David Simeon Thorp was born April 23, 1875 in Menard County, TX to David Cowan Thorp and Sarah Ann Kemp. He married Elvira Gertrude Stidham on December 29, 1901. They had children:
1. Constance "Connie" Phoebe Thorp
David died December 31, 1953 in Tribune, Greeley County, KS.