Thelma Francis (Houck) Lawrence (1921 - 2017)

Ancestors

Daughter of Joseph Conley Houck and Pearl Ethel Houck

Descendants

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Biography

Thelma was born in 1921. She passed away in 2017. ^[1]

Thelma was born on 24 February 1921 in Ashe, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Joseph Conley Houck and Pearl Ethel Houck.^[2][3]

In the 1930 census Thelma (age 9) was living in Elk, Ashe, North Carolina. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter.^[4]

In 1935 according to 1940 census Thelma (age about 13) was living in Rural, Ashe, North Carolina.^[5]

In the 1940 census Thelma (age 19) was living in Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter.^[5]

When Thelma was 20 she married on 10 January 1942 in Ashe, North Carolina.^[6]

In 1990 Thelma (age about 68) was living in West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina.^[7]

Research Notes

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AMTID: at 422295850309:1030:176745394.

On an unknown date Thelma was living in Baldwin Community.^[8]

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• The profile Current Last Name of 'Houck' is the same as the Last Name at Birth but there are marriage facts.

Sources

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between J. Stephen 'Steve' Little and KJJ61, his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Houck and Pearl Houck, the great grandparents of both J. Stephen 'Steve' Little and KJJ61. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: second cousins, based on sharing 210 cM across 11 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Dianne (Lawrence) Little and IPW79, her 2nd cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Houck and Tennessee Parker, the great grandparents of Dianne (Lawrence) Little and 3x great grandparents of IPW79. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: second cousins twice removed, based on sharing 47 cM across 4 segments. DNA test taker Dianne (Lawrence) Little is the daughter of Thelma Houck, the daughter of Pearl Houck, the daughter of the common ancestors Thomas Houck & Tennessee Parker.

References

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Steve Little Jr. as remembered 26 Jul 2018.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
3. ↑ Birth: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 See newspaper information provided with each entry.Newspaper: Boone Family Funeral Home; Publication Place: West Jefferson, NC, USA; Web edition: http://boonefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1463/Thelma-Lawrence/obituary.html,
   Newspaper: Boone Family Funeral Home; Publication Place: West Jefferson, NC, USA; Web edition: http://boonefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1463/Thelma-Lawrence/obituary.html.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: 1930 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.Year: 1930; Census Place: Elk, Ashe, North Carolina; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0006,
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Elk, Ashe, North Carolina; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0006.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1940 Census: 1940 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.Year: 1940; Census Place: Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02872; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-17,
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Oldfields, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02872; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-17.
6. ↑ Marriage: North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
7. ↑ Residence: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.
8. ↑ Residence: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current See newspaper information provided with each entry.Boone Family Funeral Home; Publication Place: West Jefferson, NC, USA; URL: http://boonefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1463/Thelma-Lawrence/obituary.html,
   Boone Family Funeral Home; Publication Place: West Jefferson, NC, USA; URL: http://boonefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1463/Thelma-Lawrence/obituary.html.

See also:

• FamilySearch ID: L1C2-WFJ.