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Emery Arthur Thomas was the manager of a men’s clothing store. He lived at 1820 Georgia Street from 1906 to 1920.
Early Life
Emery Arthur Thomas was born in Owosso City, Michigan, on July 25, 1874. His parents were Alfred Tracy Thomas (1850–1915) and Agusta Margaret Emery Corrigan (1854–1918).
In 1900 he was living with his parents in Owosso.
He first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1902. He was living at 552 Burrard Street and working as a clerk with the Fit-Reform men’s clothing store.
He lived at the following addresses in Vancouver.
| 1902 to 1905 | 552 Burrard Street |
| 1906 to 1920 | 1820 Georgia Street |
| 1921 to 1935 | 1639 West 49th Avenue |
| 1936 | 1951 Cedar Crescent |
| 1937 and 1938 | 2028 West 36th Avenue |
| 1939 to 1951 | 1428 West 11th Avenue |
| 1952 and 1953 | Not listed under Vancouver names |
| 1954 to 1963 | 3655 West 10th Avenue |
About 1905 he became the manager of Semi-Ready Clothing Company at 514 Granville Street.
Marriage to Frances Evans
On August 9, 1905, in Vancouver, Emery married Frances Wynona Evans. She was born on June 20, 1876 in Goderich, Ontario.
Frances’s parents were George Evans (1826–1903) and Magdalene Amey (1841-1932).
Business
By 1910, Emery was no longer with the original Semi-Ready firm.
By 1912, Emery and George McBain were the proprietors of the Semi-Ready business.
Emery stayed with Thomas & McBain until the late 1920s.
Later Life
In 1929, Emery became an agent for the Sun Life Assurance Company. He retired about 1940.
Frances died in Vancouver on January 18, 1956. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Emery died in Vancouver on May 27, 1963. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Emery and Frances had the following children.
Margaret Magdelaine Thomas
Margaret Magdelaine Thomas was born in Vancouver on March 30, 1907.
On December 5, 1941, in Vancouver, she married John Andrew Davidson, who was a salesman with the Hudson Bay Company. He was born on December 20, 1905 in Neepawa, Manitoba. His parents were Hamilton Cameron Davidson and Mary W. Gillis.
John died on July 1, 1984 in Ganges on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
Margaret died in Ganges on October 11, 1997.
Patricia Alberta Thomas
Patricia Alberta Thomas was born on March 14, 1912, probably in Vancouver.
She died in Vancouver on September 12, 1914. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Wynona Evans Thomas
Wynona Evans Thomas was born in Vancouver on June 3, 1916.
She married Harold Campbell Davis, who was an oil and mining promoter. He was born in Pembroke, Ontario on April 21, 1899. His parents were William John Davis and Matilda New.
Harold died in Vancouver on September 27, 1975.
Wynona died in Victoria, British Columbia on December 6, 1993.
Sources
Alfred Tracy Thomas (father of Emery Arthur Thomas)
Alfred Tracy Thomas (1850–1915); Birth: DEC 1850, Chatham, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; Death: 1915, Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA.
“United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3F-KLW : 14 August 2017), Alfred Thomas, Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 357, sheet 471B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0606; FHL microfilm 1,254,606.
“United States Census, 1900,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BK-19B : accessed 29 July 2018), Georgie Thomas, Owosso city Ward 1, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 6B, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,744.
Augusta Margaret Corrigan (mother of Emery Arthur Thomas)
Agusta Margaret Emery Corrigan (1854–1918); Birth: JAN 1854, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Death: 18 JAN 1918, Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA (ancestry.ca).
“United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3F-KL4 : 14 August 2017), Augusta Thomas in household of Alfred Thomas, Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 357, sheet 471B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0606; FHL microfilm 1,254,606.
Emery Arthur Thomas
“Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4B8-L45 : 11 February 2018), Emory A. Thomas, 25 Jul 1874; citing Owosso City, Shiawassee, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,320,445.
“Michigan Births, 1867-1902,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQNY-23P : 10 March 2018), Emory A. Thomas, 25 Jul 1874; citing item 1 p 222 rn 4009, Owosso City, Shiawassee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,445.
“United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3F-KLH : 14 August 2017), Emery Thomas in household of Alfred Thomas, Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 357, sheet 471B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0606; FHL microfilm 1,254,606.
“United States Census, 1900,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BK-1SS : accessed 29 July 2018), Emery A Thomas in household of Georgie Thomas, Owosso city Ward 1, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 6B, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,744.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD81-6DN : 11 March 2018), Emery Arthur Thomas and Francis Wynona Evans, 09 Aug 1905; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11373, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,530.
