William Thomas

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR William Thomas is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Joseph Thomas Thomas Son of Nicholas Thomas and Mary Morris

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1814
Marriage	10 Oct 1839		To Margaret Haysworth
Death	> 1880
Burial

Children

(all children with Margaret Haysworth

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Mary J. Thomas	F	~1842		To
Hannah D. Thomas	M	~1843		To
Eli H. Thomas	M	~1846		To
Emery Augusta Thomas	M	~1849		To Louisa Unknown
Nancy C. Thomas	F	~1852		To
Catherine L. Thomas	F	~1854		To
Charles F. Thomas	M	~1857		To
Corah Thomas	F	~1873		To	Listed as dau. in 1880 census, but might be granddau.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC	1820
Davidson Co, NC	by 1830 ->1840
Forsyth Co, NC	by 1850 - after 1880

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1820 United States Federal Census, Salisbury, Rowan Co. NC pg 17. Family of Nicholas Thomas: 2 males <10, 1 male 16-25, 3 females <10, 1 female 26-44. Adjacent lines have Alexander Thomas and Jeremiah Thomas. Willim would be about 6.
2	1830 United States Federal Census, Davidson Co. NC pg 95. Census is not dated. Family of Nicholas Thomas: 2 males 0-5, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 40-50. William should be about 16.
3	1840 United States Federal Census, Davidson Co. NC pg 31. Census is not dated. Family of William Thomas: male 20-30, 1 female 20-30. William should be about 26 and Margaret 27; they have no children at this point. Stokes, Forsyth and Davidson counties are all in the same area of central NC.
4	1850 United States Federal Census, Forsyth Co, NC (no twp), page 5. Census dated 25 July 1850. Lines 27-32: William Thomas, 35, farmer, $800 property; Margaret Thomas, 37, can not read or write; Mary J. Thomas, 8, in school; Hannah D. Thomas, 7, in school; Eli H. Thomas, 4; Emery Augusta Thomas (male), 1. All born NC. On lines 18-26 are the family of George Pope and Nancy Thomas Pope.
5	1860 United States Federal Census, South Fork Twp, Forsyth Co, NC, page 1. Census dated 15 Aug 1860. Lines 31-39: William Thomas, 45, farmer, $1100real, $1200 personal property; Margaret Thomas, 48; Mollie J. 18, in school; Hannah D. Thomas, 17, in school; Eli H. Thomas, 13, in school; Emery Augusta Thomas, 11, in school; Nancy C., 8, in school; Catherine L., 6, in school; Charles F., 3. All born NC. On lines 21-30 are the family of George Pope and Eliza Thomas Pope.
6	1870 United States Federal Census, Braodbay Twp, Forsyth Co, NC, page 15. Census dated 27 June 1870. Lines 28-34: William Thomas, 55, farmer, $1050real, $100 personal property; Margaret Thomas, 58, keeping house; Mary 28, teaching school; Eli Thomas, 24, lab or on farm; Nancy C., 20, at home; Catherine L., 15, at home; Charles F., 13, at home. All born NC. On lines 25-27 are the family of Emery Thomas and wife Louisa, dau. Elisa. On lines 38 -40 and line 1-5 of page 16 are the family of George and Mary Pope; on 15-18 are Charles and Sarah Pope.
7	1880 United States Federal Census, Braod Bay Twp, Forsyth Co, NC, page 15. Census dated 14-15 June 1880. Lines 14-19: William Thomas, 65, farmer; Margaret, 67, keeping house; Nancy, 28, at home; Charles, 23, farm labor, Corah, 7, dau.; Sarah, 23, dau-in-law. All born NC. On lines 20-25 are the household of Mary Pope; on 27-36 are Charles and Sarah Pope.
8	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.
9	North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Name: William Thomas Gender: Male Spouse: Margaret Haysworth Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1839 Marriage County: Davidson Marriage State: North Carolina Source Vendor: County court records located in Lexington, North Carolina or Family History Library microfilm # 1008648-1008652

Research

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