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Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas
| Last Name: | Thomas |
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| First Name: | Mrs. Elizabeth |
| Dates: |
1862 (Date of Birth)
1926 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Elizabeth M. Schooley Thomas (1862-1926) was born in Indiana to James L and Mary A (Davis) Schooley. She married Howell D. Thomas in August 1885 and spent most of her life in Vermilion County, Illinois. Two children: Hazel Pearl (c.1886-1972; married Irwin Dare; lived in Spokane) and Harrison (born c.1889) Public records data: 1870 census: age 8, living with her family in Fall Creek Madison Co., Ind. Attending school. 1880 census: living with sister in law and attending school, Hoopeston, Vermilion Co., Ill.. 1885 marriage cert: Married Howell D. Thomas b. Wales on 8 Aug 1885 in Vermilion Co, Illinois. 1900 census: married, living Grant, Vermilion Co. Ill. Parents b. Ohio. 2 children: Hazel P, age 14; Harrison D, age 11. 1926 Illinois death records: Elizabeth M. Schooley Thomas. Born 25 Jun 1862, Pendleton, Ind. Died 24 Apr 1926, Hoopeston, Vermilion Co. Ill, age 63. Housewife, 514 Emaur St. Spouse Howell Thomas. Her father James L Schooley, b. Ind; mother Mary A Davis b. Ind. |
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2114.36 (Quilt, North Wind Quilt Top, circa 1925)
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