“British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DS-3WDC : 15 March 2018), Emery Arthur Thomas and Frances Wynona Evans, Marriage 09 Aug 1905, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; from Victoria Daily Times news clippings, City of Victoria Archives, British Columbia, Canada; citing Victoria Daily Times, 11 Aug 1905; FHL microfilm 2,218,776.
Emery Arthur Thomas and Frances Wynona Evans, marriage description, Vancouver Province, August 10, 1905, page 3.
1921 Canada Census; Emory A Thomas, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: Point Grey (Municipality), Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 25. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTF-722 : 8 November 2017), Emery Arthur Thomas, 1963; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/eff36782-1f7f-4399-ac57-6e388e0e599c.
Emery Arthur Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Province, May 29, 1963, page 21; Vancouver Sun, May 28, 1963, page 25: “Thomas—Passed away May 27, 1963, Emery Arthur Thomas, of 3635 West 10th Ave., in his 90th year. Survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. J.A. (Margaret) Davidson and Mrs. H.C. (Wynona) Davis; granddaughter, Elizabeth; a brother, George I. Thomas, Whettier [sic], Calif. Mr. Thomas was a Past Master of Cascade Lodge No. 12, A.F. & A.M. Funeral service Thursday, May 30, at 1 p.m., in St. John’s Shaughnessy Church, corner Nanton and Granville St., Rev. Canon A.M. Trendell, D.D., officiating. Interment Mountain View Cemetery, Nunn and Thomson Directors.”
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-W99C : 13 December 2015), Emery Arthur Thomas, 1963; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26301878, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26301878: “Emery Arthur Thomas; Birth: unknown; Death: 27 May 1963; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: MASONIC/*/*/085/0007; MEMORIAL ID: 26301878.”
George Evans (father of Frances Wynona Evans)
George Evans (1826–1903); Birth: 17 APR 1826, Oldham, Lancashire, England; Death: 10 FEB 1903, Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada (ancestry.ca)
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNM-XKS : 11 March 2018), George Evans, Goderich, Huron Centre, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 64; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13273, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,909.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL4-G83 : 3 August 2016), George Evans, Goderich Town, Huron West, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148147.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHL7-PYQ : 18 March 2018), George Evens, Huron (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDL9-PJ7 : 9 March 2018), George Grans, 10 Feb 1903; citing Goderich, Huron, Ontario, yr 1903 cn 12598, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,188.
Magdalene Amey (mother of Frances Wynona Evans)
Magdalen Amey (1841–1932); Birth: 09 FEB 1841, Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada; Death: 23 APR 1932, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNM-XK3 : 11 March 2018), Mageline Evans, Goderich, Huron Centre, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 64; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13273, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,909.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL4-G8Q : 3 August 2016), Magdaline Evans, Goderich Town, Huron West, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148147.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHL7-PY7 : 18 March 2018), Madgelan Evens, Huron (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL26-49H : 8 November 2017), Magdalene Evans, 1932.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-3QKK : 13 December 2015), Magdelene Evans, 1932; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26323524, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26323524: “Magdelene Evans; Birth: unknown; Death: 23 Apr 1932; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: HORNE1/2/01/009/0009; Memorial ID: 26323524.”
Frances Wynona Evans
Frances Wynona Evans (1876–1956); Birth: 20 JUN 1876, Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada; Death: 18 JAN 1956, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNM-XKC : 11 March 2018), Frances H. Evans, Goderich, Huron Centre, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 65; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13273, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,909.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL4-G8H : 3 August 2016), Francis Evans, Goderich Town, Huron West, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148147.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHRP-MD2 : 18 March 2018), Francis Evans, Unorganized Territories/territoires Non-organisés, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD81-6D6 : 11 March 2018), Emery Arthur Thomas and Francis Wynona Evans, 09 Aug 1905; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11373, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,530.
Social and Personal, Vancouver Province, September 12, 1910, page 5: “Mrs. Emery Thomas, 1820 Georgia street, will receive tomorrow, and on the second Tuesday of each month throughout the season.”
Personals, Vancouver Daily World, July 11, 1910, page 20, column 4: “Mrs. Emery A. Thomas and daughter returned on Sunday from a four months’ visit with friends in the east.”
1921 Canada Census; Frances Thomas in household of Emory A Thomas, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: Point Grey (Municipality), Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 25. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPR-1DZ : 8 November 2017), Frances Wynona Thomas, 1956.
