William Buren “Willie” ThomasAge: 62 years1892–1955
- Name
- William Buren “Willie” Thomas
- Given names
- William Buren
- Surname
- Thomas
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | October 18, 1892 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 |
 Marriage | Lucy Claude Riggins — View this family April 2, 1916 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | Elmer W Thomas February 5, 1919 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | February 10, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Leslie Clay Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 28 years) twin: Wesley Carl Thomas
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| Birth of a son #3 | Wesley Carl Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 28 years) twin: Leslie Clay Thomas
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| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 | April 28, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Malcolm Carl Thomas March 18, 1943 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Leslie Clay Thomas Jr. March 20, 1947 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 | June 18, 1955 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morning Sun Cemetery |
| Family with Lucy Claude Riggins |
| himself |
William Buren “Willie” Thomas Birth: October 18, 1892 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 18, 1955 — Lenow, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Claude Riggins Birth: September 1897 29 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1976 |
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Marriage: April 2, 1916 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Elmer W Thomas Birth: February 5, 1919 26 21 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1982 |
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3 years son |
Leslie Clay Thomas Birth: September 8, 1921 28 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 2016 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Wesley Carl Thomas Birth: September 8, 1921 28 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 2015 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William B “Willie” Thomas - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William B “Willie” Thomas - Household
Pisgah Road Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William B “Willie” Thomas - Household
Lenow Road & Morning Sun Road Shelby, Tennessee
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