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Willie Lee Thomas 1908–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1908

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1978

Death Location: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Thomas

Mother: Dillie Avery

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Willie Lee Thomas was born in 1908 in North Carolina, USA, the child of William Robert Thomas And Dillie P Avery. In 1910, Willie Lee Thomas resided in Contentnea Neck, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, Willie Lee Thomas resided in Kinston, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. Willie Lee Thomas passed away in 1978 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Lee Thomas was born in 1908 in North Carolina, USA, the child of William Robert Thomas And Dillie P Avery.
  • In 1910, Willie Lee Thomas resided in Contentnea Neck, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Willie Lee Thomas resided in Kinston, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.
  • Willie Lee Thomas passed away in 1978 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Willie Thomas's Ancestors

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Willie Thomas
1908–1978
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Robert Thomas
1866–1934
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Dillie (P) Avery
1878–1967
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Noah (Lafayette AVERY) ✅
1854–1922
Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Devia
1863–1920
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel III
1814–1870
Cassie Heath
1825–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Private Avery
1771–1840
Mary Smith
1770–1840
Jesse Heath
1798–1855
Frances Watson
1804–1880

Willie Thomas's Timeline

6 Records

1908
28 August 1908
Birth of Willie Lee Thomas in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Willie Lee Thomas resided here in Contentnea Neck, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Contentnea Neck, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Willie Lee Thomas resided here in Kinston, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Kinston, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Willie Lee Thomas resided here in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
Willie Lee Thomas resided here in Kinston Township, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Kinston Township, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
1978
22 February 1978
Age 70
Death of Willie Lee Thomas in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1908
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Contentnea Neck, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kinston, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kinston Township, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1978
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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