Charles Edward Thomas

1887 - 1956  (68 years)

• Name	Charles Edward Thomas  [1]
  Birth	7 Mar 1887	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1956	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island   [1]
  Person ID	I48085	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family	Mary Brazell,   b. 10 Oct 1886, Rhode Island d. Nov 1979 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1910  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Clifton Earle Thomas,   b. 15 Aug 1910, Rhode Island d. 28 Oct 1983, ..., Palm Beach, Florida (Age 73 years)   2. Ava Cory Thomas,   b. 11 May 1913, Rhode Island d. 1 Mar 2009 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F22988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Newport Daily News February 27, 1956 Charles E. Thomas, 68, of 21 Third St., retired grocery store manager, died in a Providence hospital after a long illness. He was born in Portsmouth, the eldest son of George Bradford Thomas and Nettie Macomber Thomas. Mr. Thomas was for a number of years the postmaster in Portsmouth. In 1922, he moved to Middletown. He and his father operated a grocery store on West Main Road. After his father's death, Mr. Thomas came to Newport and was manager of A&P and First National Stores here. He was a member of Eureka Lodge of Masons in Portsmouth for 45 years, secretary of the Aquidneck Chapter for 23 years, and was a charter member of Eureka Eastern Star. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Brazil Thomas of Newport,; a son, Clifton E. Thomas of Millis, Mass.; a daughter, Mrs. Ava C. Miller of Springfield, Mass.; a brother, Frank J. Thomas of Largo, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Edna M. Thomas of Middletown and two great granddaughters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22723] Descendants of Patience Hascall and John Cory, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S23719] Draft registration, Charles Edward Thomas. [S23721] Draft registration, Charles Edward Thomas WWII. [S23964] 1910 census, Rhode Island, Newport county.