Henry Thomas Threlkeld (1865 - 1940)

Born 23 Jan 1865 in Pike County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Leveda Melvin (Pollard) Threlkeld — married about 1884 in Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1940 at age 75 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Threlkeld Name Study.

Henry Thomas Threlkeld was born 23 January 1865 in Pike County, Georgia, to Elba Henry Threlkeld and Sarah Bedell Mobley. He married Leveda Melvin Pollard in 1884 in Texas, and they had nine children together:

• Virginia Lee Threlkeld (1884-1958)
• Henry Austin Threlkeld (1887-1945)
• Earl George Threlkeld (1890-1952)
• Leroy Thomas Threlkeld (1891-1965)
• Otis Rabb Threlkeld (1893-1958)
• Ruby Estelle Threlkeld (1896-1968)
• Lewis Coleman Threlkeld (1897-1980)
• Floyd Luther Threlkeld (1899-1952)
• Willis Presley Threlkeld (1902-1947)

Henry Thomas died 21 Feb 1940 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, less than four weeks after the death of his wife of 56 years. He and Leveda are buried side-by-side at the Rosemound Cemetery in Waco.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3K-GQX : 12 April 2016), [Henry] Thomas Threlkeld in household of Henry Threlkeld, Georgia, United States; citing page 131A, physical document page 35, image 320933, dwelling 252, family 253, lines 39-40, and page 131B, physical document page 36, image 320934, lines 1-7; enumerated 22 June 1870; NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,668. Household members:
  • Henry Threlkeld, Male, 45, born Georgia
  • Sarah Threlkeld, Female, 40, born Georgia
  • Mary Threlkeld, Female, 18, born Georgia
  • Martha Threlkeld, Female, 16, born Georgia
  • Permelia Threlkeld, Female, 14, born Georgia
  • William Threlkeld, Male, 10, born Georgia
  • Virginia Threlkeld, Female, 6, born Georgia
  • Thomas Threlkeld, Male, 4, born Georgia
  • William Holland, Male, 16, born Georgia

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GJ-CDX : accessed 15 July 2019), Henry Threlkeld, Justice Precinct 2, Hamilton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 3A, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,641. Household members:
  • Henry Threlkeld, Head, Male, 35, born Georgia
  • Melvie [Leveda Melvin] Threlkeld, Wife, Female, 34, born Texas
  • Virgie [Virginia Lee] Threlkeld, Daughter, Female, 17, born Texas
  • [Henry] Austin Threlkeld, Son, Male, 13, born Texas
  • Early [Earl George] Threlkeld, Son, Male, 10, born Texas
  • Roy [Leroy Thomas] Threlkeld, Son, Male, 9, born Texas
  • Otis [Rabb] Threlkeld, Son, Male, 7, born Texas
  • Ruby [Estelle] Threlkeld, Daughter, Female, 4, born Texas
  • Lewis [Coleman] Threlkeld, Son, Male, 3, born Texas
  • Floyd [Luther] Threlkeld, Son, Male, 1, born Texas

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23K-JX8 : accessed 28 July 2019), household of Henry F [sic; Thomas] Threlkeld, 527 S. 12th Street, Waco Ward 3, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, Justice Precinct 1, Supervisor's District 11, sheet 14B, dwelling 268, family 284, lines 83-89; enumerated 22 April 1910; NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), micropublication roll T624_1575; FHL microfilm 1,375,588. Household members:
  • Henry F [sic; Thomas] Threlkeld, Head, Male, 46, born Georgia
  • Melvin Threlkeld, Wife, Female, 44, born Texas
  • Earl Threlkeld, Son, Male, 20, born Texas
  • Roy Threlkeld, Son, Male, 18, born Texas
  • Otis Threlkeld, Son, Male, 16, born Texas
  • Louis Threlkeld, Son, Male, 12, born Texas
  • Ruby Threlkeld, Daughter, Female, 14, born Texas

• "1920 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waco Ward 3, McLennan, Texas; Roll: T625_1830; Page: 27A; Dwelling 560; Lines 40-43; Enumeration District: 119, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #100552496 (accessed 25 March 2024), Henry T Threlter [sic: Threlkeld] (54), married, Teamster, head of household in Waco Ward 3, McLennan County, Texas. Household members:
  • Henry T Threlkeld, 54, Male, born Georgia, father born Georgia, mother born Georgia
  • Melvin Threlkeld, 53, Female, born Texas, father born Alabama, mother born Alabama
  • Floyd, 20, Male, born Texas, father born Georgia, mother born Texas
  • Willis, 17, Male, born Texas, father born Georgia, mother born Texas

• U.S. Census, 1930, database online. Horace E. Moore household (H. Thomas Threlkeld and wife boarding), Texas, McLennan County, Waco, Ward 1, 324 N. 7th St., Enumeration District 155-7, Precinct 1, Supervisor's District 17; page 7A, dwelling 70, family 71, lines 5-9; 10 April 1930; FHL microfilm: 2342107, National Archives micropublication roll 2373.

• Residence, 1932, 307 N 6th St., Waco, McLennan County, Texas (note that four of Henry Thomas's sons also appear on this page). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original source Waco, Texas, City Directory, 1932, page 351.

• Henry Thomas Threlkeld, death certificate no. 10307, registrar's file no. 145, 21 February 1940, Joanna McClelland Memorial Hospital, Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Residence at date of death: 1721 S. 11th St., Waco, Texas. Informant: H.A. [Henry Austin] Threlkeld (son); 3309 Lasker Ave., Waco, Texas. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982, database online.

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, database online. Record of burial site [22 February 1940] for Henry Thomas Threlkeld in Plot O, 47, Rosemound Cemetery, 3201 S. 12th St., Waco, Texas 76706. Find A Grave: Memorial #13604476