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Thomas David Frisby

Husband of Easter Fay Frisby

Years
1886–1952
Surname line
Frisby
Living status
Deceased
Evidence
supported

Events

Dated events: date, event, place, status and claim ID
DateEventPlaceStatusClaim
August 12, 1886birth—supportedclaim:thomas-david-frisby:birth:1
October 22, 1907marriage—supportedclaim:thomas-david-frisby:marriage:1
May 17, 1952deathWaco, Texassupportedclaim:thomas-david-frisby:death:1
after May 17, 1952burialSweetwater, Texassupportedclaim:thomas-david-frisby:burial:1

Relationships

Parents

Partners

Children

Claim ledger

Every exported claim about this person: what it says, how strong its best source is (tier 1 = original record image, 5 = unsourced lead), its review state, and the sources that carry it. Source links open the workings page for that citation.

Claim ledger: claim ID, predicate, summary, status, tier, review state and sources
ClaimPredicateSummaryStatusTierReviewSources
claim:thomas-david-frisby:name:1nameThomas David Frisby

The tier-2 Texas death index entry for May 17, 1952 gives “Thomas David Frisby”, born August 12, 1886 at Kentuckytown, with his parents named as Samuel A Frisby and Sallie Earnhart; the Sweetwater Cemetery index row reads “Frisby, Thomas David; 1886-1952” and the joint marker photographed there reads “THOMAS DAVID”. His 1952 obituary transcription uses “Thomas D. Frisby”. Supported, not confirmed: the certificate image behind the index entry has not been opened, and the index entry remains the only direct source naming his parents.

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:living-status:1living-statusdeceased

The Texas death index entry, the cemetery index row and the marker all record his death on May 17, 1952. Deceased.

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:birth:1birthbirth · August 12, 1886

The tier-2 Texas death index entry states August 12, 1886, and the joint marker reads “AUG. 12, 1886”. No place is recorded: the index entry's birthplace field reads Kentuckytown, Grayson County, but the place record for it was an optional proposal the independent review deferred, so the birthplace stays in this rationale. Supported, not confirmed: no birth record has been opened.

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:death:1deathdeath · May 17, 1952 · Waco, Texas

The tier-2 Texas death index entry gives his death on May 17, 1952 at Waco, McLennan County, aged 65; the marker reads “MAY 17, 1952” and his obituary transcription reports that he died at his residence on the Saturday morning. The residence itself, printed in two transcriptions, is not copied. Supported, not confirmed: the certificate image has not been opened.

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:marriage:1marriagemarriage · October 22, 1907

The joint marker photographed at Sweetwater reads “MARRIED OCT. 22, 1907” between the two panels, and the inscription fields of both Find a Grave memorials agree. Easter Fay's obituary transcription says October 17 instead, so the day stands in open conflict (conflict:thomas-david-frisby+faye-frisby:marriage-date) and the Grayson County marriage record of October 1907 decides it. No place is recorded: Sherman appears in the obituary transcription alone.

Conflict: conflict:thomas-david-frisby+faye-frisby:marriage-date

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:burial:1burialburial · after May 17, 1952 · Sweetwater, Texas

The Sweetwater Cemetery index row places him beside Easter Fay and the joint marker stands there. The death-certificate transcription on his memorial reads “Rosemound Cemetery, Waco” instead, so the burial place stands in open conflict (conflict:thomas-david-frisby:burial-place); the certificate image and the Sweetwater sexton's record decide it. No burial date is stated by either source, so the event carries only the bound after his death.

