Mary Margaret (Renfer) Thomas (1908 - 1979)

Born 12 Sep 1908 in Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Theodore Thomas Sr. — married 21 Feb 1931 in Thurston, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1979 at age 70 in Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska, United States

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Mary was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

Born at Pete Sampson's Place on the Winnebago Reservation, Thurston County, Nebraska on 12 September 1901. (1926 census)

Marriage

She married Theodore Thomas Sr. on 21 February 1931 in Thurston County, Nebraska. (Sioux City Journal)

Children

Mary had the following children with Theodore Thomas Sr.:

Ira, their first born child, died in infancy.

Death

She died of Lobar Pneumonia at the Winnebago Hospital (Mapp), on 1 June 1979. She is buried at James Rave Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska. (Find a Grave) At the time of her death, the cemetery was known as the Native American Church Cemetery (NACC).

Sources

• Personal recollections of Kecia (Alaniz) Mapp, 23 Dec 2020.
• 1910 Federal Census Place: Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: T624_857; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 1374870; Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1926 Indian census; Roll: M595_666; Page: 45; Line: 16; Agency: Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1930 Federal Census Place: Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017 WINNEBAGO PRECINCT EXCLUDING WINNEBAGO VILLAGE; FHL microfilm: 2341029. 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.
• 1934 Indian census; Roll: M595_669; Page: 93; Line: 2; Agency: Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1940 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02267; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 87-17; Description: WINNEBAGO ELECTION PRECINCT OUTSIDE WINNEBAGO VILLAGE. 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.
• Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 2 Jun 1979; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 January 2021), memorial page for Mary Margaret Renfer Thomas (12 Sep 1908–1979), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11489869, citing James Rave Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by kmapp (contributor 46799577) .