Lea A. (Burd) Thomas (1862 - 1918)

Born 12 Feb 1862 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 28 Jan 1918 at age 55 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

• Lea A. Burd was born February 12 1862
• She was the daughter of William Burd and Leah Sheckler
• She married Almer Thomas in 1891.
• She died January 28 1918

Sources

*Death Certificate

Name: Lea A Thomas

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 55

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1862

Birth Place: Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 Jan 1918

Death Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Spouse: Almer Thomas

Father: William R Burd

Mother: Lea Sheckler

Certificate Number: 2242^[1]

*Find A Grave

Name: Lea A. Thomas

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1862

Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Jan 1918

Death Place: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cemetery: Waterford Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Has Bio?: N

Spouse: Almer Thomas

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167843132^[2]

*1880 Census

Name: Leah Burd

Age: 20

Birth Date: Abt 1860

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1880: Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Dwelling Number: 136

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Marital status: Single

Father's name: William Burd

Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's name: Leah Burd

Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

William Burd 55

Leah Burd 51

John Burd 24

Mary Burd 22

Leah Burd 20

Rose Burd 14^[3]

*1900 Census

Name: Lea Thomas

Age: 38

Birth Date: Feb 1862

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1900: North East, Erie, Pennsylvania

Ward of City: 2

Street: East Main

Sheet Number: 10

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 255

Family Number: 261

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Alma Thomas

Marriage Year: 1891

Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Alma Thomas 47

Lea Thomas 38^[4]

*1910 Census

Name: Lea Thomas

Age in 1910: 48

Birth Year: abt 1862

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1910: Erie Ward 2, Erie, Pennsylvania

Street: East 9th Street

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Almer Thomas

Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Native Tongue: English

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Years Married: 4

Number of Children Born: 0

Number of Children Living: 0

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Clara Prime 61

Jessie A Bailey 39

Almer J Thomas 50

George W Merchant 36

Rosedale Merchant 33

Almer Thomas 59

Lea Thomas 48^[5]

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 000001-003040 Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Lea A. Thomas (12 Feb 1862–28 Jan 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 167843132, citing Waterford Cemetery, Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by JCPFinder (contributor 48955035) .
3. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1155; Page: 223A; Enumeration District: 216 Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: North East, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241409 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGW7-FPC : accessed 15 August 2015), Lea Thomas in household of Clara Prime, Erie Ward 2, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 2B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,355.