We are indebted to Linda Ryan Crawford, a Thrasher descendant who lives in Ringdale, PA, and to Tina Pastusic from Plains, PA, for this
historical presentation. Linda can be reached at ringdale@hotmail.com and Tina can be reached at Tmpiglet1964@aol.com.
Stephen Thrasher and Descendants
STEPHEN THRASHER (George, George Thrasher); born June 18, 1832; died
February 21, 1890; buried in Thrasher's cemetery, Dushore, PA
Married CAROLINE KINSLEY ; she was born in 1831; died in 1893;
buried in Thrasher's cemetery, Dushore
Children of Stephen & Caroline Kinsley Thrasher:
- Edyth Thrasher 1864-1932
- Eli Thrasher 1865-1928
- Lydia M. Thrasher 1868-1952
- George C. Thrasher 1871-1944
- Anna Thrasher 1873-1945
1. Edyth E. Thrasher (Stephen, George, George); born in 1864; died March
22, 1932
Never married
The Sullivan Review
March 23, 1932
Miss Edyth Thrasher of Albany Valley died Tuesday night of a short illness at her
home.
She is survived by two sisters, Miss Lydia & Anna at home, and one brother
George Thrasher of Mildred.
Funeral service will be held from her late home on Saturday afternoon at
2 o’clock. Interment in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in the family plot.
2. Eli A. Thrasher (Stephen, George, George); born 1865; died April 9,
1928; buried in Thrasher's cemetery, Dushore
Married Emma C. Steiner on June 4, 1902; she was born in 1871, daughter of
Henry Steiner. She died July 24, 1944; buried in Thrasher's cemetery, Dushore
Children of Eli & Emma Steiner Thrasher:
- Clayton Thrasher
- Earl Thrasher
3. Lydia M. Thrasher (Stephen, George, George); born 1868; died July 31, 1952
Never Married.
The Sullivan Review
August 7, 1952
Lydia M. Thresher, 83, passed away at her home in Albany Valley Thursday
afternoon following a short illness.
The daughter of the late Stephen and Caroline Kinsley Thresher, she was born
in Albany twp and spent all of her life in that area. She was a member of St.
Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren Church of Dushore.
Surviving are three nephews, Irvin, and Theodore Thresher of Elmira, and
Archie Thresher of Mildred.
Funeral services were held at the Tubach Funeral Home in Dushore. Rev. L.R.
Fuhrman officiating. Interment in Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Dushore.
4. George C. Thrasher (Stephen, George, George); born 1871; died August 3, 1938.
Married Mary _______She died April 1964
Children of George & Mary Thrasher:
- Theodore Thrasher
- Archie Thrasher 1908-1968
- Irvin Thrasher
- Ruth Thrasher
II. Archie Thrasher born July 17, 1908; died October 12, 1968;
buried in Thrasher's cemetery, Dushore
Married Theresa Stavisky on August 7, 1959; she was born September 29,
1912; daughter of Anthony & Julia (Stetz) Stavisky; she died May 1988;
buried in St. Vladimir’s Cemetery, Lopez, PA
They had no children
- Anna E. Thrasher
(Stephen, George, George); born in 1873; died April 1945;
buried in Thrasher's cemetery, Dushore
Never married.
The Sullivan Review
April 26, 1945
Miss Anna Thresher, 65, of Dushore RD, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Thresher, died at the Robert Packer hospital in Sayre Saturday morning
after a short illness. She is survived by one sister, Lydia at home, and four
nephews, Earl Thresher of Waverly, N.Y., Irvin of Athens, Theodore of the Army
Medical Corps in England and Archie of an Army training camp in Mississippi.
Miss Thresher has lived in the Albany Valley community all her life and was very
well known around that section.
The funeral will be at the home at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rev, Glenn Alderhold of
Dushore Evangelical church will officiate. Burial will be in the Thresher cemetery.
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