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Howard Eugene Thomas 1907–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1907

Birth Location: Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1999

Death Location: Urbandale, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Richard Thomas

Mother: Laura O'Connell

Spouse(s): Cora Wright, Kay Berntsen

Children(s): Louisa Thomas, Richard Thomas

Howard Eugene Thomas was born in 1907 in Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA, the child of Richard Alexander Thomas And Laura E O Connell. In 1910, Howard Eugene Thomas resided in Valley, Polk, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Howard Eugene Thomas resided in Valley Junction Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, USA. Howard Eugene Thomas married Cora May Wright, Kay L Berntsen, and had children including Jean M Thomas, Louisa Darlene Thomas, Mary R Thomas, Richard Eugene Thomas. Howard Eugene Thomas passed away in 1999 in Urbandale, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Howard Eugene Thomas was born in 1907 in Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA, the child of Richard Alexander Thomas And Laura E O Connell.
  • In 1910, Howard Eugene Thomas resided in Valley, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Howard Eugene Thomas resided in Valley Junction Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • Howard Eugene Thomas married Cora May Wright, Kay L Berntsen, and had children including Jean M Thomas, Louisa Darlene Thomas, Mary R Thomas, Richard Eugene Thomas.
  • Howard Eugene Thomas passed away in 1999 in Urbandale, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Thomas
1877–1950
Birth Location: Dallas County, Iowa, USA
RT
Laura O'Connell
1885–1978
Birth Location: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
LO

Spouses(s)

Cora Wright
1907–1943
Birth Location: Green Ridge, Iowa
CW
Kay Berntsen
1913–1997
Birth Location: San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA
KB

Children(s)

Louisa Thomas
1931–2003
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
LT
Richard Thomas
1929–1988
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
RT

Howard Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Howard Thomas
1907–1999
Birth Place: Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Richard Alexander Thomas
1877–1950
Dallas County, Iowa, USA
Laura (E.) O'Connell
1885–1978
Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Calder) Thomas
1851–1919
Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
Maggie (A) Thomas
1858–1932
Dallas, Iowa, United States
Cornelius O'Connell
1855–1892
Ohio, USA
Ellen Rillahan
1858–1941
Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Geo Thomas
1812–1889
Matilda Thomas
1820–1873
Alexander Newell
1831–1906
Elizabeth Newell
1830–1908
John Rillahan
1827–1893
Catherine King
1835–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thomas
1755–1834
Elizabeth Calder
1769–1871
Benjamin Strowbridge
1795–1879
Nancy Hawley
1796–1863

Howard Thomas's Descendants

1.
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Howard (Eugene) Thomas (23 Dec 1907–20 Dec 1999) m. Cora (May) Wright (30 Aug 1907–15 Oct 1943) m. Kay (L.) Berntsen (20 May 1913–14 Jan 1997)
  1. 1. Louisa (Darlene) Thomas 1931–2003 m. Geral (E.) Hewlett –1980
  2. 2. Richard (Eugene) Thomas 1929–1988

Howard Thomas's Timeline

13 Records

1907
23 Dec 1907
Birth of Howard Eugene Thomas in Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA
Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Valley, Polk, Iowa, USA
Valley, Polk, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Valley Junction Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, USA
Valley Junction Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, USA
1925
1925
Age 18
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here
None
1930
09 Apr 1930
Age 23
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here
None
1931
abt 1931
Age 24
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 28
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 33
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1987
1987
Age 80
Howard Eugene Thomas resided here in Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA
1999
17 Dec 1999
Age 92
Death of Howard Eugene Thomas in Urbandale, Polk, Iowa, USA
Urbandale, Polk, Iowa, USA
1999
20 Dec 1999
Age 92
Burial of Howard Eugene Thomas
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Valley, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Polk, Iowa; Roll: T624_418; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0181; FHL microfilm: 1374431

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Valley Junction Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1930

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1931
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01193; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 100-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01193; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 100-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Des Moines, Polk, Io

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Iowa, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 499

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Urbandale, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1999
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