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May Thomas 1917–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jun 1917

Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 04 Feb 2007

Death Location: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Thomas

Mother: Mary Bessinger

Spouse(s): Robert Dillard

Children(s): Jackie Dillard, Hugh Dillard

The story of May Thomas began in 1917 in Warren, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, May Thomas resided in Rural, Warren. In 1940, May Thomas resided in Warren, Kentucky, USA. May Thomas married J D Jackson, Robert B Dillard, and had children including Edds, Hugh Robert Dillard, Jackie Ralph Dillard, Joe A Dillard. May Thomas passed away in 2007 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of May Thomas began in 1917 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, May Thomas resided in Rural, Warren.
  • In 1940, May Thomas resided in Warren, Kentucky, USA.
  • May Thomas married J D Jackson, Robert B Dillard, and had children including Edds, Hugh Robert Dillard, Jackie Ralph Dillard, Joe A Dillard.
  • May Thomas passed away in 2007 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thomas
1885–1921
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Mary Bessinger
1886–1919
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Robert Dillard
1914–1964
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RD

Children(s)

Jackie Dillard
1939–1993
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
JD
Hugh Dillard
1937–1992
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
HD

May Thomas's Ancestors

Self
May Thomas
1917–2007
Birth Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Hugh Thomas
1885–1921
Kentucky, USA
Mary (Frances) Bessinger
1886–1919
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May Thomas's Descendants

1.
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May Thomas (05 Jun 1917–04 Feb 2007) m. Robert (B) Dillard (14 Aug 1914–11 Dec 1964)
  1. 1. Jackie (Ralph) Dillard 1939–1993
  2. 2. Hugh (Robert) Dillard 1937–1992 m. Suella Sledge 1939–2004

May Thomas's Timeline

8 Records

1917
05 Jun 1917
Birth of May Thomas in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
May Thomas resided here in Rural, Warren
Rural, Warren
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 23
May Thomas resided here in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
May Thomas resided here in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1952
1952
Age 35
May Thomas resided here in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
1956
1956
Age 39
May Thomas resided here in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
1958
1958
Age 41
May Thomas resided here in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
2007
04 Feb 2007
Age 90
Death of May Thomas in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] 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: Bowling Green, Warr
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Warren
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1941
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Park City Daily News - 1 May 1941 - Page 3, America E Gibson Johns birthday

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, 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: Bowling Green, Warr

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Feb 2007
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Messenger-Inquirer - 6 Feb 2007 - Page 8, Obituary for Mae Dillard Jackson (Aged 89) 6 Feb 2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Feb 2007
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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