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Mathias “Matt” Thomas

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Mathias “Matt” Thomas

Birth
Russia
Death
12 Apr 1940 (aged 60)
Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
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1916 CANADA CENSUS
Name: Matt Thomas
Gender: Male
Racial or Tribal Origin: Rusian
Nationality: Russian
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Birth Year: 1879
Birth Place: Russia
Year of Immigration: 1909
Naturalization Year: 1912
Home in 1916: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Spouse: Barbara Thomas
Religion: Roman Catholic
Can Speak English: Yes
Can Speak French: No
Mother Tongue: German
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Employment status: Employer
Employer: On Farm
Household Members:
Name Age
Matt Thomas 37
Barbara Thomas 36
Dortha Thomas 9
Elizibath Thomas 8
Frank Thomas 6
Andrew Thomas 5
Katie Thomas 3
Mary Thomas 1
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Alberta Death Register
#301-159 died Apr 12 1940 at Lethbridge, AB. Born Jun 16 1879
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page 6
Publication: Lethbridge Herald
Issue Date: April 12, 1940
- age 60 years
- husband of Veronica Thomas of Turin, AB
Interment in St Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, AB
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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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Apr 20 2019
Mathias first Immigrated to the US in 1904 with wife Barbara, daughter Anna and stepsisters Eugenia and Helen Mildenberger. The Thomas family went to his brother Felix Thomas in Balfour ND.
His father Franz Thomas and wife Rose Mildenberger Thomas arrived in the US in 1910 along with son Johannes Thomas. Franz's daughter, Barbara Lauber, remained in Strassburg, Russia at that time.
Contributor: Genie Stansbury (48274543) •
1916 CANADA CENSUS
Name: Matt Thomas
Gender: Male
Racial or Tribal Origin: Rusian
Nationality: Russian
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Birth Year: 1879
Birth Place: Russia
Year of Immigration: 1909
Naturalization Year: 1912
Home in 1916: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Spouse: Barbara Thomas
Religion: Roman Catholic
Can Speak English: Yes
Can Speak French: No
Mother Tongue: German
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Employment status: Employer
Employer: On Farm
Household Members:
Name Age
Matt Thomas 37
Barbara Thomas 36
Dortha Thomas 9
Elizibath Thomas 8
Frank Thomas 6
Andrew Thomas 5
Katie Thomas 3
Mary Thomas 1
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Alberta Death Register
#301-159 died Apr 12 1940 at Lethbridge, AB. Born Jun 16 1879
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page 6
Publication: Lethbridge Herald
Issue Date: April 12, 1940
- age 60 years
- husband of Veronica Thomas of Turin, AB
Interment in St Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, AB
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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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Apr 20 2019
Mathias first Immigrated to the US in 1904 with wife Barbara, daughter Anna and stepsisters Eugenia and Helen Mildenberger. The Thomas family went to his brother Felix Thomas in Balfour ND.
His father Franz Thomas and wife Rose Mildenberger Thomas arrived in the US in 1910 along with son Johannes Thomas. Franz's daughter, Barbara Lauber, remained in Strassburg, Russia at that time.
Contributor: Genie Stansbury (48274543) •


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185960751/mathias-thomas: accessed ), memorial page for Mathias “Matt” Thomas (16 Jun 1879–12 Apr 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 185960751, citing Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Cremated; Maintained by Bear Hugs (contributor 47810210).