Joseph B. Thorp
b. 14 April 1814, d. 30 November 1850
- Joseph B. Thorp was born on 14 April 1814 in Georgia.
- He married Mary Maxwell Griggs, daughter of Henry Griggs and Ann G. Sturdivant, on 3 September 1846 in Hancock County, Georgia.
- Henry Griggs and Ann G. Sturdivant appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Joseph B. Thorp, John William Griggs, Francis Marion Griggs, Martha Ann Elizabeth Griggs, Mary Maxwell Griggs, Joseph Paul Thorp, Henry R. Thorp and James Kelly Markey. Also in the household was Georgia-born farmer A. William Jackson, age 27.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- His wife Mary Maxwell Griggs became a widow at his death.
- Joseph B. Thorp died on 30 November 1850 at age 36 in Plantersville, Grimes County, Texas.
- He was interred at Plantersville Cemetery, Plantersville, Grimes County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 5 Sep 2012
Family: Mary Maxwell Griggs b. 10 July 1826, d. 28 August 1907
- Joseph Paul Thorp b. 6 September 1847, d. 2 May 1934
- Henry R. Thorp+ b. circa May 1849, d. 16 May 1917