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VIRGINIA,I CAN'T PROVE THE INFORMATION I'M SENDING
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HERE WE GO:
Name: George Francis "Jack" THOMAS
Given Name: George Francis "Jack"
Surname: Thomas
Sex: M
Birth: 12 Nov 1895 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas 1 2
Death: 21 Feb 1988 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas 1
Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas 1
Occupation: Retired, Graham Water Department
Occupation: 15 Dec 1936 The Texas Company, Graham, Young County, Texas
Event: Military Service PFC USA WWI
Event: Social Security Number 1936 456-09-8419
Baptism: 23 Mar 1975 First Baptist Church, Graham, Young County, Texas
Note:
Jack Thomas was John B. Thomas' nephew. At some point in Jack's young
life, he came to live with his Uncle John and Aunt Mary Thomas.
According to family members, Jack moved to Graham, Texas, from Newcastle,
Texas, in 1923. In 1936, he was working for The Texas Company in
Graham. The Texas Company was a multi-purpose oil company in Young
County during the 1930s. They found, drilled, pumped, transported, and
refined oil. Then, they either sold the oil retail or wholesale. Jack
also worked as a sewer plant operator for the Graham City Water
Department. Jack moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1980 after his
retirement from the City of Graham.
Jack was a member of the American Legion, Veteran of Foreign War, and
Graham Volunteer Fire Department. He was a veteran of World War I,
serving in France. He was a member of the "Stick Club," which consisted
of I Company, 141st Infantry Regiment Division.
Jack was a former member of Graham's First Baptist Church. He was then a
member of Leonard St. Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Father: Francis "Frank" THOMAS b: 21 May 1871 in California
Mother: Wilhelmenia Alwanda "Willie" BLOSS b: 1875 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas
Marriage 1 Lelia A. BOYNTON b: 9 Dec 1897 in Dublin, Erath County, Texas
Married: 14 May 1918 in Newcastle, Young County, Texas 1 3
Children
William Ralph THOMAS b: 10 Mar 1922 in Newcastle, Young County, Texas
Aurelia Mae THOMAS b: 15 Nov 1925 in Graham, Young County, Texas
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" THOMAS b: 19 Nov 1927 in Graham, Young County, Texas
Sources:
Author: Dorman Holub
Title: Dorman Holub, Graham, Texas, Town Historian
Publication: April 20, 2002
Note:
Excellent
Repository:
Author: Jack Loftin
Title: Complete Cemetery Census of Young County
Note:
Information supplied by a look-up volunteer, Lauri Manda.
Repository:
Author: Young County, Texas
Title: Marriage Record, The State of Texas, Young County
Publication: Filed May 17, 1918
Note:
Excellent
Repository:
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Name: Francis "Frank" THOMAS
Given Name: Francis "Frank"
Surname: Thomas
Sex: M
Birth: 21 May 1871 in California
Death: 18 Aug 1914 1
Occupation: 1895 Machinist
Occupation: 1898 Mechanic
Residence: 1898 Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Residence: 1895 Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Father: George Washington THOMAS b: 12 Aug 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee
Mother: Martha S. BURNS b: 10 Mar 1850 in Gentry, Missouri
Marriage 1 Clora Alwilda BLOSS b: 1868 in Ohio
Married: Abt. 1896
Children
Bessie Lee THOMAS b: 18 Aug 1898 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Grace THOMAS b: 1900
Unknown Child THOMAS b: 1901
Marriage 2 Wilhelmenia Alwanda "Willie" BLOSS b: 1875 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas
Married: 1893 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas 2
Children
George Francis "Jack" THOMAS b: 12 Nov 1895 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Sources:
Author: C.J. Nichols
Title: C.J. Nichols' Ancestry World Tree Project
Publication: October 12, 2001
Note:
Excellent
Repository:
Author: W. Ralph Thomas
Title: Electronic messages with W. Ralph Thomas, M.D.
Publication: July 20, 2002
Note:
Excellent
Repository:
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Name: Wilhelmenia Alwanda "Willie" BLOSS
Given Name: Wilhelmenia Alwanda "Willie"
Surname: Bloss
Sex: F
Birth: 1875 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas 1
Death: Bef. 1898
Marriage 1 Francis "Frank" THOMAS b: 21 May 1871 in California
Married: 1893 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas 2
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Name: George Washington THOMAS
Given Name: George Washington
Surname: Thomas
Sex: M
Birth: 12 Aug 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee 1
Death: 26 May 1930 in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Burial: 27 May 1930 Texas State Cemetery, Confederate Field, Section 1 Row V Number 7, Austin, Travis County, Texas
Event: Military Service Civil War, Confederate Soldier, Co. G. 3. Tennessee Cavalry, Army of Tennessee
Residence: 1930 Austin, Travis County, Texas
Note:
George Washington Thomas was born in Monroe County, Tennessee. He
entered Confederate service April 26, 1861, at Madisonville, Tennessee.
He was not quite 17 years old. Initially, George served in Co. B, Third
(Vaughn's) Tenn. Infantry (also called 3rd Tenn. Cavalry Regt. and 3rd
Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Regt.) until the fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The
Confederate Army, after months of being surrounded and under seige by
Union troops, finally had no choice but to surrender or starve to death.
After they surrendered, they were released after giving up their arms and
promising not to rejoin the Confederate Army. George W. Thomas, after
his release at Vicksburg, re-enlisted in the 2nd Tenn. Cavalry. He
served under General Joseph E. Johnson for the remainder of the war,
until Johnson's surrender at Washington, Georgia, April 5, 1865.
