Later years

At the time of the U.S. Census of 1900, Thorne was living with his parents in Ypsilanti and working in a woolen mill.

In a September 1918 draft registration card, Thorne was living in Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...

, and identified his present occupation as manufacturer and his employment status as "not employed." He was married at the time to Maude A. Thorne.

At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census, he was living in Port Huron with his wife Maude and daughter Charlotte. His occupation was listed as a grocery store merchant.