My great great grandfather, Phillip Thomas was in Pike County, Indiana for the 1850, 1860 & 1870 Pike County Census. I have not been able to find who his parents were. He lived near Lewis Thomas and I have tried to fit him into this family but it appears all Lewis' sons are accounted for. I would appreciate any help. I will be happy to share Phillip's descendency. My tree is at WorldConnect.rootsweb and the code for my data base is dollie_watson. Name: Phillip THOMAS Sex: M Birth: 1824 Death: 1874 in IN Occupation: Farmer 1850 PIKE COUNTY, IN CENSUS - WASHINGTON TWP. July 27, 1850 Household 310 - Family 310 Phillip THOMAS - 26 - M - Farmer- TN (1824) Elizabeth - 26 - F - NC (1824) Mary - 4 - F - IN (1847) Jane - 2 - F - IN (1848) Saley 1/12 - F - IN (1850)(Celia) 1860 PIKE COUNTY, IN CENSUS - JEFFERSON TWP. 29 June, 1860 Household 304 - Family 295 Post Office: Petersburgh, IN Phillip THOMAS - 36 - m - Farmer - 200 - 100 - TN Amia - 22 - f - - IN (Amy Able) Mary - 11 - f - - IN Celia - 9 - f - - IN Milton - 7 - m - - IN Matilda - 5 - f - - IN William - 3 - m - - IN George - 1 - m - - IN Note: The 1850 Census shows Amy 9 yrs old. She is probably only 19 or 20 in 1860 in lieu of the 22 yrs shown. Jane is missing and would only be 12. Elizabeth died in childbirth when William was born. Amy died in childbirth when Samuel was born. 1870 PIKE COUNTY, IN CENSUS - WASHINGTON TWP. 22 July, 1870 Household 79 - Family 79 Post Office: Petersburgh, IN Household 80 - Family 80 THOMAS, Phillip - 46 - M - Farm Hand - 100 - IN Emma - 31 - F - Kps Hse - IN Milton - 17 - M - IN William - 14 - M - IN George - 12 - M - IN John - 8 - M - IN Ellick - 5 - M -IN (Alex) Samuel - 3 - M - IN Note: My Grandmother's Bible shows Phillip's death in 1874. I have not yet found a record of his death and burial. I found no Phillip Thomas in the Pike County Cemetery lists. He could be buried in Greene, Knox, Sullivan or Vigo County. The 1850 and 1860 Census shows Phillip's place of birth in Tennessee. The 1870 Census shows Indiana. Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ann BRIGHT b: 1824 in NC Married: 25 AUG 1844 in Pike Co, IN Note: Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Indiana Marriages Through 1850 THOMAS PHILLIP BRIGHT ELIZABETH ANN Pike 8/25/1844 BK 2 P 114 Children Mary H. THOMAS b: 5 OCT 1847 in Washington Twp, Petersburg, Pike Co, IN Jane THOMAS b: 1848 in Washington Twp, Petersburg, Pike Co, IN Celia THOMAS b: 1 APR 1850 in Washington Twp, Petersburg, Pike Co, IN Milton THOMASb: 4 JUN 1852 in Washington Twp, Petersburg, Pike Co, IN Phillip Jr. THOMAS b: 15 DEC 1854 in Washington Twp, Petersburg, Pike Co, IN Matilda G. THOMAS b: JAN 1855 in Washington Twp, Petersburg, Pike Co, IN William C. THOMAS b: 2 DEC 1856 in Petersburg, Washington Twp, Pike Co, IN Marriage 2 Amy ABLE b: 1840 in IN Married: 24 AUG 1859 in Pike Co, IN Note: Pike County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - Z Inclusive - W. P. A. Name: Amy Able Spouse: Philip Thomas Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1859 Book: 3 Original Source Page: 574 (Per Mike Ault, Bk 2, pg 114) Children George W. THOMAS b: 23 DEC 1859 in Jefferson Twp, Pike Co, IN John THOMAS b: 4 APR 1862 in Jefferson Twp, Pike Co, IN Grandville Alexander THOMAS b: 24 DEC 1865 in Jefferson Twp, Pike Co, IN Samuel Moses THOMAS b: 12 NOV 1868 in Jefferson Twp, Pike Co, IN Marriage 3 Emma b: 1839 in IN Married: about 1869/70 Note: My grandmother's bible doesn't mention a third marriage or an Emma but she is in the 1870 census ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: [THOMAS] conflicting data - John & Lewis Thomas - Poage relation > Hello. I was just recently told that my Thomas was not a descendant of John Thomas and Elizabeth Poage, I'd been operating under the theory I was as my great aunt twice removed had a certificate stating she was a daughter of the American Colonists through Robert Poage and she had done genealogy charts which included them. I had been trying to extend the charts and family history. She was the great granddaughter of Lewis Thomas, who came from Mercer Co to Pike County, IN. His father was supposedly a John Thomas who lived atleast most of his life, even if not born there, in Mercer Co, KY. Does anyone else know of any other John Thomas' in Mercer Co, KY? To help and try to clear this whole mess up, I had also seen mentioned that Elizabeth Poage actually wrote about the early settlers at some point in her life. Has anyone seen this book or publication? If so, I'd really like to look it over to try and sort this whole mess out. Any help as now I am starting at ground zer! > o on my THomas family research would really help. I think some others have based their Thomas research on Lucile Viehe Failings research (my great aunt twice removed), so be warned in case she is incorrect in her assumption they are Poage descendants. I will let everyone know if I find anything proving or disproving Poage's relation to my John Thomas. I may have a fact or two wrong on this email, as I am at work and don't have my information in front of me, if I do, I apologize. Thanks for your time and consideration. > > LeeAnn McNabb > > ______________________________