Thornberry - John R.
Montgomery County, Indiana
Crawfordsville Weekly Journal
September 21, 1894
September 21, 1894
Death of Dr. Thornberry.
Dr. John R. Thornberry died Thursday at 12:30 a.m. at his residence on
Wabash street of cancer of the stomach, after a long and painful illness. The
funeral will occur this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence. Revs.
Fuson and Greene officiating.
Dr. Thornberry was born three miles east of Thorntown, Boone County,
forty-four years ago, and has resided in this and Boone County all his life. He
was an excellent [physician, but for the past several years declining health
has deterred him from regular practice. He leaves a wife and two children to
mourn his loss. Dr. Thornberry was a patient sufferer and really died a
thousand deaths during his protracted illness, and the end came to him as a
relief. The pall bearers at the funeral will be Drs. Ristine, Hutchings, Cowan,
Ensminger, Barcus and May.
Transcribed by: Tracy Jones 3-8-2002
Thornberry, John R.(D.)
Date of Birth: 1850
Place of Death: Crawfordsville,In
Date of Death: 9.19.1894
Schools attended: Miami
Year Medical Grad or Attendance: 1881
Obit location: JAMA 23:561, 1894
County: Montgomery (Pleasant Hill / Crawfordsville)
Sources: Physicians Directory of Kentucky and Indiana 1893 South Washington
/ P1886 / Indiana State Board of Health 1882, 1884, 1890
Record# 1700 in database 19th Indiana Century Physicians
Source: 19th Century
Database of Indiana Physicians