Melancthon
Thomas
Born in Ontario, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Adna Thomas Sr
and Lois (Beckwith) Thomas
Brother of
Lorilla Thomas, Velorious Thomas, James Thomas, Avry Thomas, Dewitt Clinton Thomas, Adna Thomas Jr, Syrus Thomas, Lorinda (Thomas) Owen, Lucinda Thomas and Henry Thomas
Husband of
Jane (Lumbly) Thomas
— married
15 Nov 1832 in Pike, Illinois, United States
Father of
Turner Thomas
Died about
at about age 52
in California, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2019
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Biography
Melancthon was born in 1807. He was the son of Adna Thomas and Lois Beckwith. Jane Lumbly obtained the permission of her father, Thomas Lumbly, to marry "Melanton" Thomas on 7 Nov 1832. [1] A license and permisssion to marry was issued 9 Nov 1832 by the State of Illinois. [2] The wedding was performed on 15 Nov 1832 in Pike County, Illinois. [3]He was living in Illinois in 1840, with his wife and one son.[4] He passed away about 1860.
Sources
- Adna Thomas Sr family Bible - there is only a transcription of the entries in the bible. Apparently, the bible was destroyed some time after the transcription was made. A copy of the old typewritten transcript may be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TKpkz5kAstFA1YozUwvA7hkRNbdnsshP
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-9RKM : 14 October 2017), Melaneton Thomas and Jane Lumbly, 07 Nov 1832; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,769.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-9RV5 : 14 October 2017), Melaneton Thomas and Jane Lumbly, 09 Nov 1832; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,769.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-9C5V : 14 October 2017), Melaneton Thomas and Jane Lumbly, 15 Nov 1832; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,769.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-FDX : 15 August 2017), Melancton Thomas, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing p. 102, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 67; FHL microfilm 7,645.
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- Percy Thomas
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~3.12%
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