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George E Thrall

Male 1836 - 1916  (79 years)


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  • Name George E Thrall  [1, 2
    Birth 24 Feb 1836  Rutland, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Abt 1856  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Hotel manager 
    • He decided at about 20, to enter the hotel business and the agitation about the time of the start of the Civil War found him managing a Hotel in New Orleans. From there, he wrote interesting letters home, particularly to his sister "Franc" or Frances who was his favourite. He continued in the hotel business until his two sons were about half-grown, living invarious parts of the country, lastly in Omaha, Nebraska.
    Death 22 Feb 1916  [1
    Notes 
    • Was one of two sons and several daughters of a well-known lawyer, locally educated. His great delight was his family and he was never happier than when most or all of his descendants were around him The big old house he bought on Gross Ile, about twenty miles from Detroit and on an island in the Detroit River, was the family home until his death and did often hold all the children and grandchildren of his branch of the family. George had a delightful sense of humour and a great kindliness. He was a successful businessman and a beloved and respected husband, father and grandfather. It can truly be said, "His word is his bond." [2, 3]
    Person ID I487  US Thrall family
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2006 

    Father Reuben Rose Thrall,   b. 5 Dec 1795, Rutland, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1890 (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth H Gove   d. 17 Sep 1849 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1829  [4, 5
    Family ID F175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie Clarkson,   b. 17 Jun 1841   d. 10 Nov 1927 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1866  Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Founded the Detroit Screw Works  [3
    Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Alice Thrall,   b. 4 Sep 1867, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1933, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +2. Frederick Chaffee Thrall,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1917, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     3. George Clarkson Thrall,   b. 10 Sep 1876, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2004 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 65 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 101 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 102 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S3] Genealogy of Walter G Thrall, (http://www.thrale.com/genealogy_walter_g_thrall), 12 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 39 (Reliability: 3).