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Riley Ward Thomas 1870–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1870

Birth Location: Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois

Death Date: 15 Jul 1935

Death Location: Strafford, Missouri Mullinax Cem.

Father: Doctor Thomas

Mother: Mary Presgrove

Spouse(s): Pheobe Evans, Emeline Wright

Children(s): Marie Thomas, Frank Thomas, Finis Thomas, Georgia Thomas, James Thomas, Lucreita Thomas

Riley Ward Thomas was born in 1870 in Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois, the child of Doctor Ward Thomas And Mary Alice Presgrove. Riley Ward Thomas married Emeline Wright, Pheobe Luella Lou Evans, and had children including Finis R Thomas, Frank Doc Thomas, Georgia Etta Thomas, James M Thomas, Lucreita C Thomas, Marie Thomas. Riley Ward Thomas passed away in 1935 in Strafford, Missouri Mullinax Cem..

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Biography

  • Riley Ward Thomas was born in 1870 in Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois, the child of Doctor Ward Thomas And Mary Alice Presgrove.
  • Riley Ward Thomas married Emeline Wright, Pheobe Luella Lou Evans, and had children including Finis R Thomas, Frank Doc Thomas, Georgia Etta Thomas, James M Thomas, Lucreita C Thomas, Marie Thomas.
  • Riley Ward Thomas passed away in 1935 in Strafford, Missouri Mullinax Cem..

Immediate Family

Parents

Doctor Thomas
1848–1912
Birth Location: Marion County, Illinois, USA
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Mary Presgrove
1853–1882
Birth Location: Marion, Illinois
MP

Spouses(s)

Pheobe Evans
1875–1930
Birth Location: Dallas, Missouri, United States
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Emeline Wright
1872–1895
Birth Location: Union, Illinois
EW

Children(s)

Marie Thomas
1905–1993
Birth Location: Springfield, Missouri
MT
Frank Thomas
1896–1976
Birth Location: Polk Co., Missouri
FT
Finis Thomas
1901–1931
Birth Location: Polk Co., Missouri
FT
Georgia Thomas
1904–1980
Birth Location: Missouri
GT
James Thomas
1893–1944
Birth Location: Polk County, Missouri, USA
JT
Lucreita Thomas
1891–1954
Birth Location: Strafford, Greene , Missouri
LT

Riley Thomas's Ancestors

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Riley Thomas
1870–1935
Birth Place: Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois
Parents
Doctor Ward Thomas
1848–1912
Marion County, Illinois, USA
Mary ("Alice") Presgrove
1853–1882
Marion, Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Riley Thomas's Descendants

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Riley (Ward) Thomas (14 Feb 1870–15 Jul 1935) m. Pheobe (Luella "Lou") Evans (24 Dec 1875–16 Jul 1930) m. Emeline Wright (1872–1895)
  1. 1. Marie Thomas 1905–1993 m. Homer (Veatchel) Russell 1898–1975
  2. 2. Frank (Doc) Thomas 1896–1976
  3. 3. Finis (R) Thomas 1901–1931
  4. 4. Georgia (Etta) Thomas 1904–1980
  5. 5. James (M) Thomas 1893–1944
  6. 6. Lucreita (C) Thomas 1891–1954

Riley Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1870
14 Feb 1870
Birth of Riley Ward Thomas in Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois
Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois
1935
15 Jul 1935
Age 65
Death of Riley Ward Thomas in Strafford, Missouri Mullinax Cem.
Strafford, Missouri Mullinax Cem.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1870
    Event Place: Iuka, Marion Co, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Strafford, Missouri Mullinax Cem.
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