Hi Potential Cousins! I am searching for information on James Virgil Thomas. He was born on 7 Feb 1837 n McMinn County, Tennessee. He died 13 July 1925 in Ben Franklin, Delta County, Texas. He married Sarah Frances Cassell on 4 May 1865 in Ben Franklin, Delta County, Texas. I do not know anything about him or his family before 1837. I am hoping someone will help! James Virgil and Sarah Frances had the following children: Will H. born in Paris, Lamar Co., Texas; James Taylor born in Paris, Lamar Co., TX; Frances Virgie born in TX.; Emma Laura born in Ben Franklin, Delta Co., TX; Davis Asbury born in Ben Franklin, TX; Carrie Bell born in Ben Franklin, TX and Mary Jane born in Ben Franklin. I descend from Mary Jane Thomas who married Sam Houston Bryant on Jan 2, 1889 in Lamar Co., TX. I sure hope there is someone out there who can help with this family. Ginger Paris, TX _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Eleanor, I wonder if you know if Richard had a brother Michael? My GF, Michael Thomas, came to Iowa from Deuseldorf Germany with his wife Katherine Krupp and 4 sons around 1880. Don't know anything about his siblings or parents; but haven't found too many others Thomas' from Germany. Any connections you can see? Linda ---------- From: Eleanor@kktv.com Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 8:59 AM To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Thomas Family in Maryland - later DC Hello, Below is an outline of my relatives. Have not identified the Maryland county where they originally lived, but they were in the DC area by 1890. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, eleanor Descendants of Richard Thomas 1 Richard THOMAS b: in Germany +KATE b: in Germany m: 1860 2 George THOMAS b: 1862 2 Amelia THOMAS b: 1864 2 Julius W. THOMAS b: July 1866 in MD +Eva M. b: Aug 1867 in DC m: 1886-1887 in DC 3 Richard J. THOMAS b: July 1888 3 Bessie M. THOMAS b: Nov 1890 in DC d: Feb 16, 1946 in Hyattsville, MD +George SELF b: Nov 17, 1889 d: Sep 1979 3 Eva Gertrude THOMAS b: July 1893 in DC d: Aug 3, 1925 in DC +William Randolph JONES b: Jan 7, 1890 in King George County, VA m: 1912-1913 in ? d: Nov 25, 1954 in DC Father: Benjamin F. JONES Mother: Ella ROLLINS 3 Robert C. THOMAS b: Nov 1895 in DC. 3 Catherine THOMAS b: 1895-1910 in DC +LEE 3 Edward THOMAS b: 1895-1910 in DC d: April 1, 1990 +Triffie THOMAS b: June 25, 1892 d: Jan 1984 3 George J. THOMAS b: August 1898 in KDC 3 Pauline THOMAS b: 1906 in DC 2 Albert THOMAS b: 1868 2 Henry THOMAS b: 1870 2 Bandina THOMAS b: 1872 2 William THOMAS b: 1874 2 Katie THOMAS b: 1876 ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== THOMAS Family Mail List Archives: courtesy of Rootsweb, our gracious host! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Just type in the mail list's name: THOMAS

