Frank Elmer Guier was born on February 2, 1893 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He was the oldest of four children born to Nathan Stanley Guier and Emma Lee Sumner Guier. Nathan Stanley was a farmer and both he and Emma Lee were natives of Trigg County. Frank was a descendant of Drewry Bridges.
Frank’s siblings were Amos Ira Guier, born in 1894 and married Ambie Lois Bridges; Jesse E. Guier, born in 1896 and died at the age of 17 with pneumonia; and Mallie Mae Guier, born in 1898 and married Carey Thomas Vinson.
On December 6, 1914, Frank married Eula Franklin Thomas. Eula was born on February 20, 1896 in the Donaldson Creek community of Trigg County. She was the fifth of twelve children born to Robert Henry Thomas and Virginia “Jennie” Lee Ezell Thomas. Robert was a farmer and both he and Jennie were natives of Trigg County. Eula was a descendant of Perry Thomas.
Eula’s siblings were Alvie Harrison Thomas, born in 1889 and married Modie Pearl Dixon; Inez Agnes Thomas, born in 1892 and married Samuel Henry Bridges; Etna Lee Thomas, born in 1893 and married Albert Carlton Dixon; Beulah Ann Thomas, born in 1894 and married Felix Monroe Coleman; Leona “Ona” Pearl Thomas, born in 1897 and married Edgar McDavitt Gober III; Rufus King Thomas, born in 1900 and married Addie Bell Ezell and then married Elizabeth Elkins, and later married Flora Cunningham; Cleveland McKinley Thomas, born in 1901 and married Mary Elizabeth Edwards; Vernon Jagoe Thomas, born 1904 and married Ruby Lee Byrd; Othell Lamont Thomas, born in 1907 and married Minnie Lou McIntosh; Robert Edward Thomas, born in 1910 and married Ora Mae Calhoun; and Bertie Mae Thomas, born in 1913 and married Joseph Emanuel Parker and then married a Wilford Hoover “Jack” Chewning.
After they were married, Frank and Eula settled in the Oak Grove community where Frank worked as a farmer. In 1924, Frank, Eula and his family moved to Toledo, Ohio. For most of his working years in Toledo, Frank worked for the DeVilbiss Manufacturing Company which manufactured atomizers, spray paints and medical equipment. Frank retired from the company in 1958. After his retirement, Frank and Eula spent most of their winters in Florida. They also made several trips back to Trigg County visiting family and friends.
Frank and Eula were the parents of two daughters, Martha May Guier, born in 1915 and married Donald Willard Harbaugh and Opal Hardy Guier, born in 1917 and married Robert Louis Wiggins and later married Albert Alvin Eggleston.
Eula died on June 6, 1978 at the age of 82 in Toledo. She was buried in the Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania, Ohio. Frank died on March 2, 1982 at the age of 89 in Toledo. He was buried in the Toledo Memorial Park next to his wife.
Frank and Eula tombstone
LINEAGE: (Frank Elmer Guier was the son of Nathan Stanley and Emma Lee Sumner Guier. Emma was the second child of Benjamin Miles and Henrietta Gabrella Bridges Sumner. Henrietta was the first child of Drewry and Peachie Ann Tart Bridges. Drewry was the fourth child of William and Mary Thomas bridges. William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)
(Eula Franklin Thomas was the daughter of Robert Henry and Jennie Lee Ezell Thomas. Robert was the fifth child of Rufus King and Alvie Adeline Dunn Thomas. Rufus was the fifth child of Perry and Elizabeth Josephine Bridges Thomas. Perry was the third child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)
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