77 yrs, 6 m
The Thomas Family: from Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 4 June 1897 Montgomery County, Indiana
The Thomas
Thirty-five years ago there lived in this County within a circumference of five miles and within three miles of the town of Pleasant Hill, thirteen Thomas' heads of families as follows: Smith, Robert, Joel, Asa, George, Sol., John M., William, Abe, Mike, Ludlow, James and Silas. Today but two of middle life remain, W. H.H. and J. D.. Such is the change wrought in a few brief fleeting years.
The Thomas were of German descent and came to this country at a very early date. The great grandfather lived in Virginia and died there at a great age. His name was MICHAEL. HIS SON, ABRAM, was a Revolutionary soldier and came to Ohio at an early date. He died at the age of 88 years and is remembered by a number of the grandsons mentioned above.
Marvelous stories are told of the strength and activity, courage and endurances of the early Thomas. The Thomas came here from Ohio.
ADAM, the father of Smith, Joel, Asa, George and Sol. settled three miles south of Pleasant Hill. He was a minister of the Christian Church and was a preacher of some prominence in his day. He died at the age of 77 and has been dead nearly forty years.
Smith, his son, partly reared his family here, living south of town. He is now living with a son in Missouri and is 90 years old.
A daughter, Mrs. John McWhinney, lives near Waynetown.
Robert was many years a resident of Pleasant Hill. He was lame and walked with a cane from boyhood. He was Justice of the Peace, worked at plastering and clerked some. He was secretary of the Western Indiana Christian Conference for thirty years. He was a good singer and considered a leader of old time church music. He had no family save a wife. Both have been dead for a number of years.
Joel, the well known minister in the Christian Church, lived on a farm two miles south of town. He has been a preacher for fifty five years and is noted for his force of character and plain practical preaching. On his second marriage he moved to Ohio where he has since lived. He is in the 82 year of his age and is in declining health. He has one son, J.W.S., in Keithsburg, Ill., and one, W. H.H. here on his father's old farm.
Asa lived near town and was a plasterer by trade. He went away from here years ago and now lives in Brazil. His wife, who recently died, was a daughter of his cousin Dr. Thomas.
George, another brother, lived on a farm three miles east of town. On the death of his wife, he went away and now lives in Wynose, Ind.
Sol lived here a few years after his marriage went west.
Michael Thomas was a brother of ADAM, and the father of Dr. John M., William and Mike. He died in Ohio more than seventy-five years ago. The Doctor lived on a farm near town and was a prominent physician in his day, having a lucrative practice. He had an interesting family, the oldest of whom was Ludlow, who owned a farm two miles east of town, from whom the "Lud Thomas schoolhouse" derived its name. Ludlow was a prominent citizen here for many years. He is dead and none of his family are near save a daughter in Mellott, Mrs. Luella Lee. His son Dr. C.M., is in southern Indiana.
Seth, one of the Doctors sons, was one of the most noted characters in this County. He is said to be practicing medicine in Nebraska.
Fry, the youngest son, is the only representative of the Doctor's family in this County. He lives near Crawfordsville.
William lived four miles south of town where he owned a farm. He has long since been dead. He had a son, Alonzo, in this County. Abram owned a farm near his brother William. He and his wife have both been dead more than thirty years. None of their family are here. Mike owned the farm Mr. Rust bought of W. H. H. Thomas. He went back to Ohio 30 years ago.
James lived on Bristle Ridge and was a neighbor to Abe Clough, with whom he was always at political enmity; Clough being a radical Democrat and Thomas a conservative Republican. William, his father, a brother to ADAM and Michael, spent his declining days with his son and died at the age of 83. James was a prosperous farmer and had an interesting family. He died at the age of 61. After his death his widow, as did the widow of the Doctor, lived in Pleasant Hill to a ripe old age. Representatives of his family here are: Mrs. John C. Dunwiddy, Mrs. W.W. Tiffany, Mrs. Dr. Detchon of New Richmond and Mrs. Dr. Hurt of Waynestown. One son, William, lives in Rossville, Ill.
