Thomas was born in West Virginia in 1884 to Thornton AmosJane Price.[1] He married Creety B. Moore in 07 Jun 1902.[2] She must have passed away prior to the 1910 census, since the census record indicates his wife was Thena Florence Shrader. There is a marriage record in 1907 for Thomas and Asena Shrader.[3] He passed away in 1963 in Oregon. Burial was in the Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens in Coquille, Coos, Oregon.[4]
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"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMZN-49Q : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, 15 May 1884; citing Marion, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,406.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CY-FCF : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos in household of Thornton F Amos, Mannington district (south side, excl. Mannington town), Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,764.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDY-HQ9 : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos and Creety B. Moore, 07 Jun 1902; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 12 p 113, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,280.
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTYM-VVQ : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos and Asena Shrader, 1907; citing Randolph, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,789.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJM-J8T : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos in household of Thornton Amos, Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,700.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PR-B6T : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, 1917-1918; citing Benton County, Arkansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,522,778.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNM-BHX : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, Pine Log, Benton, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,054.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-KFYF : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLY-B4W8 : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, 1963; Burial, Coquille, Coos, Oregon, United States of America, Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens; citing record ID 103139952, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBSN-W6J : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, Sep 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZW1-5ST : accessed 15 April 2016), Thomas Amos, 19 Sep 1963; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Marion, Oregon, certificate number 12670, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
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