Joel Harris Thomas

Joel Harris Thomas

Male 1820 - 1884  (64 years)

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  • Name Joel Harris Thomas 
    Born 27 Sep 1820  Mason County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Nov 1884  Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Jesse W. Weik, "Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana," (Indianapolis: Bowen, 1910), p. 669:

      "On November 8, 1884, [Joel Harris Thomas] was instantly killed by a Big Four [Railroad] engine while walking on the railroad track in company with his brother and others, returning from a ratification at Carbon, [Clay County], being in the sixth-fourth year of his age."
    Person ID I43797  Complete
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2018 

    Father William Thomas,   b. 22 Sep 1797, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1839, Portland Mills, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Hannah Frances Butcher,   b. 25 Dec 1799, Montgomery County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1863, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1817  Bath County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • International Marriages, 1560-1900: "William Thomas, b. Abt. 1797 Kentucky, & Fannie Butcher, b. Abt. 1799 Kentucky; m. Abt. 1817 Kentucky."

      Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850: Hannah Butcher & William Thomas, m. 25 Mar 1817 Bath County."
    Family ID F18044885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Stites,   b. Abt. 1827, Ohio, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 7 Mar 1843  Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • LDS FamilySearch Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959: "Joel Thomas & Polly Stites, license: 7 Mar 1843, m. 9 Mar 1843 by John S. Jennings, Putnam County."
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2013 
    Family ID F18044891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Sep 1820 - Mason County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Mar 1843 - Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Nov 1884 - Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Joel Thomas (1820-1884)
    Joel Thomas (1820-1884)

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    Census Records
    Isaac Thomas (1818-1890), Joel Harris Thomas (1820-1884), & Hannah Frances (Fanny) Butcher (1799-1863)
    Isaac Thomas (1818-1890), Joel Harris Thomas (1820-1884), & Hannah Frances (Fanny) Butcher (1799-1863)

    U.S. Census Greencastle, Putnam County, IN 1850, nearby households:

    "Isaac Thomas, age 32 b. Abt. 1818 Kentucky, farmer, wife Arethina, age 33 b. Abt. 1817 Kentucky; four children b. Indiana: Samuel 6, Carlisle 3, Aaron 2, William infant."

    "Joel Thomas, age 29 b. Abt. 1821 Kentucky, farmer, wife Polly, age 23 b. Abt. 1827 Kentucky; four children b. Indiana: William 5, Hiram 4, John 2, James infant."

    "Fanny Thomas, age 53 b. Abt. 1797 Kentucky, not employed; one daughter b. Kentucky: Eliza 24; two sons b. Indiana: George 16, Lewis 15; Anderson Johnson, age 8 b. Abt. 1842 Indiana."