Silas came here from Ohio 40 years ago. His father, Samuel, a brother to ADAM, Michael and William, died in Ohio at the age of 88. He is in the 79th year of his age and is in feeble health. He has one son, J. D., who lives with him.
The Thomas were mostly religious many of them were devoted Christians and earnestly engaged in church work and were influential and useful members of society. Socially they were unequalled, jovial, genial, hospitable and obliging. Never were two houses in this county surpassed for mirth and social entertainment or so noted for hilarious enjoyment as were the Jim Thomas and Dock Thomas houses. Politically the Thomas were divided. The Doctor and his brothers were Democrats; however, he was a war Democrat and captain of the home guards for a time and after the war a Republican.
The Doctor, Abram and Mike each lost a son in the army
ADAM THOMAS (1782-1859) This aged minister spent the last years of his life in Montgomery County, Ind. He was born in Kentucky, in 1782, where he lived until his father moved to Ohio, in 1805, where, a year later, he was married to Miss Jane McJimsy. His father died in Miami County, where he had settled on coming to Ohio, in 1843, at the age of eighty-eight years. About 1811, Elder Thomas united with the church at Rocky Springs, and soon after, began to speak and pray in public. He served for a short time in the war of 1812, and was not ordained until 1815. It is probable that he would have been set apart to the full work of the ministry much sooner but for his limited means of support—for in those days preaching was almost entirely a gratuitous work. After his ordination, Elder Thomas took charge of the church at Lost Creek and at Lower Stillwater, which he held until his removal to Indiana, in 1831. Here, he was a co-laborer of James McKinney, Dudley, and others of the Cole Creek Conference. With these, he traveled through a greater part of Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois, enduring the many privations and great toil of a pioneer minister without a murmur.
Spouse: Jane McJimsey (1789-1843), married July 24th, 1806, at Montgomery County, Ohio – four daughters (Susan, Nancy Ann, Mary Jane, Mary) and six sons (Smith, John, Jesse, Robert, Abraham, Joel, William, John, Samuel, George )
Spouse: Delilah Scofield (1808-1895), married October 22nd, 1844, at Montgomery County, Indiana – two sons (Arthur, Sobieski)
Father: Abraham Thomas (1756-1843)
Mother: Susanna Smith (1761-1821)
Occupation: minister/preacher for the Christian Church.
The Thomas Family: from Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 4 June 1897 Montgomery County, Indiana
The Thomas
Thirty-five years ago there lived in this County within a circumference of five miles and within three miles of the town of Pleasant Hill, thirteen Thomas' heads of families as follows: Smith, Robert, Joel, Asa, George, Sol., John M., William, Abe, Mike, Ludlow, James and Silas. Today but two of middle life remain, W. H.H. and J. D.. Such is the change wrought in a few brief fleeting years.
The Thomas were of German descent and came to this country at a very early date. The great grandfather lived in Virginia and died there at a great age. His name was MICHAEL. HIS SON, ABRAM, was a Revolutionary soldier and came to Ohio at an early date. He died at the age of 88 years and is remembered by a number of the grandsons mentioned above.
Marvelous stories are told of the strength and activity, courage and endurances of the early Thomas. The Thomas came here from Ohio.
ADAM, the father of Smith, Joel, Asa, George and Sol. settled three miles south of Pleasant Hill. He was a minister of the Christian Church and was a preacher of some prominence in his day. He died at the age of 77 and has been dead nearly forty years.
Smith, his son, partly reared his family here, living south of town. He is now living with a son in Missouri and is 90 years old.
A daughter, Mrs. John McWhinney, lives near Waynetown.
Robert was many years a resident of Pleasant Hill. He was lame and walked with a cane from boyhood. He was Justice of the Peace, worked at plastering and clerked some. He was secretary of the Western Indiana Christian Conference for thirty years. He was a good singer and considered a leader of old time church music. He had no family save a wife. Both have been dead for a number of years.
Joel, the well known minister in the Christian Church, lived on a farm two miles south of town. He has been a preacher for fifty five years and is noted for his force of character and plain practical preaching. On his second marriage he moved to Ohio where he has since lived. He is in the 82 year of his age and is in declining health. He has one son, J.W.S., in Keithsburg, Ill., and one, W. H.H. here on his father's old farm.
Asa lived near town and was a plasterer by trade. He went away from here years ago and now lives in Brazil. His wife, who recently died, was a daughter of his cousin Dr. Thomas.
George, another brother, lived on a farm three miles east of town. On the death of his wife, he went away and now lives in Wynose, Ind.
Sol lived here a few years after his marriage went west.
Michael Thomas was a brother of ADAM, and the father of Dr. John M., William and Mike. He died in Ohio more than seventy-five years ago. The Doctor lived on a farm near town and was a prominent physician in his day, having a lucrative practice. He had an interesting family, the oldest of whom was Ludlow, who owned a farm two miles east of town, from whom the "Lud Thomas schoolhouse" derived its name. Ludlow was a prominent citizen here for many years. He is dead and none of his family are near save a daughter in Mellott, Mrs. Luella Lee. His son Dr. C.M., is in southern Indiana.
Seth, one of the Doctors sons, was one of the most noted characters in this County. He is said to be practicing medicine in Nebraska.
Fry, the youngest son, is the only representative of the Doctor's family in this County. He lives near Crawfordsville.
William lived four miles south of town where he owned a farm. He has long since been dead. He had a son, Alonzo, in this County. Abram owned a farm near his brother William. He and his wife have both been dead more than thirty years. None of their family are here. Mike owned the farm Mr. Rust bought of W. H. H. Thomas. He went back to Ohio 30 years ago.
James lived on Bristle Ridge and was a neighbor to Abe Clough, with whom he was always at political enmity; Clough being a radical Democrat and Thomas a conservative Republican. William, his father, a brother to ADAM and Michael, spent his declining days with his son and died at the age of 83. James was a prosperous farmer and had an interesting family. He died at the age of 61. After his death his widow, as did the widow of the Doctor, lived in Pleasant Hill to a ripe old age. Representatives of his family here are: Mrs. John C. Dunwiddy, Mrs. W.W. Tiffany, Mrs. Dr. Detchon of New Richmond and Mrs. Dr. Hurt of Waynestown. One son, William, lives in Rossville, Ill.
Silas came here from Ohio 40 years ago. His father, Samuel, a brother to ADAM, Michael and William, died in Ohio at the age of 88. He is in the 79th year of his age and is in feeble health. He has one son, J. D., who lives with him.
The Thomas were mostly religious many of them were devoted Christians and earnestly engaged in church work and were influential and useful members of society. Socially they were unequalled, jovial, genial, hospitable and obliging. Never were two houses in this county surpassed for mirth and social entertainment or so noted for hilarious enjoyment as were the Jim Thomas and Dock Thomas houses. Politically the Thomas were divided. The Doctor and his brothers were Democrats; however, he was a war Democrat and captain of the home guards for a time and after the war a Republican.
The Doctor, Abram and Mike each lost a son in the army
ADAM THOMAS (1782-1859) This aged minister spent the last years of his life in Montgomery County, Ind. He was born in Kentucky, in 1782, where he lived until his father moved to Ohio, in 1805, where, a year later, he was married to Miss Jane McJimsy. His father died in Miami County, where he had settled on coming to Ohio, in 1843, at the age of eighty-eight years. About 1811, Elder Thomas united with the church at Rocky Springs, and soon after, began to speak and pray in public. He served for a short time in the war of 1812, and was not ordained until 1815. It is probable that he would have been set apart to the full work of the ministry much sooner but for his limited means of support—for in those days preaching was almost entirely a gratuitous work. After his ordination, Elder Thomas took charge of the church at Lost Creek and at Lower Stillwater, which he held until his removal to Indiana, in 1831. Here, he was a co-laborer of James McKinney, Dudley, and others of the Cole Creek Conference. With these, he traveled through a greater part of Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois, enduring the many privations and great toil of a pioneer minister without a murmur.
