Cochran and Shroyer Families

Ida Mae Hess¹

F, #6908

Family: George William Shanks (b. 12 May 1874, d. 9 January 1930)

Daughter	Gladys Arsena Shanks+ (b. about 1897)
Son	Melvin Howard Shanks (b. 19 February 1916)

Biography

Ida Mae Hess and George William Shanks were married in 1896 in Wood County, Ohio.²

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Citations

[S819] Family Search: Ohio County Marriages 1790-1950, database and images, www.familysearch.org, George W. Shanks and Ida M. Hess, license 18 January 1896, Wood County, Ohio; marriage records p. 490, no. 7200; no return
[S819] Family Search: Ohio County Marriages 1790-1950, database and images, www.familysearch.org, George W. Shanks and Ida M. Hess, license 18 January 1896, Wood County, Ohio; marriage records p. 490, no. 7200; no return but recorded elsewhere as married

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Melvin L. Thomas¹

M, #6909, b. 1 June 1894

Family: Hazel C. Bohlander (b. 9 July 1897, d. 3 April 1974)

Son	John Arthur Thomas (b. about 1920, d. 1 April 2000)
Daughter	Virginia Thomas (b. about 1922)
Daughter	Louise C. Thomas (b. about 1925)
Son	Phillip L. Thomas (b. about 1930)

Biography

Melvin L. Thomas was born on 1 June 1894 in Powell, Delaware County, Ohio.¹ He and Hazel C. Bohlander were married on 10 May 1919 in Delaware County, Ohio.¹

He was an auto mechanic in 1940.² Melvin and Hazel appeared on the 1940 US Census recorded on 4 May 1940 in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, with their children John, Virginia, Louise, and Phillip.²

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Citations

[S819] Family Search: Ohio County Marriages 1790-1950, database and images, www.familysearch.org, Delaware County marriage records 14:23; Melvin L. Thomas and Hazel C. Bohlander, 10 May 1919, Delaware County, Ohio
[S952] 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Franklin County, population schedule, Film T627, Worthington, ED25-56A, sheet 16A, p. 1010, household 311, Melvin Thomas household

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Virginia Thomas¹

F, #6910, b. about 1922

Parents

Father	Melvin L. Thomas (b. 1 June 1894)
Mother	Hazel C. Bohlander (b. 9 July 1897, d. 3 April 1974)

Biography

Virginia Thomas was born about 1922 in Ohio.¹

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Citations

[S952] 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Franklin County, population schedule, Film T627, Worthington, ED25-56A, sheet 16A, p. 1010, household 311, Melvin Thomas household

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John Arthur Thomas¹

M, #6911, b. about 1920, d. 1 April 2000

Parents

Father	Melvin L. Thomas (b. 1 June 1894)
Mother	Hazel C. Bohlander (b. 9 July 1897, d. 3 April 1974)

Biography

John Arthur Thomas was born about 1920 in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio.^1,2 He died on 1 April 2000 in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida.²

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Citations

[S952] 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Franklin County, population schedule, Film T627, Worthington, ED25-56A, sheet 16A, p. 1010, household 311, Melvin Thomas household
[S2343] "Miscellaneous Hernando County, Florida Obituaris (abstracted)," database, i Obit Centrali0, accessed 16 Jul 2017), John Arthur Thomas obituary abstract.

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Louise C. Thomas¹

F, #6912, b. about 1925

Parents

Father	Melvin L. Thomas (b. 1 June 1894)
Mother	Hazel C. Bohlander (b. 9 July 1897, d. 3 April 1974)

Biography

Louise C. Thomas was born about 1925 in Ohio.¹

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Citations

[S952] 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Franklin County, population schedule, Film T627, Worthington, ED25-56A, sheet 16A, p. 1010, household 311, Melvin Thomas household

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Phillip L. Thomas¹

M, #6913, b. about 1930

Parents

Father	Melvin L. Thomas (b. 1 June 1894)
Mother	Hazel C. Bohlander (b. 9 July 1897, d. 3 April 1974)

Biography

Phillip L. Thomas was born about 1930 in Ohio.¹

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Citations

[S952] 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Franklin County, population schedule, Film T627, Worthington, ED25-56A, sheet 16A, p. 1010, household 311, Melvin Thomas household

Verna Marie Hornung¹

F, #6914, b. 13 April 1920, d. 11 November 2006

Biography

Verna Marie Hornung was born on 13 April 1920 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.² She died on 11 November 2006, at age 86, in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.²

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Citations

[S2344] "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835 - 1998," database, i Family Searchi0, Warren Ralph Kelly, d. 10 February 1989, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
[S2345] database, i Dejong-Greavesi0, accessed 16 Jul 2017), Verna Kelly obituary.