Person:Robert Thomasson (1)

Robert H. Thomasson

Robert H. Thomasson, son of Lydia McGehee and Joel Thomasson was born in 1830 in Woodford County, Kentucky. Robert Thomasson died on October 11, 1869 in Franklin County, Kentucky and is buried there. The will of Robert Thomasson was probated in Frankfort, Franklin County on November 11, 1869.

Robert Thomasson and Ann Eliza Morris Marriage

Robert H. Thomasson married Ann Eliza Morris on 27 December 1854 in Scott County, Kentucky.

Ann Eliza Morris, the daughter of Winifred Harbour and James Morris, was born in 1837 in Fayette County, Kentucky.

On 1 June 1860 the young family is living with their first child and several family members from both sides. Robert and Ann E are enumerated with a 11 month old son Joel and Robert’s younger brother William in District 2, Franklin County, Kentucky. Next door is Robert’s younger brother David A Thomasson and his wife Ann E Graves. Next door on the other side is Ann’s older brother Lucien Morris and his wife June. And next door to them is Tilman Graves, father of Ann E Graves and husband of her mother Eliza. Interesting that Ann Graves Thomsson’s parents are enumerated separately. Perhaps young Ann was close to childbirth.

Robert Thomasson died on 11 October 1869 in Franklin County, Kentucky and is buried there. The will of Robert Thomasson was probated in Frankfort, Franklin County on 11 November 1869.

On 22 June 1870 Ann E Thomasson is enumerated as a widow with her family of five children and older sister Louisa Morris in Courthouse District, Franklin County, Kentucky. This district includes the city of Frankfort. Ann and Robert had six children: Sarah Francis, Joel Price, James Brown, Edward Dale, William Gay, and Lou Ella Thomasson.