Doris Ella (Milner) Thomas (1922 - 1984)

Born 14 Jun 1922 in Sport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Arthur Cole — married 1 Sep 1944 (to 1949) in Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama

Biography

Doris (Milner) Thomas is a part of US Black heritage.

Doris Ella Milner was born on June 14, 1922 in Sport, Louisiana, daughter of George Milner and Janie Pearl (Wright) Dickie.

Doris (22) married Robert Arthur Cole (24) on September 1, 1944 in Alabama City, Alabama.

Doris died in Dec 1984 aged ~62.

The marriage notice states she is from Shreveport, Louisiana. She was likely going to school in Alabama.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTR-WBT : accessed 22 December 2021), Dorus L Millner in household of John A Dickie, Police Jury Ward 6, Bossier, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 5A, line 10, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 785; FHL microfilm 2,340,520.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Bossier, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01384; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8-26
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #122062666
  Doris Milner (17), single niece, Laborer, in household of Isaac Wright (39) in Bossier, Louisiana. Born in Louisiana.
• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-XVMB : 19 February 2021), Robert A Cole and Doris E Milner, 28 Aug 1944; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,281.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #48850313
  Name: Doris Ella Milner [Doris Milner Cole] [Doris Thomas]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 14 Jun 1922; Birth Place: Sport Caddo, Louisiana [Shreveport, Louisiana]; Death Date: Dec 1984; Father: George Milner; Mother: Janie P Wright; Notes: Mar 1942: Name listed as DORIS ELLA MILNER; : Name listed as DORIS MILNER COLE; : Name listed as DORIS MILNER THOMAS; 31 Dec 1987: Name listed as DORIS THOMAS.