Joseph Thomas Thomas

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	19June 1822	Davidson Co.,NC
Marriage	8 Jan 1837	Guilford, NC	To Cynthia I. Burton
Marriage	1871		To Catherine E. [unknown]
Death	14May 1897	Fort Mill, York Co., SC
Burial	May 1897	Thomas Family Cemetery,York Co., SC (Rt 98 off Rt160)

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4                Generation 5           Generation 6
 
                                                    +-- Nicholas Thomas
                                                    |   (????-????)
                         +-- Joseph Thomas Thomas --+
                         |   (1822-1897)            |         
 Andrew Lindsey Thomas --+                          +-- Mary Morris
   (1847-1905)           |                              (????-????)
                         +-- Cynthia I. Burton
                             (~1817-1870)

Children

(children presumably with Cynthia I. Burton)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Louisa Jane Thomas	F	16 Nov 1840	Davidson Co., NC	John Sulvester Caton
Lois Ann Thomas	F	1841	York Co,. SC
Andrew Lindsey Thomas	M	3 Mar 1847	Fort Mill area,York Co., SC	Nannie Rebecca Ashely	Main line
Elizabeth J.Thomas	F	1851	York Co., SC		not in will of 1897

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Davidson Co, NC	by 1840
Fort Mill area, York Co., SC	by 1843

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, York Co., SC, Dwelling 185; lists Joseph Thomas, 31,M, born in NC;Cynthia, 33,F, born in NC. They live with four children: Louisa Thomas, 11 years; Lois Ann Thomas, 9 years, born "York District"; Andrew L. Thomas,4 years, born York District; Elizabeth J. Thomas, 3 years, born York District. Louisa attended school during the year. The census is dated 12 Aug 1850.
3	1860 United States Federal Census, (from photocopy, no location information, Dwelling/Family # 403); lists Joseph Thomas, 41 years, Overseer; Cynthia Thomas, 42 years; Andrew L. Thomas, 12 years; Elizabeth Thomas, 10 years. The cesus is dated 16 July 1860.
4	Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Date of census 14 Sept., 1870(Data extracted); Joseph Thomas, age 60, white male, farmer, real estate value 620, Personal property value 380, born NC; Sintha Thomas, age 50, white female, born NC; Elizabeth Thomas, age 19, white female, born SC, can't read or write, (poorly legible, possibly marked as legible to vote). Living with the Thomas family are: Lewise Caten, white female age 30, value personal porperty 100, born SC; John Caten, white male age 8, born SC; Edwrd Caten, white male age 7, born SC; Thos. Caten, white male age 5, born SC.
5	Source: All North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Results North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Groom: Joseph Thomas Bride: Sinhey Burton Bond_Date: 08 Jan 1837 Bond #: 000060345 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 001192 County: Guilford Record #: 03 446 Bondsman: William Roberts Witness: M. Mendenhall
6	Yorkville Enquirer, issue of November 10, 1859: "Died in this District, on the 3d instant, Lois Ann, daughter of Joseph and Mary Thomas, in the 16th year of her age." See source note below.
7	Will of Joseph Thomas' names wife Catheron E. Thomas, son Andrew L. Thomas, daughter Laurer J. Caton, grandsons Edward Caton and Thomas Caton. A 100 acre estate with a gold mine on it borders lands of J. M (Ardrey) and (Canton), and (Thonens) Ferry Road. Signed 27 May 1889. Witnesses T. G. Culp and W. H. Kizer. Probated 21 Sept 1897, signed by T. G. Culp. Heirs agreement to divide property, 10 Dec. 1897, signed by C. E. Thomas, A. L. Thomas, E. C. Caton, T. L. Caton, and R. D. McKees.	(Will transcription)
8	News article re. Thomas family cemetery - News article from unknown newspaper, marked "10-6-78", by Bob Glendy, News Staff Writer. AT time of writing, cemetery was over 100 years old, but out of use for over 50 years, per Gladys Thomas, great granddaughter of Joseph Thomas, and her cousin Otis Blankenship, 78. Cemetery property, near Tega Cay horse stables,is owned by Leroy McCall who bought it from Gladys Thomas' mother, and leases it to Tega Cay. Family farm stretched from the present property across the state line into North Carolina. Graves include those of Joseph Thomas, Zeb Caton, other Thomas, Caton, and Wilson relatives. Mack King of Charlotte requested cemetery be fenced off.

Source notes

The death notice from the Yorkville Enquirer for Lois Ann Thomas, daughter of Joseph Thomas, names the mother as Mary. This could be misprint, or Mary could be a later wife, and Lois Ann's stepmother. It introduces some uncertainty about the identity of the wife of our Joseph Thomas. If he had several wives, there is uncertainty about who is the mother of each of the children.

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.

1: Source: 1840 United States Federal Census Davidson Co, NC pg 131. Family of Joseph Thomas: 1 male <5, 1 male 15-20, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30. This matches the dates for Joseph Thomas Thomas and his wife. The children are close, except for the son <5. The place is correct.

2: The 1880 census was not found.