At 02:09 PM 2/11/99 -0500, you wrote: >Listing related names and states to the Thomas sounds like a fine idea, but >I also think we might want to add date ranges, i.e., bef. 1850, and so on. > "Hello again Cousins!" Perhaps I might be able to suggest a better alternative to this action which would have only a limited exposure to the THOMAS Family Mail List and then become part of the THOMAS Family Mail List Archives! That alternative would be utilization of the GenConnect THOMAS Family Surname Boards also served by Rootsweb. Indexing for posts made to the GenConnect Surname Boards is made available through Surname Helper! http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Thomas http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ThomasBibl http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ThomasBios http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ThomasDeed http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ThomasObits http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ThomasPens http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ThomasWill While I do not personally object to a well-thought out query that lists the information you have cited above, I do have qualified reservation for merely listing a series of surnames that are nothing more than a list of surnames. Should everyone put themselves in the position of someone searching for a particular surname within the THOMAS Family Mail List Archives, and imagine the time that might be involved in retrieving archived posts in search of a series of surnames within previous THOMAS Family Mail List posts going back to June of 1996, and possibly retrieving no further information for your all your effort than just finding a citation of the surnames for which you are searching. I am inclined to believe that we might all further the cause of genealogical research if we were to resolve to make all our posts as informative as possible when posting to the THOMAS Family Mail List. I for one would very much like to see a post exemplifying a suggested listing format for this effort should you wish all 600 subscribers to the THOMAS Family Mail List to take part. I also do hope that all will exercise good judgement in realizing that should everyone begin doing this, and posting same within a very short time, quite a goodly number of our subscribers might choose to unsubscribe rather than be deluged with an onslaught of posts to the THOMAS Family Mail List, especially so should no more meaningful information be included in most other than just a listing of surnames! We should also recognize that when replying to any such posts that are made to reply to the originator of the post, rather than replying to the THOMAS Family Mail List and re quoting the entire original message each time in replying to the list. This is relevant to both THOMAS Family Mail List subscribers and THOMAS Family Mail Digest subscribers when replying to any specific message. Thank you for your attention, your patience, and cooperation in this matter. And thank you for your participation in the THOMAS Family Mail List! TTYL Craig List Adm for THOMAS-L and THOMAS-D

