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Estella Blanche THOMAS

Estella Blanche THOMAS

Female 1878 - 1972  (93 years)

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  • Name Estella Blanche THOMAS 
    Born 17 Dec 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Junior, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Leadsville District, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Greensboro, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Residence 1949  Dilliner, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 31 Jul 1972  North Lima, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Buried Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Person ID I5978  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2017 

    Father Hezekiah Wesley "Wes" THOMAS,   b. 6 Aug 1848, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1931  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Lucretia BRITTON,   b. 1854, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Family ID F2207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laban BENNETT,   b. 11 May 1874, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1946, Greensboro, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      Laben Bennett, 25, b. May 1875, coal miner, married 2 yrs; wife Blanch, 21, b. Dec 1878, married 2 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Stanley, 1, b. Oct 1898; servant Maude Thomas, 12, b. Apr 1888.
      NOTE: Maude Thomas was actually Blanch's sister.

      1910 Census, Barbour Co, WV (Barker District, Town of Junior), enumerated on Apr 20 1910 at Beech Avenue:
      Laben Bennett, 34, coal miner, married 12 yrs; wife Estella B, 32, married 12 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Stanley M, 11; dau Audrey M, 9; dau Pearl V, 6; son Loyd E, 3.

      1920 Census, Randolph Co, WV (Leadsville District), enumerated on Jan 19 1920:
      Laban Bennett, 42, electrical engineer at power house; wife Blanche E, 40; son Stanley M, 21, motor brakeman in coal mine; dau Pearl V, 16; son Eldon L, 13; son Kieth R, 9.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 25 1930 at the Doddridge County Infirmary:
      Head of household Laban Bennett, 53, b. WVa, farm manager; wife Stella B, 50, b. WVa.
      The remaining 19 people were identified as Inmates, all born in West Virginia, with one exception as noted:
      Nelson Jones, 82, widowed; Alex L. Martin, 79, divorced, farm laborer; William Reed, 76, married; Floyd Leatherman, 76, divorced; Edward Piggott, 75, b. Ohio, widowed, cannot read/write; Christina Barker, 79, divorced; Saphrona Williams, 62, single, chamber maid; Anna Hitt, 57, single, dish washer; Susan McCloy, 78, widowed, cannot read/write; Adaline Hughs, 71, widowed; Blanch Rucker, 42, widowed, occupation laborer at house work; Ethel Rucker, 14; Myrl Rucker, 12; Howard Rucker, 10; Dorsey Rucker, 8; Clarence Rucker, 6; Cecil Rucker, 4; Ellen Rucker, 1 yr 11 mo; Jasper N. Cottrill, 11.
    Children 
    +1. Stanley Milo BENNETT,   b. 9 Oct 1898, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1973, Ravencliff, Wyoming Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Audrey May BENNETT,   b. 2 Jun 1900, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1982, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +3. Pearl V. (Phoebe) BENNETT,   b. 22 Dec 1903, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1940, Weaver, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    +4. Eldon Lloyd "Slim" BENNETT,   b. 28 Dec 1905, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1978  (Age 72 years)
     5. Ronald Keith BENNETT,   b. 4 Jul 1912, Junior, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV.
      Identified as Estella B. Thomas

    2. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    7. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    8. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).