Thomas Plummer (1836 - 1921)

Born 14 Jul 1836 in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Tharp) Plummer — married 23 Mar 1858 in Hendricks County, Indiana

Husband of Minerva Ann (Brown) Plummer — married 1 Jan 1883 in Hendricks County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 30 May 1921 at age 84 in Bloomington, Victoria, Texas, USA

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Biography

Birth: Thomas was born July 14, 1836 in Indiana to Ann Day and Joseph Plummer ^[1]. He was their third child.

1850 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 14, was living in Eel River Township in Hendricks County, Indiana with his parents, Joseph and Ann, and siblings, Mary, Martha, Levi, Hannah, Frances, John, Ann, and Richard. Born in Indiana. Attended school in the past year. ^[2]

Marriage to Sarah A. Tharp in Hendricks County, Indiana on March 23, 1858. ^[3]

1860 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 23, was living in Union Township in Hendricks County, Indiana with his wife, Sarah A. Occupation: Blacksmith. Value of real estate: $900, value of personal estate: $340. Lived next door to in-laws, John and Narcissa Tharp. Born in Indiana. ^[4]

1870 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 33, was living in Union Township in Hendricks County, Indiana with his wife, Sarah, daughter, Mary, and 4 others: Lorenzo Weddle, William Thorpe, Eliza Thorpe, William Thorpe. Occupation: farming. Value of real estate: $1,800, value of personal estate: $300. Born in Indiana. Can read and write. ^[5]

1880 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 42, was living in Union Township in Hendricks County, Indiana with his wife, Sarah A., and children, Mary E., Dora B., and Homer L. Occupation: farmer. Born in Indiana. Father born in Ohio. Mother born in North Carolina. ^[6]

Marriage to Minerva A. Evans (maiden name Brown) in Hendricks County, Indiana on January 1, 1883. ^[7]

1900 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 63, was living in Union Township, Hendricks County, Indiana with his wife, Minerva and daughter, Flora. Born July 1836. Married seventeen years. Born Indiana. Father born Ohio. Mother born North Carolina. Occupation: farmer. Owned home/property. ^[8]

1910 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 73, was living in Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana with his wife, Minerva. Married (second marriage) twenty-six years. Born Indiana. Both parents born Kentucky. Occupation: Retired farmer. Rented home/land. ^[9]

1920 Census: "Thomas Plummer," age 83, was living in Bloomington, Victoria County, Texas with his wife, Minerva A. Able to read and write. Born Indiana. Both parents born in Kentucky. Not working. ^[10]

Died on May 30, 1921 in Bloomington, Victoria County, Texas, age 84. He is buried in Crescent Valley Cemetery.^{[11] [12]}

Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks Co:^[13]

Thomas Plummer, a respected and prosperous farmer of Union Township, Hendricks County, Ind., is a native of Eel River Township, in the same county, and was born July 14, 1836, of English descent. His grandfather, Levi Plummer, was a substantial farmer of Kentucky, but early became a settler of Morgan County, Ind., where he died at the age of ninety-seven years, a class leader and steward in the Methodist Church. Joseph Plummer, son of Levi, was born in Morgan County, Ind., October 17, 1817, and there married Ann Day, daughter of Richard and Mary Day, and by her became the father of eight children, born in the following order: Mary, Martha, Thomas, Levi, Hannah, John, Richard and Ann. The parents soon after marriage removed from Morgan County to Hendricks County, where they entered 500 acres of good land, and lived in the enjoyment of the respect of all who knew them. Mr. Plummer was a Republican in politics, and both he and wife were members of the Methodist Church, in which he was a class leader.

Thomas Plummer has always followed farming as a vocation, with the exception of a few years, during which he was engaged in mercantile business at Montclair. He first married Sarah Ann Tharpe, daughter of John and Narcissa (Duncan) Tharpe, and to this union were born Mary, Belle, John W., Homer (deceased) and Blanche. Mrs. Plummer having died in the faith of the Baptist Church, Mr. Plummer chose for his second wife Minerva Evans, widow of Orlando Evans, and daughter of David and Mary (James) Brown, and this marriage has been blessed with the birth of two children: Allie and Lora. Mr. Plummer owns a neat and well cultivated farm of eighty acres just south of Montclair, where he and family reside in the full enjoyment of the esteem of their friends and neighbors, Mrs. Plummer being a member of the Christian Church.

