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Abt 1805 - Abt 1895 (~ 90 years)
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William S[haw] Thomas |
- Edward Thomas and Elizabeth Shaw used a surname as a middle name for some of their children. Does the middle initial, "S," refer to "Shaw"?
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Born |
Abt. 1805 |
Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
Abt. 1895 |
Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
- Indiana State Digital Archives, Marion County Wills: "William S. Thomas of Lawrence Township, filed 7 Feb 1895, Acc. #2003209, located: 54-H-01, Box 258."
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Buried |
Spring Valley Cemetery, Lawrence, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
Notes |
- In the U.S. Census Marion County, IN 1820, there are no households headed by a person with the surname "Thomas."
In the U.S. Census Marion County, IN 1830, there are three households in two townships headed by a person with the surname "Thomas":
"Perry Township-Richard Thomas [of Ohio, deed 11 May 1829]
Wayne Township-Elizabeth Thomas, William Thomas."
In the U.S. Census Marion County, IN 1840, there are seven households in four townships headed by a person with the surname "Thomas:"
"Perry Township-Edward Thomas, Joseph Thomas, Thomas N. Thomas
Washington Township-Elizabeth [Shaw] Thomas
Warren Township-Isaac Thomas
Lawrence Township-John Thomas, William [S.] Thomas"
In the U.S. Census Marion County, IN 1850, there are five households in four townships headed by a person with the surname "Thomas" AND BORN IN KENTUCKY.
Lawrence Township: "William [S.] Thomas, age 45 b. Abt. 1805," [thus very likely the same "William" enumerated in 1840, as well as 1860, 1870 in this township, son of Edward Thomas & Elizabeth Shaw, hence brother of Thomas N. Thomas; husband of Mary Hensley].
Perry Township: "Thomas N. Thomas, age 38 b. Abt. 1812," [very likely the same "Thomas N." enumerated in 1840, as well as 1860, 1870 in this township, son of Edward Thomas & Elizabeth Shaw, hence brother of William S. Thomas; husband of Eliza Mcfarland].
Perry Township: "Edward Thomas, age 35 b. Abt. 1815," [very likely the same "Edward" enumerated in 1840, as well as 1860, 1870 in this township, husband of Catherine Moore].
Indianapolis: "Caleb [Louis] Thomas, age 29 b. Abt. 1821; John [Mitchelltree] Thomas age 21 b. Abt. 1829;" [sons of John Thomas & Elizabeth Goff].
U.S. Census Lawrence, Marion County, IN 1840: "William Thomas, males: under five 3, male 30-39 one; females: 5-9 two, female 30-39 one."
U.S. Census Lawrence, Marion County, IN 1860: "William Thomas, age 54 b. Abt. 1806 Kentucky, farmer real estate owned $2720 other property $827, wife Polly, age 50 b. Abt. 1810 Canada; six children b. Indiana: James H. 24 master carpenter, John C. 20 farm laborer, Isaac 18 painter, William H. 16 farm laborer, Sarah 14, Mary 12."
U.S. Census Lawrence, Marion County, IN 1880: "William S. Thomas, age 71 b. Abt. 1809 Kentucky, father b. England [sic] mother b. Virginia, farmer, wife Mary A., age 71 b. Abt. 1809 Canada, parents b. Virginia. Also in the household: Daughter, Mary M. Haffield, age 32 b. Abt. 1848 Indiana, father b. Kentucky mother b. Canada & son-in-law, Allen F. Haffield, age 23 b. Abt. 1857 Indiana, father b. Ohio mother b. Indiana, farmer."
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Person ID |
I13719 |
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Last Modified |
18 Apr 2018 |
Father |
Edward Thomas, b. England , d. 18 Mar 1836, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
Mother |
Elizabeth Shaw, b. 15 Feb 1777, Kentucky County, Virginia , d. 4 May 1866, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 89 years) |
Married |
20 Aug 1795 |
Mercer County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
- Mercer County, KY Marriages, 1786-1800 & Wills, 1786-1801; Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850: "Edward Thomas & Eliz. Shaw, m. 20 Aug 1795, by John Mason."
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Family ID |
F5968 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary H. Hensley, b. Abt. 1809, Canada , d. Abt. 1885, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age ~ 76 years) |
Married |
6 Dec 1831 |
Rush, IN |
Children |
| 1. Elizabeth Thomas, b. Abt 1832, Indiana, USA |
| 2. Nancy Thomas, b. Abt 1834, Indiana, USA |
+ | 3. James Harrison Thomas, b. Mar 1836, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. Aft 1920 (Age ~ 85 years) |
| 4. Oliver Thomas, b. Abt 1839, Indiana, USA |
| 5. John C. Thomas, b. Abt. 1840, Indiana, USA , d. Abt. 1915, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age ~ 75 years) |
| 6. Isaac Thomas, b. Abt 1842, Indiana, USA |
+ | 7. William Harvey Thomas, b. Abt 1844, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| 8. Sarah Thomas, b. Abt 1846, Indiana, USA |
| 9. Mary M. Thomas, b. Abt. 1848, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| 10. Clara E. Thomas, b. Abt. 1862, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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Last Modified |
4 Oct 2013 |
Family ID |
F5919 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - Abt. 1805 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
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| Married - 6 Dec 1831 - Rush, IN |
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| Died - Abt. 1895 - Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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Census Records
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| William S. Thomas (1805-1895)
U.S. Census Lawrence, Marion County, IN 1850:
"William Thomas, age 45 b. Abt. 1805 Kentucky, farmer, wife Mary, age 40 b. Abt. 1810 Virginia; nine children b. Indiana: Elizabeth 18, Nancy 16, James 14, Oliver 11, John 10, Isaac 8, Harvey 6, Sarah 4, Mariah 2." |
| William S. Thomas (1805-1895)
U.S. Census Lawrence, Marion County, IN 1860:
"William Thomas, age 54 b. Abt. 1806 Kentucky, farmer real estate owned $2720 other property $827, wife Polly, age 50 b. Abt. 1810 Canada; six children b. Indiana: James H. 24 master carpenter, John C. 20 farm laborer, Isaac 18 painter, William H. 16 farm laborer, Sarah 14, Mary 12." |
| William S. Thomas (1805-1895)
U.S. Census Lawrence, Marion County, IN 1870:
"William S. Thomas, age 65 b. Abt. 1805 Kentucky, farmer real estate owned $2000 other property $60, wife Mary, age 61 b. Abt. 1809 Canada; two children b. Indiana: Mary M. 21, Clara E. 8." |
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