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Howard Preston Thomas 1896–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 June 1896

Birth Location: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 12 October 1939

Death Location: Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Charles Thomas

Mother: Cora Handley

Spouse(s): Alice Sparks

Children(s): Catherine Thomas, Charles Thomas, Marjorie Thomas, Sylvan Thomas, Howard Thomas, Norvilla Thomas, Elliott Thomas

Howard Preston Thomas was born in 1896 in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA, the child of Charles R Thomas And Cora Elizabeth Handley. In 1910, Howard Preston Thomas resided in Columbia, Fayette, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Howard Preston Thomas resided in Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana, USA. Howard Preston Thomas married Alice Rosalind Sparks, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Thomas, Charles Thomas, Elliott Sparks Thomas, Howard Preston Thomas, Manford W Thomas, Marjorie Nancy Thomas, Norvilla Alice Thomas, Sylvan Evans Thomas. Howard Preston Thomas passed away in 1939 in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Howard Preston Thomas was born in 1896 in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA, the child of Charles R Thomas And Cora Elizabeth Handley.
  • In 1910, Howard Preston Thomas resided in Columbia, Fayette, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Howard Preston Thomas resided in Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana, USA.
  • Howard Preston Thomas married Alice Rosalind Sparks, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Thomas, Charles Thomas, Elliott Sparks Thomas, Howard Preston Thomas, Manford W Thomas, Marjorie Nancy Thomas, Norvilla Alice Thomas, Sylvan Evans Thomas.
  • Howard Preston Thomas passed away in 1939 in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Howard Thomas's Ancestors

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Howard Thomas
1896–1939
Birth Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Parents
Charles R. Thomas
1873–1960
Fayette County, Indiana
Cora (Elizabeth) Handley
1871–1958
Indiana
Grandparents
Sexton (E.) Thomas
1834–1895
Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana
Martha Alexander
1837–1918
Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Wesley Handley
1835–1908
Everton, Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Rebecca (Maize) Boyd
1841–1920
Fayette County, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Thomas
1805–1853
Hannah SAVAGE
1810–1873
William Alexander
1796–1867
Permelia Cunningham
1804–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1774–1863
Sarah Beardrouff
1775–1810
John Savage
1782–1816
Margaret Savage
1790–1824
Randolph Jackson)
1746–1798
Lydia (Alexander)
1754–1800
Daniel Cunningham
1773–1853
Susannah Tweedy
1775–1848

Howard Thomas's Descendants

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Howard (Preston) Thomas (08 June 1896–12 October 1939) m. Alice (Rosalind) Sparks (19 January 1894–23 February 1972)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Thomas 1916–2010 m. Glen (Edward Meyer) Sr 1912–1974
    1. 1. Thomas (Fredrick) Meyer 1933–2003
    2. 2. Glen (Edward) Meyer 1934–2007
    3. 3. Howard (Wallace) Meyer 1949–2006
  2. 2. Charles Thomas 1917–1938
  3. 3. Marjorie (Nancy) Thomas 1919–1972
  4. 4. Sylvan (Evans) Thomas 1920–1984
  5. 5. Howard (Preston) Thomas 1914–1990
  6. 6. Norvilla (Alice) Thomas 1930–2017
  7. 7. Elliott (Sparks) Thomas 1934–2016

Howard Thomas's Timeline

5 Records

1896
08 June 1896
Birth of Howard Preston Thomas in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Howard Preston Thomas resided here in Columbia, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Columbia, Fayette, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Howard Preston Thomas resided here in Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Howard Preston Thomas resided here in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
1939
12 October 1939
Age 43
Death of Howard Preston Thomas in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 June 1896
    Event Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbia, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T624_348; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1374361
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 10
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340321

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Columbia, Fayette, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbia, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T624_348; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1374361

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Connersville Ward 1, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340321

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1939
    Event Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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