Donna Thomas Mondier reports that Laurie was named Laurie Margaret. From her age in the 1860 census, she was born about 1854. She does not appear in the 1870 census with her widowed Mother Mary Ann, so must have been marreid by age 16 and in her own household in 1870. 1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 23 July, PO Wheelock, page 75, Hse/Fam #544 Nicholas Thomas 47 M Farmer $1216 Real Estate $112 Personal b Prusia [sic] Mary A Thomas 38 F Housewife b Prusia Thomas, Laurie 6 F b Texas 1870 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 16 June, PO Bryan, page 2, Hse/Fam #10 Bynum, H 32 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate $135 Personal b Georgia Bynum, L 17 F W Keeping House b Texas Bynum, W A 26 M W Laborer b Georgia
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Lester Lavielle Thomas Birth 3 Sep 1912 Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas Death Date 12 May 2005 Father Richard Thomas Mother Maude Davis SSN 442128959 May 1939 Name listed as LESTER LAVIELLE THOMAS; 13 Feb 2001 Name listed as LESTER L THOMAS Lester L Thomas Birth Sep 3, 1912 Death May 12, 2005 Parents: Richard Thomas (1874 - 1953) Maude Thomas (1880 - 1954) Spouse Florene Meraline Costen Thomas (1914 - 2016) Burial Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA Created by Rick Miller Jan 19, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #46865781, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46865781
1900 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas, 5 June, Rogers, District 22, page 5B, Hse #96, Fam #99 Thomas, Lewis N Head W M Sept 1860 39 Widowed TX Germany Germany Day Laborer, Rents Home Thomas, Lewis N Son W M Oct 1890 10 Single TX TX TX
In 1870, Lewis is reported in the census only as L Thomas. His name was provided to me by a descendant, Donna Thomas Mondier. Lewis was not reported in the census of July 1860, yet was reported as 10 years old in the census of July 1870. Since he was not enumerated in the 1860 census, Lewis was not born until July 1860 at the earliest (census date being July 1). With the 1870 census being in June, he could not have had his 10th birthday yet. July 1970 would have been the earliest time he could have become 10 years old. 1870 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 16 June, PO Bryan, page 2, Hse/Fam #11 Thomas, M A 49 F W Keeping House $3000 Real Estate value $240 Personal b Prussia Thomas, L 10 M W At Home $0 Real Estate value $100 Personal b Texas Lewis/Louis is head of the household, but unmarried in 1880, with his mother Mary Ann living with him. There is also a niece named Annie Zerbst living with them, who we learn from other sources is the daughter of Lewis' sister Catherine. They are living next door to Louis' brother Peter and his wife Lucy with their two children. 1880 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 8 June, District 2/16, page 14B, Hse/Fam #130 Thomas, Lewis N W M 19 Farming Texas Prussia Prussia Thomas, Mary A W F 59 Mother Keeping House Prussia Prussia Prussia Zerbst, Annie W M 12 Niece Texas Prussia Texas Note that Annie was born in Texas, as well as her mother, but her father was born in Prussia. Marriage records for Brazos County, Texas, fill in details of this situation. Donna found records of the marriage of Cathrine Thomas to Charles Zerbst. This appears to be their daughter. This Annie could not be a niece of Lewis, since none of his sisters were even born until the family had been in Texas some years. In 1900 we find that Lewis has moved to Bell County, Texas, where he and his children are living in the town of Rogers. We see form this Lewis has been married and widowed in the 20 years since the 18880 census, and has three children in his household, as well as a Willie B Stewart, a niece who is single. This surname of Stewart gives us another clue to follow to connections for the marriage of Lewis' sisters. 1900 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas, 5 June, Rogers, District 22, page 5B, Hse #96, Fam #99 Thomas, Lewis N Head W M Sept 1860 39 Widowed TX Germany Germany Day Laborer, Rents Home Thomas, John W Son W M Aug 1884 15 Single TX TX TX Day Laborer Thomas, Florence Dau W F Feb 1887 13 Single TX TXTX Thomas, Lewis N Son W M Oct 1890 10 Single TX TX TX Stewart, Willie B Niece W F July 1879 20 Single TX MS AL
