Stella Carolyn Thoms

Brief Life History of Stella Carolyn

When Stella Carolyn Thoms was born on 22 December 1895, in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States, her father, William Thoms, was 33 and her mother, Sophie Louise Elisabeth Kopmann, was 27. She lived in Kimeo, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1930 and Greenleaf Township, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1940. She died on 12 January 1986, in Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Greenleaf, Washington, Kansas, United States.

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Edward John Schuette
1883–1952
Stella Carolyn Thoms
1895–1986

Sources (6)

  • Stella Thoms in household of Wm Thoms, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Stella Carolyn Schuette, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Stella Tho Thoms, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

North German, Scottish, and English: patronymic from a short form of Thomas .

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

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