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Bennie D Thomas 1911 - 1997

Bennie D Thomas of Dodgeville, Iowa County, WI was born on May 13, 1911 in Dodgeville, and died at age 86 years old on October 10, 1997 in Dodgeville. Bennie Thomas was buried at East Side Cemetery in Dodgeville.

Bennie D Thomas
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Dodgeville, Iowa County, WI 53533
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May 13, 1911
Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States
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    May 13, 1911
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  • Religious Beliefs

    Bennie's funeral was held at Grace Lutheran Church in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

  • Professional Career

    He owned and operated Bennie's Country Club in Ridgway and also built Bennie's Bar in Ridgeway, which became known as The Wheel Bar. When he was 38 years old, he told the 1950 Federal census that he was a bartender at a tavern. Later, he farmed until his retirement in 1971.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Bennie D Thomas was born to Josiah Thomas (1855 - 1938) and Mattie Anderson (1868 - 1942) on May 13, 1911 in Dodgeville, Iowa and he was preceded in death by three sisters and five brothers: Lettie, Willie, Irene, Charlie, Everette, Curt, Ella and Alton, plus an infant sister. On his October 1940 World War II draft card, Bennie described himself as being five feet ten inches tall and as weighing 195 pounds. He had blue eyes, brown hair, and a "light" complexion. Bennie Thomas married Delma Forseth (1916 - 1961) in 1937 and she died in 1961. He then married Julie Mary Lehman (1918 - 2000) in 1963. He was survived by children Dennis, Lowell, Bruce, Bob, Lee, Dean and Cheryl. He was also survived by sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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In 1911, in the year that Bennie D Thomas was born, British physicist Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand), along with German physicist Hans Geiger, discovered the structure of an atom. He found that atoms had nuclei (a nucleus) and were circled by electrons, much as planets orbit the sun.
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In 1936, Bennie was 25 years old when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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Thomas, Arthur (Born Jun 9, 1899) Kennamer, Clara (Born May 3, 1869) Thomas, Ida Pauline (Born Aug 3, 1874) Thomas, Fannie (Jun 11, 1853 - Feb 16, 1940) Thomas, Frenly (1876 - Jul 2, 1959) Thomas, Edward (Born 1894) Thomas, G.w. Thomas, William (Born Apr 9, 1883) Thomas, Franklin (Born Sep 6, 1845) Thomas, Roy (Born Mar 13, 1898)
Thomas, James A. (Born Apr 13, 1873) Thomas, Angelette (Born Apr 16, 1856) Neal, Amanda  (Dec 5, 1874 - Mar 31, 1932) Hancock, Minnie (Born Dec 14, 1878) Caplinger, Mary (Born Jun 15, 1885) Brown, Maude (Born Nov 21, 1888) Thomas, Robert (Born Feb 20, 1876) Thomas, Mary Jane (Born Feb 28, 1879) Thomas, Pearl (Born Nov 24, 1891) Thomas, Lula (Born 1879)
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