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William Obray Thomas

William Obray Thomas

Male 1886 - 1963  (76 years)

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  • Name William Obray Thomas 
    Born 19 Apr 1886  Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Mar 1963  Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6] 
    Buried 27 Mar 1963  Lincoln Memorial Cem,Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Person ID I38  Wagner-Thomas
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2013 

    Father William Henry Thomas,   b. 22 Apr 1860, Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1915, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Rosara Bradshaw Obray,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1884  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ethel Southmaid,   b. Abt 1886,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Bef 1926  [12] 
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bertha Canaday,   b. 2 Nov 1894, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1982, Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1926  Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 13, 14] 
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Apr 1886 - Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Apr 1926 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Mar 1963 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Obray Thomas    		William Obray Thomas
    Thomas family    		Thomas family
    Back: Lon, Harold, William (Bill)
    2nd: Carrie, Peggy, Rosara, Evelyn, Jen
    Front: LaRue, Louise
    William Henry Thomas family    		William Henry Thomas family
    Back: William Henry Thomas, Lonnie, Rosara Obray
    Front: Beth, William (Bill), Harold as a baby
    1: Chas Copple, 2: Bill Thomas, 3: Harold Thomas, 5: Hub Martin    		1: Chas Copple, 2: Bill Thomas, 3: Harold Thomas, 5: Hub Martin
    Thomas family    		Thomas family
    1st row: Jen Holling, Rose Thomas, Carrie Compton
    2nd row: Louise Ranck, Beth Lemon, Evelyn Thomas, LaRue Wagner, Peggy Wright
    3rd row: Lon Thomas, Harold Thomas, Bill Thomas
    Bill Thomas' salmon fishing cabin    		Bill Thomas' salmon fishing cabin
    Corbett, Oregon
    Bill Thomas and his salmon    		Bill Thomas and his salmon
    Bill Thomas and his wife Bert    		Bill Thomas and his wife Bert
    Hawaii, 1940
    Bill Thomas & orchid plants    		Bill Thomas & orchid plants
    Hawaii, 1940
    Bill Thomas on left    		Bill Thomas on left
    Bill Thomas    		Bill Thomas

    Documents
    William Thomas' Selective Service card    		William Thomas' Selective Service card
    Certificate of promotion to 4th Grade, William Thomas    		Certificate of promotion to 4th Grade, William Thomas

  • Notes 
    • 1886 BIRTH,BLESSING: UT,Cache-Paradise: William Thomas was born 19 Apr 1886. Known as Bill. Blessed 3 June 1886, no place shown [from Pat Holling July 2003]

      1900 CENSUS: UT,Cache Co-Paradise Prec: Anc.com Img 3, pg 2A, 2 June, Dw 25/25: William O Thomas age 13 born Utah April 1887, son of William and Rosara Thomas

      1910 CENSUS: OR,Clackamas Co-Bullrun Prec: Anc.com Img 6, pg 313, 24 April, Dw 62/64: William Thomas age 24 born Utah, timberfeller-Tigh Mill, son of William H and Rosarah Thomas

      abt 1921 MARRIAGE #1,DIVORCE: William Thomas md Ethel Southmaid bef 1926, no date or place shown, estimated marriage year based on mg #2 year & 1930 census.

      1926 MARRIAGE #2: William Thomas md Bertha Canaday 1 April 1926, no place shown [LaDean Bird: 5 Aug 1940, same date as Lorenzo Obray Thomas death date, obtained from relatives [TO CK OUT]

      1930 CENSUS: OR,Multnomah Co-Kendall: Anc.com Img 4, pg 2B,Apr 3-4,Dw 46/46-Alden Avenue:
      THOMAS, William O-head 41/UT (UT,UT) md at age 35 1st time,electrician-canning,
      no mil; Bertha [Canady crossed out]-wife 35/Col (IL,IA) md age 28 1st time

      1946 HISTORY: OR,Multnomah Co-Portland: Obit of mother Dec 1946: "...Survivors include... William O Thomas, Harold O Thomas, Mrs Caroline Compton, Mrs Martha J Holling, Mrs LaRue Wagner, all of Portland, Ore..."

      1950 HISTORY: OR,Multnomah Co-Portland: Obit of brother Nov 1950: "...Survivors are... a brother, W. O. Thomas, and seven sisters, Mrs. LaRue Wagoner, Mrs. Martha Holling, and Mrs. Caroline Compton, all of Portland...

      1963 DEATH,BURIAL: OR,Multnomah-Portland: William Thomas died 24 Mar 1963; buried Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portland OR

      OTHER ORD: LaDean Wright Bird Fam Group Sheet July 1992: "William born under covenant... sealing date listed in IGI, Batch T900230-0167, as 6 Aug 1982 Provo Temple"

  • Sources 
    1. [S56] Utah,Cache Co: Paradise Ward Rcds, Film 0026365 item 1 pg 34.
      "William Thomas was born 19 Apr 1886, Paradise,Cache,Utah"
      Family group sheets by LaDean Wright Bird, possession of Robert P Wagner July 1992, taken from Patron section, records of Wm Henry Thomas, as submitted by daughters Ada Thomas Wright & Louise Thomas Ranck

    2. [S20] Family Rcds: HOLLING, Patricia BRUCE.
      "William Thomas was born 19 Apr 1886, Paradise,Cache,Utah"
      PAF CD from Pat to Bob Wagner, July 2003

    3. [S80] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      William Thomas, son of William Henry Thomas and Rosara O'bray, born 19 April 1886, Paradise, Cache Co Utah, md Bertha Canady 1 April 1926 in Portland OR, died 24 March 1963 Portland OR
      Family Data Collection

    4. [S109] Family Rcds: THOMAS, Harold Pierce.
      Wm O Thomas bn 19 Mch 1886, blessed 3 Jun 1886 by S O Oldham...
      book Family Record and Record of Temple Work of William Henry Thomas

    5. [S41] Family Rcds: BIRD, LaDean Wright.
      "William Thomas died 24 Mar 1963, Portland,Multnomah, Oregon"
      Family group sheets given by LaDean to Bob Wagner, taken from Patron section for family group sheet of Wm Henry Thomas, submitted by daughters Ada Thomas Wright & Louise Thomas Ranck

    6. [S20] Family Rcds: HOLLING, Patricia BRUCE.
      "William Thomas died 24 March 1963 in Portland,Multnomah,Oregon"
      Oregon State Death Certificate, PAF CD from Pat to Bob Wagner

    7. [S41] Family Rcds: BIRD, LaDean Wright.
      William Thomas was buried Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
      Family group sheets given by LaDean to Robert P. Wagner, and Bob wrote burial place on sheet

    8. [S79] NewFamilySearch.org.
      William Thomas was buried 27 March 1963, Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Porltand, Multnomah Co, Oregon
      Contributor: pholling

    9. [S44] Family Rcds: GUNNELL, Lewis & Edra.
      "William Nash THOMAS married to Rosana Obray, 3 Apr 1884," no place shown.
      Family group sheet from Edra, copy in possession of Robert P Wagner, July 2000

    10. [S54] Utah,Salt Lake Co-Salt Lake City: Endowment House Sealing of Couples, Book M pg 42, film 183402.
      "William Henry Thomas md Rosara Bradshaw Obray on 3 April 1884 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City Utah"
      Family group sheet from LaDean Wright Bird, possession of Robert P Wagner July 1992

    11. [S80] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      William Henry Thomas born Paradise, Cache Co, Utah, son of William Nash Thomas and Elizabeth Lallis, wife Rosara O O'bray, md 3 April 1882, Salt Lake City Utah, died Paradise, Cache Co, Utah 25 January 1915
      Family Data File

    12. [S41] Family Rcds: BIRD, LaDean Wright.
      "William Thomas md Ethel Southmaid, divorced" no date or place shown
      Family group sheets from LaDean Wright Bird, possession of Robert P Wagner, taken from Patron section for family group sheet of Wm Henry Thomas, submitted by daughters Ada Thomas Wright & Louise Thomas Ranck

    13. [S42] Family Rcds: RANCK, Louise Thomas.
      William Thomas md #2 Bertha Canaday 1 Apr 1926, no place shown

    14. [S20] Family Rcds: HOLLING, Patricia BRUCE.
      William Thomas md Bertha Canaday 1 Apr 1926, no place shown.
      PAF CD from Pat to Bob Wagner, July 2003