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Rachel Viola Thomas 1909–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 24 Jul 1981

Death Location: Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA

Father: William Thomas

Mother: Gertie Rinehart

Spouse(s): Edward Rife

Children(s): Richard Rife, Charles Rife, William Rife, James Rife, George Carrol, Tonya Rife, Grace Rife

The story of Rachel Viola Thomas began in 1909 in Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States. In 1935, Rachel Viola Thomas resided in Grant. In 1940, Rachel Viola Thomas resided in , Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA. Rachel Viola Thomas married Edward Elvia Rife, and had children including Charles Leroy Rife, Daniel M Rife, George Carrol, Grace E Rife, Grace Helen Rife, James Thadore Rife, Richard Alexander Rife, Tonya Rife, Tonya Rosalee Rife, William Edward Rife. Rachel Viola Thomas passed away in 1981 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Viola Thomas began in 1909 in Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States.
  • In 1935, Rachel Viola Thomas resided in Grant.
  • In 1940, Rachel Viola Thomas resided in , Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA.
  • Rachel Viola Thomas married Edward Elvia Rife, and had children including Charles Leroy Rife, Daniel M Rife, George Carrol, Grace E Rife, Grace Helen Rife, James Thadore Rife, Richard Alexander Rife, Tonya Rife, Tonya Rosalee Rife, William Edward Rife.
  • Rachel Viola Thomas passed away in 1981 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Rachel Thomas's Ancestors

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Rachel Thomas
1909–1981
Birth Place: Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States
Parents
William J H "Will" Thomas
1884–1949
Indiana
Gertie (May) Rinehart
1888–1972
Indiana
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Thomas's Descendants

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Rachel (Viola) Thomas (28 Jul 1909–24 Jul 1981) m. Edward (Elvia) Rife (23 Feb 1912–20 Sep 1979)
  1. 1. Richard (Alexander) Rife 1942–2017 m. Bessie (Lipscomb) Haddix 1943–2018
  2. 2. Charles (Leroy) Rife 1940–1998
  3. 3. William (Edward) Rife 1947–1973
  4. 4. James (Thadore) Rife 1946–2015
  5. 5. George Carrol –2001
  6. 6. Tonya (Rosalee) Rife 1943–2017
  7. 7. Grace (Helen) Rife 1944–2006

Rachel Thomas's Timeline

5 Records

1909
28 Jul 1909
Birth of Rachel Viola Thomas in Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States
Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States
1935
1935
Age 26
Rachel Viola Thomas resided here in Grant
Grant
1940
1940
Age 31
Rachel Viola Thomas resided here in , Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
, Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Rachel Viola Thomas resided here in Union, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Union, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1981
24 Jul 1981
Age 72
Death of Rachel Viola Thomas in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Upland, Grant County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grant
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01047; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 27-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01047; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 27-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Union, Delaware, Indiana, 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: Union, Delaware, Ind

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1981
    Event Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA

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