Ruth
Amanda
Thomas
formerly Buckwalter
Born in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Adam Buckwalter
and Anna Bollinger (Bucher) Buckwalter
Sister of
Harvey C Buckwalter, Maggie Mary Buckwalter, Anna Mabel (Buckwalter) Buch, Nettie Buckwalter, Alice Ida Buckwalter, John Buckwalter and Abraham Roy Buckwalter
Wife of
Huston Thomas
— married
29 Sep 1925 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Walter Olen Thomas Sr. and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 86
in Selma, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2022
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Biography
Ruth Amanda Buckwalter was born 15 February 1905 in a Mennonite community in Ephrata Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Ruth's parents are John Adams Buckwalter (1864–1945) and Anna Bollinger Bucher (1865–1957), who were married 10 October 1886 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
On 12 May 1910, the family lived on Mount Pleasant Road in the Butts Road district of Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[2]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- John A Buckwalter Head Male 46 Pennsylvania
- Annie Buckwalter Wife Female 44 Pennsylvania
- Maggie M Buckwalter Daughter Female 18 Pennsylvania
- Nettie E Buckwalter Daughter Female 14 Pennsylvania
- Alice I Buckwalter Daughter Female 12 Pennsylvania
- John B Buckwalter Son Male 9 Pennsylvania
- Susan I Buckwalter Daughter Female 7 Pennsylvania
- Ruth A Buckwalter Daughter Female 6 Pennsylvania
- Abrahm R Buckwalter Son Male 4 Pennsylvania
- Grace N Buckwalter Daughter Female 1 Pennsylvania
Read about the history of the Butts Road area.[3]
On 8 January 1920, Ruth's family was still on Mount Pleasant Road, where her father was a farmer.[4]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- John W Buckwalter Head Male 55 Pennsylvania
- Anna B Buckwalter Wife Female 54 Pennsylvania
- Nettie E Buckwalter Daughter Female 24 Pennsylvania
- Ruth A Buckwalter Daughter Female 15 Pennsylvania
- Abraham R Buckwalter Son Male 12 Pennsylvania
- Russell J Fentress Grandson Male 0 Virginia
Ruth married Huston Thomas (1905–1951) 29 September 1925 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina.[5] Children of Ruth Amanda Buckwalter and Huston Thomas are
- Walter Olen Thomas Sr. 1928–1955 m. Mary Anne Old
- Robert Odell Thomas 1930– m. Carol Anne Gray
On 7 April 1930, Huston (27), Ruth (25), and their first son, Olen Thomas (2), lived on Mount Pleasant Road in the Butts Road District. Huston worked as a polisher in an automobile plant.[6]
On 12 April 1940, The Thomas family was still on Mount Pleasant Road in the Butts District. Both Huston and Ruth Thomas were delivering newspapers.[7]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Huston Thomas Head Male 36 Alabama
- Ruth Amanda Thomas Wife Female 35 Pennsylvania
- Walter Olen Thomas Son Male 11 Virginia
- Robert Odell Thomas Son Male 9 Virginia
Ruth's husband, Huston, died at the age of 45 on 28 July 1951, and he was buried in Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Tragedy struck in 1955, when Ruth's son, Walter, was shot and killed in a hunting accident, leaving a widow with two small children.[8]
Ruth died 19 January 1992 in Selma, Johnston, North Carolina, and she was buried 21 January 1992 in Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery, Chesapeake, Chesapeake, Virginia, United States.[9][10]
Sources
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3SR-X3X7-5?cc=3743274 : 21 June 2020), > image 1 of 1; multiple county Registers of Wills & Orphans Clerk of Court, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB9-SS72?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-1ZY%3A133639801%2C139800301%2C139801001%2C1589089144 : 24 June 2017), Virginia > Norfolk > Butts Road > ED 68 > image 31 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ History & Traditions What’s in a name? Butts Station Road, Chesapeake By Veronica Gonzalez in The Virginia Pilot, 13 August 2012; https://cpschools.com/bri/history-traditions
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRX1-F3S?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-BM7%3A1038215501%2C1038190601%2C1038789401%2C1589332300 : 14 September 2019), Virginia > Norfolk > Butts Road > ED 127 > image 4 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21R-TN1Z : 21 July 2021), Huston Thomas and Ruth A Buckwalter, 29 Sep 1925; citing Pasquotank, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8Z-ZKV?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-XT8%3A648805201%2C649298301%2C649326701%2C1589282332 : 8 December 2015), Virginia > Norfolk > Butts Road > ED 1 > image 7 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8Z-ZKV?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-XT8%3A648805201%2C649298301%2C649326701%2C1589282332 : 8 December 2015), Virginia > Norfolk > Butts Road > ED 1 > image 7 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
- ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C958-YBZB?cc=2377565&wc=H989-TGX%3A1505102649%2C1529100202 : 20 August 2018), Princess Anne County > 1955 > image 123 of 190; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2WG-7MJ : 8 January 2021), Ruth B Thomas, 19 Jan 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120779196/ruth-amanda-thomas : accessed 19 May 2022), memorial page for Ruth Amanda Buckwalter Thomas (15 Feb 1905–19 Jan 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120779196, citing Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by SWF (contributor 47026053) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Susan Padgett 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A661475 [compare], Ancestry member aseaofemotions
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~0.78%
C (Bucher) Walton :
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