DAUGHTER of Matthew & Phoebe Whitt.
SISTER to:
Naomi L. (Carper) Whitt
Homa H. (Riffe) Whitt
ADOPTED DAUGHTER of F. Joseph & Winnie B. Thomas.
MOTHER of Joseph, Robert & Georgia.
GRANDMOTHER of Daniel, Steven, Carol, Linda, Deborah(Yvette), Diane, David and Curtis.
Cleo Whitt's adopted surname is THOMAS. Her mother, Phoebe Wilson, died in childbirth in 1903: her father, Andrew Whitt, was killed in a work-related accident on the Ohio River about 1905. He was an Engineer.
After the death of her father, Cleo and her two sisters, Homa & Naomi, were placed in the Davis Child Shelter.
The Davis Child Shelter was operated by "Brother" Pat Withrow, cousin of Wesley Withrow, husband of Cora J. Thomas. Cora was the sister of Francis Joseph Thomas.
Cleo was adopted at the age of 5 by Francis Joseph Thomas, and his wife, Winnie Bell Jarrett.
As a young woman, Cleo attended Capital City Commercial College in Charleston WV and then worked at "Fletcher Enamel" as a Typist/Receptionist. Cleo was considered to be an excellent typist. In 1935 Cleo worked for the new
Social Security Administration typing Social Security Cards.
DAUGHTER of Matthew & Phoebe Whitt.
SISTER to:
Naomi L. (Carper) Whitt
Homa H. (Riffe) Whitt
ADOPTED DAUGHTER of F. Joseph & Winnie B. Thomas.
MOTHER of Joseph, Robert & Georgia.
GRANDMOTHER of Daniel, Steven, Carol, Linda, Deborah(Yvette), Diane, David and Curtis.
Cleo Whitt's adopted surname is THOMAS. Her mother, Phoebe Wilson, died in childbirth in 1903: her father, Andrew Whitt, was killed in a work-related accident on the Ohio River about 1905. He was an Engineer.
After the death of her father, Cleo and her two sisters, Homa & Naomi, were placed in the Davis Child Shelter.
The Davis Child Shelter was operated by "Brother" Pat Withrow, cousin of Wesley Withrow, husband of Cora J. Thomas. Cora was the sister of Francis Joseph Thomas.
Cleo was adopted at the age of 5 by Francis Joseph Thomas, and his wife, Winnie Bell Jarrett.
As a young woman, Cleo attended Capital City Commercial College in Charleston WV and then worked at "Fletcher Enamel" as a Typist/Receptionist. Cleo was considered to be an excellent typist. In 1935 Cleo worked for the new
Social Security Administration typing Social Security Cards.
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