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Thomas Lee Colton 1944–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 8, 1944

Birth Location: Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1990

Death Location: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA

Father: Fred Colton

Mother: Dorotha Heydlauff

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Thomas Lee Colton was born in 1944 in Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA, the child of Fred Harmon Colton And Dorotha May Heydlauff. In 1949, Thomas Lee Colton resided in Flint, Michigan, USA. In 1950, Thomas Lee Colton resided in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. Thomas Lee Colton married Carol Ann Heidenreich, Marilyn Y Edwards, Sue, and had children including Fredrick Michael Colton, Melanie Ann Colton, Melissa Marie Crow Colton, Thomas Lee Colton Jr. Thomas Lee Colton passed away in 1990 in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lee Colton was born in 1944 in Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA, the child of Fred Harmon Colton And Dorotha May Heydlauff.
  • In 1949, Thomas Lee Colton resided in Flint, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1950, Thomas Lee Colton resided in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
  • Thomas Lee Colton married Carol Ann Heidenreich, Marilyn Y Edwards, Sue, and had children including Fredrick Michael Colton, Melanie Ann Colton, Melissa Marie Crow Colton, Thomas Lee Colton Jr.
  • Thomas Lee Colton passed away in 1990 in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Colton's Ancestors

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Thomas Colton
1944–1990
Birth Place: Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Parents
Fred Harmon Colton
1921–1997
Peotone, Will, Illinois
Dorotha (May) Heydlauff
1920–2003
Durand, MI
Grandparents
Elmer (Scott) Colton
1883–1949
Manteno, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Jessie (Irene) Bovee
1884–1968
Elwood, Will, Illinois
Fred (D) Heydlauff
1892–1968
Muir, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Flora (Mae) Wilson
1895–1987
Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Colton
1853–1903
Martha Coppersmith
1857–1916
Harmon Bovee
1848–1910
Marietta Wickes
1852–1939
Charles Heydlauff
1853–1943
Ida Hicks
1859–1941
James Wilson
1857–
Susan Baker
1859–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Colton
1809–1885
Mary Baker
1826–1888
Simon Coppersmith
1826–1898
Elizabeth Wilson
1828–1893
Nicholas Bovee
1808–1887
Polly Selfridge
1805–1886
Charles Wickes
1817–1894
Emeline Gleason
1816–1902
John Heydlauff
1823–1902
Mary Rounds
1828–1926
Daniel Hicks
1821–1887
Elizabeth McVey
1833–1866
John Wilson
1834–1924
Mary Cox
1834–1877
Nicholas Brown
1809–
Louisa Clark
1825–1896

Thomas Colton's Timeline

9 Records

1944
May 8, 1944
Birth of Thomas Lee Colton in Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
1949
1949
Age 5
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Flint, Michigan, USA
Flint, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 6
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
1957
1957
Age 13
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Flushing, Michigan, USA
Flushing, Michigan, USA
1958
1958
Age 14
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Flushing, Michigan, USA
Flushing, Michigan, USA
1959
1959
Age 15
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Flushing, Michigan, USA
Flushing, Michigan, USA
1962
1962
Age 18
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Flushing, Michigan, USA
Flushing, Michigan, USA
1980
1980-1985
Age 36
Thomas Lee Colton resided here in Loomis, California, USA
Loomis, California, USA
1990
19 Feb 1990
Age 46
Death of Thomas Lee Colton in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 8, 1944
    Event Place: Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Flushing High School; Year: 1962
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1958
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 365-44-1361; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1960-1961
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Flint, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, 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: Flint, Genesee, Mich

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Flushing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Flushing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1958

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Flushing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Flushing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Flushing High School; Year: 1962

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980-1985
    Event Place: Loomis, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1990
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 23 Feb 1990 - Page 10, 23 Feb 1990

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alta, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1990
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 365-44-1361; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1960-1961
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Obituary, Jonesboro Sun Obituaries

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