Thomas E. Brose was born on 6 Jul 1886 in Eastwood, Brown Co., Ohio
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4,5,6 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Sterling Twp., Brown Co., Ohio,
G in the household of his parents,
Frederick S. Brose and
Clara E. Long.
17 Thomas married first
Minnie E. Davidson, daughter of Foster S. Davidson and Martha Jane Pitzer, on 17 Oct 1909 in Brown Co., Ohio
G, with Rev. J. E. H. Sentinan officiating.
7,8 He was a farmer by 1910, likely working with his father.
18,19 Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Sterling Twp., Brown Co., Ohio,
G in the household of his parents.
20 Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 205 Worth St.
G, enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Clara, Velma, and Carl were listed as living with them. They were living across the street from his half-sister
Anna and her family.
21 He was an automobile mechanic by 1920. By 1930 he was a mechanic working on road equipment. He reported in 1940 he had worked 26 weeks the prior year, earning $650.
22,23,24,25 Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1114 Broadway Ave.
G, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $14 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Clara and Carl were listed as living with them, as was Clara's husband Vernon L. Vonderhaar.
26 Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 418 East Pearl St.
G, enumerated 23 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $9 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935.
27 His wife died on 25 Apr 1940 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
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28,29 Thomas registered for the draft for World War II on 25 Apr 1942, while living at 323 E. 3rd St., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
G, reporting he was employed by O'Connell and Sweeney.
30 Thomas married second
Cora Bell Newman, daughter of Albert August Newman and Martha Anna Harris, on 2 May 1942 in Clermont Co., Ohio
G, with Rev. Ben Hunt officiating. She was a sister of his half-sister
Minnie's husband, and had previously been married to John Henry Sheriff.
9 Thomas and Cora were apparently divorced before 1949 as he remarried in Aug 1949 and she did in Feb 1954. But no record of the divorce has been found, and she reported she was separated in the 1950 census.
10 He was a taxicab driver at the time of his second marriage, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 72 hours the prior week. He also reported working 47 weeks in 1949, earning $900 in wages or salary.
31,32 Thomas married third
Sarah Elizabeth Deaner, daughter of George H. Deaner and Emma Bradford, in Aug 1949, the brother of his first wife. She was the widow of Charles Henry Carter and Granvill Davidson.
11,12,13 Thomas and Sarah appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 4271 Eastern Ave.
G, enumerated 1 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and he lived in the same house the year before.
33 Thomas died on 9 Aug 1966 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
G, at age 80.
14,15 He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co., Ohio
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