Richard “Dick” ThomasAge: 77 years1872–1949
- Name
- Richard “Dick” Thomas
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Thomas
- Nickname
- Dick
 Birth | April 11, 1872 34 36 |
 Marriage of parents | Andrew Thomas — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family before 1873 (Age 8 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Amanda Ellen Thomas February 29, 1876 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Cornelius Cornine — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 13, 1878 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy Jane Cook before August 1880 (Age 8 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Catherine Gross — View this family March 17, 1896 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Leo Martin Thomas August 22, 1897 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Divorce | Mary Catherine Gross — View this family before 1906 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell — View this family July 28, 1906 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Goldie Thomas May 8, 1907 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Everett Guy Thomas February 21, 1910 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Marjorie Ellen Thomas August 25, 1913 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Ellen Thomas August 22, 1915 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leo Martin Thomas — Hazel B Belveal — View this family October 28, 1916 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 45 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a mother | Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell March 31, 1920 (Age 47 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Marriage of a child | Paul McDonald — Goldie Thomas — View this family July 7, 1923 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leo Martin Thomas — Roxie Anna Bailey — View this family July 23, 1929 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | May 1, 1930 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Dawn Fredrick Williams November 22, 1930 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Everett Fielding Cook April 16, 1931 (Age 59 years) Cause: chronic myocarditis |
| Death of a half-sister | May Margaret “Maggie” Cook July 4, 1938 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook December 27, 1941 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 73 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 6, 1949 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summit View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Andrew Thomas Birth: 1838 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: before 1873 — |
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-9 months himself |
Richard “Dick” Thomas Birth: April 11, 1872 34 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1949 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Amanda Ellen Thomas Birth: February 29, 1876 38 40 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1915 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| Mother’s family with Fielding Cook |
| step-father |
Fielding Cook Birth: estimated 1835 — Indiana, United States Death: December 28, 1864 — Alton Prison, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1854 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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1 month half-brother |
James Thomas Milton Cook Birth: 1854 19 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years half-sister |
Nancy Jane Cook Birth: 1857 22 21 — Missouri, United States Death: before August 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
John William “J.W.” Cook Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 2, 1954 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Everett Fielding Cook Birth: September 16, 1862 27 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1931 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Cook |
| step-father |
Andrew Cook Birth: 1838 — Indiana, United States Death: April 1870 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: September 11, 1866 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-18 months half-sister |
Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook Birth: March 12, 1865 27 29 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 27, 1941 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Birth: December 5, 1868 30 33 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1938 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Cornelius Cornine |
| step-father |
Cornelius Cornine Birth: about 1804 — New York, United States Death: December 9, 1883 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: September 13, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary Catherine Gross |
| himself |
Richard “Dick” Thomas Birth: April 11, 1872 34 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1949 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| ex-wife |
Mary Catherine Gross Birth: 1875 — Illinois, United States Death: December 30, 1963 — Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 17, 1896 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Divorce: before 1906 — Oklahoma, United States |
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17 months son |
Leo Martin Thomas Birth: August 22, 1897 25 22 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: March 6, 1970 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell |
| himself |
Richard “Dick” Thomas Birth: April 11, 1872 34 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1949 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell Birth: March 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1949 — Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: July 28, 1906 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Goldie Thomas Birth: May 8, 1907 35 33 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 5, 1956 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Everett Guy Thomas Birth: February 21, 1910 37 35 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: May 30, 1990 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Marjorie Ellen Thomas Birth: August 25, 1913 41 39 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 1, 1989 — Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
| Francis A Eiel + Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell |
| wife’s husband |
Francis A Eiel Death: |
| wife |
Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell Birth: March 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1949 — Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: 1892 — Minnesota, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Archie F Eiel Birth: about 1894 19 — Iowa, United States Death: |
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7 years step-daughter |
Gladys Eiel Birth: about 1900 25 — Minnesota, United States Death: |
Richard “Dick” Thomas has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, MO
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard “Dick” Thomas - Household
Pine Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard “Dick” Thomas - Household
East Lincoln Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Richard “Dick” Thomas - Household
E Clulord Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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