This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CambAngst Surnames: Thomas, Cannaday, Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.floyd/2012.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't have much info on the Charles R. Thomas you're asking about, but he was a brother to my great-great-great grandmother, Adeline Thomas Sweeney. He was the son of Charles Thomas (born circa 1811 in Patrick Co, VA, died btwn. 1870 & 1880 in Floyd Co, VA) and Mary Polly Cannaday Thomas (born circa 1814 in Franklin Co, VA, died before Nov 1853 in Floyd Co, VA), who were married on 31 Jan 1828 in Franklin Co, VA. Charles Thomas 1811 was the son of Pleasant Thomas (1770 to 1848) and a different Mary Polly Cannaday (1781 - 1861). Mary Polly Cannaday was the daughter of William P Cannaday (1781 - 1874) and Martha Wright (1783 - 1858). Having multiple people with the same name throughout the family line makes this one a royal pain to research. Charles Thomas 1814 appears in the 1840 Census in Patrick County and the 1850 Census in District 15, Floyd County. His mother's death date is based on his father's remarriage to Judith Thomas on 23 Nov 1853. Judith was Charles's first cousin, also part of the Patrick County Thomas clan. Her father, also named Charles Thomas, was a brother to Pleasant Thomas. Charles and Judith appear together in the 1860 Census for Floyd County. Charles appears without Judith in the 1870 Census in the Little River district of Floyd County along with his two youngest children by Judith, Jude "Tug" Thomas and Sarah A Thomas. Judith appears in the 1880 Census in Jacksonville (aka the town of Floyd) with Tug and Sarah. She is listed as "widowed", pinning Charles's death date between 1870 and 1880. She does not appear in the 1890 Floyd County census remnant, pinning her death date between 1880 and 1890. I hope this helps. Like I said, this family line is very hard to research because they intermarried frequently and tended to recycle certain names (Charles, Mary) often. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.