This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thomas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/pBC.2ACE/4045 Message Board Post: Looking for information on my great-grand uncle, Charles Edward Thomas (b. Dec 1877, Iowa; d. unknown). Parents -- William Francis Thomas (b. 1847, Indiana; d. 1923, Long Pine, NE) Viola (Curry or Currey) Thomas (b. Abt. 1855, Iowa or Minnesota; d. 1901, Long Pine, NE) Sibling -- George C. Thomas (b. 1890, NE; d. 1939, Belle Fourche, SD) Wife -- Unknown (b. unknown, Kansas; d. before 1920, in either Oregon or Idaho) Children -- Dor(r)is Thomas -- (b. 1910, Oregon; d. unknown) married unknown Elbert or Albert Thomas -- (b. 1915, Oregon; d. unknown) married unknown In 1900 Census, Charles Thomas lived in Holt, Keya Paha, NE. His whereabouts is unknown in 1910. In 1920, Charles Thomas is found living in Lane, Kootenai County, Idaho as a widow with his two children, Dorris & Elbert. The census records show the children's mother as being born in Kansas. Charles worked for the railroad. One of my relatives stated that he may have moved to the Seattle, Washington area. Would love to find or contact descendants from this family. Please feel free to contact me directly at: jmarcrum@cinci.rr.com Belinda