Lucy's father Peter died in January 1900. Lucy was reported in the 1900 census with her widowed other and some siblings. 1900 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 15 June, District 5, Kurten Precinct 3, page 9A, Hse #159, Fam #163 Thomas, Lucy Head W F Sept 1853 46 Widow 8 children/6 living TX TX TX Farmer Owns Farm Thomas, Nora Daughter W F July 1882 17 TX Germany TX Thomas, Lou Daughter W F Aug 1886 13 TX Germany TX At School Thomas, Lizzie Daughter W F June 1889 10 TX Germany TX At School Thomas, William Son W M Apr 1894 6 TX Germany TX The Texas Death records report some helpful details about Lucy Thomas Jordan. Texas Deaths, 1890 - 1976 Certificate #18273 Lucy Judson Martin [Lucy Judson Thomas] Residence 849 Seventh St, Beaumont, Jefferson County Father Peter Thomas Mother Lucy Hood Widow, Age at Death 84 Born 17 Aug 1886 Texas Died 03 March 1971 Golden Age Manor, 8810 Longpoint Rd, Houston, Harris County Cause of Death Congestive Heart Failure 1 day, Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 40 yrs, Septicemia from Bed Sores Informant (by mail) Mrs. M. M. Baker Removal 3 March 1971 by George H Lewis and Sons for burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont (Jefferson County), Texas Filed 16 Mar 1971, Filed State 24 Mar 1971 -- Family Search, http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#toYear=1971;searchType=standard;surname=Martin;givenName=Lucy%20Judson;placeId=1284508;year=1886;eventPlace=Houston%2C%20Harris%2C%20Texas%2C%20United%20States;p=recordResults
Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957 Frances Green Marriage 24 Jan 1884 Blount, Alabama Spouse M S Thomas 1900 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 19 June, Nectar, District 2, Page 8B, House/Family #139 Thomas, Marion S Head W M May 1860 40 Married 16 yrs AL AL AL Farmer Owns Thomas, Francis V Wife W F Aug 1866 33 Married 16 yrs 8 children/8 living GA GA GA Thomas, William R W M Apr 1884 16 AL AL GA Farm Laborer Thomas, Johney W M Dec 1886 13 AL AL GA Farm Laborer Thomas, Birdie E W F Jan 1889 11 AL AL GA At Home Thomas, Becky L W F May 1891 9 AL AL GA At Home Thomas, Ephraim A W M Dec 1893 6 AL AL GA Thomas, Annie A W F Sept 1896 3 AL AL GA Thomas, Survella E W F June 1899 11mos AL AL GA A memorial for a Scott Thomas may be for this M S Thomas. Scott's wife is linked in the memorial as Francis Thomas, who could be Frances Vivian Thomas, daughter of John Thomas Green. Scott Thomas Birth May 4, 1860 Alabama Death Feb. 10, 1935 Bangor, Blount County, Alabama Spouse Francis Thomas (1860 - ____) Children Presley Thomas (1886 - 1942) Inscription: HUSBAND "In Loving Memory" Burial Nectar Cemetery, Nectar, Blount County, Alabama Maintained by Linda, Originally Created by Johnny Tidmore Mar 24, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #67401824, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67401824 The following description appears on the photo of Thomas' memorial on Find a Grave. The stone has no dates for him of his wife. "Marion Scott Thomas born 04 May 1860 and died 10 Feb 1935 in Bangor, Blount, Alabama, USA. His parents were William Rawleigh "Rolly" Thomas and Cincinnati Smith." -- Linda, Comment on her FAG Photo, taken 16 JUL 2007, Memorial #67401824, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67401824 The Alabama Death Index provides some details. This tells us that Frances died before he did., Other than this, we have discovered no death information for Frances. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 M Scott Thomas Birth abt 1862, Alabama Death 10 Feb 1935 Bangor, Blount, Alabama Burial 11 Feb 1935 Nectar Cemetery Death Age 73 Occupation Farming Marital Status Widowed Residence Rfd 1, Bangor Father Rawleigh Thomas born Alabama Spouse Frances V Thomas
