James Frances Thorne, Sr

1928 - 2011  (82 years)

• Name	James Frances Thorne  [1]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	20 Oct 1928	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Residence	1940	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	Nov 1951	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Death	18 Jul 2011	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA   [2]
  James Francis Thorne Sr Obituary	31 Aug 2011	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [6]
  		James Francis Thorne Sr Obituary
  Name	James F Thorn  [3]
  Name	James F Thorne  [5]
  Name	James F. Thorne  [2]
  Name	James F. Thorne  [2]
  Name	James Francis Thorne  [4]
  Reference Number	20036
  Residence	Detroit   [2]
  Residence	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Father
  Person ID	I20036	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Joseph Thorne,   b. 18 Apr 1877, Simcoe, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Sep 1959, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Anna Josephine Coughlin,   b. 20 Dec 1897, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 30 Dec 1948, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	29 Oct 1927	St Wilson, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F7231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joanne Threse Killen,   b. 19 Jul 1930, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 31 May 2004 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1951	Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Robert Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Andrew Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 3. Patricia Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 4. M Suzanne Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 5. Christine Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 6. Ann Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Christopher Thorne  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Mark J Thorne,   b. 14 Sep 1952, Fort Knox, Hardin, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Oct 2007, Glennallen, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 9. James Francis Thorne, Jr,   b. 1 May 1961, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 2 Oct 2018, Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F7195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1928 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - 1935 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - Nov 1951 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1951 - Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Death - 18 Jul 2011 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA James Francis Thorne Sr Obituary - 31 Aug 2011 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - - Detroit Residence - Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Father - - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	James Francis Thorne Sr From his obituary
  	James Francis Thorne Sr Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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