This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Willeford, Thomas, Jones, Shew, Bales, McDowel, Smallwood, Chamberlain, Duncan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nk.2ADI/290.291.3 Message Board Post: I am the Grandaughter of Blanch Marie Thomas who Married Joseph Lesily Shew. Blanch was the daugther of Jule and Minnie (Jones) Thomas, daugther of Sarah Willeford and Hiram Jones. I only have Minnie listed under children. As to the father of Jule Thomas I have (S.W. ? hard to read) Thomas that was all that was on the Iowa Census and Elizabeth McDowel as mother born in Ohio, that was on the 1925 Iowa Census, this census list Jule as J.J. Thomas, Also Minnie's mother as Sarah Willeford born in Iowa. Now also on Directories I have Jule's down as Julius J Thomas fruit grower , rns Gleason Av 1 St E of Bonham This is all I have on the Thomas's and Jones family, I do have to James Willeford and Jane Bales on the Willeford side. I am hoping you could help me fill in the pieces. Catherine duncanlady@bctonline.com