Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Thorn, Elizabeth Elma Lawhead March 18, 1891
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Raftsman's Journal 
Mrs. Elizabeth Thorn

Wife of George Thorn, of this place passed into eternal rest at 7 o'clock on 
Wednesday morning, March 11th.  She had been enjoying her usual good health up 
to Tuesday evening, and at the time she was stricken down was engaged in 
conversation with her husband and several of her children, who had come in 
during the evening.  Her death was due to paralysis of the brain.  She was 
uncoscious from the time she was stricken until death came, although all was 
done, that medical skill could do, to revive her, but of no avail.  Her death 
was calm and peaceful.  
Mrs. Thorn's maiden name was Lawhead.  She was born near Milesburg, Centre 
County, January 25th, 1827, and was in her 65th year at the time of her 
death.  
She was married in 1845 to her surviving husband and together they have 
resided in Clearfield since that time, bearing each others joys and sorrows 
and laboring together for the maintenance of a good home, which they gained by 
honest toil, and together reared a large family of children, of whom nine, 
survive her, viz: Dr. Ai, of Kylertown, Ashley, Warren, Frank, Boyd, Mrs. Noel 
B. Lee, and Mrs Joshua Flaharty, of Clearfield, Charles of Bell township, and 
Dr. Paul D., of Irwin, Pa.  Mrs Hannah Gulich, Mrs Wilson Hoover, Nathan and 
Zebedee Lawhead are her surviving brothers and sisters.  
Mrs. Thorn represented the highest type of womanhood, and her life exemplified 
all that pertains to the true mother and wife.  She was charitable, kind, and 
affectionate, and her deeds will live after her.  Her aged husband and family 
have the sympathy of the people in this sudden and sad affliction.  The 
funeral took place from her late residence on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, 
Rev. J.W. Henderson, of the Luthern church, officiating.


Additional Comments:
Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathan and Catharine Ludwig Lawhead, who came to 
Clearfield County about 1833 after coming from Lancaster County, and living in 
Centre County for a number of years.   

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