Conflict: conflict:thomas-david-frisby:burial-place

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:spouse-of:1spouse-ofspouse-of Easter Fay Frisby

Three sources name the marriage: the joint marker photographed on the Sweetwater index page reads “MARRIED OCT. 22, 1907” between his panel and hers, her 1982 obituary transcription says “she married Thomas David Frisby”, and his 1952 obituary transcription names “his widow”. Supported, not confirmed: the Grayson County marriage licence of October 1907 has not been opened, and the day itself is in open conflict (conflict:thomas-david-frisby+faye-frisby:marriage-date).

supported2 · official-transcriptaccepted
claim:thomas-david-frisby:parent-of:1parent-ofparent-of A.J. Frisby

His 1952 obituary transcription names “two sons, A. J. Frisby of Baton Rouge, La. and Thomas Frisby of Tyler” and Easter Fay's 1982 obituary transcription names the same two sons: two sources name the relationship. Not confirmed on the same two grounds as claim:faye-frisby:parent-of:1 — both are transcriptions of unopened newspapers, and the identification of the Tyler A. J. Frisby with this dataset's allen-james-frisby is a chain, not a statement. The two claims move together or not at all.

supported3 · compiled-genealogyaccepted

Conflicts and open questions

  • Conflict conflict:thomas-david-frisby+faye-frisby:marriage-date (open)

    The joint Frisby marker at Sweetwater reads “MARRIED OCT. 22, 1907”, and the inscription fields of both Find a Grave memorials agree; the 1982 obituary transcription on Easter Fay's memorial says she married Thomas David Frisby on October 17, 1907 at Sherman. The accepted claims carry the marker's October 22 at `supported`; the October 17 reading is held unaccepted and is not refuted. The Grayson County marriage record of October 1907 decides it. Nothing is asserted about the place.

    • claim:thomas-david-frisby:marriage:1 supported marriage · October 22, 1907
    • claim:faye-frisby:marriage:1 supported marriage · October 22, 1907

  • Conflict conflict:thomas-david-frisby:burial-place (open)

    Thomas David Frisby's burial is placed at Sweetwater Cemetery, Nolan County by the cemetery index row and the joint marker photographed there, and at “Rosemound Cemetery, Waco” by the death-certificate transcription on his Find a Grave memorial. The accepted claim carries Sweetwater at `supported`; the Waco reading is held unaccepted. The certificate image and the Sweetwater Cemetery sexton's record decide it.

    • claim:thomas-david-frisby:burial:1 supported burial · after May 17, 1952 · Sweetwater, Texas

  • Question question:thomas-n-frisby:parentage (open)

    What documentary chain connects the Saunders family to Thomas Newton Frisby? His Texas birth certificate now confirms A.J. Frisby and Thelma Jean Karr as his parents, while Tom Frisby's manuscript and family emails provide the remaining family testimony for Fay → A.J. and J.B. Saunders Jr. as Fay's brother and Thomas's great-uncle.

    Next: The Thomas parentage portion is answered by Texas birth certificate K6GF-MKL. Resolve only the remaining Saunders generation reading with Easter Fay's Texas death certificate no. 86199, the 1900 Hill County and 1910/1920 Saunders census images, Joseph B. Saunders Sr.'s obituary/death record, and a full copy of Joseph Benjamin Saunders Jr.'s 1989 obituary. Do not expand A.J.'s initials or promote Saunders kinship without those records.

    • claim:allen-james-frisby:parent-of:1 confirmed A.J. Frisby: parent-of Thomas Newton Frisby
    • claim:thelma-kerr-frisby:parent-of:1 confirmed Thelma Jean Karr Frisby: parent-of Thomas Newton Frisby
    • claim:faye-frisby:parent-of:1 supported Easter Fay Frisby: parent-of A.J. Frisby
    • claim:allen-james-frisby:spouse-of:1 supported A.J. Frisby: spouse-of Thelma Jean Karr Frisby
    • claim:thomas-david-frisby:spouse-of:1 supported Thomas David Frisby: spouse-of Easter Fay Frisby
    • claim:thomas-david-frisby:parent-of:1 supported Thomas David Frisby: parent-of A.J. Frisby
    • claim:joseph-b-saunders-sr:parent-of:2 conditional Joseph B. “J.B.” Saunders Sr.: parent-of Easter Fay Frisby
    • claim:jb-saunders:sibling-of:1 conditional Joseph Benjamin “J.B.” Saunders Jr.: sibling-of Easter Fay Frisby
    • claim:thomas-n-frisby:associated-with:2 conditional Thomas Newton Frisby: associated-with Joseph Benjamin “J.B.” Saunders Jr. (lead)