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Thelma Lewis 1927 - 2012

Thelma (Tinsley) Lewis of New York, New York County, New York United States was born on February 14, 1927 in Richmond, VA. She married Frankie Lewis Sr. circa March 1945 in VA, and they were married until Frankie's death in 1955. They had children Evelyn Lewis, Frankie Lewis Jr., and Joyce Ann Lewis. Thelma's partner was James Clark Sr. in 1958 in New York, NY, and they were together until James' death on March 25, 1997. They had a child James Clark Jr. Thelma Lewis died at age 85 years old on February 15, 2012 in New York, NY, and was buried circa February 2012 at Mt Rest Cemetery 15 Kakeout Rd, in Butler, Morris County, NJ.
Thelma (Tinsley) Lewis
New York, New York County, New York 10027, United States
February 14, 1927
Richmond, Virginia, United States
February 15, 2012
New York, New York County, New York, 10027, United States
Female
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  • 02/14
    1927

    Birthday

    February 14, 1927
    Birthdate
    Richmond, Virginia United States
    Birthplace
  • Professional Career

    Raising family of 7
  • 02/15
    2012

    Death

    February 15, 2012
    Death date
    Natural Causes
    Cause of death
    New York, New York County, New York 10027, United States
    Death location
  • 02/dd
    2012
    circa

    Gravesite & Burial

    circa February 2012
    Funeral date
    Mt Rest Cemetery 15 Kakeout Rd, in Butler, Morris County, New Jersey 07405, United States
    Burial location
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In 1927, in the year that Thelma Lewis was born, aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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In 1950, when she was 23 years old, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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Thelma Tinsley's Family Tree

Parent
Parent
Partner
Child
Sibling
Marriage

Frankie Lewis Sr.

&

Thelma Lewis

circa March 1945
Marriage date
VA United States
Marriage location
Unknown
Status
1955
Frankie's death date
VA United States
Separation location
Partnership

James Clark Sr.

&

Thelma Lewis

1958
Start of partnership
New York, NY United States
Start of partnership location
Unknown
Status
March 25, 1997
James's death date
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