Robert Houston Koonce

Robert married Coantha Lenora "Nora" Walker on 15 Aug 1891 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Coantha (daughter of Helton Rutherford Walker and Esther Elizabeth Thornton) was born on 25 Jan 1868 in Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1957 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 26 Apr 1910, Union township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 27 Jan 1920, Chandler township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 1 May 1930, Union township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, 303 Dewey Ave., Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Residence: Nov 1957, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. Koonce, Robert, head, white, male, November 1867, 32, married 9 years, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, saw mill, can read and write, renting house
2. _____, Nora, wife, white, female, January 1868, 32, married 9 years, 5 children 4 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. _____, Bessie, daughter, white, female, May 1892, 8, did not attend school, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
4. _____, Effie, daughter, white, female, October 1893, 6, did not attend school, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
5. _____, Minnie, daughter, white, female, June 1896, 3, Missouri, illinois, Tennesse
6. _____, Wesley, son, white, male, June 1898, 1, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee

Census:

1. Koonce, Robert H., head, male, white, 42, first marriage, married at age 19, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, farmer, own account, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 57
2. _____, Nora L., wife, female, white, 42, first marriage, married age 18, 10 children 8 living, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, can read and write
3. _____, Bessie V., daughter, female, white, 17, single, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
4. _____, Effie E., daughter, female, white, 16, single, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
5. _____, Jennie M., daughter, female, white, 12, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
6. _____, Wesley R., son, male, white, 11, Missouri, illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
7. _____, Virgie E., daughter, female, white, 8, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
8. _____, Emma EE., daughter, female, white, 5, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
9. _____, Lula M., daughter, female, white, 3, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
10. _____, Willis W., son, male, white, [7 months], Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee

Census:

1. Thomas, John W., head, renting, male, white, 28, married, can read and write, Missouri, North Carolina, U. S., farmer, operator, farm schedule no. 118
2. _____, Bessie V., wife, female, white, 27, married, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
3. _____, Zola E., daughter, female, white, 4 years 6 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Robert C., son, male, white, 3 years 5 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
5. _____, Byron G. son, male, white, 2 years 5 months, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri
6. _____, Wellford D., male, white, 1, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri

Census:

1. Thomas, John W., head, renting, farm, male, white, 36, married, first married age 20, can read and write, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, farmer, farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 154
2. _____, Bessie V., wife, female, white, 30, married, first married age 14, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
3. _____, Zola E., daughter, female, white, 15, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Robert C., son, male, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
5. _____, Byron E., son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri
6. _____, Pricilla L., daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri

Census:

1. Thomas, John W., head, renting, $15, not a farm, male, white, 48, completed 3 years college, Missouri, lived same place 1935, works for pay, has a job, worked 48 hours, county superintendent of schools, Lincoln County, worked 52 weeks, income $1290
2. _____, Bessie V., wife, female, white, 48, married, completed 2 years college, Missouri, same place (1935), not working for pay
3. _____, Lorane, daughter, female, white, 19, single, attending school, completed 1 year college, Oklahoma, same place (1935)
4. Koonce, Nora, mother in law, female, white, 70, widowed, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same place (1935)

Bessie married John Wesley Thomas on 25 Aug 1914 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. John (son of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Thomas and California Isabelle White) was born on 3 Oct 1891 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 18 Jan 1977 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 12. Zola Ernestine Thomas   was born on 11 Jun 1915 in Missouri, USA; died on 11 Dec 1980 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. 13. Robert C. Thomas   was born on 23 Jul 1916 in Douglas County, Missouri, USA; died on 3 Jul 2010 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, Calfiornia, USA. 14. Byron Garfield Thomas   was born on 25 Jul 1917 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; died on 21 Nov 1997 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. 15. Wilford D. Thomas   was born on 15 Dec 1918 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 6 Mar 1920 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. 16. Priscilla Lorane Thomas   was born on 20 Mar 1921 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; died on 1 Mar 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA . 17. Mary Elizabeth Thomas   was born in 1922 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; died in 1922 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 26 Apr 1910, Union township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 29 Jan 1920, Osage township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 3 Apr 1930, Stillwater township, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 20 Apr 1940, 514 Manvel Ave., Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
• Residence: Nov 1957, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. Koonce, Robert, head, white, male, November 1867, 32, married 9 years, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, saw mill, can read and write, renting house
2. _____, Nora, wife, white, female, January 1868, 32, married 9 years, 5 children 4 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. _____, Bessie, daughter, white, female, May 1892, 8, did not attend school, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
4. _____, Effie, daughter, white, female, October 1893, 6, did not attend school, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
5. _____, Minnie, daughter, white, female, June 1896, 3, Missouri, illinois, Tennesse
6. _____, Wesley, son, white, male, June 1898, 1, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee

