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Vernon Thomas Lucas 1926 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1926

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 2006

Death Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Father: Arthur Lucas

Mother: Marearet E.

Spouse(s): Doris Rife

Children(s): Michael Lucas, Michelle Lucas, Valerie Lucas, Vernon Lucas

The story of Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr began in 1926 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. In 1930, Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr married Doris Elaine Rife, and had children including Michael Eugene Lucas, Michelle Jean Lucas, Valerie Lucas, Vernon Thomas Lucas. Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr passed away in 2006 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr began in 1926 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
  • Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr married Doris Elaine Rife, and had children including Michael Eugene Lucas, Michelle Jean Lucas, Valerie Lucas, Vernon Thomas Lucas.
  • Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr passed away in 2006 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Lucas
1890 – 1964
Birth Location: Alabama
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Marearet E.
– 1965
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Doris Rife
1927 – 2019
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
DR

Children(s)

Michael Lucas
1959 –
Birth Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
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Michelle Lucas
1959 –
Birth Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
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Valerie Lucas
Birth Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Vernon Lucas
Birth Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
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Vernon Lucas's Ancestors

Self
Vernon Lucas
1926 – 2006
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Arthur Lucas
1890 – 1964
Alabama
Marearet E.
– 1965
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vernon Lucas's Descendants

1.
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Vernon (Thomas) Lucas (7 Sep 1926 – 10 Aug 2006) m. Doris (Elaine) Rife (Dec 30 1927 – 21 May 2019)
  1. 1. Michael (Eugene) Lucas (Dec 1959 – )
  2. 2. Michelle (Jean) Lucas (Dec 1959 – )
  3. 3. Valerie Lucas
  4. 4. Vernon (Thomas) Lucas

Vernon Lucas's Timeline

12 Records

1926
7 Sep 1926
Birth of Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 14
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1944
1944
Age 18
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1949
10 Sep 1949
Age 23
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 25
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1955
1955
Age 29
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1966
1966
Age 40
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Denver County, Colorado, USA
Denver County, Colorado, USA
1998
1998-2002
Age 72
Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr resided here in Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
2006
10 Aug 2006
Age 80
Death of Vernon Thomas Lucas Sr in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 303
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01196; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 100-129
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 2340412
    [6] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [7] Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
    [11] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 2340412

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01196; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 100-129

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01196; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 100-129

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, 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: Des Moines, Polk, Io

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    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: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: Denver County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2002
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Denver; State: Colorado; Year(s): 1998-2002

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Des Moines Tribune; Publication Date: 25/ Oct/ 1954; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.4160725,0.2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 303

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 2006
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, 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, 1930-2018, Rocky Mountain News; Publication Date: 1/ Dec/ 2008; Publication Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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