Brief Life History of Thelma Marion
When Thelma Marion Ledyard was born on 4 September 1913, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, Ralph St. Peter Ledyard, was 39 and her mother, Verne Edna Phelps, was 36. She married Clark J Vedder on 10 July 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1996 and Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 2002. She died on 4 September 2002, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Thelma M Hill, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thelma Marion Ledyard - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Thelma Marion Ledyard
- Thelma M. Ledyard, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
Spouse and Children
1899– Male
1913–2002 Female
Children (6)
1943–2005 Male
1944–2008 Male
1945–2015 Male
1947–2023 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1874–1941 Male
1877–1952 Female
Siblings (7)
1896–1962 Male
1900–1980 Male
1903–1985 Male
1904–1906 Female
1911–1911 Female
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 3
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 4
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: variant of Liddiard .
History: Revolutionary soldier William Ledyard was born at Groton, CT, in1738, a descendant of John Ledyard who sailed from Bristol, England,and settled in CT. The celebrated traveler John Ledyard (1751–89)was William's nephew and was also born in Groton.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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