Census:

1. Koonce, Robert H., head, male, white, 42, first marriage, married at age 19, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, farmer, own account, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 57
2. _____, Nora L., wife, female, white, 42, first marriage, married age 18, 10 children 8 living, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, can read and write
3. _____, Bessie V., daughter, female, white, 17, single, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
4. _____, Effie E., daughter, female, white, 16, single, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
5. _____, Jennie M., daughter, female, white, 12, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
6. _____, Wesley R., son, male, white, 11, Missouri, illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
7. _____, Virgie E., daughter, female, white, 8, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
8. _____, Emma EE., daughter, female, white, 5, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, attending school, can read and write
9. _____, Lula M., daughter, female, white, 3, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
10. _____, Willis W., son, male, white, [7 months], Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee

Census:

1. Key, Roba, head, renting, male, white, 27, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 118
2. _____, Effie, wife, female, white, 26, married, can read and write, Missouri, U.S., Tennessee
3. _____, Floyd, son, male, white, 6, attending school, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Luster, son, male, white, 3 7/12, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri
5. _____, Elnora, daughter, female, white, 10 months, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri

Census:

1. Key, Roger M., head, renting, $350, farm, male, white, 37, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, general farmer, farm schedule no. 29
2. _____, Effie E., wife, female, white, 36, married, first married age 18, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee
3. _____, Floyd E., son, male, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Luster M., son, male, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri
5. _____, Elnora O., daughter, female, white, 11, not attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri

Census:

1. Key, R. M., male, white, 47, renting, 16, not a farm, married, completed grade 6, Missouri, same place, farm (1935), worked for pay, 63 hours, operator, produce store, own account, $0 income, other income
2. _____, Effie, wife, female, white, 46, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same place, farm (1935), did not work for pay
3. _____, Floyd, son, male, white, 26, married, 1 year college, Oklahoma, same place (1935), worked for pay, partner, produce store, own account, $0 income, other income
4. _____, Thelma, daughter in law, female, white, 26, married, completed 4 years high school, Oklahoma, lived in Pawnee, Pawnee County (1935), did not work for pay
5. _____, Luster, son, male, white, 23, married, 2 years of high school completed, Oklahoma, same place (1935), worked for pay, partner, produce stand
6. _____, Grace, daughter in law, female, white, 21, married, completed four years high school, Oklahoma, did not work for pay
7. _____, Luster Wayne, grandson, male, white, 2, Oklahoma

