Hi Tara, Boy, these might be the same George and Robert that were released from prison. To prison in 1843 and released in 1846. Since they are on the 1850 Sullivan Co census seems a good clue. George b. c 1824 would have been 19 or 20 when send to prison, if him. Robert b. c 1827 would have been only 16 or 17. Did they send people to prison that young back then? You don't think that Barbery is his wife and Ellen his daughter? Or do you think Barbery might have died? Does the George in the Kentucky information you have show a daughter, Ellen? Do you have access to the 1840 Sullivan Co. census that might show George and Robert with one of the Thomas families? What other Thomas families are living around them in 1850 census? The George Thomas I am wondering about married Julia Williot/Whiliot I believe in Sullivan Co. Then moved to Monroe Co., TN. George might have died around this time in 1840's and left Julia a widow, and she moves into Bradley Co., where one of her sons, Richard lives. I have to go find my information on this George Thomas. There is also the George Slater Thomas who is suppose to be from Sullivan Co. too. Who the above George and Robert Thomas are related to, I don't know. I hope someone can help on sorting this out. Barb -----Original Message----- From: Tara Frierson [mailto:[email protected]] Barb, I do have the 1850 Sullivan County, TN census that lists a George Thomas age 26, Barbary age 19, Ellen age 1 and Robt age 23. It shows George Thomas as a "ditcher". I am not positive that these are the same men and I am also trying to figure out if he is the same George Thomas that moves to Bath County, KY before 1860 and marries a Polly Kendrick. If anyone has any information on this line, I would really appreciate it! Thank you, Tara ~~~~~~~~~~~ >From: "Barbara Fitzmaurice" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] Inmates of TN State Penitentiary 1831 - 1850 Help >Is there anyone that has access to the prison records below maybe on a trip >to one of the libraries? I cannot tell if these Thomas and Wilson folks are >related to my line. I am not sure when they went to prison and when they got >out, if they did get out. I have some missing family members and maybe they >were locked up? > >I found out that one of my Thomas women divorced her husband when he went to >prison. I had assumed he had died and now I know, you cannot assume. > >Thanks, > >Barb (Thomas) Fitzmaurice >Michigan > http://www.geocities.com/blynnfitzz/KinshipofJThomas1.html >http://www.geocities.com/blynnfitzz/index.html > >_______________________________ >Historical and Genealogical Information > >- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- > >INMATES OF THE TENNESSEE STATE PENITENTIARY 1831 - 1850 : PART 2 ( L - Z and >Misc. ) >http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/inmate3.htm#t > >PLEASE NOTE : Record Group 25 -- Prison Records -- has been removed from the >stacks to undergo reorganization. During this time, TSLA cannot accept >requests to search prison indexes or convict record books. We anticipate >that these records will become available again by late spring of 2003. We >can still, however, search the two published volumes, Sherrill and Sherrill, >Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary, 1831-1870. The >entries in these two volumes are verbatim transcripts of the original >records. > > > >Thomas, George grand larceny Sullivan Co. age n/a > >Thomas, Robert grand larceny Sullivan Co. age n/a > >Wilson, John petit larceny Blount Co. age 24 > >Wilson, William volentory [sic] Monroe Co. age 31 > manslaughter > >-----Original Message----- >From: Joy Locke [mailto:[email protected]] > > > >I have the book. >George Thomas, age blank, b. in Tenn, occup. blank. Convicted of grand >larceny by a court in Sullivan Co., and sentenced to 3 yrs. In the pen. >Received Dec. 9, 1843 and discharged sep 24, 1846. note. Pardoned under >act of 1836. number in ledger 86:686. > > >Robert thomas, age blank, born Tn, occup. blank. Convicted of grand >larceny by a court in Sull. Co. and sentenced to 3 yrs. In the pen. >Received Dec. 9, 1843 and discharged the same as above with ledger >#86-687. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Does anyone have any further information on these two Thomas'? No ages were >given so unfortunately we don't know when they were born. Possibly they are >on the 1850 Sullivan Co., TN census? Court records could help maybe? > >Thanks, >Barb