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Robert Lester Thomas 1910 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1910

Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1970

Death Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA

Father: Arley Thomas

Mother: Edna Seaver

Spouse(s): Dorothy Albright, Violet Albright

Children(s): Norma Shotts, Norma Shotts, Charles Thomas, Gloria Thomas, Constance Pedigo, Michael Thomas, Maria Thomas

Robert Lester Thomas was born in 1910 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA, the child of Arley Oscar Thomas and Edna Esther Seaver. Robert Lester Thomas later married Dorothy Mae Albright and Violet Lenore Albright, and together they raised children including Norma Joan Thomas Shotts, Norma Joan Thomas Shotts, Charles R. Thomas, Gloria G Thomas, Constance (Connie) Sharlene Thomas Pedigo, Michael Lee Thomas and Maria Lynn Thomas. In 1970, Robert Lester Thomas passed away in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.

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Parents

Arley Thomas
1883 – 1952
Birth Location: Summitville, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
AT
Edna Seaver
1889 – 1970
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
ES

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Albright
1912 – 1933
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
DA
Violet Albright
1921 –
Birth Location: Bloomington, Indiana
VA

Children(s)

Norma Shotts
1928 – 2016
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
NS
Norma Shotts
1928 – 2016
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
NS
Charles Thomas
1938 – 2022
Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States of America
CT
Gloria Thomas
1940 –
Birth Location: Nineveh R. R. 1, Brown, Indiana, USA
GT
Constance Pedigo
1943 – 2017
Birth Location: –
CP
Michael Thomas
1945 – 2009
Birth Location: Indianapolis
MT
Maria Thomas
1955 – 2013
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
MT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 May 1910
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Martinsville High School; Year: 1925, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 786, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-1, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2340354, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395, Brown County Democrat; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1970; Publication Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA; ,0.2578554,0.56340224,0.45031476&xid=335, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana; Roll: 4615; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 7-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1937
    Event Place: Blocxmington
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Brown County Democrat; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1970; Publication Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA; ,0.2578554,0.56340224,0.45031476&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Martinsville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Martinsville High School; Year: 1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Bloomington, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2340354

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Hamblen T, Hamblen, Brown, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 786, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana, 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: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana; Roll: 4615; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 7-3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brown, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Brown County Democrat; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1970; Publication Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA; ,0.2578554,0.56340224,0.45031476&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana
    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: Hamblen, Brown, Indiana; Roll: 4615; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 7-3

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Martinsville, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Brown County Democrat; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1970; Publication Place: Nashville, Indiana, USA; ,0.2578554,0.56340224,0.45031476&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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