Effie married Roba Mervin Key on 2 Dec 1911 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. Roba was born in 1892 in Missouri, USA; died in 1982; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 18. Floyd Key   19. Luster Key   was born about 1916 in Oklahoma, USA. 20. Elnora Key   was born about 1919 in Oklahoma, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 27 Jan 1920, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Hale, Lawrence B., head, renting, male, white, 23, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Oklahoma, farmer, operator, farm schedule no, 117 2. _____, Jennie M., wife, female, white, 23, married, can read and write, Missouri, Iowa, Pennsylvania 3. _____, Pauline E., daughter, female, white, 4 years 4 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Barbara G., daughter, female, white, 3, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 5. Smith, Stanford S., hand, male, white, 17, single, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm, laborer
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, 537 SW 10th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Hale, Lawrence B., head, renting, $35, has radio set, not a farm, male, white, 33, married first married age 17, can read and write, Missouri, Maine, Illinois, fireman, "S. Railroad," not a veteran 2. _____, Jennie, wife, female, white, 33, married, first married age 17, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, Pauline, daughter, female white, 15, single, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Barbara, daughter, female, white, 13, single, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri 5. _____, Constance, daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri 6. _____, Lawrence, son, male, white, 6, attending school, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri 7. _____, Theda A., daughter, female, white, 4 years 4 months, not attending school, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 8. _____, Robert, male, white, 4 months, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri 9. Johnson, Bertha, mother, female, white, 50, widowed, can read and write, Illinois, Ohio, Illinois 10. Bay, Lloyd, roomer, male, white, 29, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, fireman, S. Railroad, not a veteran 11. _____, Roy, roomer, male, white, 20, married, first married age 19
• Census: 13 Apr 1940, 45 SE 36th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Hale, L. B., head, owns, value of home $3000, not a farm, male, white, 43, married, completed grade 8, born Missouri, same place in 1935, employed, locomotive fireman, steam railway, employed 10 weeks, $450 2. _____, Jane, wife female, white, 42, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same place 3. _____, Barbara, daughter, female, white, 23, single, completed 4 years high school, Oklahoma, same place, secretary, Ammement Equipment, employed 52 weeks, $1000 4. _____, Lawrence Jr., son, male, white, 16, attending school, completed 2 years high school, Oklahoma, same place 5. _____, Theda Ann daughter, female, white, 14, attending school, completed grade 8, Missouri, same place 6. _____, Robert Frederick, son, male, white, 10, attending school, completed grade 4, Oklahoma, same place 7. _____, Jack, brother, male, white, 41, married, completed 2 years high school, Missouri, same place, traffic engineer, municipal, employed 52 weeks, $1400 8. _____, Florence R., sister in law, female, white, 41, married, completed 3 years high school, Illinois, same place
• NEWS: 23 May 1957, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; Husband Lawrence's obit, The Daily Oklahoman: "Rail Engineer Lawrence Hale Is Dead at 60 Lawrence Benjamin Hale, 60, of SE 38 & Prospect [Prospect], died Wednesday at St. Anthony hospital. Private services for the family only will be Thursday afternoon at the Capitol Hill funeral home chapel. Interment will be in Sunny Lane cemetery. Born Sept. 7, 1896, at Butler, Mo, he married the former Jane Koonce in 1914. Hale was an engineer on the Frisco rialroad [railroad], and had been with the Frisco most of his life joining the line at Springfield, Mo. He came to Oklahoma City in 1927 and had lived here since. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist church. Surviving are his wife, Jane, of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Pauline Gerner, Oklahoma City' Mrs. Barbara Johnson, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Constance Burns, Sacramento, Calif., and Mrs. Veda A. May, of the home; two sons, Lawrence B., Jr., Sacramento, and Robert F. Hale, Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren, and two brothers, Beryl, Sacramento, and Merrill A., Oklahoma City. The family requests that no flowers be sent and suggests contributions to the heart fund instead."

Notes:

Died:

See as "Minnie" in the 1900 census, born June 1896. Seen as "Jennie M." in the 1910 census, age 12. The latter is clearly the same child, however, placed between next older sibling Effie and next younger sibling Wesley.

Minnie married Lawrence Benjamin Hale on 2 Jun 1914 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Lawrence was born in 1896; died in 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 21. Pauline Evelyn Hale   was born about 1915 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, SUA; died in Feb 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. 22. Barbara G. Hale   was born about 1917 in Missouri or Oklahoma, USA. 23. Constance Hale   was born about 1921 in Oklahoma, USA; died after February 2001. 24. Lawrence B. "Larry" Hale, Jr   25. Theda A. Hale   26. Robert Hale

Other Events:

• Census: 23 Apr 1930, Union township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Koonce, Robert W., head, renting, farm, male, white, 31, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, farmer, farm, not a veteran, farm schedule 107 2. _____, Emma E., wife, female, white, 26, married, first married age 18, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas] 3. _____, Noble L., daughter, female, white, 5, not attending school, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas
• Census: 8 Apr 1940, Osage township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Koonce, R. W., enting, $4, farm, head, male, white, 41, married, completed grade 7, Missouri, same house, farmer, farming, farm schedule no. 3 2. _____, Evelyn, wife, female, white, 38, married, completed grade 8, Arkansas, same house 3. _____, Melba Lee, daughter, female, white, 16, single, attending school, completed 1 year high school, Oklahoma 4. _____, Mary Ann, daughter, female, white, 6, not attending school, Oklahoma
• Residence: Nov 1956, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Robert married Eveleen E. Jones on 20 Oct 1920. Eveleen was born on 3 Aug 1903 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas; died on 6 Nov 2001 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried on 9 Nov 2001 in Chandler-New Zion Cemetery, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 20 Apr 1930, Otoe township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Hinkle, Perry V., head renting, farm male, white, 28, married, first married age 23, can read and write, Arkansas, US, US, farm labor, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule 62 2. _____, Ethel V., wife, female, white, 28, married, first married age 23, can read and write, Missouri, US, US
• Residence: Nov 1957, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Virginia married Perry Virgil Hinkle on 4 Sep 1924 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA. Perry was born in 1901; died in 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Died of heart disease, following rheumatism.

