Dear Wendy, Here at the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center our catalogs contain numerous references to published and manuscript material in our collections relating to Thomas Thoroughman and the Carter-Thoroughman family. Sincerely, Dennis Northcott Associate Archivist for Reference [email protected] wrote: >I am doing some research for a friend who has recently purchased the >Carter-Thoroughman house in Ferguson. It sits on the corner of Thoroughman Lane and >North Florissant Roads. >In my research, I have found that William and Grace Thoroughman Carter >weren't the residents in the house in 1900. Grace's father, Thomas Thoroughman, a >prominent Saint Louis attorney, built the home for them when they married in >1893. Thomas Thoroughman died in 1897. I am not sure whether that fact had >anything to do with them not living in the house. Can anyone shed some light >on this mystery? >I have census pages showing where they are living up to the 1930 census, and >other pages to show who actually lived in the house. >Wendy > > >==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== >If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a look. > > > >