Hi, I've gotten stuck researhing my Thomas ancestors. Earliest traceable ancestor is: Daniel Thomas, born abt 1815 in Pennsylvania married Lydia ????? born abt 1816 PA Lived in Dover, Tuscawaras OH (1840, 1850 Fed Census), Goshen, Tuscarawas OH (1870 Fed Census) Lived in LaGrange Cty, IN (1870 Fed Census), died approximately 1875? Children: William Thomas 1837 John W Thomas 1840 (my g-grandfather) James 1847 Sophia 1848 Hezekiah 1850 Nancy 1855 Rebecca 1857 Noah 1860 Anyone related to this Thomas line that may know where in PA Daniel was born -- and/or last name of his wife Lydia? Please contact me: bhilliard@earthlink.net PS My spamblocker may catch your email, but I'll unblock it quickly. Thanks! 203 School St #1 Watertown MA 02472 bhilliard@earthlink.net www.trauma-addiction.info

I'm searching for the parents of George A. Thomas who, according to his Civil War enlistment paper, was born about 1833 at Voluntown, Connecticut. George A. Thomas married Lucy R. Kenyon in 1856 at Hopkinton, Rhode Island. According to this marriage, recorded in the Hopkinton Town Hall, the father of George A. Thomas is also a George Thomas. George A. and Lucy R. Thomas are enumerated in the 1860 US Census for Hopkinton, Rhode Island, with one child. George A. Thomas died in 1863 in the Civil War. I have copies of his service record and his wife's pension documents. In none of these papers are George's parents named. I manually searched the 1850 US Census for both Connecticut and Rhode Island and found no George Thomas of the appropriate age (about age 17) with a father called George. I found no records that George A. Thomas owned property or paid taxes in either Connecticut or Rhode Island. I spent four days in the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City searching for the parents of George A. Thomas with no results. Any suggestions on where to search further are appreciated. Bob in Seattle ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Hi all - Don't ask me how that went to the list.... I was sending something to my son....ha! Sorry about that! Lynn

You're right Sharon - it was spam that found its way through Rootsweb's filters. I have appropraite action, within the bounds of Rootsweb's capabilities. Regards, Ian MARR Admin - THOMAS mailing list This message can be considered to be in the public domain. Member A.I.G.S (11528) 14.5m above sea-level at 38°23'15"S by 142°36'04"E Some people worry about their past catching up with them - I'm trying to catch up with my past Home Page: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~marr/ Extensive S.W. Victorian Cemetery Indexes on above site. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sis234@bellsouth.net> To: <thomas@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:17 AM Subject: Re: [THOMAS] THOMAS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 104 - job listing > Hi all, > > I don't believe the email sent early this morning, listing jobs in > Penslyvania, has anything to do with genealogy. The thomas digest is for > genealogy inquiry's pertaining to theThomas line. > > Sharon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all, I don't believe the email sent early this morning, listing jobs in Penslyvania, has anything to do with genealogy. The thomas digest is for genealogy inquiry's pertaining to theThomas line. Sharon

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Emjuma3@aol.com wrote: > > > Please include the US state/or country where you believe your forefathers > lived. > > > The US state or region you are living in is of no relevance unless your > forefathers/foremothers lived there too > > In a message dated 9/24/2007 4:37:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > ec44thomas@cableone.net writes: > > Hi when you list information such as this please give the state you are in = > this infor could be for any place. > > > > > Marta > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Hi, Please let this rest. I intentionally left off locations because I wanted replies from people who had the line in their family tree NO MATTER WHERE THEY WERE FROM. I have added another post with all the info I have. Regards, Lionel Thomas