Descendants of Peter Thomas Generation No. 1 1. PETER1 THOMAS died Abt. December 23, 1789 in Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA. He married EVA MARIE SIP April 16, 1759 in Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA. Children of PETER THOMAS and EVA SIP are: i. CHRISTIAN2 THOMAS, b. January 10, 1761, Berks Co., PA; d. April 23, 1832; m. EVA MARIA ?. More About CHRISTIAN THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA Burial: Himmel's Lutheran & Reformed Cem., Rebuck, PA More About EVA MARIA ?: Burial: Himmel's Luth. & Ref. Cem., Rebuck Twp., Northumberland Co., PA ii. MARIA MARGARETHA THOMAS, b. October 17, 1762, Berks Co., PA. More About MARIA MARGARETHA THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA iii. EVA MARIA THOMAS, b. June 09, 1765, Berks Co., PA. More About EVA MARIA THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA iv. JOHANN JACOB THOMAS, b. September 05, 1767, Berks Co., PA. More About JOHANN JACOB THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA 2. v. JOHANN GOTTFRIED THOMAS, b. December 30, 1769, Berks Co., PA; d. 1818. vi. JOHANNES THOMAS, b. April 29, 1772, Berks Co., PA. More About JOHANNES THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA vii. ANNA ELISABETHA THOMAS, b. July 21, 1774, Berks Co., PA. More About ANNA ELISABETHA THOMAS: Fact 1: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA viii. CHRISTINA ELISABETHA THOMAS, b. July 23, 1778, Berks Co., PA. More About CHRISTINA ELISABETHA THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA ix. MARIA MAGDALENA THOMAS, b. July 07, 1782, Berks Co., PA. More About MARIA MAGDALENA THOMAS: Fact 1: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA Generation No. 2 2. JOHANN GOTTFRIED2 THOMAS (PETER1) was born December 30, 1769 in Berks Co., PA, and died 1818. He married ANNA MARIA ?. Notes for JOHANN GOTTFRIED THOMAS: baptized at Altalaha Luth. Church, Tulpehocken, and the sponsors were Gottfried Rohrer and wife. More About JOHANN GOTTFRIED THOMAS: Birth Registry: birth registered at Altalaha Luth. Ch., Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA Child of JOHANN THOMAS and ANNA ? is: 3. i. MICHAEL3 THOMAS, b. June 16, 1797, Rebuck, Northumberland Co., PA; d. March 16, 1860, Jefferson Co., PA. Generation No. 3 3. MICHAEL3 THOMAS (JOHANN GOTTFRIED2, PETER1) was born June 16, 1797 in Rebuck, Northumberland Co., PA, and died March 16, 1860 in Jefferson Co., PA. He married LYDDIA SHAFFER DELP Abt. 1777, daughter of GEORGE DELP and ELISABETH ?. More About MICHAEL THOMAS: Burial: buried Berkhouse Lutheran Church More About LYDDIA SHAFFER DELP: Burial: Berkhouse Lutheran Church Children of MICHAEL THOMAS and LYDDIA DELP are: i. DANIEL4 THOMAS, b. 1818. 4. ii. JOHN GEORGE THOMAS, b. January 30, 1819; d. January 31, 1881. iii. MADALINE THOMAS, b. May 23, 1820, Washington Twp., Northumberland Co., PA; m. HENRY SPARE, JR.. 5. iv. CATHARINA THOMAS, b. June 18, 1821, Washington Twp., Northumberland Co., PA. v. BENJAMIN THOMAS, b. 1824; m. LYDIA JOHNS. vi. JOSEPH THOMAS, b. 1827; m. CHRISTIANA SCHAEFFER. vii. LEVINA THOMAS, b. 1828; m. PHILLIP SHANNON. viii. ABRAHAM THOMAS, b. 1829; m. CATHARINE HOFFMAN. ix. LEAH THOMAS, b. 1830; m. JOHN SPARE. x. SARAH THOMAS, b. 1836; m. HERBERT ALBERT. 6. xi. PETER THOMAS, b. 1822, Northumberland Co., PA; d. Abt. 1860, Jefferson Co., PA. 7. xii. SAMUEL THOMAS, b. January 11, 1838; d. February 21, 1917. Generation No. 4 4. JOHN GEORGE4 THOMAS (MICHAEL3, JOHANN GOTTFRIED2, PETER1) was born January 30, 1819, and died January 31, 1881. He married ELIZABETH SPANGLER June 14, 1842. Child of JOHN THOMAS and ELIZABETH SPANGLER is: 8. i. JACOB5 THOMAS, b. November 11, 1844, Jefferson Co., PA; d. July 31, 1929, Clay Co., WV. 5. CATHARINA4 THOMAS (MICHAEL3, JOHANN GOTTFRIED2, PETER1) was born June 18, 1821 in Washington Twp., Northumberland Co., PA. She married GODFREY REITZ, son of JOHAN REITZ and MARIA REBUCK. Child of CATHARINA THOMAS and GODFREY REITZ is: i. POLLY5 REITZ, m. ? BARR. 6. PETER4 THOMAS (MICHAEL3, JOHANN GOTTFRIED2, PETER1) was born 1822 in Northumberland Co., PA, and died Abt. 1860 in Jefferson Co., PA. He married BARBARA REITZ, daughter of JOHAN REITZ and MARIA REBUCK. More About PETER THOMAS: Burial: Sprankles Mills, Jefferson Co., PA More About BARBARA REITZ: Burial: St. Johns Church Cem., Sprankles Mills, Jefferson Co., PA Christening: February 16, 1823, Washington Twp., Northumberland Co., PA Children of PETER THOMAS and BARBARA REITZ are: i. LYDIA5 THOMAS, b. August 16, 1851, Beaver Twp,. Jefferson Co., PA; d. Akron, OH; m. JOSEPH SYLVESTER BURKETT, 1872. 9. ii. MARY THOMAS, b. March 01, 1854; d. April 01, 1912. iii. GODFREY THOMAS, b. April 03, 1856. 10. iv. MATILDA THOMAS, b. Abt. 1859, Pennsylvania. 7. SAMUEL4 THOMAS (MICHAEL3, JOHANN GOTTFRIED2, PETER1) was born January 11, 1838, and died February 21, 1917. He married ANNA MARIA REITZ, daughter of JACOB REITZ and ELIZABETH WAGNER. Children of SAMUEL THOMAS and ANNA REITZ are: i. ALVIN5 THOMAS. ii. NATHAN THOMAS. iii. EMMA THOMAS, m. ? HUBER. iv. AGNES THOMAS, m. ? MCGAREY. v. REBECCA THOMAS, m. ? OWEN. vi. BENJAMIN THOMAS. vii. ELIZABETH THOMAS, m. ? JORDAN. viii. SALLY THOMAS. Does anybody have anything on where Peter Thomas and Eva Marie Sip might have come from? I have wondered if they, or their parents, might have migrated from Schoharie Co., NY, with the Weiser groups, but haven't found any proof of that at all. Mark Thomas

