October 15

 Charles H Thomas was born 15 October 1851 in Bangor, Michigan

Charles H Thomas was my great-grandfather.

Charles married Nancy Ford

Charles and Nancy had six children - Clarence, Roy, Effie, Melvin, Renue, and William (my grandfather)

PHOTO: Back - Nancy, cousin Wilsie, William Ford (Nancy's father), Renue, Charles. Front: Mel and Bill. The little girl in the middle is granddaughter Georganna (daughter of Roy Thomas). 

These pictures were taken at the Thomas family farmhouse in Bangor, Michigan, where Charles was born.

The farm was purchased in 1851 and remained in the Thomas family for five generations.

Here is a picture of the farmhouse today.

This picture was taken from the Thomas Cemetery in March of this year (2024). The farm was sold in 2013 after the death of Melvin's son Roger Thomas.

October 14

Emott Fred Louks died 14 October 1992, age 71

This is the only picture I have of him.

Emott was the husband of Delena Arnold.

Delena was a daughter of George Arnold and his second wife Eula Mae.

George was a brother of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks.

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Frances MacNeal Thomas died 14 October 1955 age 84.

I don't have a picture of Frances. She was the wife of Arthur Thomas. 

Arthur was a brother of my great-grandfather Charles Thomas.

(According to my dad, Frances was called "Aunt Frank")

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Samantha Ranee Anderson was born 14 October 1983

She is the granddaughter of June and Bill Anderson.

June is a daughter of Doc and Irene Hicks Barnett (sister of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford.)

PHOTO: Five generations - Irene Hicks Barnett, June Barnett Anderson, Randy Anderson, Samantha Anderson and her son Jeffrey.

October 13

Cathy Lynn Provance married Kevin Mickey 13 October 1996

PHOTO: Kevin and Cathy Provance Mickey with daughter Alyson.

Cathy is the daughter of Betty Barnett Provance.

Betty was the daughter of Doc and Irene Hicks Barnett.

Irene was a sister of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford.

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Ida Mae Sandefur Weatherford died 13 October 1961, age 59

Mae was the daughter of Nancy Ellen Hicks (sister of my great-grandfather Ulysses Hicks)

PHOTO: Back, sisters Mae and Viola. Front right, Nancy Ellen Hicks Sandefur. Front left, Nancy's mother Malisa Burns Hicks (my great-great-grandmother)

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Idah Belle Naftzger was born 13 October 1900 in Michigan

Idah was the sister of Nina Naftzger, wife of Cecil Myrick Hurlbut

PHOTO: Cecil and Nina Hurlbut

Cecil was the son of Etta Thomas and Myrick Hurlbut

Etta was a sister of my great-grandfather Charles Thomas

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Janet Good Thomas was born 13 October 1951

Janet was the wife of Greg Thomas. She is the mother of Jenny and Toby Thomas.

I believe this is Toby and Jenny and Janet, with Eileen Thomas (Greg's mother) on her 90th birthday in July 2019.

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John Michael Thomas was born 13 October 1953

John is the son of Joyce and Andy Thomas 

PHOTO: Joyce and Andy Thomas with sons John and Jeff and grandchildren.

Joyce is the daughter of Ralph Thomas, son of William G. Thomas. 

William G. was the brother of my great-grandfather Charles Thomas.

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Kimberly Bethanne Parker married Dan Philip Vega 13 October 1996

Kim is the daughter of Dan and Velma Lee Barnett Parker.

PHOTO: Dan and Velma Lee with Kim

Velma Lee is a daughter of Doc and Irene Hicks Barnett, sister of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford.

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Louise Cooper Arnold died 13 October 2004, age 77

Louise was the wife of Noel Arnold.

PHOTO: Louise and Noel Arnold.

Noel was a son of Marlie and Birdie Arnold. Marlie was a brother of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks.

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Sarah 'Sally' Davis Parker was born 13 October 1814

Sally was the wife of Moses Joseph Parker, Sr. (my great-great-great-grandfather)

Moses was the father of Moses Parker, Jr.

Moses Parker, Jr. was the father of Massie Parker.

Massie was the wife of Marcus Treat.

Marcus and Massie were the parents of my grandmother Christie Treat Thomas.

October 12

Audrey Estelle Burgess Searcy died 12 October 2005, age 80

PHOTO: Estelle holding her son Mike. She was the wife of Bill Searcy, son of Edith Burford and Will Searcy. Edith was a daughter of my great-grandfather Alexander Oscar Burford, Jr., and his first wife Helen Virginia Lockard.

