The History of Byron Thurman (The Name)

September 27, 2009 · Posted in Blurbs · Comment 

So far I have found 7 people in the world with my name, Byron Thurman. It is indeed an uncommon name. I have spent some time tracking down some of my fellow Byron Thurman’s.

Byron Thurman – ?- Obituary from February 1, 1937 – Byron Thurman, World War veteran, died Saturday at the Veteran’s hospital at Bay Pines. The body will be taken to Chatanooga, Tenn., for funeral services and burial. Arrangements are in charge of the Wilhelm Funeral home.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19370201&id=Bs0LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2755,4187748

Looking for any information on Byron Barker Thurman who died on July 21, 1946 in Evansville, Indiana. Born in Petersburg, Indiana about 1894. Mother’s name may be Laura. Had a brother who lived in Indianapolis in the 1940′s. Fathers name possibly William.

http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.thurman/351/mb.ashx?pnt=1

Thurman, Barbara Ann 64, of El Paso died Tuesday (Sept. 12, 2000).
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hillcrest Funeral
Home-Carolina. Survivors include her son, Byron Thurman; her
daughters, Leona Burleson and Priscilla Lechuga; her mother; Florance
Sullivan; one brother; one sister; and six grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Everett Thurman. She was a retired
bookkeeper for Terk Distributing and was a lifelong resident of El
Paso.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/elpaso/obits/2000/090900.txt

There is also another Byron Thurman from Houston as well as my father Byron Thurman Sr. who last I heard resided in Rusk, Texas. The funny part is after tracing down some rental histories I found that my father and I lived withing 15 minutes of each other and didn’t even know it. Small world.

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