Lived at Rte 1, Grannis, Arkansas on 9/3/1943 when filling out the SS application. Listed age as 55, birthdate as 29 Feb 1888 in Sumpter Co., Florida. Father listed as Joseph G. Thames and mother as Mary A. Leyseath. No employer listed; however, he was a Baptist Minister in Grannis, Arkansas and other locations in Washington and Missouri and he farmed.
WW1 Draft Registration: 05 Jun 1917, Richard Erskine Thames age 29 Noble, Louisiana, natural born, Bushnell, Florida, USA, farming, near Noble, Louisiana, Wife and three children, Married caucasion, Signed Richard Erskine Thames, tall, medium build, light brown eyes, light brown hair.
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