She married Kentucky native Thomas Jefferson Thurmond in Ash Grove, at Clinton's Christian Church, on October 4, 1893. The first 4 of were born in Ash Grove, then around 1901 they moved to California. Their first stop was Fresno, where their daughter Nell was born, then to San Joaquin county where their youngest 4 children were born.
In all, Jeff & Lillie had 9 children:
William Carl Thurmond (died young)
Roy Jefferson Thurmond
baby boy Thurmond
Lily Abigail (Thurmond) Karnagel-Wilke-Willis
Nell Mae (Thurmond) Bonham
Hazel Ethel (Thurmond) Kennedy
Thomas Harold Thurmond
Flora Grace (Thurmond) Kent-Bisceglia
Lottie Lucille Kirtley Thurmond
In the 1920s they moved further west, to Santa Clara county, where they lived until their deaths - Jeff first in 1953, and Lillie following in 1962.
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THURMOND-In San Jose, Calif., Nov. 29, 1962, Mrs. Lillie B. Thurmond, loving mother of The Rev. R.J. Thurmond of Richmond, Mrs. Nell Bonham of Castro Valley, Mrs. Flora Bisceglia of Fresno, Mrs. Haxel [sic] Kennedy and Miss Lucille K. Thurmond, both of San Jose; grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of 18; sister of Mrs. Pearl Thompson of Oregon. A native of Missouri, age 86 years.
Funeral services Saturday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Mortuary's Chapel of Roses, 300 Curtner Ave. Interment Oak Hill Memorial Park.
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Lillie Thurmond
Mrs. Lillie B. Thurmond, 86, a resident of San Jose the past 40 years, died yesterday at 1209 Glenn Ave. where she made her home with her daughter, Lucille K. Thurmond.
A native of Missouri, she had long been active in church circles as a Bible teacher.
Besides Miss Thurmond, survivors include a son, The Rev. R.J. Thurmond of Richmond; three other daughters, Mrs. Nell Bonham of Castro Valey, Mrs. Flora Bisceglia of Fresno, and Mrs. Hazel Kennedy of San Jose.
A sister, Mrs. Pearl Thompson of Oregon, and nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeal [sic] services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Mortuary's Chapel of Roses. Burial will be in Oak Hill Memorial Park.
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She married Kentucky native Thomas Jefferson Thurmond in Ash Grove, at Clinton's Christian Church, on October 4, 1893. The first 4 of were born in Ash Grove, then around 1901 they moved to California. Their first stop was Fresno, where their daughter Nell was born, then to San Joaquin county where their youngest 4 children were born.
In all, Jeff & Lillie had 9 children:
William Carl Thurmond (died young)
Roy Jefferson Thurmond
baby boy Thurmond
Lily Abigail (Thurmond) Karnagel-Wilke-Willis
Nell Mae (Thurmond) Bonham
Hazel Ethel (Thurmond) Kennedy
Thomas Harold Thurmond
Flora Grace (Thurmond) Kent-Bisceglia
Lottie Lucille Kirtley Thurmond
In the 1920s they moved further west, to Santa Clara county, where they lived until their deaths - Jeff first in 1953, and Lillie following in 1962.
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THURMOND-In San Jose, Calif., Nov. 29, 1962, Mrs. Lillie B. Thurmond, loving mother of The Rev. R.J. Thurmond of Richmond, Mrs. Nell Bonham of Castro Valley, Mrs. Flora Bisceglia of Fresno, Mrs. Haxel [sic] Kennedy and Miss Lucille K. Thurmond, both of San Jose; grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of 18; sister of Mrs. Pearl Thompson of Oregon. A native of Missouri, age 86 years.
Funeral services Saturday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Mortuary's Chapel of Roses, 300 Curtner Ave. Interment Oak Hill Memorial Park.
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Lillie Thurmond
Mrs. Lillie B. Thurmond, 86, a resident of San Jose the past 40 years, died yesterday at 1209 Glenn Ave. where she made her home with her daughter, Lucille K. Thurmond.
A native of Missouri, she had long been active in church circles as a Bible teacher.
Besides Miss Thurmond, survivors include a son, The Rev. R.J. Thurmond of Richmond; three other daughters, Mrs. Nell Bonham of Castro Valey, Mrs. Flora Bisceglia of Fresno, and Mrs. Hazel Kennedy of San Jose.
A sister, Mrs. Pearl Thompson of Oregon, and nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeal [sic] services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Mortuary's Chapel of Roses. Burial will be in Oak Hill Memorial Park.
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Family Members
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William Carl Thurmond
1894–1899
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Rev Roy Jefferson Thurmond
1896–1972
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Infant Thurmond
1899–1899
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Lily Abigail "Gail" Thurmond Karnagel
1900–1958
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Nell Mae Thurmond Bonham
1902–1966
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Hazel Ethel Thurmond Kennedy
1903–1989
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Thomas Harold Thurmond
1906–1933
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Flora Grace Thurmond Bisceglia
1908–2002
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Lucille Kirtley Thurmond
1910–2001
