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Beatrice May Thomas 1913–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1913

Birth Location: Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois

Death Date: 17 May 1997

Death Location: Olney, Richland, Illinois

Father: James Thomas

Mother: Almeda McCleave

Spouse(s): Lemuel Padgett

Children(s): Bonnie Long, Harold Sr, Wanda Padgett

Beatrice May Thomas was born in 1913 in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, the child of James Henry Chester Thomas And Almeda Jane Mccleave. Beatrice May Thomas married Lemuel Victor Victor Padgett, and had children including Bonnie M Long, Harold Lee Smokey Padgett Sr, Wanda Bernice Padgett. Beatrice May Thomas passed away in 1997 in Olney, Richland, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Beatrice May Thomas was born in 1913 in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, the child of James Henry Chester Thomas And Almeda Jane Mccleave.
  • Beatrice May Thomas married Lemuel Victor Victor Padgett, and had children including Bonnie M Long, Harold Lee Smokey Padgett Sr, Wanda Bernice Padgett.
  • Beatrice May Thomas passed away in 1997 in Olney, Richland, Illinois.

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Beatrice Thomas's Ancestors

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Beatrice Thomas
1913–1997
Birth Place: Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois
Parents
James Henry Chester Thomas
1869–1943
Noble, Richland, Illinois, USA
Almeda (Jane) McCleave
1874–1964
Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois
Grandparents
George (Alfred) McCleave
1849–1924
Jasper, Illinois, USA
Lavina Groves
1857–1936
Jasper, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Hiram McCLEAVE
1822–1862
Ann WILSON
1823–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McCleave
1802–1877
Elizabeth Benefiel
1797–1852
John Wilson
1776–1856
Isabella Rankin
1788–1835

Beatrice Thomas's Descendants

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Beatrice (May) Thomas (4 Jul 1913–17 May 1997) m. Lemuel (Victor 'Victor') Padgett (23 September 1904–4 December 1968)
  1. 1. Bonnie (M) Long 1942–1994
  2. 2. Harold (Lee "Smokey" Padgett) Sr 1930–2014
  3. 3. Wanda (Bernice) Padgett 1932–2014

Beatrice Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1913
4 Jul 1913
Birth of Beatrice May Thomas in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois
Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois
1997
17 May 1997
Age 84
Death of Beatrice May Thomas in Olney, Richland, Illinois
Olney, Richland, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1913
    Event Place: Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1997
    Event Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois

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