I have the THOMAS person but it is his family that is most wanted. My THOMAS person is PHILIP P. THOMAS, born in 1821 in Bedwelty, Momouthshire, Wales and died on March 8, 1885 in Frostburg, Allegany Co. Maryland, USA. He married ANN DAVIS on February 8, 1854 in Dowlais, Glamorgan County, Wales. I have the marriage registration and it states that Philip's father was Benjamin (deceased) and Ann's father was Samuel. Philip was a widower with a daughter, Sarah, born in 1844. I think his first wife was Mary. I found Philip with Mary and daughter Sarah in the 1851 census in Merthyr Tydfil and the ages were right so I assumed this was my Philip. Philip and Ann had a daughter Margaret Ann (my grandmother) born March 30, 1855. Philip brought his family to America on the ship Alexander into the Port of Phila. arriving July 20, 1857. They settled in Frostburg Maryland where Philip was a miner. I know this is part of somebody's THOMAS family. I have been trying to find someone in Wales related to my family as I have no information of Philip's brothers and sisters. I am also chasing down a Benjamin THOMAS, born c. 1793, that came to Frostburg, Maryland, USA in 1838 with his family to work in the George's Creek Mining Co. With him was his wife, Hannah, born c. 1798; children John, born c. 1815; Benjamin, born c. 1818; James Benjamin, born c. 1820; William, born c. 1823; Diana, born c. 1832; Joseph Benjamin, born 24 Apr 1835;Philip, born c. 1836 (we never found him in any records after the ships records); Jane, born 16 Apr 1837; Ann E, born c. 1839; Maria Ellen, born 17 Aug 1841. It's a long story but in one of my family's obit it states they were related to this family. As you can see I'm looking for a whole family and I might even have it, I just have to prove it, but there are a lot of holes to plug up. Thanks for any help. Lois Hopkins