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Arthur B. Thomas

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Arthur B. Thomas

Birth
Baxter, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1 Jul 1971 (aged 76)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5838139, Longitude: -83.1658625
Memorial ID
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Brother of Ina A. Kinnaird (b. 12/8/1889 d. 6/25/1984), and Amanda M. Thomas Lee (b.4/8/1876 d.11/5/1898). They were the children of Reuben Branch "Branchy" Thomas b. 1854 d. unknown, and Sarah Catherine Brown Thomas b.8/29/1855 d.1/31/1927 (both born in Putnam County, TN).

Arthur married Lily S. Kirk (1902-1983) on December 18, 1923 in Bowling Green, MO., and they had two children: Arthur (of Farmington, MI) and Edith Fadonna (Donna) Thomas Look (of Berkley, MI).

Arthur served with the U.S. Army in World War I and was a member of Acorn Post 1669, VFW, Royal Oak, MI. He was a die setter for the Ford Motor Co. until 1944; and was head custodian at Longfellow School, Hazel Park, MI, from 1944 until his retirement, because of ill health, in 1957.

Arthur & Lily lived in Hazel Park, MI at the time of their deaths.
Brother of Ina A. Kinnaird (b. 12/8/1889 d. 6/25/1984), and Amanda M. Thomas Lee (b.4/8/1876 d.11/5/1898). They were the children of Reuben Branch "Branchy" Thomas b. 1854 d. unknown, and Sarah Catherine Brown Thomas b.8/29/1855 d.1/31/1927 (both born in Putnam County, TN).

Arthur married Lily S. Kirk (1902-1983) on December 18, 1923 in Bowling Green, MO., and they had two children: Arthur (of Farmington, MI) and Edith Fadonna (Donna) Thomas Look (of Berkley, MI).

Arthur served with the U.S. Army in World War I and was a member of Acorn Post 1669, VFW, Royal Oak, MI. He was a die setter for the Ford Motor Co. until 1944; and was head custodian at Longfellow School, Hazel Park, MI, from 1944 until his retirement, because of ill health, in 1957.

Arthur & Lily lived in Hazel Park, MI at the time of their deaths.

Inscription

CO I 350 INF. 90 DIV.



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  • Created by: Sandy Darling
  • Added: Dec 20, 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6039469/arthur_b-thomas: accessed ), memorial page for Arthur B. Thomas (3 Nov 1894–1 Jul 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6039469, citing White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Sandy Darling (contributor 39805345).