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Thelma Harper 1910–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1910

Birth Location: Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA

Death Date: 24 Sep 1977

Death Location: Los Angeles

Father: George Harper

Mother: Naomi Harper

Spouse(s): Braxton Berkley

Children(s): Watson Berkley, Faye Berkeley, Barbara Berkley, Naomi Berkley

Thelma Harper was born in 1910 in Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA, the child of George W Harper And Naomi A Harper. In 1920, Thelma Harper resided in El Centro, Imperial, California, USA. Thelma Harper married Braxton Holmes Berkley, and had children including Barbara V Berkley, Barbara Vernice Berkley, Braxton G Berkley, Cecil E Berkley, Constance F Berkley, Faye Henrietta Berkeley, Naomi Alberta Berkley, Naomi Berkley, Sophie J Berkley, Stephen C Berkley, Watson Berkley. Thelma Harper passed away in 1977 in Los Angeles.

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A
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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • Thelma Harper was born in 1910 in Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA, the child of George W Harper And Naomi A Harper.
  • In 1920, Thelma Harper resided in El Centro, Imperial, California, USA.
  • Thelma Harper married Braxton Holmes Berkley, and had children including Barbara V Berkley, Barbara Vernice Berkley, Braxton G Berkley, Cecil E Berkley, Constance F Berkley, Faye Henrietta Berkeley, Naomi Alberta Berkley, Naomi Berkley, Sophie J Berkley, Stephen C Berkley, Watson Berkley.
  • Thelma Harper passed away in 1977 in Los Angeles.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Harper
1888–1954
Birth Location: Texas
GH
Naomi Harper
1894–1975
Birth Location: Texas
NH

Spouses(s)

Braxton Berkley
1905–1989
Birth Location: Illinois
BB

Children(s)

Watson Berkley
1935–2013
Birth Location: California
WB
Faye Berkeley
1928–2013
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California
FB
Barbara Berkley
1937–1998
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California
BB
Naomi Berkley
1930–2012
Birth Location: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
NB

Thelma Harper's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Harper
1910–1977
Birth Place: Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA
Parents
George W Harper
1888–1954
Texas
Naomi (A) Harper
1894–1975
Texas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thelma Harper's Descendants

1.
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Thelma Harper (22 Jun 1910–24 Sep 1977) m. Braxton (Holmes) Berkley (26 Jun 1905–21 Feb 1989)
  1. 1. Watson Berkley 1935–2013 m. Willie Scott 1936–2003
  2. 2. Faye (Henrietta) Berkeley 1928–2013 m. Curtis (Melton) Sr 1924–2017
    1. 1. Eduoardo (Cardinal) Melton 1951–1989
  3. 3. Barbara (Vernice) Berkley 1937–1998
  4. 4. Naomi (Alberta) Berkley 1930–2012

Thelma Harper's Timeline

8 Records

1910
22 Jun 1910
Birth of Thelma Harper in Thurber Texas, USA
Thurber Texas, USA
1910
22 Jun 1910
Birth of Thelma Harper in Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA
Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Thelma Harper resided here in El Centro, Imperial, California, USA
El Centro, Imperial, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Thelma Harper resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1940
1940
Age 30
Thelma Harper resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Thelma Harper resided here in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1977
24 Sep 1977
Age 67
Death of Thelma Harper in Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
1977
24 Sep 1977
Age 67
Death of Thelma Harper in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Thurber Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00415; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 60-814
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: El Centro, Imperial, California; Roll: T625_99; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 17
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Imperial Valley Press; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1926; Publication Place: El Centro, California, USA; ,0.2897
    [5] 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: South Los Angeles, L

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Thurber, Erath, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: El Centro, Imperial, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: El Centro, Imperial, California; Roll: T625_99; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00415; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 60-814

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00415; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 60-814

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 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: South Los Angeles, L

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Centro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Imperial Valley Press; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1926; Publication Place: El Centro, California, USA; ,0.2897

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Imperial Valley Press; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1926; Publication Place: El Centro, California, USA; ,0.2897

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1977
    Event Place: Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1977
    Event Place: Los Angeles
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