By 1866, George Thomas was living in Mendocino County, California, along
with his parents and brother, James J. Thomas.
On June 15, 1866, there was a land transaction made by George W. Thomas
at Mount Diablo, California.
On August 9, 1866, George married Martha S. Burns. He was a few days shy
of 22, and she was 16. They had six children over a period of time from
1867 to 1879.
George W. Thomas is listed on the 1870 Mendocino County Census as head of
household living in Little Lake Township (page 196).
G.W. Thomas is listed as a Grange Charter Member on June 1, 1874, with a
location of Cahto.
On the 1880 Great Register for Mendocino County, California, George
Washington Thomas is listed as the head of household, age 35, living in
Long Valley.
George made his final land transaction on February 10, 1881.
George Thomas and his family moved to Texas after 1881. At one time,
they lived in Thurber, Erath County, Texas. Thurber was the most
important mine site in Texas for 30 years. Coal in Thurber, probably
known to Indians, was "discovered" in 1886 by W.W. Johnson, who with his
brother, Harvey, sold out to Texas & Pacific Coal Company in 1888. (T&P
Coal Company provided fuel for the Texas and Pacific Railroad, but was
independently owned.) The town was named for H.K. Thurber, friend of T&P
Coal Company founders. The most dynamic firm member was Robert D.
Hunter, developer of 7 of 15 mines. The next president was E.L. Marston,
Hunter's son-in-law, who left mining largely to William K. Gordon, an
engineer who brought daily output to 3,000 tons. Then, in 1917, Gordon
(baked by the management of the coal company), was primarily responsible
for discovery of Ranger Oil Field, 20 miles west. Adoption of
oil-burning railway locomotives cut demand for coal. The last mine in
Thurber closed in 1921, and the 10,000 or more inhabitants of Thurber
began to move away. the coal firm changed its name to texas Pacific
Coal and Oil Company and was sold in 1963 to Joseph E. Seagram and Sons,
Inc. for $277,000,000.00. It was renamed Texas Pacific Oil Company and
is now one of the largest independent domestic energy suppliers. Much of
the coal (by estimate 127 million tons) remains underground.
Martha Thomas died in 1884 in Taylor County, Texas, at the age of 34. At
the time of her death, James was 17, John was 15, Frank was 13, William
was 12, Clara Alice was 9, and her youngest child, Logan, was only 5
years old.
George Washington Thomas was admitted to the Confederate Home in Austin,
Texas, on May 12, 1916. He died May 26, 1930.
Father: Johnathan THOMAS b: 1811 in Tennessee
Mother: UNKNOWN SARAH b: 1817 in Tennessee
Marriage 1 Martha S. BURNS b: 10 Mar 1850 in Gentry, Missouri
Married: 9 Aug 1866 in Long Valley, Mendocino County, California 2
Children
James THOMAS b: 13 May 1867 in Mendocino County, California
Johnathan B. "John" THOMAS b: 25 Jul 1869 in California
Francis "Frank" THOMAS b: 21 May 1871 in California
William THOMAS b: 9 Jun 1872
Clara Alice THOMAS b: 9 Jul 1875 in Long Valley, Mendocino County, California
Logan THOMAS b: 7 Apr 1879
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Name: Johnathan THOMAS
Given Name: Johnathan
Surname: Thomas
Sex: M
Birth: 1811 in Tennessee
Occupation: 1850 Farmer, Monroe County, Tennessee
Residence: 1879 Mendocino County, California
Note:
Johnathan Thomas (also spelled Jonathan on some records) and his wife,
Sarah, are listed on the District 14, 1850 Monroe County, Tennessee
Census with their children as follows:
Johnathan Thomas, age 39, male, born in TN, occupation farmer
Sarah Thomas, age 33, female, born in TN
Nancy Thomas, age 14, female, born in TN
James Thomas, age 10, male, born in TN
George W., age 6, male, born in TN
They are listed on the District 15, 1860 Monroe County, Tennessee Census
as follows:
Johnathan Thomas, age 48, male, born in TN
Sarah Thomas, age 40, female, born in TN
Nancy Thomas, age 22, female, born in TN
J.J. Thomas, age 18, male, born in TN
George W. Thomas, age 16, male, born in TN
Ann Thomas, age 86, female, born in NC
By 1866, the Johnathan Thomas family had moved to Mendocino County,
California. It is not known at this time whether or not daughter Nancy
went with the family. She would have been about 30 years old and was
most likely already married.
Johnathan Thomas is listed on the 1870 Mendocino County, California
Census (page 195) as the head of household living at Little Lake Township.
Johnathan Thomas is listed as a Grange Charter Member on June 1, 1874,
with a location of Cahto.
On November 20, 1867, a land transaction was made by Johnathan Thomas at
Mount Diablo, Mendocino County, California. A second transaction was
made on November 5, 1872, and a third and final transaction was made on
October 1, 1879.
At this time there is no additional information concerning Johnathan
Thomas' whereabouts after 1879.
Marriage 1 UNKNOWN SARAH b: 1817 in Tennessee
Married: Abt. 1835 in Tennessee
Children
Nancy THOMAS b: 1836 in Tennessee
James J. THOMAS b: 1840 in Tennessee
George Washington THOMAS b: 12 Aug 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee
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