Seaman 1st Thomas H. Priestman
Born 1920s.
Ancestors 
Son of Frederick Priestman
and Ellen C (Williams) Priestman
Brother of
Frederick Priestman, Lois Ellene (Priestman) Devens and Mabel Williams (Priestman) Bomboy
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Priestman and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died 1960s.
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Biography
Seaman 1st Class Thomas Priestman served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 6 Dec 1944
Unit(s): US Navy Reserve
Service ended: 10 Feb 1946
Service started: 6 Dec 1944
Unit(s): US Navy Reserve
Service ended: 10 Feb 1946
Thomas Hugh Priestman was born on November 24, 1927 in Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, son of Frederick Priestman and Ellen C (Williams) Priestman.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Thomas passed away on February 10, 1967 in Plains Township, Luzerne, United States, aged 39. He was buried in Hanover Cemetery.[4] [5] [6] [8] [14] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
In 1930, Thomas (2) was living at Jones Street with his parents, Fred (30) and Ellen (29); and his siblings, Fred (8), Lois (6), and Mabel (3). [15]
Thomas served in World War II. [16],[1],[6],[7], [17], [18], [19]
Thomas (20) married Ethel Arlene (Lewis) Priestman (21) (born on April 23, 1926 in Pikes Creek, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America) on December 25, 1947 in Luzerne.[2] [20] [21] [22] [23]
In 1950, Thomas (22) was living with his wife, Ethel A (23); and their son, Thomas Lee (1). [15]
Research Notes
The following people may need profiles:
- Fred Priestman (Father)
- Ellen Priestman (Mother)
- Lois Priestman (Sister)
- Mabel Priestman (Sister)
- Ethel A Priestman (Wife)
- Thomas Lee Priestman (Son)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Military:
"U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", database with images
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2007
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(Ancestry Record 2238 #7807268 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas Hugh Priestman Race White Age 19 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head) Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Birth Place Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA Residence Place Peely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Registration Date 1946 Registration Place Peely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Height 5 8 Weight 210 Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Brown Eye Color Blue Household Members (Name)
Age
RelationshipThomas Hugh Priestman 19 Self (Head) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marriage:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968", database with images
Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania
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(Ancestry Record 61381 #3663162 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H Priestman Gender Male Age 21 Birth Date abt 1926 Marriage Date 25 Dec 1947 Marriage Place Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Father Fred Priestman Mother Helen Williams Spouse Ethel A Lewis Film Number 002224870 - ↑ 1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census", database with images
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Warrior Run, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 159; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 40-446
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(Ancestry Record 62308 #245247959 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H Priestman Age 22 Birth Date abt 1928 Gender Male Race White Birth Place Pennsylvania Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Head Residence Date 1950 Home in 1950 Warrior Run, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Street Name Jones Street House Number 348 Dwelling Number 35 Farm No Acres No Occupation Category Other Worked Last Week No Seeking Work No Employment Status No Household Members (Name)
Age
RelationshipThomas H Priestman 22 Head
Ethel A Priestman 23 Wife
Thomas Lee Priestman 1 Son - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Death:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969", database with images
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pa; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Box Number: 2511; Certificate Number Range: 014251-017100
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(Ancestry Record 5164 #15076323 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H. Priestman Gender Male Race White Death Age 39 Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Birth Place Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Death Date 10 Feb 1967 Death Place Plains Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Father Frederick Priestman Mother Ellen Williams Spouse Ethel A. Priestman Description Death Certificates Certificate Number 016686-67 - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188249591/thomas-hugh-priestman: accessed), memorial page for Thomas Hugh Priestman (24 Nov 1927–10 Feb 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188249591, citing Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by SMPowell (contributor 47992784).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Burial:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012", database with images
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1
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(Ancestry Record 1967 #1035421 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H Priestman Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Age 39 Death Date 10 Feb 1967 Military Branch Navy Veteran of Which War World War II Registration County Luzerne Cemetery Name Hanover Green Cemetery Cemetery Location Hanoner Township, Pennsylvania - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966", database with images
Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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(Ancestry Record 3147 #1460979 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas Hugh Priestman Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Birth Place Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Residence Date 19 Apr 1950 Residence Place Warrior Run, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Military:
"U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970", database with images
National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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(Ancestry Record 2375 #3150474 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H Priestman Rank Seaman; 1st Cl Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Service Number 2491895 Service Branch Navy; USNR Enlistment Date 6 Dec 1944 Discharge Date 10 Feb 1946 Death Date 10 Feb 1967 Cemetery Hanover Green Cemetery Location Hanover Twp., Pennsylvania, USA - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Social Security:
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", database
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
(Ancestry Record 60901 #802337519 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H Priestman [Thomas Priestman] Gender Male Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Death Date Feb 1967 Claim Date 17 Feb 1967 - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Death:
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", database
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
(Ancestry Record 3693 #50028161 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas Priestman Social Security Number 165-20-4630 Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Issue year Before 1951 Issue State Pennsylvania Death Date Feb 1967 - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J29X-8MZ : 8 January 2021), Thomas Priestman, Feb 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Name Thomas Priestman State Pennsylvania Age 40 Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Death Date Feb 1967 - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K92-XQ9V : 10 February 2023), Thomas H Priestman,
Name Thomas H Priestman Name Note Name and form dates: Claim: THOMAS H PRIESTMAN (17 Feb 1967), Death: THOMAS PRIESTMAN (Feb 1967) Alias Thomas Priestman Sex Male Social Program Claim Date 17 Feb 1967 Death Date Feb 1967 Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Event Type Social Program Correspondence - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHJ-P4LT : 7 February 2023), Thomas Hugh Priestman, ; Burial, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Hanover Cemetery; citing record ID 188249591, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Name Thomas Hugh Priestman Death Date 10 Feb 1967 Birth Date 24 Nov 1927 Event Type Burial Event Place Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States of America Cemetery Hanover Cemetery Photograph Included Y - ↑ Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", database
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News; Publication Date: 10 Feb 1967; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/407606733/?article=5fa8c3de-7b4f-45cd-9bd8-fb6c281efe37&focus=0.638889,0.045356497,0.7547752,0.22135329&xid=3355
(Ancestry Record 61843 #536956248 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name T. H. Priestman Gender Male Residence Place 348 Jones Street, Warrior Run Death Date Abt 1967 Obituary Date 10 Feb 1967 Obituary Place Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA Newspaper Title Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News Spouse Ethel Lewis Child Thomas Ronald Russell Debra Siblings Fred Lois Dev Ens Mabel Bomboy - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH74-6JY : accessed 2 July 2023), Thomas Priestman in household of Fred Priestman, Warrior Run, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 210, sheet 2B, line 71, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2072; FHL microfilm 2,341,806.