Several genealogies report detailed information about Mary and her children. They have an exact birth date but I have not found one that cites a source, like the gravestone or Bible record. Mary E. Thomas Birth 30 Oct 1869 in North Cove, McDowell, North Carolina Death 16 Feb 1924 in Madison County, North Carolina Parents James "Jim" Carter Thomas 1845-1917 Martha M. Sellers 1845-1923 Marriage to William M. Edmonds 27 Oct 1884 Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee -- Cooper, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7403945/person/2004987742 The record of death reports her month of death and her reprrted age of birth. The age given makes her born in 1872, while family sources say she was born 30 October 1869. (I have not seen any of these sources saying where they actually got this date, so at this level it must be considered unverified.) Ages in census indicate birth in 1870 or 1871. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Mary Edmonds Age 52, Est Date of Birth 1872 Death Feb 1924 Madison County, North Carolina The death certificate has this same general information on it. Her husband William was the informant, so he was the one who reported her age as 52, or her birth year as 72, or both. The birth date is given as just a year, but the age is given as 52 years and 10 months. This would seem to indicate that the physician had at least a month of birth, though that was not recorded here. Fifty-two years and 10 months from the date of death on 16 February 1924 would NOT be 1872, but April 1871, possible March 1871, depending on the actual day. This, of course, does not match either the month or the year of the Oct 1869 date reported in the genealogies. All this indicates the different orientation to detail in that time and culture Exactitude was not in focus, and often people did not now, care or remember dates. Of course, some families kept better records than others. I would tend to favor the official report on the birth certificate, but its lack of precision and inconsistency does not engender much higher trust than the undocumented genealogy dates. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Mary Edmonds [Mary Thomas] White Female Age 52 years 10 months, Birth Date: 1872 [sic] [Year date does not match age, which would make it April 1871] Birth Mcdowell County, North Carolina Death Feb 1924, Township 11, Faust, Madison County Cause of Death Epitheloma [sic] of uterus and complications Spouse W M Edmonds, Father J C Thomas, Mother Mrs White [?] Both parents reported born in McDowell County, NC Informant W M Edmonds Burial 18 February 1924 at home Township 11 (Faust, Madison, NC) by Holcombe Funeral Home of Mars Hill, Madison, NC The name of her mother reported by family genealogies is Martha M Sellers. William Edmonds' mother was Catherine White. I wonder if there was a misunderstanding between the doctor and William on this name? The father's name here matches family reports of the name James (Jim) C Thomas. The 1900 census has the same October birth month as the genealogy, but places it a year later in 1870, clsoer to ages reported in the census and the deth certifiacte. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 30 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11B, Hse/Fam #207 Edmonds, William Head W M March 1861 89 Married 15 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Edmonds, Mary E Wife W M Oct 1870 29 Married 15 years 9 child/7 living NC NC NC Edmonds, Eddie M Dau W F Apr 1886 14 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, James E Son W M May 1888 12 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer Edmonds, William A Son W M Nov 1890 9 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Mary M Dau W F Nov 1892 7 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Zenobia C Dau W F May 1895 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Ethel Dau W F May 1898 2 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Elijah L Son W M Feb 1900 3mos Single NC NC NC Hensley, William M Nephew W M May 1896 4 Single NC NC NC
