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Raymond Allen Thomas 1920–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1920

Birth Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1994

Death Location: Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Rufus Thomas

Mother: Lular Shelton

Spouse(s): Rose Shelton

Children(s): Jerry Thomas

Raymond Allen Thomas was born in 1920 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rufus Bradford Thomas And Lular Angelina Lulu Shelton. Raymond Allen Thomas married Rose Beatrice Shelton, and had children including Barbara Ann Thomas, Jerry Randell Thomas, Marshall Allen Thomas. Raymond Allen Thomas passed away in 1994 in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Raymond Allen Thomas was born in 1920 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rufus Bradford Thomas And Lular Angelina Lulu Shelton.
  • Raymond Allen Thomas married Rose Beatrice Shelton, and had children including Barbara Ann Thomas, Jerry Randell Thomas, Marshall Allen Thomas.
  • Raymond Allen Thomas passed away in 1994 in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Thomas
1897–1968
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Lular Shelton
1897–1980
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rose Shelton
1921–1996
Birth Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Jerry Thomas
1945–2011
Birth Location: Wartrace, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
JT

Raymond Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Thomas
1920–1994
Birth Place: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Rufus Bradford Thomas
1897–1968
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Lular (Angelina "lulu") Shelton
1897–1980
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Henry) Thomas
1865–1940
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Shelton
1859–1926
Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
George (William) Shelton
1876–1947
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Elizabeth Betty) Throneberry
1879–1962
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thomas
1841–1870
George Shelton
1832–1900
Tabitha Eaton
1836–1861
John Sheeton
1853–1946
Minerva Shelton
1858–1942
James Throneberry
1840–1916
Sarah Keeling
1842–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
John Eaton
1811–1862
Elizabeth (Eaton)
1820–1870
George Shelton
1832–1900
Tabitha Eaton
1836–1861
William Shelton
1825–1890
Rachel
1842–1862

Raymond Thomas's Descendants

1.
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Raymond (Allen) Thomas (28 Nov 1920–1 Nov 1994) m. Rose (Beatrice) Shelton (Feb 16 1921–8 Jan 1996)
  1. 1. Jerry (Randell) Thomas 1945–2011

Raymond Thomas's Timeline

7 Records

1920
1920
Birth of Raymond Allen Thomas in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1920
28 Nov 1920
Birth of Raymond Allen Thomas in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1921
abt 1921
Age 1
Birth of Raymond Allen Thomas in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 10
Raymond Allen Thomas resided here in District 5, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Raymond Allen Thomas resided here in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Raymond Allen Thomas resided here in Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
1994
1 Nov 1994
Age 74
Death of Raymond Allen Thomas in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1921
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3882; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16-5
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 519.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1920
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 519.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3882; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3882; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1994
    Event Place: Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
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