William Jesse THOMAS was born 29 June 1909 in Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA. He married Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL 03 September 1937 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA. He died 1968 in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA. Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL was born 30 September 1911 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA. She died 15 February 1994 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA.


Marriage Notes for William Jesse THOMAS\Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL:


See William and Helen's Marriage Certificate

Other Marriages/Unions for Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL:
See Lloyd Carroll KNIBBS & Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL


Notes for William Jesse THOMAS:

William was manager of the Avalon Theatre in Olympia, Washington shown below in all it's glory from the 1930's:



The Avalon opened in 1928 with "The Winning of Barbara Worth". In 1952, it closed with the double feature of "Ma and Pa Kettle At The Fair" with "The Magic Carpet" and a Tom & Jerry cartoon. Sadly, the theatre is no longer there. The building was used as Griswold's Office Supply store (as shown below) from 1989 until it was destroyed in a blaze on July 31, 2004.



If you look carefully at this picture taken in the building's latter days, you can just make out where the original round windows were before they were bricked up, just below the smaller brick squares.

This original building was sold in 1951. In about 1948 and until about 1951, they acquired the lease to the Liberty cinema and renamed it the Olympic. The site is now the Washington Center for the Performing Arts and contains the Wurlitzer organ that was in the former Liberty.
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We see William, his wife Helen and Ritchie in 1940, living at Olympia, Olympia Election Precinct 17, Thurston, Washington:
W J Thomas Head Mar 29 Assistant Theatre Manager Oregon
Helen Thomas Wife 28 Washington
Richard D Thomas Son 9 Washington

Sources for William Jesse THOMAS:

  1. Personal Contact with Ritchie Thomas,
  2. 1940 US Federal Census,

Notes for Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL:

Helen was the daughter of Charles Campbell from Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and Nina O'Sullivan from Chicago, Illinois.

We see her first of all in 1920 living at Kittitas, Washington:
Nina G Campbell Head 37 Illinois
Helen Campbell Daur 8 Washington
Flora Keene 41 Iowa
Lillian Keene 21 Washington
C E Miller United States
Bert Beeman United States
Clark Melhoan United States
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In 1930, Helen's mother was living at Meade Avenue, Prosser, Benton County, Washington.
Nina Campbell Head Div 46 Practitioner Illinois
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In 1940, we see Helen's mother living at North Street, Thurston, Washington:
George Eaton Head 62 Mar Senior Clerk Ohia
Nina Campbell Boarder 57 Div Christian Sales Practitioner Illinois

Sources for Helen Gertrude CAMPBELL:

  1. Personal Contact with Ritchie Thomas,
  2. Marriage Certificate,
  3. US Social Security Death Index,