Individual Details

Orion Chester Earl Thames

(22 Dec 1896 - 25 May 1963)

The son of Samuel and Celinda (Spainhouer) Thames, Orion Thames was a plumber.
He retired to Arizona about 1958 where his usual residence was Picacho in Pinal County.

Events

Birth22 Dec 1896Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
Enlistment14 Dec 1917
Military3 Dec 1919Discharge
Marriage8 Oct 1923Carter County, Oklahama - Gladys Oneida Stewart
Census (family)24 Apr 1930Wichita County, Texas - Gladys Oneida Stewart
Census (family)15 Apr 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas - Gladys Oneida Stewart
Death25 May 1963Arizona
BurialGreenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Families

SpouseGladys Oneida Stewart (1904 - 1990)
ChildOrion Carlton Thames (1924 - 2018)
ChildBillie Lee Thames (1926 - 2012)
ChildSamuel Stewart Thames (1930 - 1994)

Notes

Birth

Orion Chester Earl Thames
Event Type Birth
Event Date 22 Dec 1896
Event Place Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original) Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas, United States
Sex Male
Father's Name Samuel Delania Thames
Mother's Name Celinda Jane Spainhouer

Military

Orion Chester Thomas or Orion Earl Thames
Event Type Military Service - Sea USN
Enlistment date 14 Dec 1917
Discharge date 3 Dec 1919
Event Place St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place Wichita Falls, Tex
Birth Date 22 Dec 1896
Death Date 25 May 1963

Census (family)

Orion Thames Husband M 33 Texas - Laborer
Gladys Thames Wife F 24 Oklahoma
Orion C Thames Son M 5 Texas
Billie L Thames Son M 3 2/12 Texas

Old Burk Road, Wichita County, Texas

Census (family)

Orion C E Thames head M 43 Texas
Gladys Thames wife F 35 Oklahoma - Librarian, W.P.A. project
Orion Thames Jr Son M 15 Texas
Billy Lee Thames son M 13 Texas
Samuel Thames son M 9 Texas

Death

Orion Thames
Given Name Orion
Surname Thames
State Texas
Residence Place Arizona
Age 67
Birth Date 22 Dec 1896
Death Date May 1963

Burial

PLOT: Section 44 South
Inscription: Texas Seaman 2nd Class, United States Navy World War I

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