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Willis Leigh Thomas 1940–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1940

Birth Location: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1986

Death Location: Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Russell Thomas

Mother: Julia Williams

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The story of Willis Leigh Thomas began in 1940 in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA. Willis Leigh Thomas passed away in 1986 in Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Leigh Thomas began in 1940 in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Willis Leigh Thomas passed away in 1986 in Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

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Willis Thomas's Ancestors

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Willis Thomas
1940–1986
Birth Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Russell William Thomas
1892–1971
Ridgeway, Iowa, Wisconsin
Julia (Adeline) Williams
1899–1997
Wisconsin
Grandparents
William (Henry) Thomas
1852–1932
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
Margaret (Jane) Willis
1854–1931
Hazel Green, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Joseph (H.) Williams
1849–1906
Rosendale, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Elizabeth (Adeline) Leigh
1861–1930
Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Leigh
1820–1898
Anna (Leigh)
1819–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1940
12 Aug 1940
Birth of Willis Leigh Thomas in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
1986
15 Jun 1986
Age 46
Death of Willis Leigh Thomas in Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1986
    Event Place: Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, Death Index

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