Jessie Pearl Lunceford

Brief Life History of Jessie Pearl

When Jessie Pearl Lunceford was born on 2 November 1902, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Edgar Lunceford, was 30 and her mother, Laura Ann Anderson, was 35. She married Guy Cleveland Thorpe on 7 June 1922, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Scott, Fauquier, Virginia, United States for about 20 years and Marshall District, Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 2 March 1945, in Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Guy Cleveland Thorpe
1895–1970
Jessie Pearl Lunceford
1902–1945
Marriage: 7 June 1922
Thomas Franklin Thorpe
1923–1986
Shirley Baxley Thorpe
1924–2016
Lola Inez Thorpe
1926–2014

Sources (11)

  • Jessie P Thorpp in household of Guy C Thorpp, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jesssica Pearl Lombard Thorpe, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  • Jessie P Lanceford in entry for Guy C Thorpe, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Lunsford .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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