Notes:

Birth:
Or 27 March 1906, per cemetery marker

Family/Spouse: Irvin Dale Phillips. Irvin was born in 1904; died in 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 12 Apr 1940, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA; 1. Koonce, Willis, head, renting, value $3, male, white, 30, married, completed 4 years high school, born Missouri, same place in 1935, accountant, OGE, $1800 income 2. _____, Lorena, wife, female, white, 32, married, completed 4 years high school, Oklahoma 3. _____, Carol, daughter, female, white, 4 months, Oklahoma
• MILITARY: 14 Jan 1944; Navy, service ended 27 August 1945.
• Residence: Nov 1957, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Willis married Bertha Lorene "Beanie" Meredith [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Nov 1957, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Family/Spouse: Lena Esther Moore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Photo of cemetery marker attached to Ancestry file, offering birth and death dates.

Zola married Abraham Taft Brixey on 31 Oct 1931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Biography: 2010, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA

Notes:

Biography:

Bio from FindAGrave entry:

ROBERT "BOB" CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SR.

Robert Christopher Thomas, known by most as Bob, was born July 23,1916 at Mountain View, Missouri, the son of John Wesley Thomas and Bessie Viola Koonce Thomas, both of Missouri.

A few months after his birth, seeking better farming opportunities, the family relocated to Lincoln County, Oklahoma.

His elementary education was obtained in Oklahoma, and in 1935 he graduated from Chandler High School, Chandler, Oklahoma. Then followed two years at Junior A & M College at Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and one year at Central State College, just north of Oklahoma City.

On June 26,1938 Bob married Edna Ruth Goodbary, in the Friends Christian Church, north of Chandler, Oklahoma, and this union were born two children, Roberta Ann Mullings in 1939, and Robert C. Thomas Jr 1953.

In 1943 Bob enlisted in the US Army at Ft. MacArthur, San Pedro, and completed him basic infantry training at Camp Robert, California. He shipped overseas and joined the 2nd Special Brigade, Army Amphibious Engineers, 592nd Shore and Boat Regiment, and ended the war in Inchon, Korea. It is worth noting that the 2nd Special Brigade made more hostile beach landings than any other unit in WWII. He returned from his service overseas in 1946 and went back to work at Todd Shipyard.

In late 1946, Bob along with D.W.Clark established the C & T Electric Company in Newport Beach. After his partner's death in 1949, Bob moved the business to Santa Ana where he established Thomas Electric. Over the years he performed a great deal of service and repair work for many of the old early families of Orange County, resulting in friendships of which he was extremely proud. He never advertised his business, relying on word of mouth, the quality of work, and his intergity and reputation. In 1995, after nearly 50 years in business, Bob and Ruth closed the doors to Thomas Electric and retired his electrical contracting liscense.

Bob was a member of the Friends Christians Church, and was a past president of Toatstmaster's International, but he especially enjoyed his work with the many different Masonic organizations here in Southern California, and was partcularly proud of his nearly 50 years of supporting youth groups such as Job"s Daughters and DeMolay.

Accomplishment is Free Masonary:

Member Santa Ana Masonic Lodge #505.
Past Worshipful Master, Laguna Beach Masonic Lodge #672.
Member Orange Grove Masonic Lodge #293.
Member, Order of Eastern Star.
Member Scotish Rite.
Member Royal Arch Chapter #56.
Past High Priest, Santa Ana Royal Arch Chapter #73.
Past Illustrious Master of Santa Ana Council #14.
Inspection of Grand Council of Cryptic Masons, Arch #15 for 7 years.
Past Commander, Santa Ana Commandery of Knight Templars #36.
Member,Red Cross of Constatine.
Member, Los Angeles Priory #27.
Past Sovereigh Master of Queens St John and Orange Coast Council of AMD (Alied Masonic Degrees).
Member, High twelve Club.
Member, Al Maleka Shrine.
Charter life memeber of El Bandito Shrine Club.
Member Los Nietos Valleyl Shrine Club.
Masonic Representative to the State of Maryland.

