Mary Elizabeth (McMahon) Thomas (1854 - 1936)

Born 1854 in Nashville, Davidson County,Tennessee.

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Worth Thomas — married 1872 in Frio Co.TX

Descendants

Died 1936 at about age 82 in Pearsall , Frio County

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Biography

Mary Elizabeth McMahon1

b. 30 May 1854, d. 5 July 1936

Mary was born on 30 May 1854 at Tennessee. She was the daughter of Alexander Campbell McMahon and Sarah Jane Riggan. She married Samuel Worth Thomas in 1872. Mary Elizabeth McMahon and Samuel Worth Thomas appeared on the census of June 1880 at Frio County, Texas, his occupation was listed as farmer. Mary Elizabeth McMahon and Samuel Worth Thomas appeared on the census of 12 June 1900 at Pearsall, Frio County, Texas. Mary Elizabeth McMahon and Asa Riggan McMahon appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Frio County, Texas. Mary Elizabeth McMahon died on 5 July 1936 at Frio County, Texas, at age 82.2 She was buried on 6 July 1936 at Pearsall Cemetery, Frio County.

Children of Mary Elizabeth McMahon and Samuel Worth Thomas

◦Lue E Thomas b. 11 Jan 1873, d. 24 Nov 1951

◦Fredrick A Thomas b. Dec 1874

◦Bessie J Thomas b. Apr 1877

◦Mack H Thomas b. Jul 1879

◦Samuel Wynn Thomas b. 29 Oct 1881, d. 11 Jun 1949

◦Myrtle Alice Thomas b. 2 Aug 1884, d. 5 May 1964

◦Leslie E Thomas b. Nov 1886

◦John B Thomas b. 17 Dec 1890, d. 22 Jul 1954^[1]

Bessie, Myrtle and Leslie Thomas "Frolicing on the Frio"

Mother's Day

Excerpts from a letter to Mary from son Fredrick:

San Benito Texas

May 8 1921

Sunday Afternoon

My Dear Mother,

This is “Mother’s Day” and I will try to write you a line or so. I have been threatening to write to you for two weeks but I have been so busy and I can’t see at night and the mosquitoes are so bad I don’t read nor write at night.

the letter continues...

I really hope you are doing well and enjoying the best of health; for I went to church yesterday morning and at the door they were pinning flowers on the people. The lady asked me if I wanted a red one or a white one. I sized them up and told her I would take a white one, so she pinned it on and I proceeded on up to the choir <to be conspicuous> and about half thru the sermon the preacher said the red flower was for the living and the white flower was for the dead. Well, I couldn’t reach up and take her off before them all, so I just sat it out wearing a white flower for my dead Mother – After it was over I went to Mrs. Robertson and told her I had made an awful mistake, that my Mother was not dead She said I was as bad as her husband. Her daughter who is away at school sent her a bouquet of red roses and he wanted to know why she did not send white ones. She said “Well, I’m not dead yet!”

in conclusion:

Well I must quit- write real soon so I will know which color of flower to wear next time –

Love to all

Fred