Person:John Thomas (75)

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John M Thomas
m. 7 Dec 1823
  1. John M Thomas1819 - 1902
  2. Sarah A. ThomasAbt 1827 -
  3. Stephen R. ThomasAbt 1837 -
  4. Jasper N ThomasAbt 1843 -
  5. William S. ThomasAbt 1845 -
m. 11 Oct 1849
m. 6 Nov 1850
  1. Mary C. Thomas1853 -
  2. James William Thomas1853 - 1944
  3. Eliza Bell Thomas1856 - 1944
  4. Elias L. Thomas1857 - 1945
  5. Nancy Elizabeth Thomas1859 - Bef 1941
  6. Unnamed Thomas1861 - 1861
  7. David Hobson Thomas1864 - 1925
  8. Joseph Edward Thomas1866 - 1961
  9. John W Thomas1868 - 1939
  10. Robert J. Thomas1870 - 1959
  11. Stephen Henry Thomas1873 - 1950
  12. Lusanna Thomas1877 -
Facts and Events
Name John M Thomas
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Apr 1819 Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Marriage 11 Oct 1849 Hardin Co., Kentuckyto Mary J. Brown
Marriage 6 Nov 1850 Green Co., Kentuckyto Priscilla Whitlow
Census[4] 5 Jun 1860 Hart, Kentucky, United StatesCatalfa ; Farmer: no land owned.
Census[6] 22 Jul 1870 Hart, Kentucky, United StatesPowder Mill District ; Farmer; value of land =$360
Census[7] 22 Jun 1900 Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, United StatesRetired Farmer
Death[2] 25 Apr 1902 Green, Kentucky, United States
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To check:Born before parents' marriage

I got the name 'Thomas Thomas' from the death certificate of his son, Stephen H. Thomas. John Thomas appears to be the correct name for him, however. Mr. Jeffrey Jewell, of Louisville, KY, sent me an email on 26 Dec 2002 which had much information about John Thomas and his progeny. The year of birth given by Mr. Jewell (1819) does not match John M. Thomas' age according to the 1860 census, which would work out to about 1823. The 1870 census however, does seem to corroborate a birth year of either 1819 or 1820.

Finding the parents of John M. Thomas and Priscilla Whitlow is proving to be quite elusive. There were eleven different men with the surname of Thomas in Hardin Co., Kentucky in the census year after John M. was born (1820). In the 1820 census, only the head of household was named, and then only the approximate ages of family members were listed. Of the eleven heads of household listed in Hardin County with the surname 'Thomas', those with male children under ten years of age (John M. would have been one year old) were as follows: three different Josephs, Hardin, Isaac, Robert, Samuel, Moses, and Thomas Thomas.

In the 1830 and1840 census' for Meade County, Kentucky, Joseph Thomas, John M. Thmas' father, is listed. In the 1830 version he is listed as being 30-40 years old, with 4 sons and 3 daughters, and a wife of 30-40 years old. In the 1840 version he appears as being 40-50 years old, with his wife still listed as 30-40 years, with two sons and three daughters. None of the neighbors names remained the same from 1830 to 1840 leading one to believe that Joseph and his family changed locations within Meade County, or I have the wrong family in one or more of the census'. Meade County was formed from Hardin County in 1823, so it is not known if Joseph moved locations or if the county name changed to Meade where he lived in the former Hardin County. John M. Thomas would have been 21 years old in 1840 and may have already been out on his own, as none of the children listed th Joseph in 1840 are of his age. The 1830 census however shows one son of Joseph's was 10-15 years old, which is the correct age range for John.

One strong clue that one of the Josephs was John M's father is in the 1860 census in Catalfa, Hart Co., Kentucky. In that 1860 census (Series M653, Roll 372) on the exact same census page (Page 373) John M. and Priscilla Thomas are listed along with five children (James, Mary, Eliza, Elias, and Nancy) at the top of the page, and Joseph Thomas and his family AND James Whitlow (Priscilla Thomas' maiden name was Whitlow) and his family are listed at the bottom of the page. Both Joseph Thomas and James Whitlow were of an age where it is entirely possible they are John M. Thomas and Priscilla Whitlow's parents.

References
  1. 1900 U.S. Census, Green Co., Greensburg, Kentucky
    pg. 251.
  2. Jeffrey G. Jewell of Louisville, KY (jeffrey.jewell@@louisville.edu). Research by Mr. Jeffrey G. Jewell. (Received via email 12/2002).
  3.   1860 U.S. Census, Hart Co., Catalfa, Kentucky. (Series M653, Roll 372, Page 817)
    pg. 817.
  4. 1860 U.S. Census, Hart Co., Catalfa, Kentucky. (Series M653, Roll 372, Page 817)
    Series M653, Roll 372, page 817.
  5.   1870 U.S. Census, Hart Co., Powder Mill District, Kentucky. (Series M593, Roll468)
    pg 373.
  6. 1870 U.S. Census, Hart Co., Powder Mill District, Kentucky. (Series M593, Roll468)
    Page 373.
  7. 1900 U.S. Census, Green Co., Greensburg, Kentucky
    pg 251.