Here's the information I have: Richard Thomas (son of Robert Thomas, Fish Dealer) resided at 45 Aspen Grove, Toxteth Par, Liverpool, Eng. Profession - Joiner Richard married Mary Anna Edwards (daughter of John Edwards) who resided at 125 Bentley Road, Toxteth Park. They were married on January 22, 1898 at the Welsh Presbyterian Chapel in Toxteth Park. Witnesses were John Thomas and Emily Wyles, both considered relatives. Their children were: Margaret Blodwin, Myfanwy, Glyn, John, Elizabeth Mary, Winifred. They migrated to Montreal, Canada. Richard diedApril 5, 1939 and Mary Anna died August 27, 1939. They are buried at the Mount Royal Cemetry in Montreal. Richard and Mary Anna were originally from Wales. She only spoke Welsh and her children spoke both languages. Richard sailed the seas for many years. If there's any possible connection to any Thomas families out there, please let me know.

Good for you!! ---------- > From: Nancy Christie <christie@bmb.ogi.edu> > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Locations!!!!! > Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 3:03 PM > > Don Fox wrote: > > > > You are wasting your time if you don't provide locations with your surname information! > > I don't know if this message was directed to me personally or as a > general admonition to the list. But since I just posted a THOMAS line > today with few locations; please note that I stated twice in my message > that ***locations were not known***. I didn't leave the location off by > mistake or in ignorance. I would like to know the locations and hope > that someone on the list will be of help. Sorry if I wasted your time. > I didn't feel I was wasting my own time in posting what information I > have accumulated to this point. > > Nancy Christie > Portland, Oregon > christie@bmb.ogi.edu > > > ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== > Need list assistance? Please contact: crb@ponyexpress.net > List Adm for THOMAS-L and THOMAS-D > Now with over 550 subscribers! >

The message was not aimed at any one person! It was intended to help the people that wonder why they don't get many replies to their postings. After reading through hundreds of E-mail messages, one learns to quickly delete them if they don't have enough information. With a name like Thomas, you need all of the information you can get. Don L. Fox DonFox@cybertrails.com

This message was not aimed at any specific person! It was intended to help the people that post names and dates but no places of birth or residence. When you are reading through hundreds of E-mail messages, you usually quickly delete the ones that do not give enough information. With a name like Thomas, you need all of the information you can get. Don L. Fox DonFox@cybertrails.com

You are wasting your time if you don't provide locations with your surname information! Don L. Fox DonFox@cybertrails.com