I got some clues on the origins of Mary Elizabeth Terry when I received an email from a great niece of hers in September 2008. This message informed me that M E's maiden name was Thomas. I knew her parents were both born in Germany from census reports in 1900 and 1920. Thomas was an odd last name for a Germany family. Perhaps the family originated from England or Ireland. I finally found Mary Elizabeth in her widowed mother's home in 1870, listed with only the initial E. Her mother M A (Mary Ann Kiefer) Thomas was reported as born in Prussia, a dominant German state at the time. They are first recorded in the 1860 census, which I found shortly after. Mary Elizabeth was the third child born in Texas, in about 1855. The first child born in Texas was Catherine, about 1852. The 1860 census below gives us the children's names and approximate birth dates. The second son Joseph was 10 years old in 1860, meaning he was born in about 1850. From shipping information found by Donna Thomas Mondier, a descendant of this Thomas line, we learn that Nic and Mary Ann sailed out of Bremen, Germany, 19 September 1850 and landed in Galveston, Texas, in November 1850. This would mean that Joseph was born between January and June 1850 (to be 10 before the July census date). 1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 23 July, PO Wheelock, page 75, Hse/Fam #544 Nicholas Thomas 47 M Farmer $1216 Real Estate $112 Personal b Prusia [sic] [b Abt. 1813] Mary A Thomas 38 F Housewife b Prusia [b Abt. 1822] Peter Thomas 12 M Prussia Joseph Thomas 10 M b Prussia Thomas, Cathrine 8 F b Texas Thomas, Laurie 6 F b Texas Thomas, Elizabeth 5 F b Texas Thomas, Anna M 3 F b Texas Nicholas died before the 1870 census. 1870 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 16 June, PO Bryan, page 2, Hse/Fam #11 Thomas, M A 49 F W Keeping House $3000 Real Estate value $240 Personal b Prussia Thomas, P 22 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate value $100 Personal b Prussia Thomas, J 21 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate value $100 Personal b Prussia Thomas, E 15 F W At Home $0 Real Estate value $100 Personal b Texas Thomas, L 10 M W At Home $0 Real Estate value $100 Personal b Texas Thomas, J 7 M W $0 Real Estate value $100 b Texas There is a Laborer in their household, a J Morris, age 50, but I cannot tell what the state or country of birth is. In 1880, we find Thomas and Mary Elizabeth not far away in Milam County, Texas with Thomas' brother William living with them. 1880 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas, 24 June, District 103, District 103, page 46, Hse/Family #233 Terry, Thomas L W M 33 Merchant GA SC SC (b abt 1847) Terry, Mary E W F 26 Wife Kpg Hse TX -- -- (b abt 1854) Terry, William W W M 19 Brother Clerk in Store GA SC SC
Mary F Terry is reproted as the wife of Louis a Terry in the 1880 census. They are apparently newloyweds. Mary is 17 years old and they have no children. 1880 Federal Census, Scott County, Arkansas, 10 June, Hickman, District 171, page 2, Hse #16, Fam #18 Terry, Louis A W M 27 Husband Clerk in Store GA SC SC [b abt 1853] Terry, Mary F W F 17 Wife Keeps House TN SC SC [abt 1863] Mary's Mary maiden name is reported in her daughter's Social Security record. Eulah Lee Terry Searl's mother is reported as Mary F Thomas and her father as Louis A Terry. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Louis A Terry Spouse Mary F Thomas Child Eulah Lee Searl
1905 Kansas State Census, Marshall County, 1 March (census date, no date on page), Wells, Page 3, Rented Farm, Family #16 F T Thomas 31 born Male [b abt 1874] Myrton Thomas 1 Male [b abt 1904] Clarenc [sic] Daly 15 [b abt 1930] Lottie Thomas [wife of F T] 27 Female [b abt 1878] Ester [sic] Thomas 7 Female [b abt 1898] Martha Thomas 3 Female [b abt 1902] Sarah Thomas 62 Female [b abt 1843] Kitty Daly 37 Female [b abt 1868] Clara Daly 5 Female [b abt 1900] Saml Daly 10 Male [b abt 1895] 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 3 May, Mangan Township, District 57, page 21A, Hse #257, Fam #260 Thomas, Frank T [L] Head M W 37 Married 13 yrs Kansas Indiana Indiana Farmer Owns Thomas, Charlotte A Wife F W 32 Married 13 yrs 4 children/4 living Kansas England Indiana Thomas, Esther M Dau F W 1 KS KS KS Thomas, Martha E Dau F W 8 KS KS KS Thomas, Myrton Son M W 6 KS KS KS Thomas, Walter