He is listed as "Marcillis Thacker 17yo" in the 1880 census NC/Guilford/Madison in the household with Jacob Thacker and Eliza Thacker. However, he was not in their household in the 1870 census. So he was likely born ~1863 so he would have been about 96 years old when he died.
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Son of Jacob "Jake" Thacker and Eliza Brown [Gerringer] NCDC
1st marriage: Husband of Eliza Rice - Married 23 Jun 1898 in Guilford County NC - The marriage must not have worked out since they were both listed as single 2 years later in the 1900 census and both were back living with their parents/grandparents.
2nd marriage: Husband of Ollie Glass - Married 22 Aug 1911 in Guilford County N.C.
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***Information from NCDC below is conflicting-States he was born in 1883 but was 106 years old when he died in 1959! Gravestone says he was born in 1853. The earliest census record for him from 1880 lists him as 17 yo (b. 1863). So he was likely born ~1863 and was about 96 years old when he died.
Note: In the 1900 census Sill Thacker is listed as being born in Mar 1870, and in the 1910 census as being born in 1869. Thus, he likely was not 106 years old at the time of his death.
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Information and burial location per NC Death Certificate
Cause of death: Coronary thrombosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease
Name: Sill Thacker
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Age: Abt. 106y***
Death Date: 31 May 1959
Death Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Father's Name: Jake Thacker
Mother's Name: Lizza -----
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883***
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired farmer
Burial Location/Cemetery: Locust Grove
Spouse's Name: Allie Thacker
NCDC Informant: Mrs. Louvenia Parson, Greensboro N.C.
Citing this Record
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJL-VVV : 17 July 2017), Sill Thacker, 31 May 1959; citing Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, 13108, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,931.
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The Tuesday, June 2, 1959 edition of the Greensboro Record included (page 15):
Negro Resident Dies at Age 106
Sill Thacker, 106-year-old life-time Greensboro area resident died May 31 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Luvenia Parson, 617 S. Ashe St. He was a retired farmer and a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by seven daughters in addition to Mrs. Parson; four sons, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Locust Grove Baptist Church...Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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Son of Jacob "Jake" Thacker and Eliza Brown [Gerringer] NCDC
1st marriage: Husband of Eliza Rice - Married 23 Jun 1898 in Guilford County NC - The marriage must not have worked out since they were both listed as single 2 years later in the 1900 census and both were back living with their parents/grandparents.
2nd marriage: Husband of Ollie Glass - Married 22 Aug 1911 in Guilford County N.C.
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***Information from NCDC below is conflicting-States he was born in 1883 but was 106 years old when he died in 1959! Gravestone says he was born in 1853. The earliest census record for him from 1880 lists him as 17 yo (b. 1863). So he was likely born ~1863 and was about 96 years old when he died.
Note: In the 1900 census Sill Thacker is listed as being born in Mar 1870, and in the 1910 census as being born in 1869. Thus, he likely was not 106 years old at the time of his death.
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Information and burial location per NC Death Certificate
Cause of death: Coronary thrombosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease
Name: Sill Thacker
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Age: Abt. 106y***
Death Date: 31 May 1959
Death Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Father's Name: Jake Thacker
Mother's Name: Lizza -----
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883***
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired farmer
Burial Location/Cemetery: Locust Grove
Spouse's Name: Allie Thacker
NCDC Informant: Mrs. Louvenia Parson, Greensboro N.C.
Citing this Record
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJL-VVV : 17 July 2017), Sill Thacker, 31 May 1959; citing Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, 13108, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,931.
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The Tuesday, June 2, 1959 edition of the Greensboro Record included (page 15):
Negro Resident Dies at Age 106
Sill Thacker, 106-year-old life-time Greensboro area resident died May 31 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Luvenia Parson, 617 S. Ashe St. He was a retired farmer and a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by seven daughters in addition to Mrs. Parson; four sons, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Locust Grove Baptist Church...Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He is listed as "Marcillis Thacker 17yo" in the 1880 census NC/Guilford/Madison in the household with Jacob Thacker and Eliza Thacker. However, he was not in their household in the 1870 census. So he was likely born ~1863 so he would have been about 96 years old when he died.
