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Orville Francis Thomas 1897–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Allen County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1961

Death Location: Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan

Father: James Thomas

Mother: Nancy Manahan

Spouse(s): Ardis Nicholson, Ottie Williams

Children(s): Donna Thomas, David Thomas, Dennis Thomas, Stanley Thomas

In 1897, Orville Francis Thomas entered the world in Allen County, Ohio, USA, born to James Marcus Thomas And Nancy C Nannie Manahan. Orville Francis Thomas married Ardis Mary Edinger Nicholson, Ottie Opal Williams, and had children including David Francis Thomas, Dennis Frederick Thomas, Donna Mae Thomas, Stanley Francis Thomas. Orville Francis Thomas passed away in 1961 in Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Orville Francis Thomas entered the world in Allen County, Ohio, USA, born to James Marcus Thomas And Nancy C Nannie Manahan.
  • Orville Francis Thomas married Ardis Mary Edinger Nicholson, Ottie Opal Williams, and had children including David Francis Thomas, Dennis Frederick Thomas, Donna Mae Thomas, Stanley Francis Thomas.
  • Orville Francis Thomas passed away in 1961 in Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thomas
1868–1943
Birth Location: Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, USA
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Nancy Manahan
1874–1956
Birth Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
NM

Spouses(s)

Ardis Nicholson
1910–1957
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
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Ottie Williams
1904–1986
Birth Location: Goshen, Auglaize, Ohio, USA,
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Children(s)

Donna Thomas
1934–2008
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
DT
David Thomas
1936–1991
Birth Location: Michigan
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Dennis Thomas
1949–2013
Birth Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio
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Stanley Thomas
1922–1929
Birth Location: Auglaize County, Ohio
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Orville Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Orville Thomas
1897–1961
Birth Place: Allen County, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Marcus Thomas
1868–1943
Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Nancy (C. (Nannie)) Manahan
1874–1956
Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Evan (Jay) Thomas
1832–1922
Llanfihangelrhoey Corn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Hulda (M.) Ward
1846–1895
Allen County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Orville Thomas's Descendants

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Orville (Francis) Thomas (10 Oct 1897–19 May 1961) m. Ardis (Mary Edinger) Nicholson (21 DEC 1910–7 DEC 1957) m. Ottie (Opal) Williams (05 Feb 1904–11 May 1986)
  1. 1. Donna (Mae) Thomas 1934–2008 m. Richard (Lawrence "Dick") Marsh 1932–2014
  2. 2. David (Francis) Thomas 1936–1991
  3. 3. Dennis (Frederick) Thomas 1949–2013
  4. 4. Stanley (Francis) Thomas 1922–1929

Orville Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1897
10 Oct 1897
Birth of Orville Francis Thomas in Allen County, Ohio, USA
Allen County, Ohio, USA
1961
19 May 1961
Age 64
Death of Orville Francis Thomas in Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan
Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Allen County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1961
    Event Place: Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan
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