Children

1. Mary Elizabeth Plummer: Mary was born Janaury 27, 1861 in Hendricks County, Indiana. She may have been disabled in some way, per the census descriptions. She never married, and died January 24, 1911 in Indianapolis, age 49. Daughter of Thomas and Sarah.

2. Ida Belle Plummer: Ida was born May 8, 1863 in Hendricks County, Indiana. She died at age 16 months on September 16, 1864. Daughter of Thomas and Sarah.

3. John William Plummer: John was born December 18, 1870 in Hendricks County, Indiana. He died on February 15, 1873 in the same place, age 2. Son of Thomas and Sarah.

4. Dora Blanche Plummer: Dora was born January 10, 1874 in Hendricks County, Indiana. She married Henry Elsworth Brown on January 28, 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois. They had three children: Este Marie (1896), Homer Elsworth (1899), and Goldie Sarah (1903). She later married Francis Gift on December 4, 1911 in Indianapolis. She died on February 21, 1936 in Indianapolis, age 62. Daughter of Thomas and Sarah.

5. Homer Lee Plummer: Homer was born September 4, 1876 in Hendricks County. He died in a railway accident on February 16, 1898, age 21. Son of Thomas and Sarah.

6. Allie Ray Plummer: Allie was born December 10, 1883 in Hendricks County. She married William Wilbert Mendenhall on December 20, 1899, 10 days after her 16th birthday. They had eight children: Wilbert Thomas (1901), Ormal Isaac (1903), Ernest Elbert (1905), Mildred Minerva (1908), Everett Dwight (1910), Joye Wayne (1912), John Wilbert (1914), and Laura Marthena (1917). She died in the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918 on October 24, 1918 in Montclair, age 34. Daughter of Thomas and Minerva.

7. Flora Ann Plummer: Flora was born December 6, 1885 in Hendricks County. She married Thomas Lee Arthur Hayes on December 8, 1901, just after her 16th birthday. They had seven children: Bernice Isabelle (1902), Thomas Laverne (1906), Irene Delma (1909), Leah Mae (1911), Glenn Iverson (1914), Margery M. (1919), Mary Estaleen (1922). She moved to Texas and later Arkansas, where she died on December 22, 1952, age 67. Daughter of Thomas and Minerva.

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34Q-D8W : 5 December 2014), Thomas Plummer, 30 May 1921; citing certificate number 15293, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,098.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJN-BPL : 9 November 2014), Thomas Plumer in household of Joseph Plumer, Eel River, Hendricks, Indiana, United States; citing family 699, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MW-9Q2 : 21 January 2016), Thomas Plummer and Sarah A Tharp, 23 Mar 1858; citing Hendricks, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,316,562.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NG-8YB : 30 December 2015), Thomas Plummer, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXY-9V1 : 17 October 2014), Thomas Plummer, Indiana, United States; citing p. 2, family 12, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,821.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH97-YNG : 11 August 2016), Thomas Plummer, Union, Hendricks, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 458D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0283; FHL microfilm 1,254,283.
7. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MQ-XBB : 21 January 2016), Thomas Plummer and Minerva A Evans, 01 Jan 1883; citing Hendricks, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,316,565.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1D-PYP : accessed 23 March 2017), Thomas Plummer, Union Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 10A, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,376.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKG1-SNN : accessed 23 March 2017), Thomas Plummer, Eel River, Hendricks, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 9A, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 354; FHL microfilm 1,374,367.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYK-RYC : accessed 23 March 2017), Thomas Plummer, Bloomington, Victoria, Texas, United States; citing ED 156, sheet 6A, line 35, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1847; FHL microfilm 1,821,847.
11. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108892690 (FindAGrave Profile #108892690)
12. ↑ Texas Death Certificate
13. ↑ A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895), pages 1059-1060, available here