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Lester Thomas 1913–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1913

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 12 May 2005

Death Location: Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Richard Thomas

Mother: Lenora Davis

Spouse(s): Florence Costen

Children(s): Glenda Thomas, Judith Thomas

Lester Thomas was born in 1913 in Arkansas, the child of Richard T Thomas And Lenora Maude Davis. In 1920, Lester Thomas resided in Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma. Lester Thomas married Florence Meraline Costen, and had children including Glenda Fern Thomas, Judith Mearline Thomas. Lester Thomas passed away in 2005 in Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Thomas was born in 1913 in Arkansas, the child of Richard T Thomas And Lenora Maude Davis.
  • In 1920, Lester Thomas resided in Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma.
  • Lester Thomas married Florence Meraline Costen, and had children including Glenda Fern Thomas, Judith Mearline Thomas.
  • Lester Thomas passed away in 2005 in Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Thomas
1874–1953
Birth Location: Tubal, Union, Arkansas, USA
RT
Lenora Davis
1880–1954
Birth Location: Robertson, Texas, USA
LD

Spouses(s)

Florence Costen
1914–2016
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
FC

Children(s)

Glenda Thomas
1940–2018
Birth Location: Oklahoma
GT
Judith Thomas
1934–2022
Birth Location: Cotton Co.Ok.
JT

Lester Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Lester Thomas
1913–2005
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Richard T Thomas
1874–1953
Tubal, Union, Arkansas, USA
Lenora (Maude) Davis
1880–1954
Robertson, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Clemon Decatur) Thomas
1842–1908
Alabama, USA
Mary (Ann Mollie) Wright
1840–1876
Tubal, Union County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lester Thomas's Descendants

1.
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Lester Thomas (abt 1913–12 May 2005) m. Florence (Meraline) Costen (24 Aug 1914–8 Aug 2016)
  1. 1. Glenda (Fern) Thomas 1940–2018 m. James (Lee) Garison 1940–2007
  2. 2. Judith (Mearline) Thomas 1934–2022

Lester Thomas's Timeline

7 Records

1912
3 Sep 1912
Birth of Lester Thomas in Hartford Seb, Arkansas
Hartford Seb, Arkansas
1913
abt 1913
Birth of Lester Thomas in Arkansas
Arkansas
1920
1920
Age 7
Lester Thomas resided here in Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma
Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma
1933
23 Dec. 1933
Age 20
Lester Thomas was married In Walters,Cotton Co.Ok.
Walters,Cotton Co.Ok.
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 27
Lester Thomas resided here in Bryan, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
Bryan, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Lester Thomas resided here in Jackson, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
Jackson, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
2005
12 May 2005
Age 92
Death of Lester Thomas in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Hartford Seb, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bryan, Cotton, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3287; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 17-2A
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Oklahoma, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1913
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1456; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 607.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Dec. 1933
    Event Place: Walters,Cotton Co.Ok.
    Record Source: Oklahoma, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hunter, Choctaw, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1456; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 607.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bryan, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bryan, Cotton, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3287; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 17-2A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jackson, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 2005
    Event Place: Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951

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