Researching Emma Thornbrough
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Thornbrough surname? In that year Thornbrough was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Emma means "universal" and is of German origin.
Records of Emma Thornbrough on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Emma Thornbrough and the Thornbrough Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Emma Thornbrough
Emma Lou Thornbrough
Emma Lou Thornbrough (January 24, 1913 – December 19, 1994) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a pioneer among professional historians in African-American history, a lifelong civil-rights activist in Indiana, a professor of history at Butler University from 1946 until her retirement in 1983, and an Indiana historian and author. Thornbrough's major scholarly contributions include several publications devoted to black history, such as The Negro in Indiana before 1900; Booker T. Washington; T. Thomas Fortune, Militant Journalist; Since Emancipation: A Short History of Indiana Negroes, 1863–1963; and Indiana Blacks in the Twentieth Century (published posthumously in 2000). She also wrote Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850–1880, among other scholarly publications. In addition to her writing and research, Thornbrough was well known as a social activist and was especially active in Indianapolis civil rights groups, including the Indianapolis Human Relations Council, which she helped organize; the Indiana Civil Liberties Union; and the Indianapolis National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Source: Emma Lou Thornbrough, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Thornbrough
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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