John David Thomas (1854 - 1909)

Born 16 Feb 1854 in Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania

Husband of Frances Adelaide (Pembelton) Thomas — married 1 Feb 1877 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 1 May 1909 at age 55 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Thomas was born in Pennsylvania in 1854, the son of William and Mary Ann (Evans) Thomas,^[1] both born in Wales.

In the 1880, U.S. census, John is living on Hazel St. in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, PA with his wife Addie, 2-year old daughter Mary E and 3-month old son Henry. ^[2]

In the 1900 census, John and Addie are living on Stanton St. in Wilkes-Barre, PA with their children Harry (William Henry), Ella (Ellen) and Jewel. John is working as a railroad flag man and Harry as a boiler maker. ^[3]

John passed away in 1909 having died as a result of a mining accident.^[4]

Frances Adelaide, b. 31 May, 1857, Franklin Twp., Pa.; m. at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1 Feby., 1877, John David Thomas, b. 16 Feby., 1854, Phoenixville, Pa., son of William and Mary Ann (Evans) Thomas. Res., Wilkes-Barre. Issue (Thomas) : i. Mary E.*, b. 12 Jany., 1878; d. 30 Jany., 1881. ii. Wil liam Henry, b. 16 Apr., 1880. iii. Olive, b. 25 Nov., 1883; d. 25 Oct., 1885. iv. Ellen Rebecca, b. 15 Aug., 1885. v. Julia Ann, b. 30 June, 1889. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pendleton, Everett Hall. Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1910: with Some Account of the Pembleton Families of Orange County, N.Y., Otsego County, N.Y., and Luzerne County, Pa., and Notices of Other Pendletons of Later Origin in the United States. Vol. 1, pg. 744. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1987.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNH-25C : 16 July 2017), John Thomas, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet 2D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,150.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Q4-VKW : accessed 28 May 2020), John Thomas, District 3 Wilkesbarre city Ward 13, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 176, sheet 11A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,436.
4. ↑  :Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 048601-052400. Certificate Number: 49049

See Also

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for John David Thomas (16 Feb 1854–1 May 1909), Find A Grave Memorial no. 16914589, citing Cedar Crest Cemetery, Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by HBE / Nan (contributor 47157984) . Find A Grave: Memorial #16914589