Thelma Herndon Kearns

Female 1927 - 1994  (67 years)


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  1. 1.  Thelma Herndon Kearns was born 25 Aug 1927, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 29 Dec 1994, Wheeling, Ohio Co. WV.

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    CENSUS RECORDS

    1930 Census
    Name: Thelma Kearns
    Birth Year: abt 1901
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Homemaker?: Yes
    Home in 1930: Adkin, Mcdowell, West Virginia
    Street address: Gary and Welch Road
    Age at First Marriage: 21
    Attended School: No
    Able to Read and Write: Yes
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Walter J Kearns 30
    Thelma Kearns 29
    Catherine A Kearns 6
    Peggy Kearns 5
    Walter J Kearns 4 years 6 months
    Thelma Kearns 2
    Paul L Kearns 6 months
    Florence Malone 35 [servant]

    1940 Census
    Name: Thelma H Kearns
    Age: 12
    Estimated birth year: abt 1928
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Home in 1940: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
    Street: Frederick Street
    House Number: 421
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
    Residence in 1935: Same House
    Attended School or College: Yes
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Thelma P Kearns 39
    Katherine A Kearns 16
    Margaret Kearns 15
    Warner J Kearns 14
    Thelma H Kearns 12
    Barbara M Kearns 7
    Ellis C Cruise 30 [uncle]
    Marie E Cruise 30 [aunt]


    Birth:
    Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: Thelma Herndon Kearns
    SSN: 234368778
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 25 Aug 1927
    Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
    Death Date: 29 Dec 1994
    Father: Walter J Kearns
    Mother: Thelma P Francisco
    Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000019586
    Type of Claim: Original SSN.
    Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as THELMA HERNDON KEARNS; Aug 1952: Name listed as THELMA KEARNS BENTZ; 22 May 1998: Name listed as THELMA K BENTZ

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Thelma K. Bentz
    SSN: 234-36-8778
    Last Residence: 26003 Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia
    BORN: 25 Aug 1927
    Died: 29 Dec 1994
    State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

    Thelma married Thomas William Bentz 07 Jun 1952, Mercer Co. WV. [Group Sheet]