Thelma Blake

Brief Life History of Thelma

When Thelma Blake was born on 23 February 1911, in Globe, Gila, Arizona, United States, her father, Samuel Henry Blake, was 25 and her mother, Annie Matilda Bevan, was 29. She married George Wise Cropper on 2 December 1938, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Vineyard, Utah, Utah, United States in 1930 and Deseret Election Precinct, Millard, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 9 November 1995, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Wise Cropper
1908–1981
Thelma Blake
1911–1995
Marriage: 2 December 1938

Sources (30)

  • Phelma Bake in household of Samuel Henry Bake, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Thelma Blake, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
  • Thelma Blake, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1912 · The Bonneville Speed Way

The Bonneville Speedway is located northeast of Wendover, Utah and is part of the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track. The Bonneville Speedway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for being the venue for numerous land speed records.

1933 · Sons of Utah Pioneers

Like the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and studying the history of the Latter-day Saints Pioneers of Utah and the West. The organization is open to All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry to join.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (England and central Scotland): variant of Black 1, meaning ‘swarthy’ or ‘dark-haired’, from a byform of the Old English adjective blæc, blac ‘black’, with change of vowel length.

English: nickname from Middle English blak(e) (Old English blāc) ‘wan, pale, white, fair’. In Middle English the two words blac and blāc, with opposite meanings, fell together as Middle English blake. In the absence of independent evidence as to whether the person referred to was dark or fair, it is now impossible to tell which sense was originally meant.

English (Norfolk): nickname from Middle English bleik, blaik>, blek(e) (Old Norse bleikr) ‘pale or sallow’ (in complexion).

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

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My Sister Thelma

From my earliest recollection, Thelma has been there when I needed her. She has been my pal, my teacher and I have always been proud of her. Thelma is 3-1/2 years older than I and it was she that en …

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