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Family HistoryFamily History - Anthony Gerald Thomas


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Anthony Gerald Thomas and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Anthony Gerald Thomas,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Anthony married Arlyss Yvonne Rupner (born Arlyss Leona Buchholz) (born 13 September 1935 in Dakota County, Minnesota, the daughter of Leonard Henry Buchholz and Adeline Viola Reiner;1, 2, 3 Arlyss died 18 July 2014 in Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota3).

Child of Anthony Gerald Thomas and Arlyss Yvonne Rupner (born Arlyss Leona Buchholz):

+2i. Carmelle Lee Babekuhl (born Thomas), born 30 September 1956 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Married (1) Jesse Alan Schafer, Jr. Married (2) Mervin Eugene Watterow.

  1. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Arlyss Leona Buchholz, born: 13 September 1935 in Dakota, Minnesota; father: Leonard H. Buchholz; mother: Adeline Reiner Buchholz.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Minnesota, Stevens County, Donelly, E.D. 75-6, Sheet No. 2B, Lee C. Rupner, 28, Minnesota, laborer, carpentry; wife Mildred M. Rupner, 27, Minnesota; adopted daughter Alyssa Y. Rupner, 4, Minnesota; residence in 1935: Pope County [Lee and Mildred only].
  3. Obituary, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota [website: startribune.com], 20 July 2014, Arlyss Babekuhl of Dassel, MN, died: 18 July 2014; born: 13 September 1935. The article provides the names of her children and their spouses.
Second and Third Generations
2. Carmelle Lee Babekuhl (born Thomas)2 (Anthony1), born 30 September 1956 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.1 Carmelle married, first, Jesse Alan Schafer, Jr. (born ____, parents not determined). Carmelle married, second, Mervin Eugene Watterow (born 27 September 1956, parents not determined;2, 3 Mervin died 5 November 20142). Mervin is buried in Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.2

Child of Carmelle Lee Babekuhl (born Thomas) and Jesse Alan Schafer, Jr.:

 3i. Troy Michael Schafer, born 1 March 1978 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.4

  1. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Carmelle Lee Thomas, born: 30 September 1956 in Hennepin, Minnesota; father: Anthony Gerald Thomas; mother: Arlyss Yvonne Rupner.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, Marvin [sic, Mervin] E. Watterow, born: 27 September 1956; died: 5 November 2014 (from record).
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Troy Michael Schafer, born: 1 March 1978 in Hennepin, Minnesota; father: Jesse Alan Schafer, Jr.; mother: Carmelle Lee Babekuhl.