hmtl5 Thelma May Jones b. 31 May 1891 Kentucky d. 9 Apr 1971 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas: Gritton Genealogy

Thelma May Jones

Female 1891 - 1971  (79 years)


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  • Name Thelma May Jones 
    Born 31 May 1891  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Blue, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation housewife  [1
    Died 9 Apr 1971  Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 12 Apr 1971  Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Death certificate states Emerald Hills as burial. I can find no entry for her on Find a Grave.
    Person ID I674  Gritton
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Family 1 Charles Franklin Swisher,   b. 4 Nov 1866, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1928, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Divorced Bef 1920 
    Children 
     1. Clarence Albert Swisher,   b. 16 Mar 1910, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1982, Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Ruth Lillian Swisher,   b. 5 Oct 1908, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1955, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sylvester J. Crabtree,   b. 21 Apr 1887, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1918, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1916  Neosho, Newton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Harry Read,   b. Abt 1884, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Aug 1924  Neosho, Newton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 May 1891 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Feb 1916 - Neosho, Newton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Blue, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Aug 1924 - Neosho, Newton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Apr 1971 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Apr 1971 - Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • In the 1920 US census, Thelma Crabree, widow, is a housekeeper in the household of Harry Read, his wife and two children.
      [3]
    • In the 1930 US census, Lucy (Thelma) Read, age 38, married, and her daughter Ruth Swisher, age 21, are roomers in the household of Clarence and Gladys Crookshank. Thelma's occupation is listed as housekeeper.
      [3]
    • Thelma's is listed as Lucy Read in the 1930 and 1940 US census; in both of these she is listed with her daughter Ruth. Thelma's death certificate gives her surname as Read. [3]
    • Read
      Mrs. Thelma Read, 4417 Martin, Mother of Clarence A. Swisher; sister of A.H. Jones, Fort Worth; Mrs. Ruth Bell, Wichita, Kansas; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Monday. Rev. Herbert L. Peterson officiating. Arrangement Shannon’s South, 3015 Merida. 926-3314.
      For Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas. Saturday, 10 April 1971.
      [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S59] Missouri Marriage Records.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.

    5. [S17] Obituary.