Thomas, Ralph Lee

1899 - 1972  (73 years)

• Name	Thomas, Ralph Lee
  Birth	3 Jan 1899	Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [4]
  Reference Number	THOM.R004
  _FGRAVE	18318596
  Funeral	14 Apr 1972	Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	12 Apr 1972  [1, 2]
  Burial	14 Apr 1972	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Thomas, Mae Thomas Horton and Ralph L. Thomas
  Person ID	I15798	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Thomas - Loveland John Henry Thomas and Clara Belle Loveland Descendants
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas, John Henry,   b. 19 Feb 1853, Rockbridge County, Virginia d. 13 Apr 1931, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Loveland, Clara Belle,   b. 26 May 1863, Ohio d. 21 Jul 1928, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1885
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 10 months - She : ~ 21 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F7219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Atteberry, Nancy Mae,   b. 29 Jul 1902, Wayne County, Illinois d. 2 Jul 1988, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 4]
  Children	1. Thomas, Infant Son,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 22 Nov 1922 + 2. THOMAS, Doris Evelin 'Tommie',   b. 6 Jul 1925, Zif Township, Wayne County, Illinois d. 7 Dec 2009, Manzano del Sol Nursing Center, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Age 84 years)   3. Thomas, Glenn Lee,   b. 16 Apr 1932, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 2003, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Funeral - 14 Apr 1972 - Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marjorie J. Scaife wrote: In 1971, my mother and I visited Clarabelle (Thomas) Scrugham in Clay City looking for Thomas information. Clarabelle called her brother Ralph L. Thomas. He came over at once. I spent several hours scribbling as fast as I could while he told me the stories reported throughout this history. I've tried to credit him as the source. The most information I received about The Thomas' departure from Virginia during Civil War came from Ralph. The stories had been told to him by his father. I listened to stories from others but always felt Ralph's were probably the most accurate because his father, John, was the oldest Thomas child when all the events occurred, and, that John probably had had to help his mother with the five other younger children in their flight from Virginia. Note: I never found any reference to such refugees in reading about Rockbridge County. However, I found one reference in a book about Rockingham County that told the same story--practically word for word. Records verify that our Thomas' were in Rockbridge County so this story is not reproduced here. Ralph L. Thomas was a retired Pure Oil employee at the time of his death. He was a member of the Clay City Christian Church and the Clay City Masonic Lodge. Source: From the "Scaife & Thomas Family History", compiled by Marjorie J. Scaife in 1981.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3949] Funeral Card, Thomas Ralph L., none. (Reliability: 2). [S3950] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Mae Thomas Horton and Ralph L. Thomas, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18318596/ralph-lee-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S50] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S3387] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).