William Upton Thomason

1881 - 1969  (87 years)

• Name	William Upton Thomason
  Birth	11 May 1881	Lexington, Davidson Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Lexington, Davidson Co, NC   [2]
  	age 19, single, with parents & siblings
  Census	1910	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [3]
  	age 28, wife Lutie-age 21, son Lester-age 3
  _MILT	09 Sep 1918	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [1]
  	WWI Draft Registration Card
  Occupation	09 Sep 1918	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [1]
  	Brick Mason
  Census	1940	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [4]
  	age 58,wife Edna-age 31
  Census	1950	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [5]
  	age 68,wife Edna-age 41
  Death	24 Apr 1969	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I320	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Edna Vernell Butler,   b. 31 Mar 1909, Carroll Co, TN d. 05 Oct 1990, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1938	Hernando, MS
  Notes	They had no children.
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lutie Cross-xx,   b. 26 Sep 1888, Marianna, Lee Co, AR d. 15 Jul 1922, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1905	Memphis, Shelby Co, TN   [8, 9]
  Notes	Children: son Carroll Lester Thomason 2/5/1907 - 2/16/2000 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN - ** See his findagrave.com page ** ----- says Edna was his father's third wife ***** son William Gwinn Thomason 1912 - 8/4/1915 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN - ** See death certificate ** - ** See death record later ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSK9-KFZ William U. Thomason in entry for William ...Win Thomason, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: William ...Win Thomason Event Type: Death Event Date: 04 Aug 1915 Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Race: White Age: 3 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 1912 Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. Spouse's Name: Father's Name: William U. Thomason **** Father's Birthplace: N. C. Mother's Name: Poutie Cross **** Mother's Birthplace: Ark. Occupation: Address: 1161 Coker St. Residence Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee Cemetery: Burial Place: Elmwood Burial Date: 05 Aug 1915 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004183041 Image Number: 01934 GS Film number: 1299645 Reference ID: v 52 cn 164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 May 1881 - Lexington, Davidson Co, NC Census - age 19, single, with parents & siblings - 1900 - Lexington, Davidson Co, NC Marriage - 18 Jan 1905 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Census - age 28, wife Lutie-age 21, son Lester-age 3 - 1910 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN _MILT - WWI Draft Registration Card - 09 Sep 1918 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Occupation - Brick Mason - 09 Sep 1918 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Marriage - 15 Jan 1938 - Hernando, MS Census - age 58,wife Edna-age 31 - 1940 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Census - age 68,wife Edna-age 41 - 1950 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Death - 24 Apr 1969 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Thomason-William-Upton

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - son of George Arnold Thomason 1839 - 1926 and Sarah Elizabeth McCrary 1849 - 1928 - bet 7/15/1922 - 1/15/1938 married 2nd wife (who???) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 1st wife Loutie Cross - they married before 9/9/1918 - she is listed on WWI Draft Registration card - either she died or they divorced before 1/15/1938 when he married Edna Vernell Butler ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRR9-B2V Age: 88 Given Name: William Middle Name: Surname: Thomason Name Suffix: Birth Date: 11 May 1881 State: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Shelby, Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38114 Event Date: Apr 1969 Citing this Record "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRR9-B2V : 20 May 2014), William Thomason, Apr 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.