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Thelma Jane Gross 1913–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1913

Birth Location: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1993

Death Location: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Charles Gross

Mother: Margaret (Gwee)

Spouse(s): Joseph Sr

Children(s):

Thelma Jane Gross was born in 1913 in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Charles Samuel Gross And Margaret Rose Mccloskey Gwee. In 1920, Thelma Jane Gross resided in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1930, Thelma Jane Gross resided in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. Thelma Jane Gross married Joseph Thomas Handley Sr, and had children including Joseph Thomas Handley Jr, Linda Handley. Thelma Jane Gross passed away in 1993 in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Thelma Jane Gross was born in 1913 in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Charles Samuel Gross And Margaret Rose Mccloskey Gwee.
  • In 1920, Thelma Jane Gross resided in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1930, Thelma Jane Gross resided in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Thelma Jane Gross married Joseph Thomas Handley Sr, and had children including Joseph Thomas Handley Jr, Linda Handley.
  • Thelma Jane Gross passed away in 1993 in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Gross
1880–1949
Birth Location: Milensville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret (Gwee)
1884–1962
Birth Location: Hudson, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Sr
1903–1966
Birth Location: Courtdale, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Thelma Gross's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Gross
1913–1993
Birth Place: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Charles Samuel Gross
1880–1949
Milensville, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Rose McCloskey) (Gwee)
1884–1962
Hudson, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Gross
1849–1927
Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Harry (Herbert McCloskey (Gwee)) Sr
1858–1933
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Jane) Gray
1864–1945
Castle Eden, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1830–1898
Mary Young
1836–1904
Peter Sr
1842–1902
Margaret Stark
1844–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1791–1868
Mary Doolan
1809–
Robert Sr
1796–1849
Sarah (Gwee)
1798–1884

Thelma Gross's Timeline

8 Records

1913
14 Jul 1913
Birth of Thelma Jane Gross in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Thelma Jane Gross resided here in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Thelma Jane Gross resided here in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Thelma Jane Gross resided here in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 27
Thelma Jane Gross resided here in , Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Thelma Jane Gross resided here in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Thelma Jane Gross resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1993
24 May 1993
Age 80
Death of Thelma Jane Gross in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1913
    Event Place: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 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: Wilkes-Barre, Luzern

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News - 11 Feb 1942 - Page 8, Marriage of HANDLEY / Handley 11 Feb 1942

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, 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: Wilkes-Barre, Luzern

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 May 1993
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times Leader - 26 May 1993 - Page 7, Obituary for Thelma Handley, 1913-1993 (Aged 79) 26 May 1993

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oak Street Wilkes-Barre
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1993
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Box Number: 2485; Certificate Number Range: 068401-071250
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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