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Richard Clarence Thomas 1898–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1898

Birth Location: Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 1972

Death Location: Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Wilbur Thomas

Mother: Rosella Wilcox

Spouse(s): Gertrude Buttolph

Children(s): Margaret Thomas, Richard Thomas

Richard Clarence Thomas was born in 1898 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA, the child of Wilbur Seth Thomas And Rosella Marie Wilcox. In 1935, Richard Clarence Thomas resided in Chicago, Illinois. In 1940, Richard Clarence Thomas resided in Boise City, Ada, Idaho, USA. Richard Clarence Thomas married Gertrude M Buttolph, and had children including Margaret Gertrude Thomas, Richard Thomas. Richard Clarence Thomas passed away in 1972 in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Clarence Thomas was born in 1898 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA, the child of Wilbur Seth Thomas And Rosella Marie Wilcox.
  • In 1935, Richard Clarence Thomas resided in Chicago, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Richard Clarence Thomas resided in Boise City, Ada, Idaho, USA.
  • Richard Clarence Thomas married Gertrude M Buttolph, and had children including Margaret Gertrude Thomas, Richard Thomas.
  • Richard Clarence Thomas passed away in 1972 in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Richard Thomas's Ancestors

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Richard Thomas
1898–1972
Birth Place: Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Wilbur Seth Thomas
1875–1967
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Rosella (Marie) Wilcox
1877–1959
New Albany, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Henry Thomas
1844–1911
Michigan, USA
Marie (Lousia) Marrison
1852–1929
South Lyon, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sath Morrison
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Thomas's Descendants

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Richard (Clarence) Thomas (12 May 1898–12 Jun 1972) m. Gertrude (M.) Buttolph (abt 1902–)
  1. 1. Margaret (Gertrude) Thomas 1923–2001
  2. 2. Richard Thomas 1926–

Richard Thomas's Timeline

4 Records

1898
12 May 1898
Birth of Richard Clarence Thomas in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Richard Clarence Thomas resided here in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Richard Clarence Thomas resided here in Boise City, Ada, Idaho, USA
Boise City, Ada, Idaho, USA
1972
12 Jun 1972
Age 74
Death of Richard Clarence Thomas in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1898
    Event Place: Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boise City, Ada, Idaho; Roll: T627_735; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-11
    [2] Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Indexes, 1971-2008; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1971-1980
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boise City, Ada, Idaho; Roll: T627_735; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Boise City, Ada, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boise City, Ada, Idaho; Roll: T627_735; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Indexes, 1971-2008; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1971-1980
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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