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Son of Jacob "Jake" Thacker and Eliza Brown [Gerringer] NCDC
1st marriage: Husband of Eliza Rice - Married 23 Jun 1898 in Guilford County NC - The marriage must not have worked out since they were both listed as single 2 years later in the 1900 census and both were back living with their parents/grandparents.
2nd marriage: Husband of Ollie Glass - Married 22 Aug 1911 in Guilford County N.C.
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***Information from NCDC below is conflicting-States he was born in 1883 but was 106 years old when he died in 1959! Gravestone says he was born in 1853. The earliest census record for him from 1880 lists him as 17 yo (b. 1863). So he was likely born ~1863 and was about 96 years old when he died.
Note: In the 1900 census Sill Thacker is listed as being born in Mar 1870, and in the 1910 census as being born in 1869. Thus, he likely was not 106 years old at the time of his death.
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Information and burial location per NC Death Certificate
Cause of death: Coronary thrombosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease
Name: Sill Thacker
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Age: Abt. 106y***
Death Date: 31 May 1959
Death Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Father's Name: Jake Thacker
Mother's Name: Lizza -----
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883***
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired farmer
Burial Location/Cemetery: Locust Grove
Spouse's Name: Allie Thacker
NCDC Informant: Mrs. Louvenia Parson, Greensboro N.C.
Citing this Record
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJL-VVV : 17 July 2017), Sill Thacker, 31 May 1959; citing Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, 13108, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,931.
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The Tuesday, June 2, 1959 edition of the Greensboro Record included (page 15):
Negro Resident Dies at Age 106
Sill Thacker, 106-year-old life-time Greensboro area resident died May 31 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Luvenia Parson, 617 S. Ashe St. He was a retired farmer and a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by seven daughters in addition to Mrs. Parson; four sons, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Locust Grove Baptist Church...Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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Son of Jacob "Jake" Thacker and Eliza Brown [Gerringer] NCDC
1st marriage: Husband of Eliza Rice - Married 23 Jun 1898 in Guilford County NC - The marriage must not have worked out since they were both listed as single 2 years later in the 1900 census and both were back living with their parents/grandparents.
2nd marriage: Husband of Ollie Glass - Married 22 Aug 1911 in Guilford County N.C.
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***Information from NCDC below is conflicting-States he was born in 1883 but was 106 years old when he died in 1959! Gravestone says he was born in 1853. The earliest census record for him from 1880 lists him as 17 yo (b. 1863). So he was likely born ~1863 and was about 96 years old when he died.
Note: In the 1900 census Sill Thacker is listed as being born in Mar 1870, and in the 1910 census as being born in 1869. Thus, he likely was not 106 years old at the time of his death.
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Information and burial location per NC Death Certificate
Cause of death: Coronary thrombosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease
Name: Sill Thacker
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Age: Abt. 106y***
Death Date: 31 May 1959
Death Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Father's Name: Jake Thacker
Mother's Name: Lizza -----
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883***
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired farmer
Burial Location/Cemetery: Locust Grove
Spouse's Name: Allie Thacker
NCDC Informant: Mrs. Louvenia Parson, Greensboro N.C.
Citing this Record
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJL-VVV : 17 July 2017), Sill Thacker, 31 May 1959; citing Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, 13108, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,931.
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The Tuesday, June 2, 1959 edition of the Greensboro Record included (page 15):
Negro Resident Dies at Age 106
Sill Thacker, 106-year-old life-time Greensboro area resident died May 31 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Luvenia Parson, 617 S. Ashe St. He was a retired farmer and a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by seven daughters in addition to Mrs. Parson; four sons, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Locust Grove Baptist Church...Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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