THOMAS My THOMAS surname connection is: Charles THOMAS (b) 1739 Wales (d) 1832 Patrick, VA married Judith PATTERSON abt 1768 Appomattox, VA 10 known children Charles Jr. - Joab - Richard - Cornelius - Pleasant - Nicholas - Mary "Polly" - John W. - Joseph - Susannah # 4 - Cornelius THOMAS (b) Oct 1778 Patrick, VA (d) 1860 Pike Co. IL married Elizabeth SLAUGHTER Apr 1806 in Franklin, VA 8 children Anna - Susannah - Joab - Martin - Constantine - Smith Slaughter - Francis Marion - John A. (my main search) # 4 - Martin THOMAS (b) abt 1806 in Patrick Co. VA married Sarah ?? (no other info known) 7 children **Listed on 1860 Pike Co., IL census, Spring Creek Twp., Pleasant Hill P.O. Martin age 54. Farmer born in VA. Wife - Sarah age 46 born in VA. daugh, Julia 16 in MO son James 14 in MO son Columbus 11 in MO daugh. Eliza 9 in MO son William 7 in MO daugh Rebecca 5 in IL son Simon 3 in IL Deeds found for Martin & Sarah 1868 Pike Co., IL Sec. 11-7-3. He bought 160 acres on Dec. 19, 1855 for $75. He gave land for a school house in 1861. Bk. 53 pg. 479 deed signed 19th Dec 1855. Bk. 62 pg. 254 (36537) deed signed 22nd July 1861. Bk. 76 pg. 524 deed signed 12th Sept. 1868. He sold the land on Sept. 12, 1868 for $1,350. Unable to find a birth, marriage or death certificate. No obit # 1 - Julia THOMAS (b) abt 1844 in Lincoln Co. MO (d) May 1918 Lamar Co. TX married 1st Joshua Harrison ANGEL Nov 1863 Pike Co. IL 3 children 2nd marriage to James Warren BURNETT Sept 1874 in Lamar Co. TX 4 daughters ********** Searching for Simon THOMAS family (lived around Coalgate, Ada & Pontotoc Co. Early 1900's All I know is: Simon THOMAS (b) 1857 in IL (per 1860 IL census) don’t know who he married 2 daughters 1. Era Thomas (b) around 1882 married Wesley WALDRON ?? 3 children Leon Waldron - was killed in World War II Edward Waldron (b) around 1900's Girl Waldron 2. Mary THOMAS married ?? CORPOR (A) or something similar they had 2 boys - 2 girls (names unknown) *********** GILLILAND - GRIMMETT - SANDIFER I have no dates - mentioned in Cornelius Thomas' will (his Grandchildren) Margaret (Grimmett) Gilliland Samuel Grimmett Susannah Grimmett America (Grimmett) Thomas Nicholas Grimmett Matthew B. & Anna Sandifer John A. Sandifer William J. Sandifer Martha (Sandifer) Gilliland -- Glenda Family Historian ********** .............\\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ------- oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------------------- Visit my web page & sign my Guestbook <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glendasubyak">Glenda - Rootsweb pg</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glendasubyak