Charles Christopher Thames (abt. 1802 - aft. 1880)

Born about 5 Jul 1802 in Clarendon, South Carolina, United States

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Died after 9 Aug 1880 after about age 78 in South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Christopher Thames was born about 1800 in South Carolina, United States, ^[1][2] to John Thames and Susannah Richbourg. He is called "Charles Christopher" in his father's will, recorded November 5 1818. ^[3], which is transcibed on John Thames. (Susannah’s first name, but not maiden name, is in the will).

In the 1850 US census, Christopher Thames (50) and wife "Elis" Thames (50) were living in Sumter, South Carolina, with children Charles (19), Alfred (18) and Eliza (17). He was a planter.^[1]

Research Notes

The following census records match him in birth information, but the other people listed with him don't clearly match with his expected (1850) family.

In the 1860 US census, Christopher C Thames (60, born South Carolina) was living in Sumter, with Mary C Thomas (60) and Mary C Thomas (17). He was working as an overseer.^[2]

In the 1870 US census, C C Thames, age 70, born about 1800 in South Carolina, was living in Sammy Swamp, Clarendon, South Carolina, with wife Elizabeth Thames (66), and with Mary Borwell [Boswell] (26), William Borwell [Boswell] (23) and Elizabeth Baker (12). He was a farmer.^[4]

In the 1880 US census, C C Thames, age 81, born South Carolina, widower, was living in Sammy Swamp; he was the father-in-law of W H Boswell; also in the household were Mary M (37) (presumably C C’s daughter), John C (9), Jessie A (7), Carrie E(5), and Charles W(2)^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Christopher Thames, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 859; Page: 344a. Ancestry Record 8054 #5894749
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Christopher C Thames, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina; Page: 155; Family History Library Film: 805227. Ancestry Record 7667 #18880033
3. ↑ Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Sumter County); Probate Place: Sumter, South Carolina, Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts., https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/25216:9080?_phsrc=CDh481&_phstart=successSource&_phtarg=CDh480&gsln=thames&ml_rpos=1&queryId=e5e902c8061572bc8a4b36178220fedb
4. ↑ C C Thames, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sammy Swamp, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1491; Page: 505B. Ancestry Record 7163 #9946173
5. ↑ C C Thames, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sammy Swamp, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 151A; Enumeration District: 023. Ancestry Record 6742 #11420106 (Note that Ancestry has his family members incorrectly identified; the census taker seems to have placed the house number one line too far up.)
6. ↑ Profile created by David Yount through the import of DYount Family Tree(3).ged on Mar 23, 2022. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.