RECIPIENT OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

Kinght of the York Cross of Honor-KYCH,1976
Ish Soki Award,1976.
Knights Templar Meritorious Service Medal
Cross of Honor, 1978.
DeMolar Legion of Honor,2003.

For the most part, Bob enjoyed good health most of his life, and continued to live on his own after the passing of his beloved wife in 2001.

NOTE:
In December of 2009 Bob suffered a stroke, and after his discharge from the hospital he lived with his daughter and son, and while somewhat limited by his declining physical condition enjoyed the company of family ad great deal. On Tuesday, June 29th Bob suffered a much more severe stroke, from which he did not recover. Bob passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter, Roberta on July 3,2010. He is survived by one sister, Lorraine Stinchcomb, of Oklahoma City, his daughter Roberta of Santa Ana, and son Robert and daughter-in-law-Mila of Placenita, as well as grandchildren Celane, Rebekah, Robert III, John Wesley and Emily Ruth, and great grandchildren, Nicole, Christopher, Madeline and Ethan.

Family links:
Parents:
John Wesley Thomas (1891 - 1977)
Bessie Viola Koonce Thomas (1892 - 1960)

Spouse:
Edna Ruth Goodbary

Burial:
Fairhaven Memorial Park
Santa Ana
Orange County
California, USA

Robert married Edna Ruth Goodbary on 26 Jun 1938 in Friends Christian Church, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 34. Robert C. Thomas, DNA

Byron married Helen Agnes Reed on 27 Dec 1935 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:

FindAGrave offers a photo of the double grave of Wilford Thomas and his apparent sister Mary. Only a year of birth and death is offered by the stone, 1918-1920. Source for actual dates is unknown. Place of death is assumed to be Lincoln County because the family was enumerated there in January of that year.

Other Events:

• Residence: Jul 2010, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA;

  An apparent obituary on the FindAGrave listing for her brother Robert C. Thomas states that he was survived by one sister, "Loraine Stinchcomb" of Oklahoma City.

Family/Spouse: Floyd Wilson Dunning. Floyd was born about 1917; died in 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• NEWS: 20 Feb 1969, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; The Daily Oklahoman: "Pauline Evelyn Gerner Death claimed Mrs Pauline Evelyn Gerner, 53, of 3801 S. Olie, Tuesday at Presbyterian Hospital. Mrs. Gerner was born in Chandler and came to Oklahoma City in 1929. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a husband, Ted C., of the home; a son, John H., of 6? SW 43; two brothers, Larry B. Hale, 5112 S. Francis, and Robert Hale, Tyler, Texas. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. J. T. Burns, Chickasha, Mrs. Vern L. Johnson and Mrs. Dean [Cutcha'l?], both of Oklahoma City. Services will be at 2 pm. Friday at Capitol Hill Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery."

Family/Spouse: Ted C. Gerner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married Vern L. Johnson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: May 1957, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA
• NEWS: 4 Feb 2001, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; Obit of husband JT, The Daily Oklahoman: "BURNS JT, age 83, of Oklahoma City, OK, died January 25, 2001. He devoted his life to love of family and golf. He was a retired Sergeant Major in the Air Force and a retired Golf Professional. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Constance Burns; children, Linda Mast, Claudia Whitaker; two grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. He will be truly missed."

Constance married J. T. Burns on 22 Nov 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. J. was born about 1917; died on 25 Jan 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Melba married John Edward Shaver [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Cash. Richard was born in 1926; died in 2011; was buried in Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: [husband of Elora Norene Phillips] Duda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Charles E. Ward [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Freddie married Joan Hageman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• DNA note: Ancestry DNA match. Messaged on 25 Jan 2016.

Family/Spouse: [husband of Linda Burns] Mast. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: [husband of Claudia Burns] Whitaker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]