Author talk:Elizabeth Rebecca Finley

Sources

• http://www.questroyalfineart.com/artist/elizabeth-r-finley/

Marriage

• The Enterprise (Harlem, Montana) > 14 Nov 1912, Thu > Page 4

Edward R. Thomas of New York and Elizabeth Rebecca Finley, daughter of Mrs. Henry H. Finley of New York, were married at Newport, R. I., the ceremony performed by Rev. E. S. Straight of Providence, a retired Baptist clergyman.

passport

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 242; Volume #: Roll 0242 - Certificates: 54901-55554, 14 Apr 1915-23 Apr 1915

Name: Elizabeth Rebecca Thomas
Age: 39
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1875
Birth Place: St Paul, Minnesota
Residence Place: New York, New York
Passport Issue Date: 21 Apr 1915
Has Photo: Yes
Certificate Number: 55343

says has been living in Paris, France, with child Samuel born there 2 Oct 1913 (added to passport)

age 39, 5'11" medium forehead, brown eyes, nose regular, mouth medium, chin round, hair red brown, complexion fair, face oval

travelling with husband

Samuel Finley Thomas, M.D.

• Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947. 1376 boxes. NAI: 7644743. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147. National Archives and Records Administration, St Louis, Missouri.

Mother (Mrs. Elizabeth R. Thomas) alive as listed as next of kin on son's draft card, her address listed at 1 W, 72 St, NY

Census

• 1940 USA

Name: Elizabeth Thomas
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Minnesota
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: New York, New York, New York
Map of Home in 1940:
Street: West 73rd Street
House Number: 1
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, New York, New York
Residence in 1935: New York
Sheet Number: 24A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 88
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 416
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Emily Davidson 53 Cook
Elizabeth Thomas 50 Head
Marie Ausser 45 Lodies-maid
Kathleen Harris 44 Chambermaid
Henry Nylen 42 Butler
Samuel Thomas 26 Son

family tree

• Death of Mother Charlotte Augusta Finley(1836–1925) 9 Jun 1925 • Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
• Death of Father Henry Hamilton Finley(1832–1893) 13 Apr 1893 • New York City, New York, USA
• Death of Son Samuel Finley Thomas MD(1913–1989) 31 May 1989 • Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
• Death of Husband Edward Russell Thomas(1873–1926) 6 Jul 1926 • Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA

deaths

NY death records don't give year of birth or age, and generally first name, initial, surname, so not overly helpful to identify people. — billinghurst sDrewth 00:51, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

• New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.

Name: Elisabeth Thomas
Age: 81
Death Date: 28 Jun 1955
Death Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 14114

Name comment Reynolds <=> Rebecca

The middle name is definitely Rebecca, not Reynolds, there are multiple passport applications, and newspaper reports. Who knows from where the middle name got mistaken as I can find no reference to Reynolds in any of them. How we find errors propagate from one unreferenced mention at some point. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:00, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Directory

• Manhattan, New York, City Directory, 1953

  US City directory show that post 1940 that she referred to herself as "Elizabeth Finley Thomas", and can be see in 1953 living at 1W72.

Newspaper—death

• ELISABETH THOMAS, AUTHOR AND PAINTER > published NYT June 29, 1955, Page 29 [1]

Mrs. Elisabeth Finley Thomas author and painter, died yesterday in St. Luke's Hospital. She lived at 1 West Seventy-second Street.

Mrs. Thomas was the author of many novels and short stories, and also painted portraits which were displayed at the National Academy of Design and in Paris salons. One of her latest publications was "The Paris We Remember," published in 1942, which contained nearly 200 prose ad poetic excerpts. She had been a resident of Paris for many years and lived also in other European cities/

At one time she wrote a column for The Morning Telegraph, published by the late Edward R. Thomas. Her marriage to Mr. Thomas ended in divorce.

Mrs. Thomas was born in St. Paul, Minn., a descendant of John Davenport, one of the founder of the colony of New Haven, Conn. She studied at the Art Students League and the Academie Julian in Paris.

Surviving is a son, Dr. Samuel Finley Thomas.

Burial

• Find a grave

 Elisabeth Rebecca Thomas
Birth 23 Dec 1873
Death 28 Jun 1955 (aged 81)
Burial
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 171371557