louise Thorpe b. 20 Jan 1863, d. 27 Apr 1932

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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, #101391, b. May 1889

Father*: John B. Henry b. 25 Feb 1858, d. 11 Feb 1927
Mother*: Emma Louise Thorpe b. 20 Jan 1863, d. 27 Apr 1932

Family: John W. McCorkle b. 1865

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.

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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.

Carmen Elena Sanchez Thorpe

F, #101392

Father*: Merle Thorpe III
Mother*: Maria (Mayi) Carmen del Sanchez

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Merle Emmett Sanchez Thorpe

M, #101393

Father*: Merle Thorpe III
Mother*: Maria (Mayi) Carmen del Sanchez

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Joseph Henry Haughton

M, #101394, b. 14 March 1854, d. 29 March 1916

Father*: Joseph Henry Haughton b. c 1827
Mother*: Elizabeth Taylor b. 1830, d. 4 Feb 1903

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Birth

Mar 14, 1854

Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Death

Mar 29, 1916

Korrumburra, Victoria, Australia

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Mary Ann Haughton

F, #101395, b. 31 August 1855, d. 7 August 1942

Father*: Joseph Henry Haughton b. c 1827
Mother*: Elizabeth Taylor b. 1830, d. 4 Feb 1903

Family: Henry Clark b. 1851, d. 7 Jun 1916

Marriage*: Mary Ann Haughton married Henry Clark on May 2, 1876 at Collingwood, Victoria, Australia.

William Henry Clark b. c 1877, d. b 1880
John Charles Clark+ b. c 1878, d. 24 May 1928
William Henry Clark b. c 1880, d. 1933
Joseph Henry Clark b. c 1882, d. 1882
Ernest Edward Clark b. c 1883, d. 1928
Joseph Henry Clark+ b. c 1886, d. 1938
Henry Clark b. c 1890, d. 1954
Herbert Clark b. c 1892, d. 1954

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Birth

Aug 31, 1855

Black Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Marriage

May 2, 1876

Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Death

Aug 7, 1942

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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Elizabeth Augusta Haughton

F, #101396, b. circa 1857, d. 1938

Father*: Joseph Henry Haughton b. c 1827
Mother*: Elizabeth Taylor b. 1830, d. 4 Feb 1903

Family: John Kinnane b. 25 Sep 1854, d. 25 Sep 1937

Marriage*: Elizabeth Augusta Haughton married John Kinnane on 1878 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Birth

circa 1857

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Marriage

1878

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Death

1938

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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John Charles Haughton

M, #101397, b. circa 1859, d. 1877

Father*: Joseph Henry Haughton b. c 1827
Mother*: Elizabeth Taylor b. 1830, d. 4 Feb 1903

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Birth

circa 1859

Scotchmans, Victoria, Australia

Death

1877

Victoria, Australia

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Angelina Sophia Haughton

F, #101398, b. 8 June 1860, d. 1862

Father*: Joseph Henry Haughton b. c 1827
Mother*: Elizabeth Taylor b. 1830, d. 4 Feb 1903

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Birth

Jun 8, 1860

Buningyong, Victoria, Australia

Death

1862

Victoria, Australia

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Emma Haughton

F, #101399, b. circa 1865, d. 1922

Father*: Joseph Henry Haughton b. c 1827
Mother*: Elizabeth Taylor b. 1830, d. 4 Feb 1903

Family: Coleman Kinnane b. 1 Jul 1859, d. 5 Jan 1932

Marriage*: Emma Haughton married Coleman Kinnane on Apr 4, 1883 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Margaret Kinnane b. c 1883
James Kinnane b. c 1886
Joseph Henry Kinnane b. c 1889
Elizabeth Kinnane b. c 1891
Elsie Kinnane b. c 1894
John Kinnane b. c 1899, d. 1906
Annie Kinnane b. c 1901
Agnes Kinnane b. c 1905
Matilda Kinnane b. c 1905
Alice Dorothy Kinnane b. c 1908

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Birth

circa 1865

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Marriage

Apr 4, 1883

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Death

1922

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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William Henry Clark

M, #101400, b. circa 1880, d. 1933

Father*: Henry Clark b. 1851, d. 7 Jun 1916
Mother*: Mary Ann Haughton b. 31 Aug 1855, d. 7 Aug 1942

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Birth

circa 1880

Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Death

1933

Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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