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William Thome

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William Thome

Birth
Death
16 Oct 1848 (aged 70–71)
Burial
Grantville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
row next to the west wall
Memorial ID
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William Thome (AKA Thom) married Margaret Hays on 14 Jan 1816 at Old Hanover Church.
William Thorne (sic), born 1777, died 16 Oct 1848. (His gravestone clearly says Thome and not Thorne.) He married Margaret Hays on 14 Jan 1816 at Old Hanover Church. William Thom (sic) was a member of the church 1802-1842 and John Thome was 1802-1815. William and Margaret "ThoRNe's" (sic) gravestone dates are listed. Beside the title page: William Thome had a pew in 1800, #44 in the Plan of Hanover Church (was this his, or a possible father?). The Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D., published in 1878 by the Historical Society of Dauphin County, pages 19, 26, 27, 35, 36.

William Thome ws listed on the 1790, 1800 and 1810 censuses in Dauphin Co., PA. 1810 was in East Hanover Twp in same county. In 1830, William Tom was in East Hanover Twp.

See group shot of graves. William's is on the left and Margaret's is on the right. In front of them, their foot stones say W----T and M----T. William's foot stone is engraved on the reverse side. His wife Margaret is buried on the right. They are both next to the west wall.

His gravestone (using enlarged photo) says:

In
Memory of
WILLIAM THOME
Who departed this Life
Oct 16 1848.
In the 71 Year of his
Age.
(bottom left corner) J. Smith H____ (perhaps the stone engraver)
All three photos were kindly taken and sent to me to post herein, by EAF in Sep/Oct 2006.

Bio by LSP
William Thome (AKA Thom) married Margaret Hays on 14 Jan 1816 at Old Hanover Church.
William Thorne (sic), born 1777, died 16 Oct 1848. (His gravestone clearly says Thome and not Thorne.) He married Margaret Hays on 14 Jan 1816 at Old Hanover Church. William Thom (sic) was a member of the church 1802-1842 and John Thome was 1802-1815. William and Margaret "ThoRNe's" (sic) gravestone dates are listed. Beside the title page: William Thome had a pew in 1800, #44 in the Plan of Hanover Church (was this his, or a possible father?). The Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D., published in 1878 by the Historical Society of Dauphin County, pages 19, 26, 27, 35, 36.

William Thome ws listed on the 1790, 1800 and 1810 censuses in Dauphin Co., PA. 1810 was in East Hanover Twp in same county. In 1830, William Tom was in East Hanover Twp.

See group shot of graves. William's is on the left and Margaret's is on the right. In front of them, their foot stones say W----T and M----T. William's foot stone is engraved on the reverse side. His wife Margaret is buried on the right. They are both next to the west wall.

His gravestone (using enlarged photo) says:

In
Memory of
WILLIAM THOME
Who departed this Life
Oct 16 1848.
In the 71 Year of his
Age.
(bottom left corner) J. Smith H____ (perhaps the stone engraver)
All three photos were kindly taken and sent to me to post herein, by EAF in Sep/Oct 2006.

Bio by LSP

Inscription

In
Memory of
WILLIAM THOME
Who departed this Life
Oct 16 1848.
In the 71 Year of his
Age.


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  • Created by: LSP
  • Added: Nov 8, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16555507/william-thome: accessed ), memorial page for William Thome (1777–16 Oct 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16555507, citing Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard, Grantville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LSP (contributor 46860931).