Son M W 3 KS KS KS Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 Marriage LIcense Myrton A Thomas, resident of Faxon, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Application line indicates he is "of Cotton County," but residence is reported as Faxon, which is in Comanche County. Age 22, Birth abt 1904 Kansas Spouse Bessie Brinkley, resident of Walters, Oklahoma Age 20, Birth abt 1906 Oklahoma License issued 11 Aug 1926 Cotton, Oklahoma, USA No marriage date, location or officiant is reported; this is only the license to marry. Registered Cotton County Marriage Book, p 270 1930 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Lawton, District 23, page 9A, 921 7th St, Hse #189, Fam #206 Thomas, Merton Head Rents M W 26 Married at age 22 KS KS KS Farmer Thomas, Bessie F W 24 Married at age 20 OK TX TX [mar abt 1926] Thomas, Alfred Son M W 2yrs9mos OK KS OK [b abt June 1927] Thomas, Wanda M Dau F W 2mos OK KS OK [b abt Jan 1930] 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #6 Owned, Value $400 Thomas, Myrten A Head M W 36 Grade 8 b Kentucky lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1904] Thomas, Bessie Wife F W 34 Grade 8 b Oklahoma lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1906] Thomas, Alfred R Son M W 12 Grade 7 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1928] Tomas, Wanda Mae Dau F W 10 Grade 5 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1930] Thomas, Charlotte S Dau F W 2 Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1938] In 1940 another Thomas family was living next door to Myrton. They are of an age to be Myrton's parents, but his parents were Frank T Thomas and Charlottte Dawkins. 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #7 Rent, $4 Thomas, Richard Head M W 66 Grade 0 b Arkansas Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1874] Thomas, Maud Wife F W 60 Grade 4 b Texas Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1880] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 M A Thomas Born 26 Sep 1903 Died 13 Mar 1988 Last Residence Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma 73572 SSN 445-18-0196 issued Oklahoma - Before 1951 Myrton Alfred Thomas Birth Sep 26, 1903 Marshall County, Kansas Death Mar 13, 1988 Cotton County, Oklahoma Spouse Bessie Brinkley Thomas (1905 - 1990) Son Alfred Robert Thomas (1927 - 2014) Burial Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, klahoma Created by Rick MillerJan 19, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #46865693, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46865693
Nicholas Thomas came to the US in 1850 from Prussia, the leading German state at that time. (It was Prussia, which had absorbed all the German states except Austria, against whom the British and their allies fought in World War I.) A descendant, Donna Thomas Mondier, found the information on the Thomas family's move to the US. Nicholas is listed in the passengers sailing from Bremen to Galveston, Texas. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Primary Immigrant: Thomas, Nic, from Neufilzen; family of 4. The ship's name was Estafette, Captain Heyen, departure of Sept 19, 1850 from Bremen to Galveston arriving in Nov of 1850 -- Originally published in a weekly newspaper of Rudolfstadt, Thuringia, Allgemein Auswanderungs-Zeitung (General Emigration Newspaper), vol. 4 (1850). -- From Bremen to America in 1850: Fourteen Rare Emigrant Ship Lists by Clifford Neal Smith (German-American Genealogical Research Monograph, 22, McNeal, AZ: Westland Publications, 1987. 35p.), pp 17 and 18 More details about the family are found in the Notes for his daughter Mary Elizabeth Thomas, who married Thomas Lewis/Louis Terry in Brazos County, Texas, where the Thomases settled. 