Major John C. Thorp

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: Between 1844 and 1845, Oregon Trail
• Census: Apr 1845, Oregon Trail Pioneer Index
• Census: 1850, Polk Co, Oregon

Notes:

Other-Begin:
Emigrants to Oregon in 1844
compiled by Stephenie Flora
oregonpioneers.com
copyright © 2004

Captains of 1844
*1: At Council Bluffs, the Stephens-Murphy party started the last week of May and headed westward along the north side of the Platte River to Fort Laramie. This party consisted of about 40 men and 27 wagons. The group was captained by Elisha Stephens and guided, at times, by Caleb Greenwood and his sons. This group were less effected by the bad spring weather than those who traveled the "Kansas" routes. They later were to split at Fort Hall, with a group of about 26 men, 8 women and 17 children heading for California. Isaac Hitchcock is mentioned in several sources as assisting the party in getting to their destination. New documentation suggests that he was in California as early as 1832 and would have had the knowledge to accomplish this task.

*2: The remaining group, captained by John Thorpe (or Tharp), followed the same route traveled by the American Board missionaries of 1836, and reached the Willamette well ahead of the companies from Independence and St. Joseph.

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Census:
Name: Thorp, John
Born in Kentucky
Ancestry English
Settled in turn in the states: Missouri
Married to Lucy Embree
Started to Oregon 1844 from Missouri
Route: Plains, Arrived April 1845
First location Independence
Occupation Miner & Farmer
Died Independence 1882
remarks: Soldier in Mar 1812



Census:
1850 Polk Co, Oregon
residence 72
Bound, Jas B. 51 1799 TN
Thos L. 26 TN
John A. 12 1838 MO
Eliza A. 1840 MO
Sarah E. 8 1842 MO
James M. 6 1844 MO

residence 76
Thorpe John 60 1790 KY
Elvin 30 1820 MO
Milton 23 1827 MO
Theodore 18 1832 MO
Hannah 30 1820 TN
Eliza 13 1837 MO

residence 78
F M Thorpe 28 1822 Missouri
Margt Thorpe 28 1822 Tennessee
Dulcina Thorpe 6 1844 Missouri
Lycurgus Thorpe 4 Oregon
William Thorpe 3 Oregon
Benjamin Thorpe 2 Oregon
Robt Thorpe 1 Oregon

John married Lucinda Embree on 23 Jul 1818 in Howard Co, Missouri. Lucinda (daughter of William Simpson Embree and Jane Frances Bush) was born on 3 Mar 1798; died in 1832 in of, Polk Co, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elvin A. Thorp was born on 13 Jan 1820 in Howard Co, Missouri; died on 10 Aug 1906 in Baker Co, Oregon.
2. Fielden Mortimer Thorp was born on 13 Apr 1822 in Howard Co, Missouri; died on 11 Feb 1893 in Kittitas Valley, Kittitas Co, Washington; was buried in Thorp-Splawn Pioneer Cem, Kittitas Co, Washington.
3. Arrominta Thorp was born on 11 Nov 1824 in Howard Co, Missouri; died on 20 Jan 1849 in Independence, Polk Co, Oregon.
4. Amanda Thorp was born in 1826 in Clay Co, Missouri; died on 19 Dec 1848 in San Francisco Co, California.
5. Milton C. Thorp was born in 1827 in Clay Co, Missouri; died after 1850 in of, Polk Co, Oregon.
6. Theodore C. Thorp was born on 9 Mar 1829 in Clay Co, Missouri; died on 6 Sep 1903.

William married Frances Owen on 25 Jan 1795 in Madison Co, Kentucky. Frances (daughter of Barnett Owen and Frances Whitlow) was born on 13 May 1773 in Lunenburg, Virginia; died on 30 Jul 1860 in Jackson Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dodson married Polly Holaday about 1770 in Virginia. Polly was born in 1765 in Virginia; died in 1780 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barnett married Frances Whitlow in 1763 in Lunenburg, Virginia. Frances was born about 1745 in Lunenburg, Virginia; died after 1829 in Madison Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]