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Cynthia Ann Till was born 12 October 1948

PHOTO: Cindy is in the center.

Cindy is the daughter of Junior and Mary Till (pictured, with baby brother Doug). Junior was the son of Leonard and Madge Treat Till. Madge was the sister of my grandmother Christie Treat Thomas.

PHOTO: Group photo taken around 1950, includes Marcus and Massie Treat and three of their children - John, Christie, and Madge -- with their spouses and children. It's possible the brother, Ray, was also there but out of frame. Here's another picture apparently taken the same day:

PHOTO L-R: Ray Treat, Christie and Bill Thomas, Ralph Till, Massie Treat, John Treat, Bernarde Thomas, Mabel Treat (John's wife), Richard Thomas (my dad).

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Elmer Cleo Carter died 12 October 1959, age 42

PHOTO: Elmer Cleo Carter with his wife Lorene.

Elmer was a son of John and Amy Tamsett Carter. John was a brother of my great-great-grandmother Adaline Carter Arnold.

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Guy Rufus Cartee died 12 October 1965, age 72

Guy was a son of Thomas and Matilda Carter Cartee.

Matilda Carter was a sister of my great-great-grandmother Adaline Carter Arnold.

PHOTO: Adaline Carter Arnold

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Samuel Asa Kinney married Hazel Vaughan 12 October 1929

The only picture I have of Samuel is cropped from a large group photo of the Gibson clan. Samuel was a son of Anna Gertrude Gibson (sister of my great-grandmother Lora Gibson Burford). Samuel's middle name, Asa, was undoubtedly after his grandfather, Anna's father (my great-great-grandfather) Asa Gibson (pictured).

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William Edward 'Will' Searcy was born 12 October 1885 in Arkansas

This is the only picture I have of Will Searcy, cropped from a group photo (below) taken in 1949.

Will was the husband of Edith Burford, daughter of my great-grandfather Alexander Oscar Burford and his first wife Helen Virginia Lockard.

PHOTO: Alexander and Helen Virginia Burford with children Raymond, Edith, and Hazel.

October 11

Charles McMillan Ford married Effie Viola Harvey Conklin 11 October 1893

PHOTO: Charles and Effie Ford with (L-R) Cleo, Otho Simeon, Otho Horace

(Otho Simeon was the son of Otho Horace, and was adopted by Charles and Effie when he was a baby)

Charles was a brother of my great-grandmother Nancy Ford Thomas.

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Charles Russell Thomas was born 11 October 1905

Russell was the son of Roy and Mabel Thomas.

Roy Thomas was a brother of my grandfather Bill Thomas.

PHOTO: Roy and Mabel with some of their children (I don't know which ones) and a grandchild. They had four children, Russell, Georganna, Helen, and Ruth.

This is the only picture I have of Russell Thomas' wife Marion.

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Hardy Echels Ford was born 11 October 1909

PHOTO: This is the picture that is on his FindAGrave memorial. I don't know why they used a mugshot, but maybe it was the only picture they had of him. I don't know the story behind the mugshot.

He was a grandson of Margaret Carter Rhoades.

Margaret was a sister of my great-great-grandmother Adaline Carter Arnold.

PHOTO: The back of this picture says "Aunt Margaret Rhoades and some of hers" -- I believe these are grandsons. I don't know which of  her many grandsons these are, but the one on the right looks like Hardy Echels to me. He would be the son of Margaret's daughter Rose. I don't have a picture of her.

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Joan Laverne Hicks was born 11 October 1947

Joan was the daughter of Elvin Hicks.

Elvin was a brother of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford.

PHOTO: Elvin and Mildred Hicks with their children Junior, Jeannie, Jimmy, and Joan.

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Joby Kurt Kawaski was born 11 October 1996

Joby is the son of Jennifer Thomas.

PHOTO: Jen Thomas and her sons Joby and J.T.

Jenny is the daughter of Greg Thomas.

Greg is the son of Bernarde (my dad's brother) and Eileen Thomas.

PHOTO: Eileen Thomas with her sons (L-R) Kim, Mick, Greg

PHOTO: Eileen Thomas with grandsons Joby and J.T.

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Johnny Calvin Jackson was born 11 October 1946

Johnny is the son of Calvin Jackson.

PHOTO: Calvin and Jerline Jackson with their children Johnny and Annetta.

Calvin was a son of Ben and Etta Arnold Jackson.

Etta was a sister of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks.