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 1899 - 1994 (95 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Thelma Pauline Francisco was born 06 Jun 1899, Mercer Co. WV; died 15 Jun 1994, Franklin Co. OH; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1910 Census
Name: Thelma Francisco
Age: 11 months
Birth Date: Jun 1899
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: J L Francisco
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Emma Francisco
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
J L Francisco 32
Emma Francisco 23
Lorimer Francisco 3
Thelma Francisco 11 months
1920 Census
Name: Thelma P Francisco
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John L Francisco
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Loura E Francisco
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John L Francisco 52
Loura E Francisco 42
Thelma P Francisco 20
Vangie L Francisco 18
Irene M Francisco 16
Nigel R Francisco 14
Zeola M Francisco 12
Ella M Francisco 10
Frances E Francisco 2 years 5 months
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 P Kearns
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
Street: Frederick Street
House Number: 421
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Therapy, heat baths
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $6,000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
Class of Worker: Employer
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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 [brother-in-law]
Marie E Cruise 30 [sister]
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Thelma F. Coulon
SSN: 232-96-7323
Last Residence: 43081 Westerville, Franklin, Ohio
BORN: 6 Jun 1899
Died: 15 Jun 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (1973)
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thelma F Coulon
SSN: 232967323
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1899
Birth Place: Rock Mercer, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Jun 1994
Father: John L Francisco
Mother: Missing Missing
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: 19 Jun 1972: Name listed as THELMA F COULON
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90094092
Died:
Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH
Name: Thelma Pauline Coulon
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1899
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Date: 15 Jun 1994
Death Time: 10:27 AM
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Westerville, Franklin, Ohio
Certificate: 045714
Age at Death: 95
Hospital Status: Other/Residence
Social Security Number: 232-96-7323
Father's Surname: Francisco
Mother's Maiden Name: Dillon
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 2 years college
Industry of Decedent: Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
Occupation of Decedent: Managers and administrators not elsewhere classified
Thelma married Walter James Kearns. Walter was born 19 Mar 1900, Columbiana Co. OH; died 19 Mar 1933, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Catherine Kearns
 was born ca 1924, McDowell Co. WV.
- 3. Margaret (Peggy) Kearns was born 02 Sep 1925, McDowell Co. WV; died 19 Oct 1990, Columbus, Franklin Co. OH.
- 4. Walter James Kearns, Jr. was born 01 Nov 1925, McDowell Co. WV; died 24 Oct 1976, McDowell Co. WV.
- 5. Thelma Herndon Kearns was born 25 Aug 1927, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 29 Dec 1994, Wheeling, Ohio Co. WV.
- 6. Paul Lewis Kearns was born 27 Sep 1929, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 29 Mar 1931, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.
- 7. Barbara Marie Kearns was born 1932, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 06 Sep 2013, Westerville, OH.
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Thelma married Noël François (Frank) Coulon 03 Jan 1959, Mercer Co. WV. Noël was born 25 Dec 1889, Hillsborough Co. NH; died 06 Jun 1976, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer Co. WV. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Catherine Kearns (1.Thelma1) was born ca 1924, McDowell Co. WV. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Catherine A Kearns
Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Adkin, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: Gary and Welch Road
House Number in Cities or Towns: 265
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
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: Katherine A Kearns
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
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: High School, 3rd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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]
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| 3. | Margaret (Peggy) Kearns (1.Thelma1) was born 02 Sep 1925, McDowell Co. WV; died 19 Oct 1990, Columbus, Franklin Co. OH. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Peggy Kearns
Birth Year: abt 1925
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Adkin, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: Gary and Welch Road
House Number in Cities or Towns: 265
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
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: Margaret Kearns
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1925
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
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Native Language: English
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 Death Index
Name: Margaret M. Holt
SSN: 281-20-0233
Last Residence: 43207 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
BORN: 2 Sep 1925
Died: 20 Oct 1990
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)
Died:
Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH
Name: Margaret M Holt
Birth Date: 2 Sep 1925
Birth Place: West Virginia
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 19 Oct 1990
Death Time: 04:00 AM
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Certificate: 082554
Age at Death: 65
Certifier: Physician
Filing Date: 1 Nov 1990
Hospital Status: Other/Residence
Injury in Ohio: Yes
Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place
Social Security Number: 281-20-0233
Father's Surname: Kearns
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 12
Industry of Decedent: Department stores
Occupation of Decedent: Sales workers, other commodities
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| 4. | Walter James Kearns, Jr. (1.Thelma1) was born 01 Nov 1925, McDowell Co. WV; died 24 Oct 1976, McDowell Co. WV. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Walter J Kearns
Birth Year: abt 1926 [abt 1925]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Adkin, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: Gary and Welch Road
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
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: Warner J Kearns
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
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: High School, 1st year
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 Death Index
Name: Walter Kearns
SSN: 235-28-0395
Last Residence: 24701 Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
BORN: 19 Nov 1925
Died: Oct 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
Died:
Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Name: Walter Kearns
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Nov 1925
Death Date: 24 Oct 1976
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 235280395
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 19 Nov 1943
Release Date 1: 1 Nov 1945
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| 5. | Thelma Herndon Kearns (1.Thelma1) was born 25 Aug 1927, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 29 Dec 1994, Wheeling, Ohio Co. WV. Notes:
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]
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| 6. | Paul Lewis Kearns (1.Thelma1) was born 27 Sep 1929, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 29 Mar 1931, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Paul L Kearns
Birth Year: abt 1930 [abt 1929]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Adkin, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: Gary and Welch Road
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
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]
Buried:
Grave location, death certificate and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90095083
Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1976501&Type=Death
Cause of Death:
Bronchial pneumonia
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| 7. | Barbara Marie Kearns (1.Thelma1) was born 1932, Gary, McDowell Co. WV; died 06 Sep 2013, Westerville, OH. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Census
Name: Barbara M Kearns
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
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, 2nd 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]
OBITUARY
The Columbus Dispatch; 10 Sept. 2013
Barbara Marie (Kearns) Fischer, age 81, died peacefully at home on Friday, September 6, 2013 after a six-month struggle with complications of COPD. Barbara was a resident of Westerville for over 30 years.
She was born in Gary, WV in 1932 to Thelma (Francisco) and Walter J. Kearns and was the youngest of six children. She graduated Bluefield HS in 1950 and earned her RN degree from St. Mary's School of Nursing in 1953. She retired from Mt. Carmel West Hospital to become a dedicated mother and homemaker for her family.
Barbara was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Harry Fischer (2007). She is survived by her four children, Joe Fischer, Ann Gerbec (Ian), Paul Fischer, and Amy Albu (John); grandchildren, Chris Fischer, Steven Fischer, Cody Gordon, Melanie Cox, Zach Gordon, Karley Gordon-Fischer; and two great grandsons, Ayden and Owen Fischer. She is also survived by two sisters, Kathryn Kirkwood and Peggy Harman; and brother-in-law Jerry (and Barbara) Fischer; as well as many special cousins, nieces, nephews, godchildren and friends.
She truly cherished her family and her friends. She was active in her church community through the years and volunteered her time to help those in need that the church assisted. Her gentle nature, generous character, genuine friendliness and wonderful sense of humor will be missed tremendously.
A visitation will be held at MORELAND FUNERAL HOME, 55 E. Schrock Rd, Westerville, OH on Thursday, September 12, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. Elizabeth's Church, 6077 Sharon Woods Blvd, Columbus, OH on Friday (September 13) at 11 a.m. Rev. Fr. David E. Gwinner Celebrant.
Family will receive friends at the church prior to the service. Private internment will follow at a later date. Special thanks to St. Joseph's Hospice. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Lung Association or, if you are currently a smoker, please consider quitting in memory of Mom.
Barbara married Harry Frederick Fischer 19 Jun 1954, Mercer Co. WV. Harry was born 18 Dec 1930, Cincinnati, OH; died 05 Apr 2007, Columbus, Franklin Co. OH. [Group Sheet]
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