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Gary Marlin Thomas 1936–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1936

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 06 Oct 2022

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Father: William Thomas

Mother: Josephine Young

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Gary Marlin Thomas began in 1936 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA. In 1940, Gary Marlin Thomas resided in Dry Point, Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA. In 1950, Gary Marlin Thomas resided in Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA. Gary Marlin Thomas had children including Thomas. Gary Marlin Thomas passed away in 2022 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gary Marlin Thomas began in 1936 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1940, Gary Marlin Thomas resided in Dry Point, Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1950, Gary Marlin Thomas resided in Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA.
  • Gary Marlin Thomas had children including Thomas.
  • Gary Marlin Thomas passed away in 2022 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thomas
1892–1973
Birth Location: Holiday Hills, McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Josephine Young
1897–1943
Birth Location: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gary Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Gary Thomas
1936–2022
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Hamilton Thomas
1892–1973
Holiday Hills, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Josephine (Marie) Young
1897–1943
Oconee, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Paola (William) Young
1867–1937
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Flora (E) Young
1870–1952
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Loyal Young
1847–1906
Margaret Greene
1847–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Greene
1817–1883
Mary Ransone
1826–1860

Gary Thomas's Timeline

5 Records

1936
23 Jun 1936
Birth of Gary Marlin Thomas in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
Gary Marlin Thomas resided here in Dry Point, Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Dry Point, Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
Gary Marlin Thomas resided here in Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1959
1959
Age 23
Gary Marlin Thomas resided here in Cowden
Cowden
2022
06 Oct 2022
Age 86
Death of Gary Marlin Thomas in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1936
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00890; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87-5
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 1844; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 87-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dry Point, Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00890; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, 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: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 1844; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 87-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Cowden
    Record Source: Effingham Daily News; Publication Date: 3 Jun 1959; Publication Place: Effingham, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00890; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00890; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Oct 2022
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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