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Barbara <I>Walter</I> Thomas

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Barbara Walter Thomas

Birth
Russia
Death
1922 (aged 41–42)
Burial
Foremost, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
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WIFE OF MATTHIAS THOMAS -

Following information courtesy of Alberta Genealogical Society - Lethbridge - Dec 19 2017 ...from Coyote Flats 1905-1965
The Thomas Family
Mathias and Barbara Thomas left Odessa, Russia, to come to Canada, arriving in Lethbridge in 1908. They lived in a tent and he worked as a bricklayer before moving to Foremost. He farmed with multiple mules and 2 oxen before getting a horse and plow. Mrs Thomas died in 1921 and he married Veronika Selensky in 1923. They moved to Turin in 1926 and farmed there for several years.

Mathias Thomas died in 1941 and Mrs. Thomas died in 1965 at the age of 78 years.

There are 10 children in the Thomas family, all living in Alberta. Dora (Mrs M Vollerman) lives in Medicine Hat; Elizabeth (Mrs J.P. Gross) lives in Grassy Lake; Frank lives at Picture Butte and Andrew lives at Bellevue. Mary (Mrs F Voller) lives at Grassy Lake as does Mathias "Matt". George's home is in Turin; John is at Valleyview; Joe lives in Lethbridge. Kate married Robert Harvie in 1935 and they have lived in the Picture Butte community for several years.
WIFE OF MATTHIAS THOMAS -

Following information courtesy of Alberta Genealogical Society - Lethbridge - Dec 19 2017 ...from Coyote Flats 1905-1965
The Thomas Family
Mathias and Barbara Thomas left Odessa, Russia, to come to Canada, arriving in Lethbridge in 1908. They lived in a tent and he worked as a bricklayer before moving to Foremost. He farmed with multiple mules and 2 oxen before getting a horse and plow. Mrs Thomas died in 1921 and he married Veronika Selensky in 1923. They moved to Turin in 1926 and farmed there for several years.

Mathias Thomas died in 1941 and Mrs. Thomas died in 1965 at the age of 78 years.

There are 10 children in the Thomas family, all living in Alberta. Dora (Mrs M Vollerman) lives in Medicine Hat; Elizabeth (Mrs J.P. Gross) lives in Grassy Lake; Frank lives at Picture Butte and Andrew lives at Bellevue. Mary (Mrs F Voller) lives at Grassy Lake as does Mathias "Matt". George's home is in Turin; John is at Valleyview; Joe lives in Lethbridge. Kate married Robert Harvie in 1935 and they have lived in the Picture Butte community for several years.

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  • Created by: Bear Hugs
  • Added: Aug 6, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133951642/barbara-thomas: accessed ), memorial page for Barbara Walter Thomas (1880–1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133951642, citing St. Joseph's Cemetery, Foremost, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Bear Hugs (contributor 47810210).