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Brenda Merle Thomas 1946–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1946

Birth Location: Paris Lamar, Texas

Death Date: 7 Jun 2005

Death Location: Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Thomas

Mother: Betty Jameson

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Brenda Merle Thomas was born in 1946 in Paris Lamar, Texas, the child of John Thurman Thomas And Betty Dean Jameson. In 1950, Brenda Merle Thomas resided in Roxton, Lamar, Texas, USA. Brenda Merle Thomas married David Vire Cochran, and had children including Susan Sherrie Cochran. Brenda Merle Thomas passed away in 2005 in Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Brenda Merle Thomas was born in 1946 in Paris Lamar, Texas, the child of John Thurman Thomas And Betty Dean Jameson.
  • In 1950, Brenda Merle Thomas resided in Roxton, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • Brenda Merle Thomas married David Vire Cochran, and had children including Susan Sherrie Cochran.
  • Brenda Merle Thomas passed away in 2005 in Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Brenda Thomas's Ancestors

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Brenda Thomas
1946–2005
Birth Place: Paris Lamar, Texas
Parents
John Thurman Thomas
1919–
Missouri, USA
Betty (Dean) Jameson
1920–2012
Blue Ridge, Collin, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Clayton) Thomas
1889–1966
Missouri
Alma (E) McCarty
1897–1924
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Mary Slaughter
1851–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Slaughter
1810–
Martha Jackson
1812–1860

Brenda Thomas's Timeline

4 Records

1946
25 May 1946
Birth of Brenda Merle Thomas in Paris Lamar, Texas
Paris Lamar, Texas
1950
1950
Age 4
Brenda Merle Thomas resided here in Roxton, Lamar, Texas, USA
Roxton, Lamar, Texas, USA
1968
5 Apr 1968
Age 22
Brenda Merle Thomas was married
None
2005
7 Jun 2005
Age 59
Death of Brenda Merle Thomas
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1946
    Event Place: Paris Lamar, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Roxton, Lamar, Texas; Roll: 1052; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 139-36

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1968
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 24 May 1968; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.6074266,0.50103444,0.77492446&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Roxton, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Roxton, Lamar, Texas; Roll: 1052; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 139-36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Zamamachi Japan
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 24 May 1968; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA; ,0.6074266,0.50103444,0.77492446&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 2005
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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