Person:Thomas Shores (3)

Watchers
Thomas SHORES
d.
m. 10 May 1799
  1. Samuel Solomon SHORES1799 -
  2. Nancy SHORESAbt 1805 -
  3. Rebecca SHORESAbt 1806 -
  4. Thomas SHORESAbt 1818 -
  5. Ballard SHORESAbt 1822 -
  6. Margaret "Peggy" SHORESAbt 1825 -
m. 9 Jul 1844
  1. Edward ShoresAbt 1845 -
  2. Martha ShoresAbt 1847 -
  3. Sarah SHORES1849 -
  4. George SHORESAbt 1852 -
  5. Nancy SHORESAbt 1854 -
  6. Stephen SHORES1859 -
Facts and Events
Name Thomas SHORES
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][6] Abt 1818 Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland
Marriage 9 Jul 1844 , Somerset County, Marylandto Mary Webster
Census[2] 27 Sep 1850 Dames Quarter District, Somerset, Maryland
Census 27 Sep 1850 Dames Quarter District, Somerset, Marylandwith Mary Webster
Occupation[3][4] Bet 1850 and 1860 Dames Quarter, Somerset, MarylandOysterman
Death? Y

Listed in 1850 U.S, census as male, white, age 26, oysterman, owning real property worth $100 and unable to read and write. Thomas was living next door to family of his older sister Nancy (SHORES) BOZMAN. Listed in 1860 US census as white, male, age 48, oysterman, owning real property worth $500 and personal property worth $100, unable to read and write.

References
  1. Somerset, Maryland, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693).

    Dames Quarter District, p.169, dwelling 1148, family 1121 (household of Thomas SHORES) _TMPLT:
    FIELD:
    Name: Page _QUAL:
    _INFO: S

  2. 2.0 2.1 Thomas Shores household, 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Dames Quarter District, Somerset, Maryland, pa.

    Thomas Shores, head of household, 26, male, white, oysterman, RE:$100, b. Md., illiterate _TMPLT:
    FIELD:
    Name: Page _QUAL:
    _INFO: P

  3. Somerset, Maryland, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

    Dames Quarter District, 1st Division, p. 440A, household of Thomas SHORES, dwelling 1421,
    family 1421. _TMPLT:
    FIELD:
    Name: Page _QUAL:
    _INFO: P

  4. Somerset, Maryland, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693).

    Dames Quarter District, p.169, dwelling 1148, family 1121 (household of Thomas SHORES) _TMPLT:
    FIELD:
    Name: Page _QUAL:
    _INFO: P

  5.   Somerset, Maryland, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

    Dames Quarter District, 1st Division, p. 440A, household of Thomas SHORES, dwelling 1421,
    family 1421. _TMPLT:
    FIELD:
    Name: Page _QUAL:
    _INFO: S

  6. Listed as age 26 in 1850 U.S. census and 48 in 1860 US census. Birth year estimated from an average of both given ages.