m. 10 Oct 1931
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Born |
28 Aug 1892 |
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA |
Died |
17 Jan 1981 |
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Buried |
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Married |
10 Oct 1931 [1, 2, 3] |
Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, USA [1, 2, 3] |
Father |
Thornburg, William Daniel | F17365 Group Sheet |
Mother |
Ball, Lucy Anne | F17365 Group Sheet |
Born |
7 Nov 1938 |
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Died |
27 Aug 1984 |
Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, New York, USA |
Buried |
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Spouse |
Cooper, Donald Cole | F17366 |
Married |
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Sources |
- [S28] The Compendium of American Genealogy.
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 15 Jan 2018.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 17 Jun 1936, page 25
S. Raymond Thornburg to Wed Miss Pherbia Thomas
New York, June 16. -- Special -- Pherbia Thomas, daigher of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Thomas of Asbury Park and sister of Lowell Thomas, novelist and Radio commentator, will be married on Saturday to S. Raymond Thornburg, formerly of Evansville, Ill., at Paling (sic), N.Y. Mr. Thornburg, now in the oil business, formerly was in the investment banking business in Chicago. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan college in 1915. Miss Thomas was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1926.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 16 Jan 2018.
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 3 Feb 1981, page 5
Extracted information:
Raymond "Pinky" Thornburg, 88, Danbur, Conn., formerly of Davenport d. 17 Jan in Danbury.
"He was president of Pawling Rubber Co and served as chairman until 1976. Mr. Thornburg was director of the company at the time of his death."
"Mr. Thornburg organized and was president of the Investigation and Finance Co., Chicago. He also served as financial advisor to the governor of Shansi Province in West China. He also was publisher of Guideposts magazine."
"Mr. Thornburg married Pherbia Thomas in 1936 in Quaker Hill, Pawling. She died Nov. 24, 1980."
Graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University
Served on the Metropolitan Board of the YMCA of Greater New York, 1953-1972. One of the founders of the Y of the Holiday Hills branch and as chairman of the board of Holiday Hills, 1955-1972.
"Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Cole (Pherbia) Cooper, Fairbanks. Ala. (sic); one grandson, and a nephew, Lowell Thomas, Jr., Anchorage, Alaska."
Researched by Ted Smith
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