1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 23 July, PO Wheelock, page 75, Hse/Fam #544 Nicholas Thomas 47 M Farmer $1216 Real Estate $112 Personal b Prusia [sic] [b Abt. 1813] Mary A Thomas 38 F Housewife b Prusia [b Abt. 1822] Peter Thomas 12 M Prussia Joseph Thomas 10 M b Prussia Thomas, Cathrine 8 F b Texas Thomas, Laurie 6 F b Texas Thomas, Elizabeth 5 F b Texas Thomas, Anna M 3 F b Texas A researcher on the Zerbst side of this family found a listing in a publication with information about the death and burial of Nicholas. "I have come across information that lists Nicholas Thomas (9/6/1813-10/31/1868) as being buried in the Schultze Cemetery in Brazos County. It is not information listed on Find-A-Grave. It was in a book at the Carnegie Library in Bryan, TX. I am trying to research this cemetery because I believe my GGG grandparents, Carl and Henrietta Zerbst (Catherine Thomas Zerbst in-laws) may be buried there." -- Kristen Eixmann, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 Juen 2011
"Nora Alice Thomas b Jul 4, 1880 d Jan 1, 1906 m James Thomas Parker Dec 12, 1901 buried Cottonwood Cemetery" -- Donna Thomas Mondier, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, September 2007 Nora was 17 years old when she was first enumerated in the 1900 census with her mother and siblings. Her father Peter died in January 1900. 1900 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 15 June, District 5, Kurten Precinct 3, page 9A, Hse #159, Fam #163 Thomas, Lucy Head W F Sept 1853 46 Widow 8 children/6 living TX TX TX Farmer Owns Farm Thomas, Nora Daughter W F July 1882 17 TX Germany TX Thomas, Lou Daughter W F Aug 1886 13 TX Germany TX At School Thomas, Lizzie Daughter W F June 1889 10 TX Germany TX At School Thomas, William Son W M Apr 1894 6 TX Germany TX -------------------- Nora Alice Thomas Parker Birth Jul. 4, 1880 Death Nov. 11, 1907 Parents: Peter Thomas (1848 - 1900) Lucy J. Hood Thomas (1852 - 1918) Siblings: Lucy Judson Thomas Martin (1866 - 1971) Joseph Henry Thomas (1872 - 1909) Ada B Thomas Sample (1877 - 1962) Elizabeth Frances Thomas Cobb (1888 - 1972) Frank Almer Thomas (1892 - 1893) William Elzie Thomas (1894 - 1942) Inscription: Wife of J.T. Parker Burial Cottonwood Cemetery, Brazos County, Texas Created by Sandi Costa Mar 10, 2005 -- Find A Grave Memorial #10594298, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10594298 --------------------
Otha Elmer Thomas Birth 20 FEB 1892 Tennessee Death 25 MAR 1957 Fresno, Fresno, California Parents Unknown Spouse Mae Redwine born October 18, 1897 in Arkansas died on June 11, 1986 in Fresno, California at 88 Father Lovelace, Mother Nancy -- Redwine, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/20392274/person/20355075467/facts?ftm=1 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Otha Elmer Thomas [Otha Elmar Thomas] Residence 16 No Yorktown, (Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma) Birth 20 Feb 1889 Sevierville, Tennessee Occupation Chauffeur, Oklahoma Iron Wks, Tulsa, Oklahoma Married Previous Military Service Private Coast Artillery #134 NY Tall, Stout, Gray Eyes, Light Hair Registered 5 June 1917 Tulsa, Oklahoma Signed Otha Elmar [sic] Thomas California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Otha E Thomas Birth 20 Feb 1892 Tennessee Death 25 Mar 1957 Fresno County Mother's Maiden Name Newman Father's Surname Thomas Social Security #443019066 U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 Otha E Thomas Birth Date 20 Feb 1889 Tennessee Death Date 25 Mar 1957 Enlistment 26 November 1910 Tennessee, Private, 134th Co C A C Honorably Discharged 2 September 1911, No Subsequent Service Pension Claim Number 2 464 374 Burial Liberty Cemetery, Fresno, California Ship to Mr Nelson Ferry, Cemetery Sexton, 1831 W Belmont, Fresno, California Requested 29 March 1957 by widow Mrs Anna M Thomas, 4680 E Madison, Fresno, California Stone ordered 23 May 1957 from Columbus Marble Works, Columbus, Mississippi Otha E Thomas Birth Feb 20, 1892 Death Mar 25, 1957 Inscription: TENNESSEE PVT 134 CO COAST ARTY Burial Liberty Veterans Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California Created by Thomas Dec 28, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #23608349, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23608349&ref=acom