Spouse: Jane McJimsey (1789-1843), married July 24th, 1806, at Montgomery County, Ohio – four daughters (Susan, Nancy Ann, Mary Jane, Mary) and six sons (Smith, John, Jesse, Robert, Abraham, Joel, William, John, Samuel, George )
Spouse: Delilah Scofield (1808-1895), married October 22nd, 1844, at Montgomery County, Indiana – two sons (Arthur, Sobieski)
Father: Abraham Thomas (1756-1843)
Mother: Susanna Smith (1761-1821)
Occupation: minister/preacher for the Christian Church.
77 yrs, 6 m
The Thomas Family: from Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 4 June 1897 Montgomery County, Indiana
The Thomas
Thirty-five years ago there lived in this County within a circumference of five miles and within three miles of the town of Pleasant Hill, thirteen Thomas' heads of families as follows: Smith, Robert, Joel, Asa, George, Sol., John M., William, Abe, Mike, Ludlow, James and Silas. Today but two of middle life remain, W. H.H. and J. D.. Such is the change wrought in a few brief fleeting years.
The Thomas were of German descent and came to this country at a very early date. The great grandfather lived in Virginia and died there at a great age. His name was MICHAEL. HIS SON, ABRAM, was a Revolutionary soldier and came to Ohio at an early date. He died at the age of 88 years and is remembered by a number of the grandsons mentioned above.
Marvelous stories are told of the strength and activity, courage and endurances of the early Thomas. The Thomas came here from Ohio.
ADAM, the father of Smith, Joel, Asa, George and Sol. settled three miles south of Pleasant Hill. He was a minister of the Christian Church and was a preacher of some prominence in his day. He died at the age of 77 and has been dead nearly forty years.
Smith, his son, partly reared his family here, living south of town. He is now living with a son in Missouri and is 90 years old.
A daughter, Mrs. John McWhinney, lives near Waynetown.
Robert was many years a resident of Pleasant Hill. He was lame and walked with a cane from boyhood. He was Justice of the Peace, worked at plastering and clerked some. He was secretary of the Western Indiana Christian Conference for thirty years. He was a good singer and considered a leader of old time church music. He had no family save a wife. Both have been dead for a number of years.
Joel, the well known minister in the Christian Church, lived on a farm two miles south of town. He has been a preacher for fifty five years and is noted for his force of character and plain practical preaching. On his second marriage he moved to Ohio where he has since lived. He is in the 82 year of his age and is in declining health. He has one son, J.W.S., in Keithsburg, Ill., and one, W. H.H. here on his father's old farm.
Asa lived near town and was a plasterer by trade. He went away from here years ago and now lives in Brazil. His wife, who recently died, was a daughter of his cousin Dr. Thomas.
George, another brother, lived on a farm three miles east of town. On the death of his wife, he went away and now lives in Wynose, Ind.
Sol lived here a few years after his marriage went west.
Michael Thomas was a brother of ADAM, and the father of Dr. John M., William and Mike. He died in Ohio more than seventy-five years ago. The Doctor lived on a farm near town and was a prominent physician in his day, having a lucrative practice. He had an interesting family, the oldest of whom was Ludlow, who owned a farm two miles east of town, from whom the "Lud Thomas schoolhouse" derived its name. Ludlow was a prominent citizen here for many years. He is dead and none of his family are near save a daughter in Mellott, Mrs. Luella Lee. His son Dr. C.M., is in southern Indiana.
Seth, one of the Doctors sons, was one of the most noted characters in this County. He is said to be practicing medicine in Nebraska.
Fry, the youngest son, is the only representative of the Doctor's family in this County. He lives near Crawfordsville.
William lived four miles south of town where he owned a farm. He has long since been dead. He had a son, Alonzo, in this County. Abram owned a farm near his brother William. He and his wife have both been dead more than thirty years. None of their family are here. Mike owned the farm Mr. Rust bought of W. H. H. Thomas. He went back to Ohio 30 years ago.
James lived on Bristle Ridge and was a neighbor to Abe Clough, with whom he was always at political enmity; Clough being a radical Democrat and Thomas a conservative Republican. William, his father, a brother to ADAM and Michael, spent his declining days with his son and died at the age of 83. James was a prosperous farmer and had an interesting family. He died at the age of 61. After his death his widow, as did the widow of the Doctor, lived in Pleasant Hill to a ripe old age. Representatives of his family here are: Mrs. John C. Dunwiddy, Mrs. W.W. Tiffany, Mrs. Dr. Detchon of New Richmond and Mrs. Dr. Hurt of Waynestown. One son, William, lives in Rossville, Ill.
