Individual Details

Merle Joy Thomas

(1 Dec 1895 - 17 Aug 1959)



1920 Census. Hutchinson Ward 6, Reno Co, Kansas, Hh 178
1510 2nd Avenue
Alva Turner, 26, Pipe fitter, Chemical Factory
Merle, wife, 25
Lyal D., son, 2 years, 7 montha

1930 Census. Dawson Twp, Tulsa Co, OK, Hh 52
Robert A. Turner, 36, married at 22, b. Kansas, Farmer
Merle, wife, 35, married at 21, b. Kansas
Lyle, son, 13, b. Kansas
Liverna, dau, 9, b. Kansas
Melva, dau, 5, b. Kansas
Elma, dau, 2 years, 10 months, b. OK

1940 Census. Seneca, Newton Co, MO, Hh 293
Valley Hill Subdivision - family lived in rural Barber Co, KA in 1935
Myrl Turner, 44, widow, b. KA, House work
Lyal, son, 23, b. KA, Labor, Garage
Laverna, dau, 18, b. KA
Melva, dau, 15, b. KA
Elma J., dau, 13, b. Tulsa

Events

Birth1 Dec 1895Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas
Marriage1916Robert Alvah Turner
Death17 Aug 1959Neosho, Newton County, Missouri

Families

SpouseRobert Alvah Turner (1893 - 1940)
ChildLyal Dean Turner (1917 - 1976)
ChildLaverna Maxine Turner (1921 - 2003)
ChildMelva Mae Turner (1924 - 1990)
ChildLiving
FatherJackson Thomas (1869 - 1938)
MotherRosina Wells (1875 - 1953)
SiblingElmer Leo Thomas (1898 - 1957)
SiblingRita Belle Thomas (1901 - 1973)
SiblingLawrence Thomas (1906 - 1962)
SiblingRalph Jackson Thomas (1911 - 1957)