Rachel Thomas

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Rachel Thomas is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of Joseph Thomas Thomas Daughter of Nicholas Thomas and Mary Morris

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1815
Marriage			To
Death
Burial

Children

(all children with Name Surname

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
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Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Sources

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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. Rachel should be about 5. Adjacent lines have Alexander Thomas and Jeremiah Thomas. (See conjecture section)
2	1830 United States Federal Census, Davidson Co. NC pg 95. 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. Rachel should be about 15.
3	1840 United States Federal Census, Davidson Co. NC (ancestry.com pg 96). Family of Nicholas Thomas: 2 males age 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 50-60. Corresponds to Ashley & Albert, Joseph, father Nicholas, Dorcas, Mary Ann, Elizabeth & unknown daughter, mother. Zebulon, Rachel & Nancy have apparently married or work & live elsewhere.
4	1850 United States Federal Census, North Subdivision, Davidson Co., NC. Pg.51. Date of census 13 Aug 1850 Nicholas Thomas age 56, farmer, $500 real estate, does not read or write, marked as blind or deaf etc.; Mary age 59; children: Eliza 25, Rachel 35, Ashley (male) 20, Mary A. 16, Dorcas (female) 14, atd. school; Albert 23, laborer. Also in the household is James Floyd 14, in school. All born NC.
5	1860 Federal Census, Northern Division, Davidson Co., NC,Sheet 759, Dwelling 805, Nicholas Thomas age 63, Farmer, $650/$600, born Maryland. Date of census 19 July 1860. Nicholas Thomas 63, Farmer, 650 real estate, 600 pers property, born Maryland; wife Mary, 70, domestic, Rachel 45, domestic, Ashley (M) 30, farm labor, Darcon (F) 23, domestic and Henry Jones 14. One person attended school, 2 can not read or write.
12	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.

Research

The material in this section is for research leads only. We do not wish to imply any connection to our family at present, nor suggest its use without additional confirmation.