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Note: other his first wife was Betty (Elizabeth) von Hacht whom he married in 1942. An Ernest M. Massey, Jr. and wife Betty V are found in the 1944 Palo Alto phone directory. According to my mother they divorced in 1946. According to my mother, Ernie's second wife was Thelma Kizer. We found an application for marriage between an Ernest Massey and Thelma Kizer in Monterey County in 1949, certificate number 872 and state file number 4849, and a marriage date in Alameda County of 19 Feb 1949. Their marriage lasted at least until 1951 when they were found as husband and wife in the 1951 Laguna Beach phone directory. According to my mother they were divorced in 1955 and he then married Beverly Flagger shortly after that, whom he divorced in 1963. Ernie married a fourth time to Virginia Partida abt. 1969.
The sources for the birth year and location and parental names of Thelma are the 1920 South Dakota census and 1930 California census
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i>(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JF-1G3 : accessed 16 February 2018), Jeptha Kizer, Mellette, Spink, South Dakota, United States; citing ED 275, sheet 2B, line 72, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1727; FHL microfilm 1,821,727.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i>(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6F-DGL : accessed 16 February 2018), Jeptha T Kizer, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 233, sheet 4B, line 55, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 192; FHL microfilm 2,339,927.
Thelma is on the 1940 census with her parents and listed as Thelma Hunter and divorced.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i>(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZP-S2G : accessed 16 February 2018), Jeptha Kizer, Councilmanic District 5, Oakland, Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-164, sheet 4B, line 69, family 127, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 434.
The record of her marriage to Gabriel Hunter
When Thelma married my uncle in 1949 she entered her name as both Thelma Kizer and Thelma Gebby, which implies yet another marriage for Thelma. Below we find a marriage between a Thelma Hunter and Don S Gebby in, of all places, New York! Source Citation: New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 4
Source Information;l Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York City Clerk's Office, New York, New York.
Name: Thelma ?? Hunter
Gender: Female
Marriage License Date: 29 Jan 1945
Marriage License Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse: Don S Gebby
License Number: 2454
The source for the birth data and location for Don Gebby is Source Citation
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 643
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Name: Don Santo Gebby
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1907
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Residence Place: Oakland, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Oakland, California, USA
Employer: Frank De Goff
Weight: 194
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Efie Gebby
This record suggests he was married previously and I have not followed this thread.
The source for the marriage of Ernest Massey and Thelma is:
Source: CA Marriage Index 1949-1959
The source for the marriage to Thelma is:
Ernest M. Massey
Born: abt. 1919
Married: 19 Feb 1949, Monterey Co. CA
Thelma X Gebby or Thelma X Kizer
Age: 33
The following info is extracted from online communications with Carol, a genealogical researcher:
Hi Neil, I located a marriage for a Ernest M Massey age 30 on 2-19-1949 in Alameda county to a Thelma K Gebby, maiden name Kizer, age 33. This was the only marriage I could find for him. Is this the uncle you're looking for? Carol
The source for the death of Thelma Kizer is Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
Name: Thelma Massey
Social Security #: 573149868
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1915
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Date: 1 Dec 1978
Death Place: Alameda
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Note: Ernest Massey Jr. had four wives and three divorces. According to my m
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