The following press release on a new book self-published by Augustus Thomas II using Xlibris Press was just sent out. If you’ve got Thomas, Colvin, Cox, Davis, Epperson, or Rue ancestors, you should probably to a look at it.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Jan. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When author Augustus Thomas II inherited some family papers when he became executor of his Aunt Katheryne Thomas Whittemore’s estate in 1981, his research for their family tree was ignited – and thus, begins his quest for their long and colorful genealogy. His ancestors were early settlers in the western movement, sometimes trekking roughly cleared pathways behind teams of oxen. Their family meetings and marriages at New Ipswich, NH; Watervliet, NY; New Castle, KY; Richmond, IN; Old Oxford, IL; Mt. Pleasant, IW; Firth, NE; and Denver, CO, and together with the family chronicles, deeds, wills, census records, tombstones, and written biological sketches, all form the basis of this story. Follow their fascinating history in Thomas Thomas Descendants.
Author Augustus Thomas’s interest in his family genealogy was sparked when he became the recipient of family papers – and his research widened as he learned of his ancestors’ stories, retrieved old photographs, perused records of Revolutionary and Civil war soldiers, heard of personal histories, and more. To supplement his accumulated information, he and his wife explored more than twenty-two states, from Maine to Nebraska, and in Wales, Scotland, and England for over an 18-year period. In their travels, they met strangers enthusiastic about their endeavors who showed them cemeteries, narrated related tales, loaned antique college catalogs, helped find library books, assisted with courthouse deeds and wills and shared great meals. Thus, author Augustus Thomas was able to achieve a genealogy chart reaching back to almost 1000 years.
As you learn of the Thomas Thomas Descendants and even trace the history of the other families like the Colvin, Cox, Davis, Epperson, Rue, and others, you will discover that this is not just a family history with charts, but the stories of real people who faced many challenges and trials in their quest for a better life. Be fascinated with their story, and learn. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
Click here to read a few pages from the book. You may also contact the author by using the contact form found here.
My great 7th grandfather was Thomas Thomas, born in 1765 in South Carolina and died in 1830 in Florida. I am not sure who this Thomas was married to, I have found a Nancy Nalle with the name of Thomas Thomas and I know that Thomas had a son by the name of William Henry Thomas born in 1790 in South Carolina. I have only been working on the Thomas family history for a few months and have ran into a dead end. Any suggestions of what to do next.
Sincerely
Joyce Weber
I descend from Thomas Thomas of Wales who brought his family to the U.S. in 1822. His son, David, was two years old at that time. They settled in SE Pennsylvania (eventually in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co.) Other members of the family are said to have settled in NJ and OH.
David Thomas was a wheelwright and married Ann Clayton. They had ten children, six of them survived infancy: William Thomas b. 1850; David married Emma Marsh; Mary Catherine m. Horace M. Horace; Newton m. Annie Greaves; Christopher m. Etta Oberholtzer; Sarah m. John Gray; Alice May m. Harvey Oberholtzer; William Thomas (my grandfather) b. 1850 m. Clara J. Schmidt/Smith in 1877.
They had five children: Ida Marie m. Jeptha Parker; Anna (Nan) Josephine m. William Beatty; Mildred Latour m. Harry H. Hines;
Helen Napheys m. C. Harris Potts (my parents); William Forrest m. Edith Godell – no children.
Does any of this fit into your genealogy?
My husband’s side of the family has a Thomas line. I would like to know if any of this line matches your family.
John Thomas
Born: early 1800’s, Wales
Married: Catherine McDougal
Died: early 1900’s, Soldiers Home (now called Veterans Facility?), Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Buried:
Children of John and Catherine McDougal Lonnee: (8 children born, only 6 listed)
Albert Thomas, Sr.
Born: 7 May 1862, Georgetown, Ottawa, MI
Died: 14 April 1957 (not in SSDI)
John Thomas
Born: 1863
Married: Effie Mae Handy
Died: July 1913 (age 50 in the South)
Agnes Thomas
Born: Georgetown, Ottawa, MI
Married: (?) Cunningham, California
Died:
Buried:
Catherine (Kate) Thomas
Born: ?
Married: Edward Rollins
Died: age 32
Douglas Thomas
Born: 14 April 1869, South Blendon, Ottawa, MI
Married: Lois Baird (Beard)
Died: 6 February 1944, Scottville, Mason, MI
Buried:
Ella Thomas (my husband’s g-g-grandmother)
Born: 17 March 1870, South Blendon, Ottawa, MI
Immigration Year: ?
Married: 24 February 1891, John James Lonnee
Died: 05 November 1946, Sparta, Kent, MI
Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Alpine Township, Kent, MI, Lot B-161-02
I am looking for any information on Clarence E. (Ezra?) Thomas born about 1875. I believe he married Gertrude ?. Lillian Gertrude Thomas was born to them February 1902. Any information would be helpful. I can’t seem to get pass Lillian.
Thanks so much!
Joyce Weber, Barbara Paris, Shirley Keyes and Laurie Jewkes:
None of your Thomas ancestors are directly connected to my Thomas Thomas immigrant. He arrived in 1828, with wife Martha, from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and settled in Coal Center, Washington Co., Pa. Both died there. Some children remained, and several relocated to Old Oxford, IL, includeing William and Elizabeth, becoming pioneers.
Names provided in your queries are not in my Thomas family tree except William, John, and they do not match.
I fouond this blog looking for information on my Aunt, Katheryne Thomas Whittemore. I am not sure this answer will reach any of you.
Bud Thomas