Wilburn E Thomas (1866 - abt. 1903)

Born Jul 1866 in Texas, USA

Ancestors

Son of Josiah Thomas and Manerva F Sapp

Husband of Malinda Louisa Williams — married 13 Jun 1888 in Robertson County, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died about 1903 at about age 36 in Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Sources

• Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. "Ida Pierce Massey". Digital image of daughter's original death certificate. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11842-129956-46?cc=1320964

• Texas Marriages, 1837-1973. W. E. Thomas and Malinda Louisa Williams. That this is a marriage record for Wilburn and Lula is based on the date, the place, the closeness of names (she is Louisa in the census), the lack of other records, and the lack of other candidates who fit this record. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6BW-DMC

• Oklahoma County Marriages, 1891-1959. W. E. Thomas and Vina Grounds. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9726-29541-46?cc=1709399

• United States Federal Census. 1870. Texas. Fannin County. 217b. Josiah Thomas household. Link to image of original document at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=7659182

• United States Federal Census. 1880. Texas. Smith County. 260c. Josiah Thomas household. Link to image of original document at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=7264316&indiv=try

• United States Federal Census. 1900. Indian Territory. Chickasaw Nation. W. E. Thomas household. Link to image of original document at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=74925263&indiv=try

• Date of death provided by great-grandson T. D. Craighead. According to him, Wilburn is buried in a private cemetery on fenced land (Ramsey oil and gas lease) that was difficult to access circa 1955.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 21 cM segment on chromosome 7, consisting of Sandra Massey and JB, her 4th cousin, and TK, her 3rd cousin 1x removed. (JB and TK are 3rd cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Jasper Sapp and Mary Bates, the 3x great grandparents of both Sandra Massey and JB and 2x great grandparents of TK.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 18 cM segment on chromosome 21, consisting of Sandra Massey and MGM, her 4th cousin 1x removed, and SE, her 4th cousin. (MGM and SE are 4th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Josiah Thomas and Mary Chandler, the 3x great grandparents of Sandra Massey and 4x great grandparents of MGM and 3x great grandparents of SE.