Husband: Archie William Thomas
Born: May- 5-1896 at Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 1
Died: Nov-14-1943 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 2,1
Cause of death: accidental electrocution 1
Resided: 1916 in Tyler Co, WV 3
Father: William Thomas
Mother: Etta Garrell
Wife: Stella A. Jones 4,5,6,7 Married: Nov-17-1916 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Jul-22-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,10 (see note 1) Died: Apr-26-1971 11,10 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 2,12 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,13 Father: John Savannis Jones (1853 - 1928) Mother: Columbia F. Jones (1857 - 1929) Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Clarence Thomas
F Child 2: Wilma Alberta Thomas Born: Dec-16-1920 in Tyler Co, WV 3,10 Died: Nov-20-1992 11,10 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Resided: 1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 3 Husband: Raymond Franklin McCloy b. Nov- 5-1911 d. Feb-10-1972 Married: Nov-24-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
M Child 3: Hayward Glen Thomas Born: Oct-25-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,10,15 Died: Aug-19-1976 14,10 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Valley Farms, Pinal Co, AZ 13 Resided: 1947 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Military: S1, US Navy, World War II 14 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Mossor b. Jan-29-1928 Married: Aug- 7-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 4: Jackie Lee "Jack" Thomas Also known as: Jack Thomas 16,17,18 Born: Dec- 3-1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19,20,15 Died: May-28-2015 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Buried: in Buck Run (aka Dotson) Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 19 Resided: at Buck Run, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Occupation: US Postal Service letter carrier (22 yrs) 19 Military: US Navy (9 yrs, Korean War era), US Army Reserves 19 Wife: Juanita Hefner b. Mar- 9-1931 Married: Jun-30-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (4) Marriage record of daughter. (5) Death record of husband. (6) Record of wife's remarriage. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Archie Thomas, 20, b. Ritchie Co, res. Tyler Co; and Stella Jones, 20, of Ritchie Co. Married Nov 17 1916. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Headstone. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Military Grave Marker. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Newspaper wedding announcement of grandson. (17) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandson. (18) Obituary of wife's sister. (19) Obituary. (20) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (21) Obituary - Nursing home. Event Notes Note (1) SSDI has birthdate as Jul 22 1897, but headstone shows it as Jul 22 1896, and age 20 at time of Nov 1916 marriage would also put birth year at 1896.