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Born: June 12, 1880
Driftwood, PADied: March 29, 1967
Smethport, PA; interred Rosehill CemeteryMarried: Harry G. German
January 12, 1910 - Emporium, PAChildren:
Harold Leedom
Ronald Thomas
Harry Grim Jr.Siblings:
Harry Melvin Thomas
Harold Clyde Thomas
Nelle Thomas Brady
Parents:
Ida and Charles Thomas
Maude was a remarkable, strong, interesting, and highly intelligent woman. She worked for some years before her marriage and kept a wonderful diary of that period in her life, through her courtship by my grandfather and, periodically, until the birth of my own father. It has preserved a lovely picture of life in a small town during the early years of the 20th century.
She raised three boys — any one of whom could have been considered a hellion, according to family stories — worked with the family seed business and specialized in gladiolas (see Harry German for the answer to this!), trained as a florist and ran a floral shop in Smethport for some years. Maude was very active in various church and civic groups, especially the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the American Revolution. During 1944 - 45, she was Worthy Grand Matron of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania.
Her husband, Harry, died following a second stroke in 1949. Maude remained in their home for many years. Often, “the girls” would be invited from nearby towns to stay for a multi-day ongoing canasta game. Even in her 70s, her gardens were beautiful.
Maude traveled widely, always bringing home fine stories and souvenirs, had numerous friends, was active in the Eastern Star well into her 80s and was an inspiration to her family, always.
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