Lula May (Hearn) Thomas (1879 - 1967)

Born 8 Sep 1879 in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Lee Linsey Thomas — married 7 Apr 1901 (to 24 Sep 1952) in Pottawatomie, Indian Territory, United States

Died 7 Feb 1967 at age 87 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

The early years

Lula Mayt^[1] Hearn was born in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas on the 8th of Sep 1879 to Joshua Hearn and Martha Harkey^[2]. It is believed the siblings are:

• Lula Hearn(1879–1967)^[3][4][5]
• Charles G Hearn(1882–1931)^[3][5]
• Claude C Hearn(1883–1941)^[3][5]
• Clyde J Hearn(1883–1934)^[3][5]
• Emmet Hearn(1888–1934)^[5][3]
• James Edger Hearn(1889–1957)^[5]
• Floy Hearn(1892–1973)^[5][6][3]
• Carl Hearn(1896-1966)^[5][6]
• Unnamed Hearn^[5][6]
• Unnamed Hearn^[5][6]
• Unnamed Hearn^[6]

Family Life

She would marry Robert Lindsey Thomas on the 7th of April 1901 in Pottawatomie, Oklahoma^[2]and they would have:

• Marie Thomas (1902–1985)^[3][7]
• Fay Thomas(1904–?)^[7][8]
• Clarence Thomas(1906–?)^[7][8]
• Robert W Thomas(1908–1986)^[7][8]
• Charles Ray Thomas(1910–1928)^[3][8]

Through the years

In 1880^[4]

In 1900^[5]

In 1910^[7] she confirmed she had 4 children which all were still living.

In 1920^[8]

In 1930^[9] they had 2 of their grandchildren living with them - James 6 and Carlton 3

In 1940^[10] they had their grandson Carlton living there.

Death

She died on the 7th of Feb 1967 in Kansas, Jackson, Missouri and would be buried in the Holdenville Cemtery in Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma^[3]

MRS. LULA M. THOMAS^[11]

Mrs. Lula May Thomas, 87, of 3807 East Nineteenth, died yesterday at the home. She was born in Russellville, Ark., and lived here 12 years. Mrs. Thomas was a Baptist. Surviving are two sons, Clarence O. Thomas, Sheveport, La., and Robert W. Thomas, Oakland, Calif., and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Keath of the home. Services will be held at 2 o'clock friday at the Hudson chapel, Holdenville, Okla.; burial in the Holdenville cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ World War I draft card for Robert Linsey ThomasReg state: Oklahoma, Reg County, Caddo Ok Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Oklahoma marriages film #002419972 Pottawatomie County year range 1898-1995 page 408 for RL Thomas to LM Hearn 7 April 1901
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Find A Grave: Memorial #35100431 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 September 2018), memorial page for Lula May Hearn Thomas (8 Sep 1879–7 Feb 1967), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35100431, citing Holdenville Cemetery, Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Danny Chancellor (contributor 46824961) .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Year: 1880; Census Place: Illinois, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Page: 97D; Enumeration District: 137
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Year: 1900; Census Place: Moore, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0200
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} 1910 census of parents supports this fact
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Year: 1910; Census Place: Lathram, Caddo, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1245; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1375258
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Year: 1920; Census Place: South Cement, Caddo, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1453; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 45
9. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2341662
10. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03328; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 63-43
11. ↑ The Kansas City Times Kansas City, Missouri 08 Feb 1967, Wed • Page 18