MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas (b. 1950s) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

MaryAnn Thomas formerly Ford aka McFarland, Nelson

Born 1950s.

Ancestors

Sister of Herbert Harry Bell Jr. [half], Mary Louise (Ford) Wagner [half], [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1950s - unknown)] and David Ford

Descendants

Mother of [private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private son (1980s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1980s - unknown)]

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Jackson county Kansas Research Assistance; Sherman county Kansas Research Assistance; Fremont county Colorado Research Assistance

I have a few resources for Sherman county (have lived there but not now) (marriages and cemeteries) and several resources for Jackson county. (marriages, cemeteries, obit extracts). I can do limited research in my local area. There are family files, cemetery records for some, and can take headstone pictures

1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements

Biography

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas participated with Team Virginia during the 2019 Source-a-Thon, adding some sources to profiles.

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Feb 2, 1981-Feb. 3, 1987

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is the Gateway Guardian for John Throckmorton

Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is a member of Clan Crawford.

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is a member of Clan Wallace.

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is a member of Clan Stewart.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Throckmorton, Sr.

Descendant of PGM migrant Moses Cleveland.

Descendant of PGM migrant Richard Higgins.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Meigs.

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is a Project Member of the Southern Pioneers Project.

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is a Project Member of the Military and War subproject War of 1812

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is participating with The Virginia Connectors during the 2019 Connect-a-Thon, and has added 48 profiles.

MaryAnn has participated in 0 out of 52 weeks during the 2019 52 Ancestors Challenge.

MaryAnn has participated in 0 out of 52 weeks during the 2019 52 Photos Challenge.

Early Life

I was born 30 Jul 1952 in Colorado Springs El Paso Colorado. I was the first child of my parents' marriage. I have 2 full blood brothers, I also have 3 half-blood sisters from my father and 1 half-blood brother from my mother.

Family

I have four children, 3 girls and 1 boy. I have 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Military Service

I am a veteran of the United States Army and was honorably discharged with a rank of PFC. My MOS was Patient Care Specialist. After basic training, advanced basic training, and on the job training, I earned the Distinguished Honor Graduate award, #1 of 101 in the class. I worked in the ER of Fort Carson CO hospital and was the NCOIC of Dermatology Clinic.

Occupation and Volunteer Work

I have done a wide range of volunteer service including 20 years as a researcher for the Local History Center, several years of taking photos of headstones, several years of hosting the Fremont County CO GenWeb page.

Hobbies and Interest

Religion and Spiritual Legacy

I am Roman Catholic and a Benedictine Oblate.

Later Life and Present

I am now retired and live with my husband of 36 years. I continue to work my genealogy, read, study courses online, planning to try to learn some musical instruments, learn to quilt, paint ...

Death, Burial, and Death Cause

Timeline

Research Notes

Sources

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between [[Ford-12624|MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas|] GEDmatch TH3680336 and her brother David Ford GEDmatch KE2321789. Their most-recent common ancestors are their parents Everett Ford and Bessie Brown. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.2, based on sharing 2654.8 cM across 46 segments.

First-hand information. Entered by MaryAnn Ford at registration.

Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343793

Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343810

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Acknowledgements

"To aid WikiTree in the administration of my account should I be incapacitated, or in the event of my death, I hereby give permission for all private profiles I'm managing to be transferred to anyone.

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Followed Tags
MaryAnn is a Wiki Genealogy Volunteer following these tags:

