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James Edwin Thomas 1909 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUN 1909

Birth Location: Simpson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 AUG 1979

Death Location: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Briggs Thomas

Mother: Gertrude Tiffany

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Edwin Thomas began in 1909 in Simpson, Kentucky, USA. James Edwin Thomas passed away in 1979 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of James Edwin Thomas began in 1909 in Simpson, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Edwin Thomas passed away in 1979 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thomas's Ancestors

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James Thomas
1909 – 1979
Birth Place: Simpson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Briggs Larue Thomas
1871 – 1936
Kentucky, USA
Gertrude (May) Tiffany
1889 – 1975
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Joseph) Thomas
1849 – 1934
Logan, Kentucky, USA
Marissa (Louisa) Stubblefield
1850 – 1933
Allen, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Stubblefield
1819 – 1854
Elizabeth Walker
1822 – 1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Stubblefield
1776 – 1830
Sarah Chambers
– 1845
Francis Walker
1802 – 1888
Abigail Holcomb
1801 – 1839

James Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1909
17 JUN 1909
Birth of James Edwin Thomas in Simpson, Kentucky, USA
Simpson, Kentucky, USA
1979
12 AUG 1979
Age 70
Death of James Edwin Thomas in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUN 1909
    Event Place: Simpson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1979
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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