Shelby...the answer to one of your questions below about why John Thomas is he not listed on the 1900, 1910 or 1920 census? John Thomas, born 11 May 1888 , DIED 10 Jan 1891..hence he died prior to the 1900-1920 Census. He is buried Richburg Cem., New Brockton, AL. >X-Message: #5I >Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:22:49 -0500 >From: "Shelby Corcoran" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] John Thomas >Hello THOMAS cousins, hope y'all don't mind but I have a couple of >questions about John THOMAS' family. > >The 1900 Coffee Co., AL census lists the following: >Thomas, D.T., 39 AL, b. Oct 1860 >wife - Bell, 34 AL, b. Sep 1865 >dau - Evie, 14 AL, b. Nov 1885 >dau - Spivie, 13 AL, b. Jun 1886 >son - Hiliard, 10 AL, b. Feb 1890 >dau - Elie, 8 AL, b. Jan 1892 >dau - Neily, 6 AL, b. Jan 1894 >dau - Mattie, 4 AL, b. Dec 1895 >dau - Money - 1 AL, b. Nov 1898 >D.T. & Bell had been married 15 years and Bell had 8 children with 7 >living. > >Then the 1910 Coffee Co., AL census has this: >Thomas, David T., 47 AL >wife - Virginia B., 44 AL >son - Hilliard, 20 AL >dau - Ely, 18 AL >dau - Nelly, 16 AL >dau - Monie, 11 AL >dau - Nettie L., 7 AL >son - George M., 5 AL >dau - Katie L., 1-6/12 AL >dau - Cosly, Spivey, 22 AL - widow w/1 child >gr-son - Cosly, James, 5 AL >hired man - Darby, Lou, 25 AL >David & Virginia had been married 25 years and Virginia had 12 children >with 9 living. > >The widowed daughter, Spivey, later married Grady Thames and they are >listed on the 1920 census in their own HH. Daughter Monie married James >Costillo "Coss" Thames and they are also in their own HH on the 1920 >census. I don't know who the rest of the children married. > >The 1920 Coffee Co., AL census lists the following: >Thomas, David T., 60 AL >wife - Virginia B., 55 AL >dau - Nettie L., 15 AL >son - George M., 14 AL >dau - Katie L., 12 AL > >1st question is about "Bone's" name: >1910 & 1920 census lists his name as David, not Daniel and all 3 census >lists his next initial as T., what does T. stand for? >2nd question is, if John Thomas is son of "Bone" and Virginia, why is he >not listed on the 1900, 1910 or 1920 census? > > >John Thomas was the son of Daniel Jacob Napoleon Bonaparte "Bone" Thomas >and >Virginia Belle Helms, the grandson of William Henry Thomas and Rhodia Nancy >HARPER Thomas. He is buried near his grandmother and grandfather. Uncle >"Bone", his father, was my grandmother's uncle being the brother of her >sister Mary Frances THOMAS Harrison. >
Jay, thank you for that information, that answers the 1900 census information about Bell having 8 children and only 7 were living, poor little John was the deceased child. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Carr To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:42 AM Subject: John Thomas question Shelby...the answer to one of your questions below about why John Thomas is he not listed on the 1900, 1910 or 1920 census? John Thomas, born 11 May 1888 , DIED 10 Jan 1891..hence he died prior to the 1900-1920 Census. He is buried Richburg Cem., New Brockton, AL. >X-Message: #5I >Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:22:49 -0500 >From: "Shelby Corcoran" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] John Thomas >Hello THOMAS cousins, hope y'all don't mind but I have a couple of >questions about John THOMAS' family. > >The 1900 Coffee Co., AL census lists the following: >Thomas, D.T., 39 AL, b. Oct 1860 >wife - Bell, 34 AL, b. Sep 1865 >dau - Evie, 14 AL, b. Nov 1885 >dau - Spivie, 13 AL, b. Jun 1886 >son - Hiliard, 10 AL, b. Feb 1890 >dau - Elie, 8 AL, b. Jan 1892 >dau - Neily, 6 AL, b. Jan 1894 >dau - Mattie, 4 AL, b. Dec 1895 >dau - Money - 1 AL, b. Nov 1898 >D.T. & Bell had been married 15 years and Bell had 8 children with 7 >living. > >Then the 1910 Coffee Co., AL census has this: >Thomas, David T., 47 AL >wife - Virginia B., 44 AL >son - Hilliard, 20 AL >dau - Ely, 18 AL >dau - Nelly, 16 AL >dau - Monie, 11 AL >dau - Nettie L., 7 AL >son - George M., 5 AL >dau - Katie L., 1-6/12 AL >dau - Cosly, Spivey, 22 AL - widow w/1 child >gr-son - Cosly, James, 5 AL >hired man - Darby, Lou, 25 AL >David & Virginia had been married 25 years and Virginia had 12 children >with 9 living. > >The widowed daughter, Spivey, later married Grady Thames and they are >listed on the 1920 census in their own HH. Daughter Monie married James >Costillo "Coss" Thames and they are also in their own HH on the 1920 >census. I don't know who the rest of the children married. > >The 1920 Coffee Co., AL census lists the following: >Thomas, David T., 60 AL >wife - Virginia B., 55 AL >dau - Nettie L., 15 AL >son - George M., 14 AL >dau - Katie L., 12 AL > >1st question is about "Bone's" name: >1910 & 1920 census lists his name as David, not Daniel and all 3 census >lists his next initial as T., what does T. stand for? >2nd question is, if John Thomas is son of "Bone" and Virginia, why is he >not listed on the 1900, 1910 or 1920 census? > > >John Thomas was the son of Daniel Jacob Napoleon Bonaparte "Bone" Thomas >and >Virginia Belle Helms, the grandson of William Henry Thomas and Rhodia Nancy >HARPER Thomas. He is buried near his grandmother and grandfather. Uncle >"Bone", his father, was my grandmother's uncle being the brother of her >sister Mary Frances THOMAS Harrison. > ______________________________