Person:Thomas Fiers (1)

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Thomas Lawrence Fiers
b.30 Aug 1798 Sussex, Virginia, United States
d.17 Feb 1888 Redkey, Jay, Indiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1780
  1. Sarah Fiers1783 - 1873
  2. Lucy FiersAbt 1786 -
  3. James FiersAbt 1790 - 1874
  4. Frances Fiers1794 -
  5. Elizabeth FiersAbt 1796 -
  6. Thomas Lawrence Fiers1798 - 1888
  7. John FiersAbt 1800 -
  8. Lucretia FiersAbt 1802 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas Lawrence Fiers1798 - 1888
  • W.  Anna Lewis1801 - 1875
m. 5 Jan 1822
  1. Baxter D Fiers1822 - 1855
  2. John Lewis Fiers1823 - 1873
  3. Albert Fiers1825 - 1870
  4. George Fiers1826 - 1882
  5. Mary Frances Fiers1831 -
  6. Clat Fiers1833 -
  7. Darius Fiers1834 -
  8. Lewis Fiers1836 - 1895
  9. James Fiers1839 - 1862
  10. Malissa Fiers1841 - 1876
  11. _____ Fiers1843 -
  12. Thomas Clark Fiers1846 - 1871
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Thomas Lawrence Fiers
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 Aug 1798 Sussex, Virginia, United States
Military[2] 1812 Ohio, United StatesPrivate, 19 US Inf. under Capt. R.C. Talbott.
Marriage 5 Jan 1822 Greene, Ohio, United Statesto Anna Lewis
Residence[1] 1840 Delaware, Indiana, United States
Residence[1] 1850 Jay, Indiana, United States
Death? 17 Feb 1888 Redkey, Jay, Indiana, United States
Burial[1][3] Mount Vernon Cemetery, Redkey, Jay, Indiana, United States
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Research Notes

  • Thomas L. Fiers served in the War of 1812. A marker on his gravesite reads; Thomas L. Fiers, U.S. Soldier, War of 1812. Thomas was a farmer, cooper, businessman and timber dealer. Thomas and Anna are buried in Pioneer Cemetery in Redkey, Indiana.
  • Grandson James Walter Fiers, who wrote extensively on the family, stated that "The L stands for nothing". [needs citation]
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thomas Lawrence Fiers, in Cummins, D. Duane. Dale fiers: twentieth century disciple. (Fort Worth, Texas: TCU Press, 2003).

    p 4 - The sixth and next to youngest child of John and Frances was Thomas Lawrence Fiers, born August 30, 1798, the great-grandfather of Dale. Only seven when his family made its westward journey, he undoubtedly saw the experience through a young boy's eye as a thrilling adventure. By January of 1822, Thomas, then a veteran of the War of 1812, was marrie dto Ann Lewis, and to this union were born twelve children. The Ohio years found him plying his trade as a cooper. Like his father before him Thomas was lured farther west by the prospect of better fortune in the state of Indiana. He initially settled in Delaware County during the early 1840s. At that time, Indiana had only three cities of more than 2,500 people - Madison, New Albany, and Indianapolis -and the lines between rural and town life were vaguely formed. A decade later, Thomas moved his family on to Jay County, where they remained throughout the Civil War. Thomas died there about 1870. His government grave marker in the old pioneer cemetery in Redkey, Jay County, Indiana reads simply: "Thomas L. Fiers - US Soldier - War of 1812."

  2. ↑ .

    Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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  3. ↑ Thomas L Fiers, in Find A Grave.

    [as of 2 Sep 2013 there is no headstone photo]

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