THOMAS researchers, I am looking for others researching this family or who might have information on Henely Thomas(son of Elijah & Susannah (Snead) Thomas) b May 18,1813 in S.C. married Susanna Woodie 6 Aug 1832 Wayne Co., In. Had the following children all born in Wayne Co., In: Sarah b.1833 m. ___ Coate Ada b. May 1835 m Francis B. Jones d Jan1918 Minn. They had the following children: Henely T. (Henry) b. 1856, William E. b ca1856, Louis D. b 1858, Mary A., b 1859, Albert E.,1862, Sarah E. b. 1865, Nancy J. b 1868, Luther F., b. 1875, Idah b. 1881 ( I have more on this family) MaryJane b. Aug 1841 m Enos Jones d Sep 1912 Minn They had the following children: Rhoda Irene (Irma) b 22 Dec 1857 Michigan d. 27 Dec 1905 married John Pool James Ourin b 20 Nov 1858 Michigan died as an infant, Ansel b 20 Dec 1858 Michigan dies as an infant, Mary Mallissa b 4 Jan 1860 Michigan d. 16 sept 1944 Mille Lacs County, MN married Gilbert Doc Wilkes and later John B Crosby, Florence May b 17 Jul 1862 Minn married Samuel Tilly, Charles D. b 14 Jan 1864 Minn d 13 May 1943, Oscar Foster b 7 Jan 1869 d 28 Nov 1869 Asa Burton (Bert) b 19 Aug 1870 Minn married Susanna Jane Thomas, Susanna Jane b 20 April 1872 d 27 Sep 1873 (I have more on this family) Leonard E. b ca 1839 William b 1841 Rebecca W. b 1843 m ___Coate moved to Calif. Louisa b 1844 Robert W. b. 1845 married Sarah Overman and they had the following children: Addie B., Pearl C., Mildred M., Roland L., Walter F. Leander b. 1847 Lydia b. 1849 Henely remarried Aug 1849 Catherine Hollar (d. MI) and had Henely Snead b 1850 Grant Co., In married Elizabeth Quinn and had the following children: Ira and Bessie and he married again Nellie Jondro and had the following children Nellie, Sara Edna, Henry Edgar, William Robert, Susie Anabelle Catherine and Hazel Beatrice Henely & Catherine moved ca 1858 to Michigan and lived in Cass and St. Joseph County. He married Lydia Malmsley (d. Jun1884 IA) and then moved to Iowa and married Edith Bates and was living in Iowa in 1870. Henely died Dec30 1892 Marshalltown,IA. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. PLease email me CATHnJOHN@aol.com

>From latest to earliest my surname connections to Thomas are: Patrick (IA, my grandparents b. 1880s); Betts (IA,OH and KY, VA b. 1840s); Sprague, Hannah (OH b. 1825); and Sprague, Sarah, b. about 1790. The earlist I have is Charles Thomas (supposedly born in VA and married and died in Washington Co.,OH) who married Sarah Sprague of OH in 1810, and had ancestors from MA, Sarah and Hannah were distant cousins. Thanks for this idea! June Thomas ALlan

Okay, okay! I'll put specific locations. I did put states, if you'll notice, but I was trying to keep it simple. THOMAS - ?? to Putnam Co., Georgia to Tallapoosa Co., Alabama to Leake Co., Mississippi, then my Grandmoth went to Clarksdale, Coahoma Co., MS with my parents. 1820 (my great grandfather, John L. Thomas' birth in Georgia (probably Lincoln Co.) to 1944 (my grandmother's death) MOREMAN - ? England to ???Maryland to Wilkes Co., Georgia MORMAN Thomas Moreman was a Rev. War soldier He married Rachel Simmons. 1746 (Thomas Moreman's birth in England) to their youngest daughter, Belinda Frances Moreman, born in 1822 in Georgia who married John L. Thomas SIMMONS Don't know much about Rachel Simmons at all. She also moved to Tallapoosa Co., AL with John and Belinda Thomas - died in about 186--- GILBERT My grandmother Susan(nah) Thomas married John Fleming Gilbert. They were in Tallapoosa Co., AL, then Clay Co., and then went to Leake Co., MS. He died in 1900 at the age of 52. Hope this suffices and satisifies everyone. Sue Howard

Don Fox wrote: > > You are wasting your time if you don't provide locations with your surname information! I don't know if this message was directed to me personally or as a general admonition to the list. But since I just posted a THOMAS line today with few locations; please note that I stated twice in my message that ***locations were not known***. I didn't leave the location off by mistake or in ignorance. I would like to know the locations and hope that someone on the list will be of help. Sorry if I wasted your time. I didn't feel I was wasting my own time in posting what information I have accumulated to this point. Nancy Christie Portland, Oregon christie@bmb.ogi.edu

