Dorothy Thom

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First name
Dorothy
Last name
Thom
Age
75
Other
Grave
5
Permit
18256
Place of death
Redacted
Permit date
11-12-1981
Date of death
11-10-1981
Burial date
04-19-1984
Source code
A1984_04_19_Vol4_049.pdf
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Dorothy Thom
1906–1981


When Dorothy Thom was born on April 24, 1906, in Kirksville, Missouri, her father, Robert, was 38, and her mother, Nelle, was 31. She died on November 10, 1981, in New York, New York, at the age of 75.



Family Relationships
No known children


Parents


Robert Kelly Thom


Nelle M Harrison



Locations



Events
24 APR


1906



Birth
Dorothy Thom was born on April 24, 1906, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Nelle M Harrison, age 31, and Robert Kelly Thom, age 38.


24 Apr 1906 • Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA
1910
AGE 4



Residence
Dorothy Thom lived in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1910.


Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter


1910 • Kirksville Ward 2, Adair, Missouri, USA
6 APR


1917
AGE 10


America Enters World War I
When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Dorothy Thom was probably living in Kirksville, Missouri.



18 JAN


1919
AGE 12


1919 Paris Peace Conference
Dorothy Thom probably read newspaper accounts about the Paris Peace Conference while living in Kansas City, Missouri.



1920
AGE 14



Residence
Dorothy Thom lived in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1920.


Relation to Head: Daughter; Residence Marital Status: Single


1920 • Kansas City Ward 7, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1922
AGE 16



Residence
1922 • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
1924
AGE 18



Residence
1924 • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
1930
AGE 24



Residence
Dorothy Thom lived in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1930.


Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter


1930 • Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
7 JAN


1932
AGE 25



Arrival
7 Jan 1932 • San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
28 MAY


1932
AGE 26



Departure
28 May 1932 • San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
2 JUN


1932
AGE 26



Arrival
2 Jun 1932 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1932
AGE 26



Departure
1932 • San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 JUN


1934
AGE 28



Arrival
4 Jun 1934 • New York, New York
1934
AGE 28



Departure
1934 • San Juan, Puerto Rico
24 MAY


1935
AGE 29



Death of Father
Her father Robert Kelly passed away on May 24, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 68.



Robert Kelly Thom
1867–1935
24 May 1935 • Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
9 JUN


1935
AGE 29



Arrival
9 Jun 1935 • Tampa, Florida, USA
11 JUN


1935
AGE 29



Arrival
11 Jun 1935 • Mobile, Alabama, USA
15 OCT


1953
AGE 47



Death of Mother
Her mother Nelle M passed away on October 15, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 79.



Nelle M Harrison
1874–1953
15 Oct 1953 • Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
21 AUG


1962
AGE 56



Arrival
Air India from London


21 Aug 1962 • New York, New York, USA
10 NOV


1981
AGE 75



Death
Dorothy Thom died on November 10, 1981, in New York, New York, when she was 75 years old.


10 Nov 1981 • New York, New York, USA



Burial
Hart Island, Bronx County, New York, United States of America



Residence
Dorothy Thom lived in New York, New York.


New York, NY

Added by Susan Raymond
Dorothy was involved with Girls' Athletics while in HS and wrote this article for her yearbook
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