The birth and death dates for Peter and Lucy Thomas are on the listing of the Cottonwood Cemetery in Brazos County, where Peter and his wife Lucy were buried. "Lucy J. Thomas 9/5/1852 6/26/1918 [Lucy Jane? Hood, wo Peter Thomas]" "Peter Thomas 5/16/1848 1/18/1900" -- http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/brazos/cemetery/cotton.txt Their infant son's name and details are also in that register. Frank lived less than a year: "Frank Almer Thomas 9/22/1892 8/25/1893 Son of Lucy and Peter" -- http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/brazos/cemetery/cotton.txt Peter is the oldest child of Nicolas Thomas and Mary Ann Kiefer, one of two born in Prussia before the family emigrated to Texas in 1850. A census record of his daughter Frances Elizabeth in 1920 clarifies that Peter was born in Alsace-Lorraine, a German-speaking province that had been shifted back and forth from the domains of the French Empire and the various German Empires. Since WWI it has been a Province of France. 1920 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 10 February, Precinct 3, District 5, page 11A, Hse #207, Fam #208 Cobb, John L Head Owns Farm M W 42 TX AL TN Public School Teacher [b abt 1878] Cobb, Elizabeth F Wife F W 31 TX Alsace-Lorraine AL [b abt 1889] We find Peter and his parents recorded in the US census of 1860 in Brazos County, Texas. 1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 23 July, PO Wheelock, page 75, Hse/Fam #544 Nicholas Thomas 47 M Farmer $1216 Real Estate $112 Personal b Prusia [sic] Mary A Thomas 38 F Housewife b Prusia Peter Thomas 12 M Prussia Peter's father Nicholas died before the 1870 census. Peter is one of the children still in the household of his widowed mother Marry Ann. 1870 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 16 June, PO Bryan, page 2, Hse/Fam #11 Thomas, M A 49 F W Keeping House $3000 Real Estate value $240 Personal b Prussia Thomas, P 22 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate value $100 Personal b Prussia 1880 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 8 June, District 2/16, page 14B, Hse/Fam #131 Thomas, Peter W M 33 Farming Prussia Prussia Prussia Thomas, Lusy J W F 25 Wife Keeping House TX AL AL Thomas, Joseph H W M 8 Son Farm Hand TX Prussia AL Thomas, Ada W M 1 Dau TX Prussia TX The birth places of Joseph's parents don't make sense. They should be the same as for Ada. Both are the children of Lucy. Living next door to Peter and his family is his brother Lewis N, a single head of household, with their mother in the household, as well as 12-year-old Annie Zerbst, daughter of Mary's Ann's daughter Cathrine Thomas Zerbst.
1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #7 Rent, $4 Thomas, Richard Head M W 66 Grade 0 b Arkansas Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1874] Thomas, Maud Wife F W 60 Grade 4 b Texas Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1880] RIchard and Maud's on Myrton was living next door to them with his wife Bess Brinkley and their family. 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #6 Owned, Value $400 Thomas, Myrten A Head M W 36 Grade 8 b Kentucky lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1904] Thomas, Bessie Wife F W 34 Grade 8 b Oklahoma lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1906] Thomas, Alfred R Son M W 12 Grade 7 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1928] Tomas, Wanda Mae Dau F W 10 Grade 5 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1930] Thomas, Charlotte S Dau F W 2 Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1938] -------------------------- Richard Thomas BIRTH 12 Mar 1874 DEATH 26 Feb 1953 BURIAL Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA Parents: William Clemon Decatur Thomas 1842-1908 Mary Ann Wright Thomas 1840-1876 Spouse Maude Thomas 1880-1954 Son Lester L Thomas 1912-2005 Siblings: John Springer Thomas 1866-1937 Nancy E Thomas Daughtrey 1868-1955 Mary Ethel Thomas Daughtry 1869-1942 Lou Thomas Folley 1873-1950 Jodie Thomas 1876-1937 Half Siblings: Lillie Belle Thomas Myers 1880-1961 Jim Thomas 1883-1948 Josephine Thomas 1890-1923 Dora A Thomas 1892-1968 Mollie Thomas Donovan 1899-1970 Sallie Thomas King 1901-1989 -- MEMORIAL ID 46865666, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46865666/R-THOM# --------------------------