Mary Elizabeth Greer1,2,3

F, b. April 10, 1922
FatherWilliam Wyatt Greer2 b. March 6, 1897, d. March, 1962
MotherMargaret E. Thrash1,2 b. October 5, 1902, d. July 8, 1926
     Mary Elizabeth Greer was born on April 10, 1922 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 15, District 10, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas1
1940Dwelling 107, District 257-13, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas3

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S4349] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

William Wyatt Greer1,2

M, b. March 6, 1897, d. March, 1962
     His Social Security Number was 426-10-3357.2 William Wyatt Greer married Margaret E. Thrash, daughter of Sidney Johnson "Sid" Thrash and Nora Emma Kizziar.3,1 William Wyatt Greer was born on March 6, 1897 at Belton, Anderson Co., South Carolina.2 He died in March, 1962.2

Family

Margaret E. Thrash b. October 5, 1902, d. July 8, 1926
Marriage*He married Margaret E. Thrash, daughter of Sidney Johnson "Sid" Thrash and Nora Emma Kizziar.3,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S4349] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S6655] Greenwood Memorial Park, Tarrant Co., TX, online http://www.findagrave.com/

Claude Pope Coates1,2,3,4,5

M, b. December 8, 1892, d. October 26, 1973
     His Social Security Number was 453-09-2455.6 Claude Pope Coates was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.2 He married Norene G. Thrash, daughter of Sidney Johnson "Sid" Thrash and Nora Emma Kizziar.1 Claude Pope Coates was born on December 8, 1892 at Alabama.2,6,4,5 He died on October 26, 1973 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, at age 80.2,3

Family

Norene G. Thrash b. February 1, 1899, d. April 19, 1960
Marriage*He married Norene G. Thrash, daughter of Sidney Johnson "Sid" Thrash and Nora Emma Kizziar.1 

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
  2. [S6655] Greenwood Memorial Park, Tarrant Co., TX, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S585] Texas Department of Health. State Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
  4. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  5. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Infant Thrash1

M, b. December 19, 1949, d. December 19, 1949
FatherPatric Henry "Pat" Thrash Jr.1 b. June 4, 1929, d. August 21, 1999
MotherChristine Putteet1 b. October 28, 1930, d. April 5, 2001
     Infant Thrash died on December 19, 1949 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.1 He was born on December 19, 1949 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.1

Citations

  1. [S6995] Hood County News-Tablet, From a story in the Dec 22, 1949 edition.

Infant Thrash1

?, b. August 17, 1917, d. August 17, 1917
FatherAwyer Eugene Thrash1 b. August 4, 1873, d. January 2, 1956
MotherMary Frances Watenbach1 b. February 11, 1879, d. November 24, 1958
     Infant Thrash was buried at Lone Butte Cemetery, Richland Co., Montana.1 Infant Thrash died on August 17, 1917 at Richland Co., Montana.2 Infant Thrash was born on August 17, 1917 at Richland Co., Montana.2

Citations

  1. [S6997] Lone Butte Cemetery, Richland Co., MT, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  2. [S605] Office of Vital Statistics and Montana State Genealogical Society State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016.

Ada Louella/Luella Ready1,2,3

F, b. 1871, d. September 7, 1954
     Ada Louella/Luella Ready was buried at Washington Lawn Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington.3 She was born in 1871 at Washington Territory.2,3 As of November 28, 1896,her married name was Thrash.1 She married Harmon Edward Thrash, son of David Valentine Thrash and Laura Haseltine Clark, on November 28, 1896 at Shelton, Mason Co., Washington.1 Ada Louella/Luella Ready died on September 7, 1954 at Shelton, Mason Co., Washington.2,3

Family

Harmon Edward Thrash b. November 21, 1875, d. August 21, 1943
Marriage*She married Harmon Edward Thrash, son of David Valentine Thrash and Laura Haseltine Clark, on November 28, 1896 at Shelton, Mason Co., Washington.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  2. [S453] Washington State Department of Health, Washington Death Index, 1940-2014.
  3. [S6998] Washington Lawn Cemetery, Lewis Co., WA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.

Laura May Thrash1,2

F, b. December 31, 1898, d. August 7, 1993
FatherHarmon Edward Thrash1 b. November 21, 1875, d. August 21, 1943
MotherAda Louella/Luella Ready1 b. 1871, d. September 7, 1954
     Her married name was Smith.3 Laura May Thrash was buried at Shelton Memorial Park, 1605 Van Buren Street, Shelton, Mason Co., Washington.4 She married Unknown Smith.3 Laura May Thrash was born on December 31, 1898 at Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington. As of January 17, 1919,her married name was Tokos.2 She married Mike George Tokos on January 17, 1919 at Lewis Co., Washington.2,4 Laura May Thrash died on August 7, 1993 at Lacey, Thurston Co., Washington, at age 94.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 287, District 133, Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington1
1930Dwelling 253, District 40, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington5

Occupation

1930Service station helper5

Family 1

Unknown Smith
Marriage*Laura May Thrash married Unknown Smith.3 

Family 2

Mike George Tokos b. February 17, 1895, d. February 10, 1954
Marriage*Laura May Thrash married Mike George Tokos on January 17, 1919 at Lewis Co., Washington.2,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  3. [S453] Washington State Department of Health, Washington Death Index, 1940-2014.
  4. [S5737] Shelton Memorial Park, Mason Co., WA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S4526] Washington State Archives, Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935.

Mike George Tokos1,2

M, b. February 17, 1895, d. February 10, 1954
     Mike George Tokos was buried at Shelton Memorial Park, 1605 Van Buren Street, Shelton, Mason Co., Washington.2 He was born on February 17, 1895 at Turkey. He married Laura May Thrash, daughter of Harmon Edward Thrash and Ada Louella/Luella Ready, on January 17, 1919 at Lewis Co., Washington.1,2 Mike George Tokos died on February 10, 1954 at Shelton, Mason Co., Washington, at age 58.

Census Records

1930Dwelling 253, District 40, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington3

Occupation

1930Service station owner3

Family

Laura May Thrash b. December 31, 1898, d. August 7, 1993
Marriage*Mike George Tokos married Laura May Thrash, daughter of Harmon Edward Thrash and Ada Louella/Luella Ready, on January 17, 1919 at Lewis Co., Washington.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  2. [S5737] Shelton Memorial Park, Mason Co., WA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S4526] Washington State Archives, Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935.

George Mike Tokos1,2

M, b. August 13, 1919, d. March 22, 2002
FatherMike George Tokos1,2 b. February 17, 1895, d. February 10, 1954
MotherLaura May Thrash1,2 b. December 31, 1898, d. August 7, 1993
     His Social Security Number was 537-07-8178.3 George Mike Tokos was born on August 13, 1919 at Grays Harbor Co., Washington.2,3 He died on March 22, 2002 at Washington at age 82.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 253, District 40, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington1

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S4526] Washington State Archives, Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Harry Tokos1

M, b. 1924
FatherMike George Tokos1 b. February 17, 1895, d. February 10, 1954
MotherLaura May Thrash1 b. December 31, 1898, d. August 7, 1993
     Harry Tokos was born in 1924 at Washington.1

Census Records

1930Dwelling 253, District 40, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington1

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Margaret M. Thrash1,2,3,4

F, b. March 28, 1921
FatherAwyer Eugene Thrash1,2,3,4 b. August 4, 1873, d. January 2, 1956
MotherMary Frances Watenbach1,2,3,4 b. February 11, 1879, d. November 24, 1958
     Her married name was Scott.2 Margaret M. Thrash married Vance Dean Scott.2,3 Margaret M. Thrash was born on March 28, 1921 at Washington.1,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 120, District 59, Mauermann, Lewis Co., Washington4
1940Dwelling 124, District 21-73, Pe Ell, Lewis Co., Washington1

Family

Vance Dean Scott b. April 26, 1921, d. December 16, 1971
Marriage*Margaret M. Thrash married Vance Dean Scott.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S7000] Daily Chronicle, The, From the Awyer E. Thrash obituary in the Jan 3, 1956 edition.
  3. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Dorothy E. Baxter obituary in the Mar 13, 1984 edition.
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1235] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1.

Doris F. Price1

F, b. November 23, 1912, d. April 26, 2007
     Doris F. Price was born on November 23, 1912 at Chouteau Co., Montana.2,3 As of December 16, 1929,her married name was Thrash.1 She married Lawrence Valentine Thrash, son of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on December 16, 1929 at Shelby, Toole Co., Montana.1 Doris F. Price and Lawrence Valentine Thrash were divorced before May, 1943.4 Doris F. Price died on April 26, 2007 at Henderson, Clark Co., Nevada, at age 94.2,3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 113, District 15, Saco, Phillips Co., Montana5

Family

Lawrence Valentine Thrash b. September 16, 1897, d. December 15, 1967
Marriage*Doris F. Price married Lawrence Valentine Thrash, son of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on December 16, 1929 at Shelby, Toole Co., Montana.1 
Divorce* Doris F. Price and Lawrence Valentine Thrash were divorced before May, 1943.4 

Citations

  1. [S4351] Unknown compiler, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S3924] Office of Vital Statistics Nevada State Health Division, Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012.
  4. [S1427] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Anthony "Tony" Kadelski1,2,3,4

M, b. November 24, 1913, d. June 18, 1992
     Anthony "Tony" Kadelski was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pe Ell, Lewis Co., Washington.4 His Social Security Number was 534-09-5752.5 He was born on November 24, 1913 at Pe Ell, Lewis Co., Washington.1,2,5,4,6 He married Anna Mae Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on October 2, 1937 at Lewis Co., Washington.1,2 Anthony "Tony" Kadelski died on June 18, 1992 at Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington, at age 78.3,5,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 156, District 21-73, Pe Ell, Lewis Co., Washington7

Occupation

1940Logger7

Family

Anna Mae Thrash b. February 4, 1919
Marriage*Anthony "Tony" Kadelski married Anna Mae Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on October 2, 1937 at Lewis Co., Washington.1,2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S6954] Unknown compiler, Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008.
  2. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  3. [S453] Washington State Department of Health, Washington Death Index, 1940-2014.
  4. [S7022] Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lewis Co., WA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Helen Frances Thrash1,2,3,4

F, b. June 21, 1920, d. September 27, 1991
FatherLawrence Valentine Thrash1,2 b. September 16, 1897, d. December 15, 1967
MotherViolet Marian Langstaff1,2,4 b. January 5, 1901, d. December 15, 1993
     Her Social Security Number was 517-24-9701.2 Helen Frances Thrash was buried at Terrace Gardens Cemetery, Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana.4 She was born on June 21, 1920 at Richey, Dawson Co., Montana.2,3,4 As of May 20, 1938,her married name was Dyer.1 She married Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. on May 20, 1938 at Glasgow, Valley Co., Montana.1 Helen Frances Thrash and Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. were divorced before April, 1949.5 As of April 2, 1949,her married name was Cookingham.5 Helen Frances Thrash married Henry Germaine/Germain Cookingham on April 2, 1949 at Malta, Phillips Co., Montana.5,6 Helen Frances Thrash died on September 27, 1991 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana, at age 71.2,7 She Helen Frances Cookingham, age 71, of 27 Buchanan, died Friday morning in St. Vincent Hospital of natural causes. She was born June 21, 1902 (typo - should be 1920), in Richey, Mont., the daughter of Lawrence and Violet Thrash. She was raised on the Hi-Line and in 1936 (should be 1938) married Sanford Dyer in Malta. In 1919 (typo - should be 1949), she married Henry G. Cookingham in Malta and they moved to the Huntley Project area in 1953 and to Billings in 1964. Her life was spent caring for her children and grandchildren and raising flowers, especially roses. Survivors include five daughters, Leila Cookingham, Melody Benefiet, Linda Kopp, and Gladys Willmer, all of Billings, and Tami Leffler of Dayton, Wyo; four sons, Dean Cookingham of Billings, Darrell Dyer of Winifred, Mont., Joseph Dyer of Thompson Falls, Mont., and Jon Dyer of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho; her mother, Violet Ghigliert of Stockton, Calif; one brother, Lawrence Thrash of Astoria, Ore; one uncle, Myron Langstaff of Columbus, Mont; 24 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Sunday in Smith West Chapel Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Smith West Chapel. Interment Terrace Gardens Cemetery. on September 29, 1991.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 120, District 59, Mauermann, Lewis Co., Washington8
1940Dwelling 18, District 36-17, Leedy, Phillips Co., Montana9

Family 1

Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. b. September 1, 1898, d. August 9, 1983
Marriage*Helen Frances Thrash married Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. on May 20, 1938 at Glasgow, Valley Co., Montana.1 
Divorce* Helen Frances Thrash and Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. were divorced before April, 1949.5 
Children
  • Joseph Sanford Dyer Jr.9,4
  • John Steven Dyer4

Family 2

Henry Germaine/Germain Cookingham b. December 11, 1914, d. December 19, 1978
Marriage*Helen Frances Thrash married Henry Germaine/Germain Cookingham on April 2, 1949 at Malta, Phillips Co., Montana.5,6 
Children
  • Linda Gayle Cookingham4,5,6
  • Leila I. Cookingham4,6
  • Gladys Lenette Cookingham4,6
  • Wendell Dean Cookingham4,6
  • Melody Dawn Cookingham4,5,6
  • Tami Lynn Cookingham4,6

Citations

  1. [S4351] Unknown compiler, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S7001] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Birth Index, 1870-1986.
  4. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Helen Frances Cookingham obituary in the Sep 29, 1991 edition.
  5. [S6703] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986.
  6. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Henry G. Cookingham obituary in the Dec 21, 1978 edition.
  7. [S605] Office of Vital Statistics and Montana State Genealogical Society State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016.
  8. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr.1,2,3,4,5

M, b. September 1, 1898, d. August 9, 1983
     Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. was buried at Whitepine Cemetery Trout Creek Cemetery, White Pine, Sanders Co., Montana.5 His Social Security Number was 516-16-0372.6 He was born on September 1, 1898 at Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.2,6,4,5 He married Helen Frances Thrash, daughter of Lawrence Valentine Thrash and Violet Marian Langstaff, on May 20, 1938 at Glasgow, Valley Co., Montana.1 Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. and Helen Frances Thrash were divorced before April, 1949.7 Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. died on August 9, 1983 at Sanders Co., Montana, at age 84.3,5

Census Records

1940Dwelling 18, District 36-17, Leedy, Phillips Co., Montana8

Occupation

1940Cattle rustler8

Family

Helen Frances Thrash b. June 21, 1920, d. September 27, 1991
Marriage*Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. married Helen Frances Thrash, daughter of Lawrence Valentine Thrash and Violet Marian Langstaff, on May 20, 1938 at Glasgow, Valley Co., Montana.1 
Divorce* Joseph Sanford "Sandy" Dyer Sr. and Helen Frances Thrash were divorced before April, 1949.7 
Children
  • Joseph Sanford Dyer Jr.8
  • John Steven Dyer9

Citations

  1. [S4351] Unknown compiler, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  2. [S4549] Boston, Massachusetts New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915.
  3. [S605] Office of Vital Statistics and Montana State Genealogical Society State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016.
  4. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  5. [S7002] Whitepine Cemetery Trout Creek Cemetery, Sanders Co., MT, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S6703] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Helen Frances Cookingham obituary in the Sep 29, 1991 edition.

Lawrence Lee Thrash1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, b. May 20, 1922, d. May 24, 1977
FatherLawrence Valentine Thrash1,8,4,7 b. September 16, 1897, d. December 15, 1967
MotherViolet Marian Langstaff1,9,4,7 b. January 5, 1901, d. December 15, 1993
     His Social Security Number was 517-16-0992.1 Lawrence Lee Thrash was buried at Kuper Memorial Cemetery, Chinook, Blaine Co., Montana.3 He was born on May 20, 1922 at Richey, Dawson Co., Montana.1,3,4,5 He married Esther Violet McAtee on November 25, 1947 at Chinook, Blaine Co., Montana.4 Lawrence Lee Thrash and Esther Violet McAtee were divorced before 1961.7 Lawrence Lee Thrash married Bertha E. Kjensrud on January 2, 1961 at Malta, Phillips Co., Montana.6 Lawrence Lee Thrash and Bertha E. Kjensrud were divorced on June 17, 1969 at Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana.6 Lawrence Lee Thrash married Dorothea Jane Sprinkle on May 5, 1973 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana.10 Lawrence Lee Thrash died on May 24, 1977 at Havre, Hill Co., Montana, at age 55.1,2,3,10 He HAVRE - THRASH, Lawrence L., 55, Malta, died Tuesday in a Havre hopital of cancer. Requiem Mass will be at 10 a.m. today (Friday) in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Malta. Born in Richey, he was graduated from Malta High School, served in the Armed Forces during World War II and returned to Malta where he joined the Great Northern Railway in 1947. He married Dorothea Jane Sprinkle on May 5, 1973, in Missoula. In addition to the widow he is survived by a son, Tim ; a brother, Larry, in the Armed Forces, and a sister, Helen Cookingham, in Billings. Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook is in charge. on May 27, 1977.10

Census Records

1930Dwelling 120, District 59, Mauermann, Lewis Co., Washington11
1940Dwelling 72, District 36-18A, Malta, Phillips Co., Montana8

Family 1

Esther Violet McAtee b. April 17, 1919, d. October 22, 1997
Marriage*Lawrence Lee Thrash married Esther Violet McAtee on November 25, 1947 at Chinook, Blaine Co., Montana.4 
Divorce* Lawrence Lee Thrash and Esther Violet McAtee were divorced before 1961.7 
Child

Family 2

Bertha E. Kjensrud b. circa 1915
Marriage*Lawrence Lee Thrash married Bertha E. Kjensrud on January 2, 1961 at Malta, Phillips Co., Montana.6 
Divorce* Lawrence Lee Thrash and Bertha E. Kjensrud were divorced on June 17, 1969 at Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana.6 

Family 3

Dorothea Jane Sprinkle
Marriage*Lawrence Lee Thrash married Dorothea Jane Sprinkle on May 5, 1973 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana.10 

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S605] Office of Vital Statistics and Montana State Genealogical Society State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016.
  3. [S7004] Kuper Memorial Cemetery, Blaine Co., MT, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. [S4351] Unknown compiler, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  5. [S7001] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Birth Index, 1870-1986.
  6. [S7003] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Divorce Records, 1943-1986.
  7. [S6703] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Helen Frances Cookingham obituary in the Sep 29, 1991 edition.
  10. [S5230] Great Falls Tribune, From the Lawrence L. Thrash obituary in the May 27, 1977 edition.
  11. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Gertrude Myrtle Young1

F, b. June 30, 1916, d. June 14, 2002
     Her Social Security Number was 516-34-9134.2 Gertrude Myrtle Young was born on June 30, 1916 at Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada.3,2,1 As of April 17, 1942,her married name was Thrash.3 She married Lawrence Valentine Thrash, son of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on April 17, 1942 at Phillips Co., Montana.3 Gertrude Myrtle Young died on June 14, 2002 at Hill Co., Montana, at age 85.4,2

Family

Lawrence Valentine Thrash b. September 16, 1897, d. December 15, 1967
Marriage*She married Lawrence Valentine Thrash, son of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on April 17, 1942 at Phillips Co., Montana.3 
Child
  • Larry Awyer Thrash5,6

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S4351] Unknown compiler, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  4. [S605] Office of Vital Statistics and Montana State Genealogical Society State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2016.
  5. [S5230] Great Falls Tribune, From the Lawrence L. Thrash obituary in the May 27, 1977 edition.
  6. [S6703] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986.

Floyd Rufus Baxter1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 16, 1896, d. December 25, 1977
     Floyd Rufus Baxter was buried at Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Laurel, Lewis Co., Washington.2,4 His Social Security Number was 516-18-0137.6 He was born on October 16, 1896 at Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., Kansas.2,6,3 He married Dorothy Elizabeth Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on May 29, 1918 at Sidney, Richland Co., Montana.4,5 Floyd Rufus Baxter died on December 25, 1977 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana, at age 81.2,4 He LAUREL - Floyd Rufus Baxter, Park City resident since July 1977, farmed at Andes, Mont. for a number of years and then moved to Fairview and homesteaded. Upon retiring in 1962, he moved to Flathead Valley where he enjoyed fishing. Mr. Baxter, 81, died early Sunday in St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings. Born in Phillipsburg, Kan., he was a son of Rufus and Julia Baxter. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion. Survivors include the widow, the former Dorothy Elizabeth Thrash; six sons, Carl and Norman, both of Fairview, Willie of Billings, Donald of Cataldo, Idaho, Richard of Superior and Louis of Buffalo, Wyo; seven daughters, Ruth Anvic and Darlene Siefert, both of Park City, Blanche Alves of Sacramento, Calif., Grace Allick of Kalispell, Evelyn Wiederich of Billings, Dolly Marker of Sidney and Donna Kanavle of Mountain View, Calif; four brothers, Everett of Culbertson, Amos and Cecil, both of Fairview and Ralph of Havre; 41 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Chapel in Laurel. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery. on December 26, 1977.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 6, District 70, School District 83, Richland Co., Montana1

Occupation

1920Farm laborer7
1930Farmer1

Family

Dorothy Elizabeth Thrash b. September 25, 1899, d. March 11, 1984
Marriage*Floyd Rufus Baxter married Dorothy Elizabeth Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on May 29, 1918 at Sidney, Richland Co., Montana.4,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S7006] Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Yellowstone Co., MT, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  4. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Floyd Rufus Baxter obituary in the Dec 26, 1977 edition.
  5. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Dorothy E. Baxter obituary in the Mar 13, 1984 edition.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Grace Dorothy Allick obituary in an unknown edition.
  9. [S4351] Unknown compiler, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  10. [S7010] Montana State Historical Society, Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011.
  11. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  12. [S6703] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986.
  13. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Ruth Margaret Baxter Robins Anvik obituary in an unknown edition.
  14. [S7015] Sidney Herald, From the Carl R. Baxter obituary in the May 24, 2014 edition.
  15. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Willie Baxter obituary in the Sep 18, 2003 edition.
  16. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  17. [S7007] Fairview Cemetery, McKenzie Co., ND, online http://www.findagrave.com/

Martcil Kotula1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 8, 1897, d. October 8, 1957
     Martcil Kotula was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, 801 Sunset Drive, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.2,4 He was born on October 8, 1897 at Pe Ell, Lewis Co., Washington.1,2,4 He married Laura F. Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on June 6, 1925 at Chehalis, Lewis Co., Washington.1,6 Martcil Kotula died on October 8, 1957 at Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, at age 60.2,3,4,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 198, District 37, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington7
1940Dwelling 52, District 14-62, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington8

Occupation

1930Door factory shipping clerk7
1940Project time keeper8

Family

Laura F. Thrash b. July 28, 1905, d. March 20, 1991
Marriage*Martcil Kotula married Laura F. Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach, on June 6, 1925 at Chehalis, Lewis Co., Washington.1,6 
Child

Citations

  1. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  2. [S7018] Sunset Memorial Park, Grays Harbor Co., WA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S3926] Washington State Archives, Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960.
  4. [S3565] The National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.
  5. [S2577] Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1454923
  6. [S2884] Daily World, From the Martcil Eugene Kotula obituary in the Jun 20, 2013 edition.
  7. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Vance Dean Scott1,2,3

M, b. April 26, 1921, d. December 16, 1971
     His Social Security Number was 533-18-9664.1 Vance Dean Scott married Margaret M. Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach.4,5 Vance Dean Scott was born on April 26, 1921 at Pe Ell, Lewis Co., Washington.1,3 He died on December 16, 1971 at King Co., Washington, at age 50.2

Family

Margaret M. Thrash b. March 28, 1921
Marriage*He married Margaret M. Thrash, daughter of Awyer Eugene Thrash and Mary Frances Watenbach.4,5 

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S453] Washington State Department of Health, Washington Death Index, 1940-2014.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S7000] Daily Chronicle, The, From the Awyer E. Thrash obituary in the Jan 3, 1956 edition.
  5. [S2901] Billings Gazette, From the Dorothy E. Baxter obituary in the Mar 13, 1984 edition.