Please include the US state/or country where you believe your forefathers lived. The US state or region you are living in is of no relevance unless your forefathers/foremothers lived there too In a message dated 9/24/2007 4:37:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ec44thomas@cableone.net writes: Hi when you list information such as this please give the state you are in = this infor could be for any place. Marta ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Daisy and all; My great grandparents Sam and Annie Thomas came from Romania; they were Tomas and Ellis Island changed the name to Thomas. I have been doing genealogy for many many years and like very little being certificated in genealogy; I learned that Surnames come from very different places so don't ever just take the word of someone or just assume...when you hit that brick wall look at things you can't possible be and you might get that one hit. Crystal ----- Original Message ---- From: fred e thomas <Daisythomas@compuserve.com> To: "thomas@rootsweb.com" <thomas@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:22:19 PM Subject: Re: [THOMAS] Thomas William Thomas - Wales, South Africa, Canada, USA Lionel: Although you may be correct in your assumption that YOUR family came from Wales, that is not necessarily so for ALL Thomas families. We can trace Thomas family origins to England, Scotland, Spain, Germany, France, etc., etc. Almost every country has a Thomas family, but the name may be spelled a little different according to the country of origin. I have a theory, that when last names were becoming the norm, many families adopted the name of Thomas because of the Saint by that name, which is almost like taking the name of their trade as a last name, i.e., carpenter, carter, baker, etc. >From the names you posted, Griffiths, Owen, DAvid, Megwyn, Gwynneth and Evan, are all strong Welsh names early, like 1500s, 1600s. But by the years you have given, those same names could well be used in other places. The new technology of DNA testing is fast becoming a very good tool and is throwing many of our basic beliefs of origin out of kilter. I recommend either reading the book, or viewing the video of "The Journey of Man", as a very good means of understanding just a little of this new technology. Although my husband's family tradition is that the original U. S. immigrant came from Wales, we can find nothing about this in records, (nor very little about him, period) but my husband's DNA matches perfectly with a man who can trace his tree back to Robert the Bruce of Scotland. Close you say, in proximity of the country! Perhaps, but look to the above mentioned book/video to see where the people who settled England REALLY came from. Very interesting. Daisy Thomas ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html

Lionel: Although you may be correct in your assumption that YOUR family came from Wales, that is not necessarily so for ALL Thomas families. We can trace Thomas family origins to England, Scotland, Spain, Germany, France, etc., etc. Almost every country has a Thomas family, but the name may be spelled a little different according to the country of origin. I have a theory, that when last names were becoming the norm, many families adopted the name of Thomas because of the Saint by that name, which is almost like taking the name of their trade as a last name, i.e., carpenter, carter, baker, etc. >From the names you posted, Griffiths, Owen, DAvid, Megwyn, Gwynneth and Evan, are all strong Welsh names early, like 1500s, 1600s. But by the years you have given, those same names could well be used in other places. The new technology of DNA testing is fast becoming a very good tool and is throwing many of our basic beliefs of origin out of kilter. I recommend either reading the book, or viewing the video of "The Journey of Man", as a very good means of understanding just a little of this new technology. Although my husband's family tradition is that the original U. S. immigrant came from Wales, we can find nothing about this in records, (nor very little about him, period) but my husband's DNA matches perfectly with a man who can trace his tree back to Robert the Bruce of Scotland. Close you say, in proximity of the country! Perhaps, but look to the above mentioned book/video to see where the people who settled England REALLY came from. Very interesting. Daisy Thomas

Hi All, Thanks for the responses. I beg your forgiveness for not including the location in my post. I have relatives all over the world. In fact I don't where they all are. Almost all Thomases originally came from Wales. My great grandfather, Thomas William Thomas, probably was born in Wales that is all I know. Here is the info that I have: Thomas William Thomas b. ? in Wales?d. ? in Wales m. Sarah Petronella b. ? d. ? Children: 1. Arthur Frederick Thomas b. 0ct. 23, 1877 in South Africa or Wales? d. Dec, 1933 in South Africa m. Lavinia Catherina Hendrina Coetzee b. Apr 18, 1883 in South Africa d. May 19, 1952 in South Africa Children: 1. Llewellynn Griffiths Thomas b. F. 26, 1916 in South Africa d. May 9, 1988 in South Africa m. Hetty Hattinqh, b. ? in South Africa d. ? in South Africa div. m. Margaret b ? d ? Children: Megwyn, Owen, David 2. Thomas William Thomas b. Jul 17. 1917 in South Africa d. Dec 5 1997, m. Lily Selina Bodell b. Feb.16.1909 in South Africa d. Aug 27, 2000 Children: 1. Glynn Griffiths Thomas, b. 1941 in South Africa m. Elizabeth Hall b. 1942, Children. David, Elizabeth 2. Lionel Stanley Thomas b. 1946 in South Africa, m. Mary Walsh b. 1947 Children: Siobhan, Chandra, Cynthia 3. Timothy Lloyd Thomas b. 1947 in South Africa, m. Joyce Louise Tice b. 1946) Children: Sarah Beth, Jeremy, Evan 3. Arthur Frederick Thomas b. F. 15, 1920 in South Africa d. Feb 28, 1984 in Zambia m. Catherine Campbell Children: Donald, Elspeth, Gwynneth 4. Eric Thomas born and died 1922 5. Owen Thomas b. August 23, 1924 in South Africa still living, m. Mary, div. Children: Lindsay Mary, Matthew m. Doris Children: Rhiannon, Brooke. Regards, Lionel Thomas