Name Fred Priestman Sex Male Age 30 Birth Year (Estimated) 1900 Birthplace Pennsylvania Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship Code Head Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Warrior Run, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 2 - ↑ Military:
"U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949", database with images
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
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(Ancestry Record 1143 #40193036 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thoams H Priestman Ship, Station or Activity Panay Ship Number or Designation AG-41 Muster Date 20 Jul 1945 - ↑ Burial: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012", database with images
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1
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(Ancestry Record 1967 #1035421 : subscription required, accessed 2 July 2023)
Name: Thomas H Priestman; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1927; Age: 39; Death Date: 10 Feb 1967; Military Branch: Navy; Veteran of Which War: World War II; Registration County: Luzerne; Cemetery Name: Hanover Green Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Hanoner Township, Pennsylvania. - ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", database with images
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2007
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(Ancestry Record 2238 #7807268 : subscription required, accessed 2 July 2023)
Name: Thomas Hugh Priestman; Race: White; Age: 19; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 24 Nov 1927; Birth Place: Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Place: Peely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA; Registration Date: 1946; Registration Place: Peely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 5 8; Weight: 210; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue;
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Thomas Hugh Priestman 19 Self (Head). - ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949", database with images
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
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(Ancestry Record 1143 #40193036 : subscription required, accessed 2 July 2023)
Name: Thoams H Priestman; Ship, Station or Activity: Panay; Ship Number or Designation: AG-41; Muster Date: 20 Jul 1945. - ↑ Marriage:
"U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current", database
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News; Publication Date: 18/ Dec/ 1947; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/154197376/?article=114d3a51-22af-42fb-bd0b-292c41315042/165134f8-ff27-4629-82cd-ac7c969ce24c&focus=0.82917327,0.7056725,0.95027924,0.78677416&xid=3398
(Ancestry Record 62116 #343321022 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)Name Thomas H. Prlestman Gender Male Residence Place Warrior Run Marriage Date Abt 1947 Spouse Ethel A. Lewis - ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHFX-Z6M : 5 August 2020), Thomas H Priestman and Ethel A Lewis, 25 Dec 1947; citing Marriage, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
Name Thomas H Priestman Sex Male Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Father's Name Fred Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Helen Williams Mother's Sex Female Spouse's Name Ethel A Lewis Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Spouse's Father's Name Levi Lewis Spouse's Father's Sex Male Spouse's Mother's Name Pearl Redmond Event Type Marriage Event Date 25 Dec 1947 Event Place Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Page 6235 - ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968", database with images
Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania
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(Ancestry Record 61381 #3663162 : subscription required, accessed 2 July 2023)
Name: Thomas H Priestman; Gender: Male; Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1926; Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1947; Marriage Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA; Father: Fred Priestman; Mother: Helen Williams; Spouse: Ethel A Lewis; Film Number: 002224870. - ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968", database with images
Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania
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(Ancestry Record 61381 #3663162 : subscription required, accessed 2 July 2023)
Name: Thomas H Priestman; Gender: Male; Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1926; Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1947; Marriage Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA; Father: Fred Priestman; Mother: Helen Williams; Spouse: Ethel A Lewis; Film Number: 002224870.
See also:
- Obituary of wife Ethel A. Priestman:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", database
Citizens' Voice; Publication Date: 6 Jul 2015; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/522037486/?article=45780fce-defb-4c23-b4da-d9552e03bff7&focus=0.682661,0.0591284,0.9997612,0.6736631&xid=3355
(Ancestry Record 61843 #704208740 : subscription required, accessed 7 March 2023)
| Name | Thomas H. Priestman |
| Gender | Male |
| Newspaper Title | Citizens' Voice |
| Spouse | Ethel A. Priestman |
- Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985", database with images
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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(Ancestry Record 2375 #3150474 : subscription required, accessed 2 July 2023)
Name: Thomas H Priestman; Rank: Seaman 1st Class; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1927; Service Number: 2491895; Service Branch: US Navy Reserve; Enlistment Date: 6 Dec 1944; Discharge Date: 10 Feb 1946; Death Date: 10 Feb 1967; Cemetery: Hanover Green; Cemetery Location: Hanover Twp., Pennsylvania, USA.
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