1776: Revolutionary War: Robert Jackson, Jr. , James Thompson, David Chatfield (KIA), Thomas Hicks, Hugh Jackson, Thomas Roberts, Justus David Hubble, Lt. Col. Comm. David Hubble, Peter Kinder, William and Valentine Crawford (all direct line)
CONNECTORS: My ultimate goal in genealogy !
DATA_DOCTORS: Specifically in Findagrave
EUROARISTO: I descend from King Henry VII, have multiple Magna Carta ancestors, and 4 Mayflower connections.
FRAME: This is one of my "favorite" lines to research.
MAGNA_CARTA: Want to prove my Gateway ancestor, John Throckmorton, Sr. Throckmorton-110
MEXICAN_AMERICAN_WAR: My ggg-grandfather joseph M. Hill (Ohio) and my gg-grandfather George W. White (Arkansas) served in this war.
PGM: I have a few ancestors in this category
PRESIDENTS: Abraham Lincoln and I come from a common ancestor William deGrandison. I also share ancestors with a lot of the other presidents.
ROUNSAVELL: I will manage Nancy Ellen (Rounsavell) Brown Blue Profile, George Whitfield B. Rounsavell, and Richard Rounsavell d 1839 IN
SCOTTISH_CLANS: I have several Scottish ancestors.
SOURCERERS: I love to research and that is what this is,
SOUTHERNCOLONIES: I have multiple ancestral lines in the Southern states
SOUTHERN_PIONEERS: I believe I have many lines as Southern pioneers
US_CIVIL_WAR: I have studying and reading a lot about the Civil War recently.
US_HISTORY_PROJECT: Love US history
VIRGINIA: A lot of family from here.
WAR_OF_1812: I have 1 relative that served in 1812 tht I know of, Lt./Capt. Silas Chatfield
WEST_VIRGINIA: Many family members from my paternal lines lived here.
WORLD_WAR_II: WWII: my father, my uncle William Wayne Ford, my uncle Robert Gene Ford (both Marines), my uncle James Paul Ford, Marines? POW Bataan .. special interest Holocaust

DNA Tested
MaryAnn Thomas's DNA has been tested for genealogical purposes. It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with MaryAnn or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with MaryAnn:

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas: AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TH3680336 [compare], Ancestry member EmilyD1037 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TH3680336 [compare], FTDNA kit #B504313
David Ford : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KE2321789 [compare], Ancestry member david_ford25

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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about MaryAnn:

MaryAnn Thomas is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 15, 2019.
DNA evidence for Wiki? Jul 2, 2019.
MaryAnn Thomas is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 5, 2019.

On 6 Oct 2019 at 01:09 GMT Mindy Silva wrote:

Hi MaryAnn,

I hope you can make it tomorrow for the second full day of the Source-a-Thon!

Mindy ~ Team Virginia

On 22 Jul 2019 at 15:48 GMT Liz (Noland) Shifflett wrote:

I forgot to mention... [Category:Magna Carta Project]] is for project members (to add to your profile, you'll need the extra [ at the front).

Cheers, Liz

On 21 Jul 2019 at 14:21 GMT Liz (Noland) Shifflett wrote:

Thanks for joining the Magna Carta Project as a badged member and for becoming the Gateway Guardian for John Throckmorton. I've edited the Magna Carta Project section on his profile. Here's a sticker for yours (feel free to edit how your name displays):

MaryAnn (Ford) Thomas is the Gateway Guardian for John Throckmorton

On 16 Jul 2019 at 14:14 GMT Maggie N. wrote:

Hi MaryAnn, thanks for joining.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Holocaust

On 13 Jul 2019 at 23:29 GMT James Stratman wrote:

Thank you Mary Ann for your message on my page. I"m sure we are distant cousins through the Chatfields. When I discovered my connection to Louisa Alcott I watched the series, LIttle Men. I never read any of her works before. Also, thank you for your service to our nation. :) - James

On 11 Jul 2019 at 01:48 GMT William Foster Jr wrote:

Welcome to Project Virginia!

On 10 Jul 2019 at 20:23 GMT Abby (Brown) Glann wrote:

Welcome to the Connectors Project! Be sure to check out the Connectors project page to see some of what we do, our To-Do lists which have folks who need connected to our Global Tree, and please add the connectors tag to your G2G feed. We've also got a great sub-project, Connectors Chat, where we talk about what we're working on and where we'd like to help out. If you're new to making connections and want some simplified connections to work on, look at our Connecting Buddies page. Thanks for joining us!

On 4 Jul 2019 at 01:52 GMT Mary Richardson wrote:

Thanks Mary Ann for Tackling OK Bombing..

mary

On 2 Jul 2019 at 03:21 GMT Amy (Crawford) Gilpin wrote:

Hi MaryAnn

Thank you for joining the Crawford Name Study! We're glad to have you aboard.

Amy Gilpin Crawford Name Study Leader

On 7 Jun 2019 at 15:56 GMT Pip Sheppard wrote:

Hi MaryAnn!

Congratulations on making more than 1,000 contributions to WikiTree for the Month of May. We all appreciate your efforts to make our Shared Tree the best it can be. Keep up the great work and THANK YOU!

Pip Sheppard

WikiTree Appreciation Team

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