There is a lot of traffic about this location thing. I have to agree with the sender, where he is from now is not relevant, nor perhaps even where his most recent ancestors are from, S. Africa. I think what everyone is trying to get at is better put like this - tell us anything you know about the locations of the furthest back ancestor - where they lived or died. That is what is really needed, so we can see if we have anyone in that vicinity to link him up with. Candy -----Original Message----- From: thomas-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:thomas-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of DaveHouse@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:05 PM To: thomas@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [THOMAS] My State Location If you put the state (Thomas - Raleigh, NC) then people will know what area you are looking for plus if someone is not from that area ... then individuals will not have to open your query just to see your Thomas Line. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you put the state (Thomas - Raleigh, NC) then people will know what area you are looking for plus if someone is not from that area ... then individuals will not have to open your query just to see your Thomas Line. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

In a message dated 9/24/2007 4:29:31 PM Central Daylight Time, lionelthomas@lionelthomas.com writes: > I live in Montreal, Canada. But I'm sorry I don't see how this is > relevant to my post. > Knowing WHERE you are looking for a family surname as common as Thomas would save most of us a lot of time trying to find out if there is a possibility (locationwise) that the families you are looking for might be ours as well. Sorry. None of my ancestors lived in Africa or Canada. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

In a message dated 9/24/2007 12:39:05 PM Central Daylight Time, lionelthomas@lionelthomas.com writes: > I am trying to locate info on my forefathers: > I am Lionel Stanley Thomas son of: > Thomas William Thomas b. 1917 d. 1997 son of: > Arthur Frederick Thomas b. 1877 d. 1933 son of: > Thomas William Thomas b. ? d. ? son of: > ??? > Has anyone have any info on this line? > It would help to know WHERE you are looking for your ancestors. I have a Thomas Thomas and his son David who emigrated to PA from Wales in 1822. David was born in 1820. David and his wife, Ann Clayton, produced William Thomas. William Thomas married Clara Schmidt, and they lived in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co., PA. Does any of that fit? Barbara ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Hi, I live in Montreal, Canada. But I'm sorry I don't see how this is relevant to my post. I would like anybody anywhere to reply. Hopefully this line is unique. If it is not then I have to find more info. Here is a revised copy with the locations that I currently have: Hi all, I am trying to locate info on my forefathers: I am Lionel Stanley Thomas b. 1946 in South Africa now living in Canada son of: Thomas William Thomas b. 1917 in South Africa d. 1997 in USA son of: Arthur Frederick Thomas b. 1877 in ? d. 1933 in South Africa son of: Thomas William Thomas b. ? d. ? son of: ??? Does anyone have any info on this line? Regards, Lionel Thomas

Hi all, I am trying to locate info on my forefathers: I am Lionel Stanley Thomas son of: Thomas William Thomas b. 1917 d. 1997 son of: Arthur Frederick Thomas b. 1877 d. 1933 son of: Thomas William Thomas b. ? d. ? son of: ??? Has anyone have any info on this line? Regards, Lionel Thomas

Hi when you list information such as this please give the state you are in = this infor could be for any place. Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lionel Thomas" <lionelthomas@lionelthomas.com> To: <THOMAS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:38 AM Subject: [THOMAS] Thomas William Thomas Great Grandfather? > Hi all, > I am trying to locate info on my forefathers: > I am Lionel Stanley Thomas son of: > Thomas William Thomas b. 1917 d. 1997 son of: > Arthur Frederick Thomas b. 1877 d. 1933 son of: > Thomas William Thomas b. ? d. ? son of: > ??? > Has anyone have any info on this line? > Regards, > Lionel Thomas > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Janet - That tree could have been there for years, Ancestry doesn't delete trees if a member leaves. There are other trees there with him on them. Have you checked to see if the same trees are on Rootsweb? Lynn > I would like to contact the person who has a family tree on Ancestry. It > listed as the Shupe/Thomas family tree. The person listed is Jesse W. > Wallace. Born 1826 in Hancock County, Georgia. It? a private tree and no > one has answered my query. Sure would like to connect with the person who > put it on the web. Jesse is my gg grandfather and my brick wall. > > >

Hi Lynn, The other trees were put there buy my relatives. I was hoping this person new something we didn't. Or maybe find a new relative. Janet > Hi Janet - > > That tree could have been there for years, Ancestry doesn't delete trees > if > a member leaves. > > There are other trees there with him on them. Have you checked to see if > the same trees are on Rootsweb? > > Lynn > > > >> I would like to contact the person who has a family tree on Ancestry. >> It >> listed as the Shupe/Thomas family tree. The person listed is Jesse W. >> Wallace. Born 1826 in Hancock County, Georgia. It? a private tree and >> no >> one has answered my query. Sure would like to connect with the person >> who >> put it on the web. Jesse is my gg grandfather and my brick wall. >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >