Thelma Froney (Pace) Wilson (1909 - 1991)

Born 18 Feb 1909 in Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Saint John Wilson — married 1 Jan 1927 in Collin, Texas, United States

Died 16 Feb 1991 at age 81 in Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Thelma Froney Pace

(1909-1991) (F/S Id_LR1W-DDV)

(W/T Id_Pace-4961)

Biography Text

Thelma Froney Pace, daughter of William Robert Lee Pace (1875-1952) and Nancy Myrtle Abbott (1886-xxxx), was born in Feb 1909 in Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States. (Thelma Froney Pace was aka Thelma Phsoney Pace). Thelma married Saint John Wilson (1909-1957) in Jan 1927 in Collin County, Texas, and they had (4) four children: Amye Lee, Donald Wayne, Billy Ray and Jackie Wilson. Thelma died in Feb 1991, and was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Find A Grave: Memorial #107076704

Birth:

• Thelma Froney Pace was born on 18 Feb 1909 in Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States.^[1][2]

Parents:

Father: William Robert Lee Pace (1875-1952) (F/S Id_LR1W-QJ4)

Mother: Nancy Myrtle Abbott (1886-xxxx) (F/S Id_LR1W-7MS)

Siblings:

1) Jimmie Lee Pace (1905-1943) (F/S Id_LR1W-DTL)

2) Willie Tom Pace (1907-1974) (F/S Id_LR1W-DBQ)

3) Thelma Froney Pace (1909-1991) (F/S Id_LR1W-DDV)

4) Thedore (Theodore) "Pete" Pace (1912-1980) (F/S Id_LR1W-Z7M)

5) Lola Bell Pace (1917-2010) (F/S Id_LR1W-SBP)

Marriage:

• 1927 Thelma Froney Pace married Saint John Wilson (1909-1957) on 1 Jan 1927 in Collin County, Texas.

Military:

• 1940 Spouse_Draft_Thelma Wilson is mentioned in the WWII Draft record of husband Saint John Wilson. ^[3]

Residence:

• 1910 Phsoney Pace (1y) is living in household of parents, Wm R L Pace (33y) and Nancy Myrtle (26y), with siblings Jimmie Lee (4y) and Willie Tom (3y), in JP 2, Navarro County, Texas.^[4]

• 1920 Velma[Thelma] Pace (10y) in household of parents William R L Pace (44y) and Nancy Myrtle (30y), with siblings Jimmie Lee (14y), Willie Tom (12y), Theodore (7y), and Lola Bell (2y), in Gunter, Grayson, Texas.^[5]

• 1930 Census_Thelma Froney Pace - RESEARCH

• 1940 Thelma Wilson (30y) is living in household with HOH, husband, Saint John Wilson (30y), and children Amye Lee (11y), Donald Wayne (9y), Billy Ray (7y), and Jackie (4y), in JP 1, Abilene, Taylor, Texas. ^[6]

• 1950 Thelma Wilson (41y) is living in household with husband, Saint John Wilson (40y), and children Donald Wayne (19y) and Billy Ray (17y), in Dallas, Texas. [RESEARCH NOTE: Where is SON Jackie? would have been about (14y)]. ^[7]

Death:

• 1991 Thelma Froney Pace died on 16 Feb 1991 in Dallas, Texas.^[8][9][10]

Burial:

• 1991 Thelma Froney Pace.^[11]

Children of Thelma and Saint John:

1) Amye Lee Wilson (1928-1988) (F/S Id_G869-N1T)

2) Donald Wayne Wilson (1930-1997) (F/S Id_G869-VVG)

3) Billy Ray Wilson (1932-1994) (F/S Id_GG6B-NDG) (Verify duplicate postings cleanup)

4) Jackie Wilson (1936 - Bef. 1950) (F/S Id_GG61-44M) [Note: Jackie Wilson, born in 1936, appears on 1940 Census, does NOT appear on 1950 Census with family. Assumption, Deceased; however, no Death Date/Death Source document as yet.].

Sources Referenced for Children of Thelma and Saint John:

• 1928_Child_Birth_Thelma Froney Pace in entry for [BIRTH of DAUGHTER] Amye Lee Wilson, 25 Dec 1928, in Munday, Knox, Texas.^[12][13]
• 1930_Child_Birth_Thelma Pace in entry for [BIRTH of SON], <Unknown>[Donald Ray Wilson], on 25 Sep 1930, in Knox County, Texas.^[14][15]
• 1988 Child_Thelma F Pace in entry for [SOCSEC/DEATH of DAUGHTER] Amye Lee (Pace) Guess.^[16]
• 1994 Child_SocSec_Thelma F Pace in entry for [SON] Billy R Wilson.^[17]
• 1997 Child_SocSec_Thelma F Pace in entry for [SON] Donald W Wilson.^[18]

Research Notes

1) RESEARCH: Where is SON Jackie? Missing from 1950 Census where he would have been about (14y).

2) RESEARCH: duplicate postings to different Billy Ray Wilson Ids.

3) RESEARCH Mother’s death, Nancy Myrtle Abbott.

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LL2-ZFW2 : 12 March 2020), Froney Thelma Pace, 1909.
2. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6G6-CNL : 12 March 2020), Froney Thelma Pace, 1909.
3. ↑ "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3X-5B6Z : Tue Nov 28 20:35:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Saint John Wilson and Thelma Wilson, 16 October 1940.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23T-HG2 : Thu Oct 05 06:05:25 UTC 2023), Entry for W R Pace and N M Pace, 1910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYS-1S2 : Wed Dec 20 10:06:24 UTC 2023), Entry for William R L Pace and Myrtle N Pace, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K43L-VN8 : Tue Nov 28 17:10:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Saint John Wilson and Thelma Wilson, 1940.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGT-5FRL : Fri Oct 06 16:41:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Saint John Wilson and Thelma Wilson, 4 April 1950.
8. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ88-WBG : 24 May 2014), Thelma Wilson, 16 Feb 1991; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Dallas, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
9. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVKT-FZC : 5 December 2014), Thelma Froney Wilson, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLNL-Y4W : 10 January 2021), Thelma F Wilson, 16 Feb 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-TPR1 : 12 December 2022), Thelma Froney Pace Wilson, ; Burial, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States of America, Restland Memorial Park; citing record ID 107076704, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
12. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935",FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH8L-HPT : Mon Oct 30 13:05:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson and Saint John Wilson, 25 Dec 1928.
13. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8Q1-MCR : 1 January 2015), Thelma Frovey Pace in entry for MM9.1.1/V8Q1-MCT:, 25 Dec 1928; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
14. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V83Y-2X1 : 1 January 2015), Thelma Pace in entry for MM9.1.1/V83Y-2FM:, 25 Sep 1930; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
15. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6LX-L6R : Mon Oct 30 13:54:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilson and Saint John Wilson, 25 Sep 1930.
16. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7B-X5PJ : 10 February 2023), Thelma F Pace in entry for Amye Lee Wilson.
17. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7G-J2LX : 10 February 2023), Thelma F Pace in entry for Billy Ray Wilson.
18. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7L-VV26 : 10 February 2023), Thelma F Pace in entry for Donald Wayne Wilson.