William "Bill" Thomas Sr. was born on 22 Jul 1925 in Gainesville, Georgia. He was the son of Jeff Thomas and Ines Hadaway.[1][2] In 1940, Bill lived in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio with his mother and brother.[3]
Bill married in 1947 and had three children.[1] In 1950 they lived with his wife's family in Columbus, Ohio.[4]
↑ 2.02.1Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018," database, (Ancestry Record 5763 #9858201 : accessed 8 December 2023), William Thomas, 29 Mar 2014; citing Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, Ohio, Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018.
↑"United States Census, 1940," ED 93-128, Columbus ward 8, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; sheet 13B, family 313, William Thomas in Ines Thomas household; FamilySearch,https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW8W-ZFQ.