Wallace Henry Thurman (1902 - 1934)

Born 16 Aug 1902 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Dec 1934 at age 32 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Wallace Thurman is Notable.

Wallace Henry Thurman was an American novelist and essayist active during the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his novel "The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life."^[1]

Wallace Henry Thurman was born August 16, 1902, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the son of Oscar and Beulah Thurman.

In 1928, he married Louise Thompson.^[2]

He died at the age of 32 from tuberculosis^[3][4] and is buried in Silver Mount Cemetery in Sunnyside, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Thurman
2. ↑ Marriage: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
   New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61406 #8149412
   Wallace Thurman marriage to Louise Thompson on 20 Aug 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
3. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 24 Dec 1934; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/19894748/?article=6eb8c779-024a-4d43-812c-7667536394d3&focus=0.48761252,0.2983104,0.606681,0.5906011&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #515788727
   Name: Wallace Thurman; Gender: Male; Death Age: 32; Birth Date: 16 Aug 1902; Birth Place: Salt Lake City; Residence Place: S. L.; Death Date: Abt 1934; Death Place: New York; Obituary Date: 24 Dec 1934; Obituary Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Newspaper Title: The Salt Lake Tribune.
4. ↑ Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948"
   Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives
   Ancestry Record 9131 #3659492
   Wallace Thurman death 22 Dec 1934 (age 31) in Manhattan, New York, USA.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #1034
   Memorial page for Wallace Thurman Famous memorial (16 Aug 1902-22 Dec 1934), citing Silver Mount Cemetery, Sunnyside, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1867; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 153
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #80522578
  Walace Thurman (17), single son, in household of Buelh Obrien (37) in Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah. Born in Utah.

See also:

• "Wallace Thurman", in Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, ed. by Aberjhani & Sandra West, pp. 328-330