Merritt
Bascom
(M.b.)
Thurman
Born in Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Ancestors 
Son of William Levi Thurman
and Margaret Ella (Beck) Thurman
Brother of
Effie Louisa (Thurman) Galloway, Ethel Thurman, Annie Elizabeth (Thurman) Jacobs and William E. Thurman
Husband of
Anna Elizabeth (Curtis) Thurman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Anna Fern (Ray) Thurman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Lula Ethel (Holman) Simpson
— married
7 Feb 1911 in Lake City, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Merrill Van Thurman, Mart Thurman, Melrose (Thurman) Peterson, Mary Avon Thurman and Patricia Ann (Thurman) McPherson
Died about
at about age 40
in Carthage, Panola, Texas, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2013
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Contents |
Biography
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
Name
- Name: Merit Bascom "M. B." Thurman[1]
Birth
Death
- Carthage, Panola, Texas, USA[4]
Marriage
- 7 Feb 1911
- Lake City, Craighead, Arkansas, USA[5]
- 17 Apr 1887
- Lake City, Craighead, Arkansas, USA[6]
Sources
- Source: S25 Media: Interview Abbreviation: Laura Barnett Title: Laura Barnett Author: Laura Barnett Publication: Information given when asked about family history
- Source: S40 Media: Other Abbreviation: Family Group Sheets corrected by Paul S. Wharton Title: Family Group Sheets corrected by Paul S. Wharton Author: Paul S. Wharton Publication: Corrected Family Group Sheets, hand written census information, and Letters(Hardy, Virginia)
- Source: S92 Media: Web site Abbreviation: Thurman's Quest Title: Thurman's Quest
- ↑ Source: #S92 Page: Merritt Bascom THURMAN Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: IGI AFN:2XJV-Z7. 24 Aug 99.
- ↑ Source: #S25
- ↑ Source: #S92 Page: Birth: 22 Oct 1888 in Truman,Poinsett,Arkansas Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Source: IGI AFN:2XJV-Z7. 24 Aug 99.
- ↑ Source: #S92 Page: Burial: Carthage, , Texas Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Source: IGI AFN:2XJV-Z7. 24 Aug 99.
- ↑ Source: #S25
- ↑ Source: #S40 Page: Corrected Family Group Sheets Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: married Margaret Ella Beck in 1887
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with M.b. by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with M.b.:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with M.b. by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with M.b.:
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This Arkansas death Index seems to confirm that he died in Arkansas. "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRV-P2R : 27 November 2014), Merritt B Thurman, 27 Sep 1929; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).
This military headstone application confirms burial in Texas, gives a wife's name and shoes servce in WWI. "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZF-K6L : 17 May 2016), Merrit Thurman, .