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| Aunt Thelma in 2002 |
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| Kris (Doris Christine James Buford), Thelma, and Phybee; 2002 |
Thelma was raised in the Mead and Lake Texoma area in Oklahoma, USA. Her father was a difficult man--he was an alcoholic and abusive to Thelma's mother--so it is not surprising that she was anxious to leave home at a young age. At the age of 15 she married Whit Carroll, on September 14, 1930 in Kingston, Oklahoma.
Thelma and Whit moved to west Texas where they farmed for more than 25 years around the Big Springs area. Whit preceded her in death on November 19, 1971. In 1971 she moved to Lamesa, Texas where she lived until 1995 when she moved to Madill, Oklahoma. Thelma was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Lamesa, Texas. Thelma enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts, puzzle books and cooking.
She passed away 3 November 2007 at the Family Care Center in Kingston, Oklahoma where she resided for several years.
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| This is Aunt Thelma and I visiting at the James reunion in 2002--I was so glad to have a chance to get to know her and hear about her childhood. |
Sources: ancestry.com klacpa1 and interviews with Thelma and her daughters.
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| Thelma as a child, 1920 Census in Bryan County, Oklahoma |
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| 1930 Census, Thelma, age 15--the year of her marriage; Whit appears to have been a neighbor |
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| 1940 Census, Thelma and Whit and 3 daughters, Carter County Oklahoma |
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