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Thomas Childress Thurman 1926–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1926

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 11 Jun 2008

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Austin Thurman

Mother: Merlie Childress

Spouse(s): Ali Thurman

Children(s): Billy Thurman, Thomas Thurman, David Thurman

Thomas Childress Thurman was born in 1926 in Tennessee, the child of Austin O Thurman And Merlie Childress. In 1930, Thomas Childress Thurman resided in District 16, District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Thomas Childress Thurman resided in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee. Thomas Childress Thurman married Ali Mae Thurman, and had children including Billy Dwight Thurman, David R Thurman, Thomas C Thurman. Thomas Childress Thurman passed away in 2008 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Childress Thurman was born in 1926 in Tennessee, the child of Austin O Thurman And Merlie Childress.
  • In 1930, Thomas Childress Thurman resided in District 16, District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Childress Thurman resided in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee.
  • Thomas Childress Thurman married Ali Mae Thurman, and had children including Billy Dwight Thurman, David R Thurman, Thomas C Thurman.
  • Thomas Childress Thurman passed away in 2008 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Thurman's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Thurman
1926–2008
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Austin O Thurman
1895–1968
Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
Merlie Childress
1896–1987
Tennessee
Grandparents
Louis (Alfred) Thurman
1862–1920
Spencer County, Indiana, USA
Martha (E) Schoolfield
1869–1896
Spencer, Indiana, USA
William (Ocie) Childress
1860–1930
Illinois, United States of America
Arminda (Maidie) Childress
1864–1943
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pleasant Thurman
1814–1887
Emily Lamar
1824–1880
Thomas SCHOOLFIELD
1845–1918
Cynthia Tharp
1836–1905
John Childress
1824–1917
Milly Thrift
1824–1893
Wm. Thompson
1829–1917
Mattie Biggs
1831–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thurman
1769–1830
Elizabeth Rinor
1766–
John Schoolfield
1806–1870
Sarah Ogden
1811–1860
Isaiah Tharp
1797–1874
Mary **
1800–1850
Alsey Childress
1785–1837
Elizabeth Nevills
1795–1860
Drury Thrift
1795–1845
Elizabeth Sanderson
1805–1845
John Thompson
1797–1859
Nancy Pierce
1797–1881
William Talley
1797–1840
Nancy Underwood
1811–1860

Thomas Thurman's Descendants

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Thomas (Childress) Thurman (11 Aug 1926–11 Jun 2008) m. Ali (Mae) Thurman (2 June 1927–16 July 2002)
  1. 1. Billy (Dwight) Thurman 1948–2008
  2. 2. Thomas (C) Thurman 1945–2024
  3. 3. David (R.) Thurman 1947–2020

Thomas Thurman's Timeline

9 Records

1926
11 Aug 1926
Birth of Thomas Childress Thurman in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 4
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in District 16, District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
District 16, District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 14
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1944
1944
Age 18
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 24
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 25
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1970
Abt 1970
Age 44
Thomas Childress Thurman resided here in Covington , Tenn.
Covington , Tenn.
2008
11 Jun 2008
Age 82
Death of Thomas Childress Thurman in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 292
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 23-29
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Jun 2008; Publication Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1944; Film: #7
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 144; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 23-21A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 16, District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 23-29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 23-29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 292

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee, 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: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 144; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 23-21A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    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 Date: Abt 1970
    Event Place: Covington , Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 30 Aug 1970; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, USA; ,0.4922545,0.23774643,0.5905462&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyersburg
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Jun 2008; Publication Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 2008
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Jun 2008; Publication Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, State Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Jun 2008; Publication Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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