US Army Nurse
from the Seattle Daily Times
August 29, 1911
Centralia Pioneer Dies
Mrs Rebecca Thomas, one of the oldest residents of Chehalis, died at her home in that city yesterday. Mrs Thomas was 86 years old and was the only woman in Lewis County drawing a pension as a nurse during the civil war. She was born in Ohio in 1825 and served through the entire four years of fighting. Mrs Thomas is survived by one son, W. L. Thomas, as whose home the aged woman passed away. The local post of the G.A.R. and the Womans Relief Corps will have charge of the funeral services.
One of the ladies auxillary of the Daughters of the Union Veterans in Chehalis, WA. was named after her, the Anna Thomas Tent
Name: Anna Rebecca Robinson.
[1][2][3][4]Born
22 MAR 1825.
Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, United States.
[3]Died Age: 86.
26 AUG 1911.
Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, USA.
Map:
Latitude: N46.662.
Longitude: W122.964.
[3]Buried
Lewis County, Washington, United States of America.
[3]File .
Anna Rebecca Robinson was born on 22 Mar 1825 in Champaign, Ohio, United States.
Rebecca married Alfred Roberts 18 June 1844 in LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
Rebecca married Stephen Fields on 22 February 1859 in LaSalle, Illinois, United States.[5]
Rebecca married Rush Thomas on 5 January 1879 in Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.
Anna died on 26 Aug 1911 in Chehalis aged 86. She is buried in Newaukum Hill Cemetery, Chehalis, Washington.[6]
Nurse Anna (Robinson) Thomas served in the United States Civil War. Side: USA Regiment(s): Med Dept, US Volunteer
Anna was a Civil War Nurse.
Rebecca was in a military record. They were in the House, Med, Dept. U.S.V..[7]
1850 United States Federal Census: Eden Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States [8]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Joseph Robinson
M
61
Virginia
Eve Robinson
F
59
Maryland
Rebecca Roberts
F
25
Ohio
Martha A Roberts
F
5
Illinois
William S Roberts
M
3
Illinois
John Roberts
M
1
Illinois
John Higgins
M
23
Nova Scotia
George H Hills
M
7
Illinois
1860 United States Federal Census: Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois [9]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Stephen Field
M
43
Carpenter
Maine
Rebecca Field
F
35
Ohio
William Roberts
M
14
Illinois
John Roberts
M
12
Illinois
1910 United States Federal Census: Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States [10]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Rush L Thomas
M
79
Married
Head
Indiana
Rebecca Thomas
F
85
Married
Wife
Ohio
Lillian Roberts
F
31
Single
Grandchild
Iowa
Residence (1850) Eden Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States
Residence (1860) Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States
Residence (1880) Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States[11]
Residence (1910) Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States
↑Marriage:
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
citing LaSalle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,683,308.
FamilySearch Record: Q28C-W57M (accessed 30 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9Y9-9C59 Image number 00785
Rebecca Robinson marriage to Stephen Fields on 22 Feb 1859 in LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
↑Death:
"Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
citing Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, reference 224 50, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,991,921.
FamilySearch Record: N32T-1R7 (accessed 30 June 2022)
Rebecca Thomas death 27 Aug 1911 in Chehalis, Lewis, Washington.
↑Military:
"U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 151 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1596676 (accessed 30 June 2022)
Name: Rebecca Field [Rebecca Thomas]; Unit: House, Med, Dept. U.S.V.; Filing Date: 10 Sep 1892; Place Filed: Arkansas, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Roll number: 151.
↑1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: M8RS-TZD (accessed 30 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QW2-YP Image number 00114
Rebecca Roberts (25) in Eden Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
↑1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1860; Census Place: Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M653_196; Page: 427; Family History Library Film: 803196 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #37347609 (accessed 30 June 2022)
Rebecca Field (35) in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois. Born in Ohio.
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 13B, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1666; FHL microfilm 1,375,679.
FamilySearch Record: MGV3-WVD (accessed 30 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBN-SDW Image number 00478
Rebecca Thomas (85), wife, in household of Rush L Thomas (79) in Chehalis, Lewis, Washington, United States. Born in Ohio.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 251B; Enumeration District: 203 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #4870492 (accessed 30 June 2022)
A R Thomas (50), wife, Keeping House, in household of R. L. Thomas (49) in Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. Born in Ohio.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #62558179 (accessed 30 June 2022) Memorial page for Anna Rebecca Robinson Thomas (22 Mar 1825-26 Aug 1911), citing Newaukum Hill Cemetery, Lewis County, Washington, USA; Maintained by traycx (contributor 47234326).
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