Thomas Milner Van Pelt was born in Greenville, TX (according to his WWII Draft card).
When Millard was 29 he married Esther Ford on 15 February 1921.[1]
1930 United States Federal Census: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Milner Van Pelt
M
39
Married
Head
Proprietor
Texas
Esta L Van Pelt
F
32
Married
Wife
Texas
Lived: in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States. Note: 826 W. Houston St., Sherman, Grayson, Texas
Sources
↑Marriage Bell, Geta Gina Bells in U. S. A. and Allied Families 1650-1977 (privately published, 1977) As of Jun 2021, this book is not available online due to copyright Bell Family on Wayback machine Note: The web version is excerpted from a longer document provided by June Smith. A lot of the material in it also appears in Fred Hawthorne's database.
This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," Johnson County Clerk's Office, Denton, Texas, Smith County Marriage Records, (Ancestry Record 9168 #24889616 : accessed 25 August 2023), T M Van Pelt marriage to Esta Lee Ford on 1 Jan 1921 in Collin, Texas, USA.
1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census," Year 1930, Census Place Sherman, Grayson, Texas, Page 7A, Enumeration District 0003, FHL microfilm 2342071, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6224 #63622435 : accessed 25 August 2023), Milner Van Pelt (39), married, Proprietor, head of household at 906 N. Wood, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census," Year 1940, Census Place Sherman, Grayson, Texas, Roll m-t0627-04043, Page 62A, Enumeration District 91-5, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2442 #160705498 : accessed 25 August 2023), Thomas M Vanpeet (49), married, Owner And Operator, head of household in Sherman, Grayson, Texas. Born in Texas.
WWII Draft Registration: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," The National Archives At St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Texas, Record Group Title Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1002 #12667244 : accessed 25 August 2023), Name Thomas Milner Van Pelt, Gender Male, Birth Date 19 Feb 1891, Residence Place Sherman, Texas, USA, Military Draft Date 1942, Next of Kin Mrs T.M Van Pelt.
1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census," National Archives at Washington, DC, Washington, D.C., Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Year 1950, Census Place Sherman, Grayson, Texas, Roll 2783, Page 71, Enumeration District 91-11, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 62308 #188364415 : accessed 25 August 2023), Thomas M Van Pelt (57), married, Proprietor, head of household in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982," Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin Texas, USA, Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Certificate Number 17666, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2272 #452741 : accessed 25 August 2023), Thomas M Van Pelt death 26 Jan 1977 (born 19 Feb 1891), son of Jesse Van Pelt & Mary Jane Arott, in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA.
Memorial: Find a Grave (no image), (Find A Grave: Memorial #150778789 : accessed 25 August 2023), Memorial page for Thomas Milner Van Pelt (19 Feb 1891-26 Jan 1977), citing Royse City Cemetery, Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Dodson Cemetery Association (contributor 47740398).
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