James Parsons Thomas

James Parsons Thomas[1]

Male 1804 - 1882  (78 years)

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  • Name James Parsons Thomas 
    Born 25 Jan 1804  Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 08 Feb 1882  Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Killion Cemetery, Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • U.S. Census Washington, Clay County, IN 1850: "James Thomas, age 47 b. Abt. 1803 Kentucky, farmer real estate owned $2000, wife Elizabeth, age 44 b. Abt. 1806 North Carolina; seven children b. Indiana: Eliza 20, Shalum 17, Lewis 15, Granville 12, Louisa 10, Solomon 8, Hulda 5." Also in the household: Samuel Smith, age 13 b. Abt. 1837 Indiana."

      U.S. Census Washington, Clay IN 1860: "James P. Thomas, age 56 b. Abt. 1804 Kentucky, farmer real estate owned $10,000 other property $1500, wife Elizabeth, age 50 b. Abt. 1810 North Carolina; four children b. Indiana: Granville E. 21, Louisa M. 19, Hulda 14, Solomon 10."

      U.S. Census Washington, Clay IN 1870: "James P. Thomas, age 66 b. Abt. 1804 Kentucky, farmer real estate owned $2100 other property $1000, wife Betsy, age 56 b. Abt. North Carolina; two children b. Indiana: Shallum 38, Louisa 25."

      U.S. Census Washington, Clay IN 1880: "James P. Thomas, age 76 b. Abt. 1804 Kentucky, parents b. Virginia, widower, not employed," in the household of his son, Shallum Thomas."

    Person ID I13640  Complete
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2012 

    Father David Thomas,   b. 23 May 1767, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1852, Cass, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Huldah Parsons,   b. 05 Jun 1775, Hampshire County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jul 1851, Cass, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 01 Apr 1793 
    Family ID F8014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Barbara Barnett,   b. 07 Jan 1810, Harrison County, Indiana Territory, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Mar 1848, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1827  Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Travis, "History of Clay County," p. 519, List of marriages reinstated after records were destroyed in a fire:

      "May 1828 James P. Thomas and Barbara Barnett"
    Children 
     1. Eliza Thomas,   b. Abt. 1830, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Shallum P. Thomas,   b. 27 Nov 1832, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1915, Center Point, Clay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Lewis Thomas,   b. Abt. 1835, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Granville E. Thomas,   b. Abt. 1839, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Louisa M. Thomas,   b. Abt. 1841, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Solomon M. Thomas,   b. Abt. 1842, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jan 1911, Danville, Vermillion, IL Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteers Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     7. Hulda Thomas,   b. Abt. 1846, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 17 May 2015 
    Family ID F5984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Lucas,   b. 1 Sep 1803, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1876, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married Bet. 1848-1850  Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F18043649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jan 1804 - Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1827 - Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Bet. 1848-1850 - Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 Feb 1882 - Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Killion Cemetery, Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    James Parsons Thomas (1804-1882)
    James Parsons Thomas (1804-1882)

    "To Indiana 1810, to Clay county 1812. Aged 78 yrs. 13 da.; buried with wife Elizabeth."

    Find-A-Grave:

    Killion Cemetery, Bowling Green, Clay County, IN

    Histories
    Thomas, Shallum P. (1832-1915)
    Thomas, Shallum P. (1832-1915)

    Charles Blanchard, ed, County of Clay, Indiana: Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F. A. Battey, 1884), p. 484.

    BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Sugar Ridge Township

    Edited by Roy Richard Thomas August 2007

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Descendants of James Barnett and Elizabeth Keller, Erold Clark Wiscombe (ECW), p. 10.

      "David Thomas, father of Barbara Barnett's husband James [Parsons] Thomas, had come to the Eel River in 1818, and operated a ferry there. James continued at the ferry and, after his father's death [28 Jan 1852, Cass, Clay, IN], also managed the farm on the Eel River."

      Edited by Roy Richard Thomas July 2007