Thomas Ancestors - Generation 9 - Lottie Thomas

Lottie L Thomas was born 31 March 1892 in Wexford County, Michigan, and died 16 March 1960 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan. 

Lottie was the daughter of William G. Thomas and Jeanette 'Nettie' Durren.

PHOTO: Lottie (right) and her twin sister Luttie

Lottie Thomas married Samuel Stephens, son of Thomas Stephens and Mary Ann Woolcock. He was born 1889 in Cornwall, England, and died 27 August 1947 in Lansing, Michigan.

I don't have any pictures of Sam Stephens.

I don't have any records that indicate Lottie and Sam had any children.

I have a picture that I think might include Lottie and Luttie, but it's purely speculation on my part --

In this photo, the couple in back on the left are Charles and Effie Ford. (Charles was a brother of Nancy Ford Thomas). I believe the couple in front are their grandson Otho Simeon Ford and his wife Fiina. The two women in back on the right appear to be dressed alike, so it makes me wonder if they might be Lottie and Luttie. This picture was taken in 1942, when Lottie and Luttie would have been 50 years old. (Otho and Fiina would have been 35 and 37.)

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Lottie Thomas Stephens died 16 March 1960 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.

Samuel Stephens died 27 August 1947 in Lansing, Michigan.

They are buried in Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan.