Brief Life History of Thelma Edris
When Thelma Edris Pratt was born on 3 March 1913, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, her father, George Stuart Pratt, was 23 and her mother, Isabella Ryder, was 31. She married William Edward Meadley on 29 August 1931, in Saint Joseph, New Albany Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Norton Shores, Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Grand Haven, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 15 August 2007, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Thelma Edris Meadley in household of William E Meadley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Thelma Edris Pratt Meadley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mrs Or Edris Thelma, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Spouse and Children
1908–1986 Male
1913–2007 Female
Children (1)
1932–2002 Male
Parents and Siblings
1889–1965 Male
1881–1916 Female
Siblings (1)
1913–2007 Female
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 3
1917
Age 4
1941
Age 28
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a clever trickster, from Middle English prat(te), pret ‘cunning, wily, astute’ (a derivative of Old English præt, pret ‘trickery, deception’, which is found in use as a byname in the 11th century). This surname is quite common in southeastern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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