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Helena M Thomas 1872–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1872

Birth Location: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 16 Dec 1944

Death Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Father: Heinrich Thomas

Mother: Gertrude Karp

Spouse(s): John Donkers

Children(s): Francis Donkers, George Donkers, John Donkers, Martin Donkers, Mary Donkers, Donald Donkers, Theodora Donkers

Helena M Thomas was born in 1872 in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA, the child of Heinrich Thomas And Gertrude Karp. Helena M Thomas married John Hubert Donkers, and had children including Donald Cornelius Donkers, Francis William Donkers, George M Donkers, John Raymond Donkers, Martin Sylvester Donkers, Mary Theodora Donkers, Theodora E Donkers. Helena M Thomas passed away in 1944 in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Helena M Thomas was born in 1872 in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA, the child of Heinrich Thomas And Gertrude Karp.
  • Helena M Thomas married John Hubert Donkers, and had children including Donald Cornelius Donkers, Francis William Donkers, George M Donkers, John Raymond Donkers, Martin Sylvester Donkers, Mary Theodora Donkers, Theodora E Donkers.
  • Helena M Thomas passed away in 1944 in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Heinrich Thomas
1828–1881
Birth Location: Outscheid, Kreis Bitburg, Rheinland, Germany
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Gertrude Karp
1826–1874
Birth Location: Hanover,Germany
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Spouses(s)

John Donkers
1868–1947
Birth Location: Netherlands
JD

Children(s)

Francis Donkers
1916–1976
Birth Location: Rice, Minnesota, USA
FD
George Donkers
1903–1962
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
GD
John Donkers
1900–1997
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
JD
Martin Donkers
1910–1981
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
MD
Mary Donkers
1912–1989
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
MD
Donald Donkers
1920–1981
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
DD
Theodora Donkers
1898–1907
Birth Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
TD

Helena Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Helena Thomas
1872–1944
Birth Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Heinrich Thomas
1828–1881
Outscheid, Kreis Bitburg, Rheinland, Germany
Gertrude Karp
1826–1874
Hanover,Germany
Grandparents
Mathias Thomes
1792–1852
Bettingen, Kreis Bitburg, Rheinland, Germany
Margaretha Enders
1792–
Outscheid, Kreis Bitburg, Rheinland, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helena Thomas's Descendants

1.
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Helena (M) Thomas (22 Feb 1872–16 Dec 1944) m. John (Hubert) Donkers (17 Apr 1868–1 Dec 1947)
  1. 1. Francis (William) Donkers 1916–1976 m. Bessie (Mary) Kopet 1917–
    1. 1. Shirley (Mary) Donkers 1943–2016 m. Robert (Allen) McCoy 1942–2007
  2. 2. George (M) Donkers 1903–1962
  3. 3. John (Raymond) Donkers 1900–1997
  4. 4. Martin (Sylvester) Donkers 1910–1981 m. Angela (Marie) Keilen 1909–2000
    1. 1. Ronald (G) Donkers 1876–
    2. 2. Cyril (Francis) Donkers 1938–1999
  5. 5. Mary (Theodora) Donkers 1912–1989 m. Victor (J) Mullenmeister 1913–1991
    1. 1. James (Joseph) Mullenmeister 1941–2018 m. Judith (Ann) Wagner 1948–2013
    2. 2. Ann (Louise) Mullenmeister 1947–1978
  6. 6. Donald (Cornelius) Donkers 1920–1981
  7. 7. Theodora (E) Donkers 1898–1907

Helena Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1872
22 Feb 1872
Birth of Helena M Thomas in Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1944
16 Dec 1944
Age 72
Death of Helena M Thomas in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1872
    Event Place: Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [2] Minnesota Death Index
    [3] OneWorldTree
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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