Ellyson Lugnot Thorp
1900–1959 (Age 58)
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
The Life of Ellyson Lugnot
When Ellyson Lugnot Thorp was born on 27 October 1900, in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Morris Thorp, was 29 and his mother, Mamie E. Jennings, was 24. He died on 6 March 1959, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Andrew Morris Thorp
1870–1957
Mamie E. Jennings
1876–1944
Ellyson Lugnot Thorp
1900–1959
Parents & Siblings
1870–1957Male
1876–1944Female
siblings
(1)
1900–1959Male
World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 1
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · Maggie Lena Walker Opens Bank
Age 1
Maggie Lena Walker was the first African American and woman to open a bank. She opened the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank on August 20, 1901. She encouraged the young people to start saving their pennies in her bank and when they hit a hundred pennies they could start a bank account with the bank.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 16
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
1 English: variant spelling of Thorpe .2 Scandinavian: variant of Torp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Ellyson Thorp in household of Andrew M Thorp, "United States Census, 1910"
Ellison L Thorp in household of Andrew M Thorp, "United States Census, 1930"
Ellyson L Thorp in household of Andrew M Thorp, "United States Census, 1940"
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