John T Thomas (1846 - 1928)

Born 22 Apr 1846 in Franklin County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Vastine (Stephenson) Thomas — married 1871 in Franklin County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1928 at age 82 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States

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Biography

John was born on 23 April 1846. He was the youngest son of Jesse Thomas and Rhoda Jackson. He is listed on the 1850 census as a two year old in the household of his father Jesse Thomas and his step-mother, Sarah Crawford Thomas. ^[1]

John is 14 years old in the 1860 census still in the home of his father and step-mother in Franklin County, Georgia. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMB-43W : 13 December 2017), John Thomas in entry for Jesse Thomas, 1860.

In 1880 John, Vastine and children are living in Cooke County, Texas. They were part of the large group of Thomas, Clark and related family members who left Georgia to settle in Texas. ^[2]

The 1900 census shows the family still in Cooke County, Texas. ^[3]

By 1910 the family has moved to Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas where they remained the rest of their lives. ^[4]

The last census where John and Vastine appear is the 1920 in Deaf Smith County, Texas. Vastine's name is wrongly spelled Justine.^[5]

He passed away on 1 July 1928 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Georgia.^[6] There is also a Texas Death Record for John's death. ^[7]

The children of John T. Thomas and Vastine Stephenson Thomas are:

1. Emma Mary Etta Thomas (1872-1918)
2. Loula Betty Anne Thomas (1874-1927)
3. Andrew Lee Thomas (1876- )
4. Leola Thomas (1879-1951)
5. Georgie Thomas (1881-1893)
6. Jeff Thomas (1883-1908)
7. Jessie Ezekiel (1885-1947)
8. Mattie Thomas (1887-1890)
9. Dollie Thomas (1890-1939)
10. Nobie Thomas (1892-1972)
11. Luther Thomas (1894-1938)

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com 2009. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4193239-00034/18663392?
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNM-5GV : 15 July 2017), John Thomas, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 245A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1298; FHL microfilm 1,255,298.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LW-22B : accessed 4 July 2019), John Thomas, Justice Precinct 1 (north part), Cooke, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 3B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,623.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK1F-QSC : accessed 4 July 2019), J T Thomas, Justice Precinct 4, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 20B, family 405, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1546; FHL microfilm 1,375,559.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMB-CBW : accessed 4 July 2019), John Thomas, Justice Precinct 4, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States; citing ED 54, sheet 10A, line 28, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1790; FHL microfilm 1,821,790.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #137747452 memorial page for John T. Thomas (23 Apr 1846–1 Jul 1928), citing West Park Cemetery, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Dee78639n Braly (contributor 47610288) .
7. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDT-LBL : 5 January 2015), John T. Thomas, 01 Jul 1928; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 29849, Deaf Smith, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.

Research Note

No marriage record is found in Franklin County, Georgia even though both families lived there; It is possible that they were married across the state line in South Carolina where marriage records were not kept until after 1900. Vastine is found on the 1870 census with her parents and siblings in Franklin County, Georgia. John and Vastine's first child, Emma, was born in Jefferson, Harrison County, Texas in December 1872. Jefferson was the arrival point for the families who traveled together from Franklin County, Georgia to Texas. While some of the family members settled in Gregg and Harrison Counties, John and Vastine went first to Cooke County and finally to Deaf Smith County in West Texas where they remained.