Life History

Notes

• Several family genealogies have her middle name Ione.  I have not found a record documenting that.  Her father's sister was named Ione.  See the 1920 and 1930 census below.
  
  Thelma's parents married in 1908.  Their first child Winnie Evangeline was born in 1911, Thelma and Jack came along in about 19145 and 1916.  But their mother died in late 1918.  In 1920, her father is working in St Louis while Thelma and her siblings are living with their father's sister Ione in Cleburne, Texas.
  
  1920 Federal Census, St Louis, Missouri, 7 January, District 273, page 7A, 3611 Lafayette Ave, Hse #143, Fam #208
  Koch, Mena Head Rents F W 46 Widow KY KY VA Clerk, Foundry Co
  Baird, Guy O Boarder M W 39 Widowed TX TN TN Accountant, US Railroad Admin
  
  1920 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 13 January, Cleburne Ward 3, District 40, Page 7A, 600 [?] South Anglia, Hse/Fam #145
  Baird, Ione Head Rents F W 30 TX TN TN No Occupation
  Baird, Evangeline Niece F W 8 Single TX TN OK
  Baird, Thelma Niece F W 6 Single CO TN OK
  Baird, Jack Nephew M W 3yrs6mos Single TX TN OK
  
  In 1930, Thelma is with her grandmother.
  
  1930 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 April, Cleburne Ward 3, District 126-6, page 3B, 301 Anglin St, Hse #63, Fam #74
  Baird, Lula I Owns $4000 No Radio Head F W 73 Widow TN TN TN Rooming House Keeper
  - page 4A -
  Baird, Ione Dau F W 40 Single TX TN TN
  Baird, Evangeline Granddau F W 18 Single TX TX TX Boarding House Landlady
  Baird, Thelma Granddaughter F W 16 Single Colorado TX TX None
  Baird, John P Grandson M W 13 Single TX TX TX None
  
  Some genealogies report that Thelma married Joseph Shelton West in about 1940.  I found them in the 1940 census in Galvestaon, Texas, so they married before April that year.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Galveston County, Texas, Month of April, Galveston, District 84-9, Page 61B, 811 D Ave, Hse #18, Rents $28
  Clark, Arthur L Head M W 30 Married Grade C5 b Texas In Dallas, Dallas Co TX in 1935 Magazine Salesman [b abt 1910]
  Clark, Jean M C Wife F W 28 Married Grade C1 b Texas In Dallas, Dallas Co TX in 1935 Lab Technician, Dr's Office [b abt 1910]
  West, Joseph S Head M W 27 Married Grade C2 b Texas In San Antonio, Bexar Co TX in 1935 Civil Aeronautics Inspector [b abt 1913]
  West, Thelma I Wife F W 25 Single Grade C3 b Texas San Antonio, Bexar Co TX in 1935 Head Nurse, State Hospital [b abt 1905]
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Galveston, Texas, City Directory, 1941, p 408
  Jos S West (Thelma) opr U S Civil Aeronautics Authority h 613 Av F
  
  Joseph died in 1945.  At some later time, Thelma married Edward J Doughty.  The first record I have found is the 1951 City Directory for  Pasadena, California.
  
  In the 1951 Pasadena, California, City Directory, Thelma is reported as a nurse, married to Edward J Doughty.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1951, p 198
  Doughty Edw J (Thelma B) clk h 3208 Grandeur av
  Doughty Thelma B Mrs nurse St Luke Hosp r 3208 Grandeur av
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1953, p 182
  Doughty Edward J (Thelma B) storekpr Cal Tech h 3208 Grandeur av
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1955, p 202
  Doughty Edward J (Thelma) dept suprvr Cal Tech h 3208 Grandeur av
  Doughty Thelma Mrs med sec H B Clarke r 3208 Grandeur av
  
  In the 1957 directory, Thelma has no employment listed.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1957, p 202
  Doughty Edward J (Thelma) asst suprvr Calif Inst of Technology h 3208 Grandeur av
  
  In 1963 Thelma married William C Hurst.  The marriage records cited on the Doughty family genelaogy report her as Thelma Baird but also as Thelma B Doughty.  The latter name indicates she had been married previously to a Doughty, whose name is not reported in the genealogy.  The genealogy gives the previous husband's name  as Edward Joseph Doughty, who 21 Jan 1960  in Camarillo, California.
  
  Edward's obituary in the Pasadena, California, Independent newspaper, reports his name as only Edward J Doughty, and reports one survivor as a brotrher named Joseph M Doughty.  If the paper and the genealogy are borth right, Edward Joseph and his brother Joesph M shared the name Joseph.
  
  California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
  Thelma Baird
  Age 49, Est. Birth 1914
  Spouse Name William C Hurst
  Spouse Age 49
  Est. Spouse Birth 1914
  Marriage 7 Sep 1963 Los Angeles
  
  California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
  William C Hurst
  Age 49, Est. Birth 1914
  Spouse Name Thelma B Doughty
  Spouse Age 49, Est. Spouse Birth 1914
  Date 7 Sep 1963 Los Angeles
  
  Interestingly, her death information reports her name at death as Doughty.
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Thelma B Doughty
  Birth 6 Oct 1913 Colorado
  Death 5 May 1967 Los Angeles
  Mother's Maiden Name Capell [Chapel]
  Social Security #464367262

Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas
  • 13 January, Cleburne Ward 3, District 40, Page 7A, 600 [?] South Anglia, Hse/Fam #145
• 2. 1930 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas
  • 4 April, Cleburne Ward 3, District 126-6, page 4A, 301 Anglin St, Hse #63, Fam #74
• 3. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
• 4. California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
• 5. 1940 Federal Census, Galveston County, Texas
  • Month of April, Galveston, District 84-9, Page 61B, 811 D Ave, Hse #18, Rents $28
• 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1955, p 202
• 7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1957, p 202
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1953, p 182
• 9. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1951, p 198
• 10. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Galveston, Texas, City Directory, 1941, p 408
• 11. Ancestry Trees
• 12. Obituary of Edward J Doughty, Pasadena California, 26 January 1960
• 13. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000