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Thelma Motley 1907–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1907

Birth Location: Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 1988

Death Location: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Motley

Mother: Ozella Nowlin

Spouse(s): Claude Kirkendall, Lawrence Eden

Children(s): William Kirkendall, Donna Kirkendall

Thelma Motley was born in 1907 in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA, the child of James Robert Motley And Ozella Martha Nowlin. In 1910, Thelma Motley resided in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, Thelma Motley resided in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA. Thelma Motley married Claude Franklin Kirkendall, Lawrence Howard Eden, and had children including Donna June Kirkendall, William Boyd Kirkendall. Thelma Motley passed away in 1988 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thelma Motley was born in 1907 in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA, the child of James Robert Motley And Ozella Martha Nowlin.
  • In 1910, Thelma Motley resided in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, Thelma Motley resided in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Thelma Motley married Claude Franklin Kirkendall, Lawrence Howard Eden, and had children including Donna June Kirkendall, William Boyd Kirkendall.
  • Thelma Motley passed away in 1988 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Motley
1859–1927
Birth Location: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
JM
Ozella Nowlin
1862–1892
Birth Location: Tennessee
ON

Spouses(s)

Claude Kirkendall
1904–1944
Birth Location: Ozark County, Missouri
CK
Lawrence Eden
1907–1994
Birth Location: Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma
LE

Children(s)

William Kirkendall
1931–1990
Birth Location: Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma
WK
Donna Kirkendall
1929–1968
Birth Location: Oklahoma
DK

Thelma Motley's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Motley
1907–1988
Birth Place: Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
James Robert Motley
1859–1927
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Ozella (Martha) Nowlin
1862–1892
Tennessee
Grandparents
David (Bryant) Nowlin
1832–1891
Bedford, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
Evelina McAnally
1830–1863
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse McAnally
1790–1852
Abigail Timmons
1788–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thelma Motley's Descendants

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Thelma Motley (6 Jan 1907–6 Oct 1988) m. Claude (Franklin) Kirkendall (5 Mar 1904–2 Aug 1944) m. Lawrence (Howard) Eden (20 Dec 1907–14 Nov 1994)
  1. 1. William (Boyd) Kirkendall 1931–1990
  2. 2. Donna (June) Kirkendall 1929–1968

Thelma Motley's Timeline

8 Records

1907
6 Jan 1907
Birth of Thelma Motley in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Thelma Motley resided here in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Thelma Motley resided here in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Thelma Motley resided here in Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma
Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 33
Thelma Motley resided here in Hominy Twp, Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
Hominy Twp, Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Thelma Motley resided here in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Thelma Motley resided here in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1988
6 Oct 1988
Age 81
Death of Thelma Motley in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03320; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-26
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1271; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1375284
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 5307; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 79-46

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1271; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1375284

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03320; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hominy Twp, Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03320; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 5307; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 79-46

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 5307; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 79-46

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1988
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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