William
Riley
Thomas
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Robin Thomas
and Katherine (Evans) Thomas
Brother of
Sally Thomas, Rachel (Thomas) Ellison, Jane (Thomas) Stephens, Nancy (Thomas) Ellison, Sally (Thomas) Pennington, Hiram Thomas, Hannah Thomas, Savannah Lavina (Thomas) Broyles, Nancy (Thomas) Ellison, Mary (Thomas) Baker, Daniel Thomas and Langford Thomas
Husband of
Cynthia (Polly) Thomas
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Eliza Jane (Thomas) Goins
Died
at age 80
in Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2021
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Biography
William Thomas lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
William Thomas was born on December 09, 1823 in North Carolina, United States.
His parents were Robert Thomas and Katherine Evans.
He married Cynthia Polly on 7 December 1843 in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Together they had at least 2 children:
He died on April 06, 1904 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
citing Campbell, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 979,202.
FamilySearch Record: QKH3-YT8N (accessed 22 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-993F-CSQ4 Image number 00050
Wyly Thomas marriage to Scinthia Polly on 7 Dec 1843 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
- Find-a-grave #16335315
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M655-3TL : 22 December 2020), Riley Thos, Whitley, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~6.25%
Les LeMay
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lemay22ll
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Kath (Woolverton) Gilliam :
23andMe, GEDmatch M104319 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT59b7c136
+
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal KAT59b7c136
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~1.56%
Alisa McHarness :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member alisa474m
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~1.56%
Keith Harvey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, yourDNAportal KEIbd0ae956
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~0.78%
Janet (Bennett) Foster :
23andMe, GEDmatch M201420 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M201420 [compare], FTDNA kit #B2219
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~0.78%
Loretta (Leger) Corbin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A124004 [compare], Ancestry member loretta_corbin
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A124004 [compare], FTDNA kit #B62233
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~0.78%
Del Leger :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T490396 [compare], FTDNA kit #699514
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~0.78%
Dorothy (Thomas) Glover :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TF3827251 [compare], yourDNAportal DOR263238cc, FTDNA kit #B884681
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Thomas-61363 and Thomas-53772 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Dup. Same spouse
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Pam (Dale) Fraley
Thomas-61363 and Thomas-53772 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge
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by Pam (Dale) Fraley
Rejected matches › William Thomas (1822-)
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