Raphael Clarke THOMAS
1873 - 1956 (82 years)
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Name Raphael Clarke THOMAS Born 3 Oct 1873 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
Gender Male Died 1956 Notes - Beverly, Mass., Nov. 11 - A wedding of interest to New Yorkers took place this afternoon at Ledgewood, the home of Mrs. Henry W. Peabody at Montserrat Highlands, where her daughter, Miss Norma Waterbury, Vassar graduate, and a member of the Woman's Boardof Missions, became the bride of Dr. Raphael Clarke Thomas, pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist Church, New York City. The wedding was preceded by a large luncheon, at which there were many New York guests. President W. H. P. Faunce of Brown University atProvidence, R. I. officiated at the ceremony, assisted by Dr. John H.Mason of Beverly. There were no attendants. Following the wedding, there was a reception.
Dr. Thomas is a graduate of Harvard and the Harvard Medical School, and the Newton Theological Seminary. Besides his church duties, he is in charge of the out-patient clinic at St. Mark's Hospital, New York City.
After the wedding Dr. and Mrs. Thomas left for a honeymoon in the White Mountains. They will go to New York and will have a reception at the MurrayHill Hotel on Nov. 25 for New York friends. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas will sail on Dec. 8 from San Francisco for Iloilo in Philippines, where Dr. Thomas is to have charge of the Union Hospital, a medical mission.
[New York Times, November 12, 1916, p. 21]
Person ID I20256 Our Ancestors Last Modified 3 Sep 2016
Family Norma Rose WATERBURY, b. 11 Jun 1883, Yercand, Madras, , , India , d. 11 May 1974, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years) Married 11 Nov 1916 Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Children 1. Marguerite THOMAS, b. Abt 1919, d. Abt 1923, , , , Philippine Islands (Age ~ 4 years)2. Jesse Burgess THOMAS, b. 7 Dec 1920, Iloilo, Province of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines , d. 27 Mar 1973, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 52 years)Last Modified 5 Oct 2018 Family ID F8890 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Beverly, Mass., Nov. 11 - A wedding of interest to New Yorkers took place this afternoon at Ledgewood, the home of Mrs. Henry W. Peabody at Montserrat Highlands, where her daughter, Miss Norma Waterbury, Vassar graduate, and a member of the Woman's Boardof Missions, became the bride of Dr. Raphael Clarke Thomas, pastor of the Second Avenue Baptist Church, New York City. The wedding was preceded by a large luncheon, at which there were many New York guests. President W. H. P. Faunce of Brown University atProvidence, R. I. officiated at the ceremony, assisted by Dr. John H.Mason of Beverly. There were no attendants. Following the wedding, there was a reception.
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Born - 3 Oct 1873 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
Married - 11 Nov 1916 - Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth
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