Indiana (Raney) Thomas (1851 - 1895)

Born 21 May 1851 in Tennessee, USA

Wife of Cagen Joshua Thomas — married 1883 in Norwood, Wright, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1895 at age 44 in Norwood, Wright, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Indiana was born in Tennessee in 1851. She married Joshua Cagen Thomas in 1883 in Wright County, Missouri. She had two children with him, Sarah Elizabeth and Mary Jane. She died 8 September 1895 and is buried in Thomas Cemetery in Norwood, Missouri.^[1]

Research Notes

Is this Indiana in the 1860 Census? Look at the actual document, looks more like Indiana, rather than the transcribed Judiann, or does it? "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WQ-7WF : 13 December 2017), Thomas G Raney, 1860.

Cannot locate in the 1870 Census.

1880 Household:
 :Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Conrad RAYNEY Self M S W 51 KY
Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: KY
W. C. RAYNEY Nephew M S W 21 KY
Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: KY
A. T. RAYNEY Nephew M S W 23 KY
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: KY Mo: KY
Indiana RAYNEY Niece F S W 25 TN
Occ: Keeps House Fa: KY Mo: KY
Note how the two nephews have parents born in different locales than Indiana. Therefore, it is unlikely they are her brothers.

In the 1880 Census, she is enumerated next door to Aaron Raney, also born in Tennessee (TN). On the other side of her residence is the Benjamin Corder household. The wife, Ruth Raney, was also born in TN.

Daughter Sarah delayed birth registration lists her mother as India Rainey who was born in Alabama in 1848. Father listed as Cagen Joshua Thomas born in White County, Pennsylvania on 7 October 1839.^[2]

Daughter Sarah's death certificate lists her parents name as: Name of Father: Joshua Thomas Name of Mother: India Rainey

DAUGHTER Mary Jane's Death Certificate lists her parents names as: Name of Father: C.J. Thomas Birthplace of Father: Pennsylvania Maiden Name of Mother: Indiana Rainey Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee

Likely the sibling of Raney-316 and Raney-646 and Raney-85 but only have circumstantial evidence. Indiana's granddaughter returned to Wright County in 1940 to visit her cousin Ruth Pope, the daughter of Raney-85

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 September 2019), memorial page for Ind Thomas (21 May 1851–8 Sep 1895), Find A Grave Memorial no. 99016396, citing Thomas Cemetery, Norwood, Wright County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Jerry D (contributor 47330020) .
2. ↑ State of Oregon, Union County, Decree for Registration of Birth, No. 27824

• Raney, Indiana. ancestry.com ([1]): cited 7 APRIL 2016

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NV-16P : 16 August 2017), Indiana Rayney in household of Conrad Rayney, Clark, Wright, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 141, sheet 517C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0741; FHL microfilm 1,254,741.
• Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99016396/ind-thomas