Individual Details
Merlin John Thomas
(4 Dec 1882 - 24 Jul 1964)
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Holdrege, Phelps Co., Nebraska, Merlin Thomas and Bertha appear with their son Harold. They have been married 5 years and Bertha is the mother of one. Merlin is a butcher.
On the 1918 World War I draft registration Merlin states he is a salesman for Swift and Company in Omaha . He lives at 507 Main St., McCook, Nebraska. His nearest relative is Bertha M. Thomas of the same address. He registered at Red Willow County.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Willow Grove, Red Willow Co., Nebraska, Merlin Thomas appears with his wife Bertha and children Harold and Thelma. Also in the household is Merlin's brother, Phillip, who works in a railroad shop as a blacksmith. Merlin is a traveling salesman for a meat company.
Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, January 16, 2018.
Search of digitized newspapers at the Seward Library, Seward, Nebraska--www.sewardlibrary.org, failed to locate an obituary. August 24, 2018.
On the 1918 World War I draft registration Merlin states he is a salesman for Swift and Company in Omaha . He lives at 507 Main St., McCook, Nebraska. His nearest relative is Bertha M. Thomas of the same address. He registered at Red Willow County.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Willow Grove, Red Willow Co., Nebraska, Merlin Thomas appears with his wife Bertha and children Harold and Thelma. Also in the household is Merlin's brother, Phillip, who works in a railroad shop as a blacksmith. Merlin is a traveling salesman for a meat company.
Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, January 16, 2018.
Search of digitized newspapers at the Seward Library, Seward, Nebraska--www.sewardlibrary.org, failed to locate an obituary. August 24, 2018.
Events
| Birth | 4 Dec 1882 | Kansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Jul 1905 | Elwood, Gosper Co., Nebraska - Bertha May Winslow | | ||
| Death | 24 Jul 1964 | | |||
| Burial | Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, Red Willow Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha May Winslow (1885 - 1965) |
| Child | Harold Thomas (1908 - ) |
| Child | Thelma Thomas (1912 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1910 Census Phelps Co., Nebraska.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. Marriage Record from Gosper Co., Nebraska.
4. Social Security Death Index.
5. U. S. Gen Web Site.
6. U. S. Gen Web Site.