Frances Wynona Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Province, January 19, 1956, page 28; Vancouver Sun, January 19, 1956, page 28; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=okBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wokNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3884%2C3104688.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-W995 : 13 December 2015), Frances Wynona Thomas, 1956; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26301877, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26301877: “Frances Wynona Thomas; Birth: unknown; Death: 18 Jan 1956; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: MASONIC/*/*/085/0006; Memorial ID: 26301877.”
Margaret Magdelaine Thomas (daughter of Emery Arthur Thomas)
1921 Canada Census; Margaret Thomas in household of Emory A Thomas, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: Point Grey (Municipality), Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 25. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1941-09-521094; John Andrew Davidson and Margaret M Thomas; date of marriage: December 5, 1941-12-05; place of marriage: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/638283b2-0275-4e92-bdb9-ddf2da735f30.
British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1997-09-021250; Margaret Magdelaine Davidson; date of death: October 11, 1997; place of death: Ganges; age at death: 90; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/44cd43f6-79c6-48b4-aa5b-26a023812c5c; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/76715741-293e-414a-82a4-69e8350ef799.
John Andrew Davidson (husband of Margaret Magdelaine Thomas)
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1941-09-521094; John Andrew Davidson and Margaret M Thomas; date of marriage: December 5, 1941-12-05; place of marriage: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/638283b2-0275-4e92-bdb9-ddf2da735f30.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL1Y-M4J : 8 November 2017), John Andrew Davidson, 1984; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/33e502bb-483c-4ec5-b7bb-42c6bd646dfd.
Patricia Alberta Thomas (daughter of Emery Arthur Thomas)
Patricia Alberta Thomas (1912–1914); Birth: 14 MAR 1912, Canada; Death: 12 SEP 1914, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLK9-JQB : 8 November 2017), Patricia Alberta Thomas, 1914.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-W9WG : 13 December 2015), Patricia Alberta Thomas, 1914; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26301876, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26301876: “Patricia Alberta Thomas; Birth: unknown; Death: 12 Sep 1914; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: MASONIC/*/*/085/0005; Memorial ID: 26301876.”
Wynona Thomas (daughter of Emery Arthur Thomas)
1921 Canada Census; Winona Thomas [indexed as William Thomas] in household of Emory A Thomas, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: Point Grey (Municipality), Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 25. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6P-T3M2 : 8 November 2017), Wynona Evans Davis, 1993; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/c970e455-4515-4bc7-aee6-7bdbdb6e7999; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/b16af1a4-328e-4c79-8bc4-7b17f6f0cc30.
Harold Campbell Davis (husband of Wynona Thomas)
“Ontario Births, 1869-1912,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM67-MXT : 10 August 2017), Campbell Harold Davis, 21 Apr 1899; citing Birth, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,021,809.
“Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2T7-RM6 : 10 February 2018), Campbell Harold Davis, 21 Apr 1899; citing Penbroke, Renfrew, Ontario, 21 Apr 1899, reference 552; FHL microfilm 2,021,809.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBQ-JRCT : 16 March 2018), Harold Daves in entry for William Daves, 1911; citing Census, Renfrew South Sub-Districts 1-36, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,520.
“Canada Census, 1916,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPN-JWG : 11 March 2018), Harold in household of William Davies, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 27, line 1; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,953.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBR-3YD : 8 November 2017), Harold Campbell Davis, 1975; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/073fc4f7-5260-4323-9d18-e7c33554f01f.
Harold Campbell Davis, death notice, Vancouver Sun, September 30, 1975, page 45: “Davis—Passed away suddenly on September 27, 1975, Harold Campbell, aged 76 years. Beloved husband, Wynona Davis of 2975 Oak St. Also survived by 1 son, Allan Davis, of Santa Monica, Calif.; 1 daughter, Elizabeth and son-in-law, Robert Cook, Richmond; 4 granddaughters, Calif.; 2 sisters, Mrs. Una Carscadden, and Mrs. Arvilla McKnight; 2 brothers, Lloyd Davis, Windsor, Ont., and Murray Davis, Oakville, Ont., Deceased was a member of Gezeh Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Rev. N. B. D. Larmonth D.D. conducted the private funeral service in the Mount Pleasant Nunn & Thomson Chapel, Kingsway at 11th Ave., on Monday, September 29, at 3 p.m. Cremation.”
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-S1C8 : 13 December 2015), Harold Campbell Davis, ; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26368329, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26368329: “Harold Campbell Davis; Birth: unknown; Death: unknown; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: MASONIC/*/*/085/0005; Memorial ID: 26368329; Gravesite Details: Buried on Oct-03-1975.”
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