hmtl5 Edna Meryle Thomas b. 19 Jan 1901 Los Angeles County, California d. 4 Aug 1996 Oakhurst, Madera County, California: McKeown Genealogy
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Edna Meryle Thomas

Female 1901 - 1996  (95 years)


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  • Name Edna Meryle Thomas 
    Born 19 Jan 1901  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Edna, age 39, divorced; her daughter Elizabeth, age 18, b.Iowa; and lodger Louis Liff, age 40, b.New York, divorced. 
    Census 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Edna, age 39, divorced; her daughter Elizabeth, age 18, b.Iowa; and lodger Louis Liff, age 40, b.New York, divorced. 
    Died 4 Aug 1996  Oakhurst, Madera County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I1378  McKeown
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2023 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Thomas,   b. Aug 1866, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1918  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Edna Ethelda Parker,   b. 19 Nov 1870, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1912, Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1892  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Timothy James Farrier,   b. 21 May 1898, Brighton, Washington County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1961, Riverside, Riverside County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1921  Washington County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Bef 1931 
    Children 
     1. Virginia Jean Farrier,   b. 7 Sep 1924, Washington, Washington County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1925, Washington, Washington County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Edith Elizabeth Farrier
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louis Liff,   b. 8 Dec 1899, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1980, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jan 1901 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Feb 1921 - Washington County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Edna, age 39, divorced; her daughter Elizabeth, age 18, b.Iowa; and lodger Louis Liff, age 40, b.New York, divorced. - 1940 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Edna, age 39, divorced; her daughter Elizabeth, age 18, b.Iowa; and lodger Louis Liff, age 40, b.New York, divorced. - 1940 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Liff, Edna Meryle Thomas
      Died Sunday morning August 3, 1996 in Oakhurst California.
      She was 95. Edna was the granddaughter of an early California family. Her grandfather, John Brown Parker, was the first Postmaster and the first Justice of the Peace of Pomona, California. In 1899 her father, Benjamin Franklin Thomas and her uncle, Perry Parker went to seek gold in the Klondike. Edna was born in Los Angeles and lived more than 70 years of her life there. She was a resident of Mariposa for 15 years. She had a very sweet nature and endeared herself to everyone who knew her.
      She is survived by a sister, Ethelda Turner of Rio Vista, California and her daughter, Betty Boykin of Mariposa, California, a niece and two nephews. Neptune Society of Central California. Fresno.
      The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Saturday, 10 August 1996.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] US Social Security Applications and Claims.

    2. [S11] California Death Index, 1940-1997.

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.

    4. [S36] census record.

    5. [S3] Obituary.

    6. [S57] Newspaper article.


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