Genealogy Record For
Robert Thorpe - (Grace Stickell's Father)
Robert Bailey Thorpe (06/04/1870-10/23/1940)
  • Spouse: (Jennie) Jennifer Rebecca Markle (Thorpe) (05/11/1875-03/07/1942)
  • Children:
    1. Son: Edgar Lee Thorpe (11 NOV 1895 - 14 DEC 1968) B:Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia, D:Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey, Marriage to (Lottie) Elena Virginia Welch (1891-Aft 1920) and they had 2 children, Burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey)
    2. Son: Harvey Gilbert Thorpe, Sr. (06 SEP 1897 - 01 AUG 1969) B:Virginia, D:King's Daughters Hospital, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married Maude Rebecca Huff (1899-1964) and they had 4 children, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia with wife)
    3. Daughter: Maud A Thorpe (FEB 1899 - Aft 1900) B:Virginia, Likely died as an infant, Burial Unknown)
    4. Daughter: Robert E Thorpe (13 MAR 1900 - NOV 1974) B:Virginia, D:Birch River, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, Burial Unknown)
    5. Daughter: Grace Virginia Tharp (Stickell) (11/25/1902-07/15/1983)
    6. Son: (Lulu) Margert Lula Thorp (Unger) (31 DEC 1904 - 07 JUL 1979) B:Sugar Grove, Fairfield Co., Ohio, D:Winchester Memorial Hospital, Frederick Co, Virginia, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia)
    7. Son: Frederick Leslie Thorpe (18 MAR 1909 - 9 JUL 1966) B: West Virginia, D:New Jersey Sanatorium , Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Burial at Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia Virginia )
    8. Son: Carl Andrew Thorpe (23 MAR 1912 - 30 JAN 1987) B:West Virginia, D:Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, Marriage to 1) Eleanor M Foreman (1906-?) Before 1928 and they had no children, then Married Flora Ellen Tock (1913-1994) on 22 Dec 1928 in Berkeley, West Virginia, and they had one son and two daughters, Burial in Milford Union Cemetery, Milford, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey)
    9. Son: Merle C Thorpe (03/31/1914 - 11/27/1962) B:Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, D:Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey, Marriage to (Rose) Rosamond Kathleen Lance (1915-1994) and they had 6 kids, Burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey)
    10. Son: Earl Thorpe (Died in Infancy)
    11. Daughter: Pearl Thorpe (Died in Infancy)
  • Parents
    1. Father: William Bailey Tharp (29 Oct 1826 - 26 Apr 1888) B:Hardy, Bedford Co., Virginia, D:Wadesville, Virginia, Son of Beverly Tharp (1784-1850) and Mary Polly Cunningham (1784-1866), Married Amanda in 1865 and they had 10 children, Burial Unknown)
    2. Mother: Amanda R Watkins (Tharp) (Sep 1842 - 9 Feb 1909) B:Warren County, Virginia, Daughter of Eli Watkins (1812-1883) and Sara Ann Brown (1815-1857))
  • Siblings
    1. Sister: Mary Susan Tharp (Broy) (30 DEC 1865 - 1 JAN 1946) B:Clarke County, Virginia, D:Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married Joseph Lemuel Broy (1860-1939) on 30 March 1887 in Clarke Co., Virginia and they had 7 children, Burial at Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia with husband)
    2. Sister: (Annie) Barbara Anna Tharp (Dunn) (16 NOV 1867 - 1914) B:Clarke County, Virginia, D:West Virginia, Married Daniel Newton Dunn (1865-1943) on 8 Nov 1888 in Frederick, Virginia, they had 3 children, Burial at Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia with husband)
    3. Brother: William Beverly Tharp (2 JAN 1872 - 23 APR 1933) B:Virginia, D:Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Marriage to Annie L Crawford (1872-1951) in 1891 in Jefferson, West Virginia and they had 3 children, Burial at Morgan Chapel Graveyard, Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    4. Sister: Malulda Elizabeth Tharp (Dunn) (28 APRIL 1874 - 13 AUG 1964) B:Virginia, D:Berkeley, West Virginia, Married William Clinton Dunn (1871-1951) in 1894 and they had one son, Burial at Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia with husband)
    5. Sister: Louella Tharp (Davis) (7 NOV 1876 - 14 JUN 1962) B:Virginia, D:Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married Bailey Thomas Davis (1867-1950) on 25 Jul 1894 in Berkeley, West Virginia, Burial at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    6. Sister: Henry Lee Tharp (7 SEP 1878 - 31 JAN 1969) B:Virginia, D:Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, Married Emma Davis Bennett (1884-1959) before 1902 and they had 9 children, Burial at Paynes Chapel Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    7. Sister: (Virginia) Lucy Virginia Tharp (Spiker) (19 APR 1881 - 3 JAN 1919) B:West Virginia, D:Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, Married John Clarence Spiker (1877-1948) on 6 Jul 1905 in Berkeley, West Virginia and they had one son, Burial in Norborne Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia)
    8. Sister: (Kitty) Bertha Katherine Tharp (Heckler) (20 APRIL 1884 - ?) Married Unknown Heckler and they had one daughter, Burial unknown)
    9. Brother: Bernard Alton Tharp (20 APRIL 1884 - ?) B:Virginia, Married Annie Virginia Miller (1878-1899) on 24 Feb 1903 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia and they had 10 children, Burial Unknown)
Robert's Personal Information
Born in Unknown City/Co., Virginia (VA), USA on Saturday, June 4, 1870
Died in Phillipsburg, Warren Co., New Jersey (NJ), USA on Wednesday, October 23, 1940 (Age 70)
Cemetery: Rest United Methodist Church Cemetery in Rest, Frederick Co., Virginia (VA), USA
Plot: 38 East
Marriage to:
    (Jennie) Jennifer Rebecca Markle (Thorpe) (05/11/1875-03/07/1942) on Monday, October 1, 1894 (Age 24)
Interests: Sources (Continued)
Comments: Robert's mother Amanda Watkins (Tharp) was part Cherokee Indian. William and Amanda had 8 children.

Robert's father William Tharps parents were Beverly Tharp (male) (Died:21 Jan 1848) and Mary Cunningham (10 Apr 1773 - 9 Nov 1886). Beverly and Mary emigrated to the USA from England. They had a total of 12 children.

Robert seems to be the only child to change his last name to "Thorpe"
Source: Michael Wayne Godown (MD) and
Find A Grave Entry for Robert Bailey Thorpe and
Find A Grave Entry for Edgar Lee Thorpe, Sr. Child 1 and
Find A Grave Entry for Harvey Gilbert Thorpe, Sr Child 2 and
Find A Grave Entry for Margaret Lula "Lulu" Thorpe Unger Child 6 and
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