Lucille Thomas

14 April 1915–30 May 1990 (Age 75)
Pinedale, Navajo, Arizona, United States

The Life Summary of Lucille

When Lucille Thomas was born on 14 April 1915, in Pinedale, Navajo, Arizona, United States, her father, Elijah Thomas Jr, was 38 and her mother, Mary Ann Petersen, was 33. She married LeRoy Arthur Palmer on 12 June 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Supervisorial District 2, Navajo, Arizona, United States in 1940. She died on 30 May 1990, in Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

LeRoy Arthur Palmer
1911–2003
Lucille Thomas
1915–1990
Marriage: 12 June 1939
Arthur Arvin Palmer
1940–2020
Steven Lee Palmer
–
Connie Palmer
1943–1968
Steven Lee Palmer
1949–2021
Fred Thomas Palmer
1954–2005

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 June 1939Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 1
    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
    1931 · The Parthenon is Built
    Age 16
    In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 
    1935 · The FBI is Established
    Age 20
    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    Name Meaning

    English, French, Walloon, Breton, German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Greek, West Indian (mainly Haiti and Jamaica), and African (mainly Tanzania and Nigeria): from the personal name Thomas, of Biblical (New Testament) origin, from Aramaic t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, known for his scepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20:24–29). The Th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages (e.g. Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Toma and Tuma , Albanian Toma and Thoma , and Slavic surnames listed in 3 below), and their patronymics and other derivatives (e.g. Polish Tomaszewski and Slovenian Tomažič; see Tomazic ). In France, this surname is most common in the Vosges and Brittany. The name Thomas is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Machan , Mammen , and Oommen ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. This surname is also very common among African Americans.Native American (e.g. Navajo): adoption of the English personal name Thomas (see 1 above) as a surname.Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Tomas , Tomasz, and Tomaś, Sorbian Tomaš (see also 4 below), Croatian Tomaš and Tomas , Slovenian Tomaš and Tomaž, Czech and Slovak Tomáš, all meaning ‘Thomas’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Maas
    Mashak
    Maschke
    Toma
    Mask
    Masino
    Mascio
    Masel
    Masi
    Masiello

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    Memories by Lucille Thomas Palmer

    Memories by Lucille Thomas Palmer My special talents: In my Patriarchal blessing, I was told to cultivate the precious gifts within me, for they are many. I probably have fallen short, but I have u …

    Sources (19)

    • Lucile Thomas, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
    • Lucille Thomas Palmer in household of Leroy Arthur Palmer, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • 1939. Lucille Thomas, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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