THARP Thurman David

1923 - 1974  (50 years)

• Name	THARP Thurman David
  Born	15 Oct 1923	Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jul 1974	Dallas, Dallas, Texas
  Buried	Haven of Memories Cemetery, Canton, Van Zandt, Texas
  Person ID	I0001	THARP
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	THARP Simeon Stanley Allen,   b. 03 Jul 1885, Roddy, Van Zandt, Texas ,   d. 08 Sep 1938, Troup, Smith, Texas  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	HAGER Zora Gertrude,   b. 25 Oct 1883, Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas ,   d. 20 Nov 1957, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1903	Roddy, Van Zandt, Texas
  Notes	From a photo given by Fannie Tharp, we have Zora's wedding day documented in a photo. This photo is taken in front of the home of Jim and Fannie Smith, the Aunt & Uncle who raised Zora and her brother Tom. Zora is standing to the left and front of the photo, with her bridesmaids, Fannie Tharp and an unidentified friend or relative. In this same picture, standing behind the bride is an unidentified couple, but is speculated to be Tom Hager, Zora's brother, and his wife or a lady friend. Seated on the porch is Mother Berry, the grandmother who first raised Tom and Zora, when they were orphaned in Wills Point. Standing on the pathway and in front of the gate to the house, is a couple believed to be the owner's of the house, Jim and Fannie Smith, Zora's Aunt and Uncle. The people on the other side of the yard are the Groom's family. John A Tharp and his wife, Emily, stand toward the back, John is holding an umbrella as though it were a cane. The young boy is unidentified, but is possibly a nephew to the Groom. Simeon Stanley Allen Tharp, the Groom stands next to a woman, thought to be Ella Tharp Deaton, his older sister. It is believed they were married sometime in the year 1903 as they gave birth to their first child in 1904. In 1903 Zora would have been 20 years old, and Simeon would have been 18.
  Photos		THARP Simeon Stanley Allen Tharp (standing on top of wagon) and Zora Gertrude Hager Tharp with Veda and Vergie and her brother, Thomas Preston Hager (in jacket) in El Campo, Texas
  Videos		The Family of Simeon Stanley Allen Tharp and Zora Gertrude Hager
  Family ID	F0004	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	NORVELL Doris Jean,   b. 29 May 1925, Dallas, Dallas, Texas ,   d. 08 May 2014, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	06 Feb 1944	Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas
  Children	1. THARP David Lynn,   b. 03 Jan 1947, Dallas, Dallas, Texas ,   d. 29 Oct 2014, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 67 years) + 2. THARP Connie Jean,   b. 16 Oct 1949, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 69 years) + 3. THARP Ronald Lee,   b. 23 Nov 1954, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 64 years)
  Photos		THARP Family of Sim and Zora Tharp Tharp Reunion
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F0002	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	MOZINGO Almarie R
  Married	31 Mar 1972	Houston, Harris, Texas
  Divorced	17 Dec 1973	Houston, Harris, Texas
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2008
  Family ID	F1816	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Oct 1923 - Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas Married - 06 Feb 1944 - Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas Married - 31 Mar 1972 - Houston, Harris, Texas Divorced - 17 Dec 1973 - Houston, Harris, Texas Died - 26 Jul 1974 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas Buried - - Haven of Memories Cemetery, Canton, Van Zandt, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		THARP Simeon Stanley Allen Tharp Family Photo Simeon and wife, Zora are on far left and far right with Veda sitting between them holding Leon Shinn and Zora is holding Thurman David Tharp (barely visible). The two girls in front are Christine (left) and Virgie (right). S A is behind Christine and Cozell is between Veda and Zora.
  		THARP William Shinn, Leon Shinn, Veda Tharp Shinn, Thurman David Tharp, Zora Hager Tharp, Reverend Sim Allen Tharp, Lloyd Shinn
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP Brothers and Nephews Back: William Leon Shinn, Vander Cozell Tharp Front: Thurman David Tharp, Lloyd Lavern Shinn Vander and Thurman are brothers and uncles to William Leon and Lloyd, also brothers
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp and brother, S A Tharp (in uniform)
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP Connie's first day home (in crib) Doris Jean Norvell Tharp, David Lynn Tharp and Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp Memorial Table
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp Memorial Table
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp Memorial Table Correct birth date, October 15, 1923
  		THARP NORVELL KERSH Joe Louis Stubblefield, Emma Frances Stubblefield, Thurman David Tharp and Doris Jean Norvell Tharp
  		THARP Reverend Simeon Stanley Allen Tharp, Zora Gertrude Hager Tharp, Vander Cozell Tharp and Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP S A, Zora, Thurman David, Sim Allen, Cozell
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp and his niece, Billie Christine "June" Huff
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp
  		THARP The family of Simeon and Zora Tharp

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1930 US Census, Smith County, Texas, Henderson Highway Simeon Stanley Allen Tharp family line 61
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp Department of the Navy
  		HAGER Zora Gertrude Hager Tharp Obituary
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp and Doris Jean Norvell Marriage Certificate February 6, 1944 Rockwall County, Texas
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp Death Certificate
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp Death Certificate Amendment
  		THARP Thurman David Tharp and Doris Jean Norvell Marriage License

  
  

  Headstones

  THARP Thurman David Tharp

  
  

• Notes

  Was born 4:00am. At this time Simeon Stanley (as it appears on Thurman's birth certificate) and Zora lived at 4615 Verdun St. in Dallas. Simeon was a Minister and Farmer. Died Friday the 27th, was buried on Sunday at Haven of Memories Cemetery in Canton, Texas. From a certificate of the Bureau of Navigation-Navy Department (now Bureau of Naval Personnel), dated April 27, 1944 in Washington D C, we learn that Thurman David Tharp, Service No. 356 99 93, enrolled in Class V-6, U S Naval Reserve, November 27, 1942, as an apprentice seaman, at Navy Recruiting Station, Dallas, Texas. He reported for active duty November 1942 at naval Training Center, San Diego, California. He was Discharged from the U S Naval Reserve January 28, 1943, as apprentice seaman, from Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, with a Special Order Discharge, under honorable conditions, by reason of unsuitability due to a leg injury on a tractor when he was younger. He was discharged with a Conduct 4.0 which is the highest that can be awarded. He was 5' 7" and weighed 122 lbs. After returning to Dallas, he joined the Merchant Marines. Had he lived, he would have been the grandfather of twins, Casey and Brian.