Richard was born in 1857. He is the son of Stephen Thomas and Jane Thomas.
1880 Census (St. Francois Co. MO) has Richard with wife Maggie (aged 17 yrs) and daughter Verity (aged 5 mos) - all three born in MO - along with mother Jane Thomas (aged 62).
"United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS7-QFL?cc=1473181&wc=7Q3P-8PT%3A1589429312%2C1589422567%2C1589431235 : 24 March 2017), Missouri > Madison > St Michael Township > image 25 of 31; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94P-XG7P?cc=2075262&wc=Q4JZ-ZJ3%3A1073839503%2C1055507002 : 21 July 2016), St Francois > Census, 1876 > image 15 of 197; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB4-Z6S?cc=1417683&wc=QZ27-PYQ%3A1589408163%2C1589408666%2C1589395570%2C1589395750 : 24 December 2015), Missouri > St Francois > Liberty > ED 125 > image 28 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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