Homer Thacker (1893 - abt. 1961)

Born 16 Apr 1893 in Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died about 1961 at about age 67 in LaSalle, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Homer Thacker is a Virginian.

Homer was born about 1880. He was the son of Nathan Thacker and Mary Childress. He passed away about 1900. ^[1]

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Research Notes: Virginia Project

There is a dispute as to whether or not his mother's maiden name was Childress or Gibson (note his marriage record below):

Birth

• Homer Thacker: Birth • Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
• Name: Homer Thacker
• Sex: Male
• Race: W
• Ethnicity: American
• Father's Name: Nathan Thacker
• Father's Sex: Male
• Mother's Name: Mary G. Thacker
• Mother's Sex: Female
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: 16 Apr 1893
• Event Place: Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
  • Source^[2]

Marriage

• Homer Thacker: Marriage • Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
• Name: Homer Thacker
• Sex: Male
• Father's Name: Nathan Thacker
• Father's Sex: Male
• Mother's Name: Mary Gibson
• Mother's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Name: Mary O'Connor
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel O'Connor
• Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Julia Conty
• Mother's Sex: Female
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 1914 [24 Nov 1914]
• Event Place: LaSalle, Illinois, United States
  • Source^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Richard Green, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5JQ-W32 : 28 January 2020), Homer Thacker, 1893.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DM-1CZ3 : Thu Nov 30 03:34:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Homer Thacker and Mary O'Connor, 1914.
4. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSX4-1DPZ : 22 July 2021), Homer Thacker, 1914.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182518017/homer-thacker: accessed 07 December 2023), memorial page for Homer Thacker (1893–1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 182518017, citing Saint Columba Cemetery, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Michael D (contributor 48166277).

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