Well, I guess I have to apologize. Those were not all Thomas connecting lines that I sent. I wasn't thinking when I sent it. That was the list I sent to the Southern Trails discussion group that I subscribe to and I just copied it. My Thomas lines would be Thomas, Moreman or Morman, Simmons, and a connecting line to Thomas through marriage would be Gilbert (my grandmother Susan(nah) Americus Melvina Thomas married a John Fleming Gilbert. She had an older sister named Savannah Thomas and a brother older named John Thomas. Then younger, were two sisters, Alsenia and Josephine, and another brother, Josephus Thomas. One of her sisters married a Wilson. But actually, when you come right down to it, I don't see any harm in putting the other lines that we are searching, as long as we don't post a whole gedcom. I thought I did it fairly simply. You never know when you're going to make a connection with someone, even if it's not on the line for the list you're on, and then it would be well worth it! Sue Howard

Well, I was sort of waiting to get permission from the listowner to do what I suggested, but I haven't heard, so I guess I will go ahead with my lines. Names States Time Frame Thomas ? - GA - AL - MS 1820-1944 Moreman or Morman Maryland - GA - AL 1746-1918 Simmons VA? to GA - AL 1780-1860's Gilbert VA or NC-GA-AL-MS 1725-1963 (includes my Mother who died in '63) Canady/Canada/Canaday VA?-GA - AL 1770-1860 Evans VA? - GA - AL 1780-1860's Strickland Eng. - Isle of Wight, VA - GA 1600's to 1830 Braswell Eng.- Isle of Wight, VA 1500's to 1700's Pitts Isle of Wight, VA 1700's Young NC - Georgia 1747-1825 Now my father's side: Johnson ???? - Mississippi Early 1800's to Present Brown ???? - AL - MS Early 1800's to 1907 Clark NC-SC-TN-MS Early 1700's to Present Winfield NC-SC-AL-MS 1790's to Present Sherard SC-AL-MS 1780's to 1880's Dickey South Carolina 1790's to middle 1800's Wiley South Carolina Late 1700's Cowan County Down, IR-PA-VA-NC-SC-TN 1700 - 1820's McKee South Carolina 1798 - 1860's Moore Scotland - PA ) Green Scotland ) All in 1700's Fleming ?? - PA ) Thanks for reading. Sue Howard carolyn.s.howard@lmco.com OR at home: SueHoward@prodigy.net

I have to agree with Don on this one. As one who is looking (mostly in vain) to locate the Thomas clan from Germany that may or may not have traveled through Schoharie, NY on their way to Berks Co., PA, where I picked up their trail, I can say that to know that your Thomas line is Welsh, or is in South Carolina, or someplace else, is very important. Hope we don't get our feathers in a ruffle over this one! Mark Thomas, who will be posting a line in the next couple of hours.

Would like to learn more about parents and spouses of JOSEPH SAMUEL THOMAS, b. 24 December 1836, location unknown. He married (1) Mary A. _____ (no known children of this marriage) (2) Maria S. (Louisa?) GARL on 18 August 1856. Children of Joseph Samuel Thomas and Maria S. Garl: (birthplaces not known--may be Kansas) 1. Franklin S. Thomas, b. 13 Jan. 1858; d. March 1904 2. William H. Thomas, b. 10 Sept. 1859; d. 09 Jan. 1860 3. Isaac Milo Thomas, b. 12 Jan. 1861; d. 02 June 1922, Centralia, WA; married ELIZABETH JANE DYER on 28 March 1883, Council Grove, Kansas. 4. Mary Ellen Thomas, b. 17 Dec. 1863; d. 18 Sept. 1865 5. Minnie Olive Thomas, b. 24 July 1866; d. 25 Oct. 1875 6. Carrie B. Thomas, b. 19 March 1868; d. 12 Dec. 1911; married (1) Oscal AHL; married (2) _____ CRAWFORD 7. Loretta Frances Thomas, b. 27 May 1870; d. 27 Feb. 1941; married _____ ORR 8. Julia Ester Thomas, b. 18 June 1872; d. 9-09 Aug. 1904; married _____ NANCE 9. Ida Anetta Thomas, b. 24 Jan. 1877; d. 03 Jan. 1930; married _____ NICHOLS 10. Lilly Sabetha Thomas, b. 24 Aug. 1878 11. Luella May Thomas, b. 10 Oct. 1880; d. 12 March 1937 12. Annie Florence Thomas, b. 02 Feb. 1882; d. 27 Jan. 1883 13. Rosa Lameda Thomas, b. 04 June 1884; d. 08 July 1884 More information on descendants of ISAAC MILO THOMAS (#3 above) is available. Nancy Christie Portland, Oregon christie@bmb.ogi.edu

