He married Nancy Annie Johnson in 1838 and they had eleven children, (14 born/7 living according to 1900 Census) all born in Kentucky, except John who was born in Missouri.
Timeline
1850 Census
Madison Thomas 1819 Kentucky
Nancy Thomas 1819 Kentucky
Thomas J Thomas 1839 Kentucky
Elo Thomas 10 (Eli) 1840 Kentucky
Catharine Thomas 1842 Kentucky
Phoebe Thomas 1844 Kentucky
George W Thomas 1845 Kentucky
James M Thomas 1847 Kentucky
Eliza J Thomas 1850 Kentucky
Susan Madison 1851 Kentucky
Virginia Madison 1854 Kentucky
Henry Madison 1855 Kentucky
John Madison 1858 Missouri
Joseph W Johnson Brother of Nancy
In 1860 he is living with wife Nancy in Missouri. They traveled with 10 children from Kentucky to Missouri, just two years earlier, in 1858. [1]
In 1870, James, Nancy, John, Virginia and Charlott, age 5 are on the US Census for Missouri. Nancy would have been 43 when she had her 12th child, or Charlott is a grandchild. No other adult is living in the household,
so it is most likely their daughter and not granddaughter.[2]
In 1880 he and Nancy are 62, have John and two granddaughter's living with them in Camden Ray Co, Missouri. It states his parents were from Pennsylvania, but that needs more research.
[3]
James M Thomas Self M 62 Kentucky, United States
Nancy Thomas Wife F 62 Kentucky, United States
John Thomas Son M 22 Missouri, United States (Coal Miner)
Sallie Burnett Granddaughter F 14 Missouri, United States
Emma Tharp Granddaughter F 10 Missouri, United States
By 1900, he and Nancy/Annie are living alone in
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: