ARKANSAS - GERALD JAMES THACKER - Bio Submitted by: Jessie (Thacker) King Email Address: jking87295@aol.com ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ====================================================================== GERALD JAMES THACKER Gerald James Thacker, the son of James and Grace (Gracie May Tanner) Thacker was born on May 2, 1929, in Smithville, Ar. His parents, met and married in Bell City, Mo. 1929. His Father James (Jim) Thacker died from typhoid fever in the fall of 1929. His mother Grace, married Jim's brother, Oscar Oren (Jack) Thacker when Gerald was about 13 months old. Gerald Has 13 brothers and sisters. Their names are as follows: Floredia born about 1931, brother Charles born about 1935, sister Deloris, sister Lovedia, brother Mark, brother Connie, brother Harold Jean, sister Shirly, brother, sister Loreetta, brother Richard, sister Joyce born 1950, sister Linda Fern born 1954. Gerald served in the army during the occupation of Japan. He met and married Marie Wombles while on leave in Indiana. They were married Sept 6, 1949. They had seven children. David Owen, born Aug. 25, 1950, Danny Joe, born Aug 27, 1951, Johnny Lee, born 1953, Jessie Sue, born Mar 14, 1954, Robert Allen , born Aug 17, 1955, Roy born Oct 29. 1958, Gerald James Jr. born 1960. Gerald James and Marie Thacker still reside in Smithville, AR ======================================================================