Hello, Below is an outline of my relatives. Have not identified the Maryland county where they originally lived, but they were in the DC area by 1890. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, eleanor Descendants of Richard Thomas 1 Richard THOMAS b: in Germany +KATE b: in Germany m: 1860 2 George THOMAS b: 1862 2 Amelia THOMAS b: 1864 2 Julius W. THOMAS b: July 1866 in MD +Eva M. b: Aug 1867 in DC m: 1886-1887 in DC 3 Richard J. THOMAS b: July 1888 3 Bessie M. THOMAS b: Nov 1890 in DC d: Feb 16, 1946 in Hyattsville, MD +George SELF b: Nov 17, 1889 d: Sep 1979 3 Eva Gertrude THOMAS b: July 1893 in DC d: Aug 3, 1925 in DC +William Randolph JONES b: Jan 7, 1890 in King George County, VA m: 1912-1913 in ? d: Nov 25, 1954 in DC Father: Benjamin F. JONES Mother: Ella ROLLINS 3 Robert C. THOMAS b: Nov 1895 in DC. 3 Catherine THOMAS b: 1895-1910 in DC +LEE 3 Edward THOMAS b: 1895-1910 in DC d: April 1, 1990 +Triffie THOMAS b: June 25, 1892 d: Jan 1984 3 George J. THOMAS b: August 1898 in KDC 3 Pauline THOMAS b: 1906 in DC 2 Albert THOMAS b: 1868 2 Henry THOMAS b: 1870 2 Bandina THOMAS b: 1872 2 William THOMAS b: 1874 2 Katie THOMAS b: 1876

Hi, This is as far back as I have. I would appreciate sharing information with anyone to fill in some of the blanks along the way or possibly find out more about Joseph's ancestors or descendants. Joseph m Christian MEDDERS 07/02/1868 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, Iowa that the song is written about. Joseph was born in England. The story goes that he sailed from Liverpool when he was 7 years old with his mother, brother Robert, sister Jane and step-father PEAS. Some believe the family originated in Wales. Joseph ran away and joined the army underage. He was a drummer boy, captured and held in the deep south. He escaped, made his way North, rejoined the Northern Army and was a guard at Abraham Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, IL. Joseph received a medal which is in the Clear Lake Museum in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. Joseph and Christine (Christian) MEADOWS (MEDDERS) had ten children, seven boys and three girls. In 1870 the family was in Chickasaw county, Iowa. In 1880 the family was in York county, Nebraska. In 1885-1900 they were in LeSeur county, Minnesota. They moved to New Haven twp, Dunn county, Wisconsin in 1901. Joseph had a farm with 20 acres from 1901-1916. My husband's lines go this way down from Joseph. I have most of the siblings names and some dates along the way if anyone would like to share and compare. Joseph m Christian MEDDERS m1868 Fred A m Mary Ellen TRYONS m1894 Hiram (Hazle) m Mary SWANEPOEL (need info on her) m1931 Alvin m Nancy WEBSTER m1954 Mark m Sharon HICKEY (that is me!) m1983 Thanks again for any additional information or ideas on where to find some. Sharon

Don't think the Mormon Church would frown at NON-profit use of their Ancestral File.--My vote is to post. Charles Hite