Don Bishop Thorp (1892 - 1978)

Born 27 Jul 1892 in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA

Husband of Marian Alice (Reed) Thorp — married 23 Oct 1915 in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA

Died 25 Jul 1978 at age 85 in Los Angeles Co., California, USA

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Biography

Don Thorp was born 27 July 1892 in Akron, Ohio.

1900 census^[1]1910 census^[2]

He married Marian Reed 23 October 1915 in Akron, Ohio.^[3]

He registered for World War I in June 1917 in Delta Farms, Louisiana.^[4]

1930 census -- Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Ellen Thorp, head, own $6000, white, female, age 72, widow, born Ohio, father born England, mother born England; Don B Thorp, son, white, male, age 36, widow, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, mechanic job work; Reed B Thorp, grandson, white, female, age 13, single, born Louisiana, father born Ohio, mother born Montana, attended school^[5]

1940 census^[6]

He registered for World War II in Los Angeles, California.^[7]

1950 census^[8]

He died 25 July 1978 in Los Angeles, California.^[9][10]

Notes

• Don's middle name is confirmed on his WWI draft registration card (already sourced).
• His wife's name is spelled "Marion" on their marriage record. It also has his parents listed.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMX4-5XT : accessed 23 May 2018), Don Thorp in household of L G Thorp, Middlebury Township, Precinct C Akron city Ward 1, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 11A, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,323.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLJM-WJD : accessed 23 May 2018), Don B Thorp in household of Mrs. E B Thorp, Akron Ward 1, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 6A, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1233; FHL microfilm 1,375,246.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDWP-C36 : 10 February 2018), Don B. Thorp and Marion A. Reed, 23 Oct 1915; citing Summit, Ohio, United States, reference P428; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 902,063.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ86-4BD : 13 March 2018), Don Bishop Thorp, 1917-1918; citing Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,684,810.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCZB-7Y5 : accessed 23 May 2018), Don B Thorp in household of Ellen B Thorp, Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 539, sheet 6B, line 84, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 152; FHL microfilm 2,339,887.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9ZH-5BH : accessed 23 May 2018), Donald B Thorpe in household of Ellen B Thorpe, Councilmanic District 6, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-395, sheet 6A, line 38, family 151, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 422.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4DQ-GTJ : 8 November 2017), Don Bishop Thorp, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XGH-4NZ4 : Sat Mar 25 00:35:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Don B. Thorp and Edward J. Irvine, 7 April 1950.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBQN-DJZ : 20 May 2014), Don Thorp, Jul 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYG-DLV : 26 November 2014), Donald Bishop Thorp, 25 Jul 1978; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.