Silas came here from Ohio 40 years ago. His father, Samuel, a brother to ADAM, Michael and William, died in Ohio at the age of 88. He is in the 79th year of his age and is in feeble health. He has one son, J. D., who lives with him.
The Thomas were mostly religious many of them were devoted Christians and earnestly engaged in church work and were influential and useful members of society. Socially they were unequalled, jovial, genial, hospitable and obliging. Never were two houses in this county surpassed for mirth and social entertainment or so noted for hilarious enjoyment as were the Jim Thomas and Dock Thomas houses. Politically the Thomas were divided. The Doctor and his brothers were Democrats; however, he was a war Democrat and captain of the home guards for a time and after the war a Republican.
The Doctor, Abram and Mike each lost a son in the army
ADAM THOMAS (1782-1859) This aged minister spent the last years of his life in Montgomery County, Ind. He was born in Kentucky, in 1782, where he lived until his father moved to Ohio, in 1805, where, a year later, he was married to Miss Jane McJimsy. His father died in Miami County, where he had settled on coming to Ohio, in 1843, at the age of eighty-eight years. About 1811, Elder Thomas united with the church at Rocky Springs, and soon after, began to speak and pray in public. He served for a short time in the war of 1812, and was not ordained until 1815. It is probable that he would have been set apart to the full work of the ministry much sooner but for his limited means of support—for in those days preaching was almost entirely a gratuitous work. After his ordination, Elder Thomas took charge of the church at Lost Creek and at Lower Stillwater, which he held until his removal to Indiana, in 1831. Here, he was a co-laborer of James McKinney, Dudley, and others of the Cole Creek Conference. With these, he traveled through a greater part of Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois, enduring the many privations and great toil of a pioneer minister without a murmur.
Spouse: Jane McJimsey (1789-1843), married July 24th, 1806, at Montgomery County, Ohio – four daughters (Susan, Nancy Ann, Mary Jane, Mary) and six sons (Smith, John, Jesse, Robert, Abraham, Joel, William, John, Samuel, George )
Spouse: Delilah Scofield (1808-1895), married October 22nd, 1844, at Montgomery County, Indiana – two sons (Arthur, Sobieski)
Father: Abraham Thomas (1756-1843)
Mother: Susanna Smith (1761-1821)
Occupation: minister/preacher for the Christian Church.
The Thomas Family: from Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 4 June 1897 Montgomery County, Indiana
The Thomas
Thirty-five years ago there lived in this County within a circumference of five miles and within three miles of the town of Pleasant Hill, thirteen Thomas' heads of families as follows: Smith, Robert, Joel, Asa, George, Sol., John M., William, Abe, Mike, Ludlow, James and Silas. Today but two of middle life remain, W. H.H. and J. D.. Such is the change wrought in a few brief fleeting years.
The Thomas were of German descent and came to this country at a very early date. The great grandfather lived in Virginia and died there at a great age. His name was MICHAEL. HIS SON, ABRAM, was a Revolutionary soldier and came to Ohio at an early date. He died at the age of 88 years and is remembered by a number of the grandsons mentioned above.
Marvelous stories are told of the strength and activity, courage and endurances of the early Thomas. The Thomas came here from Ohio.
ADAM, the father of Smith, Joel, Asa, George and Sol. settled three miles south of Pleasant Hill. He was a minister of the Christian Church and was a preacher of some prominence in his day. He died at the age of 77 and has been dead nearly forty years.
Smith, his son, partly reared his family here, living south of town. He is now living with a son in Missouri and is 90 years old.
A daughter, Mrs. John McWhinney, lives near Waynetown.
Robert was many years a resident of Pleasant Hill. He was lame and walked with a cane from boyhood. He was Justice of the Peace, worked at plastering and clerked some. He was secretary of the Western Indiana Christian Conference for thirty years. He was a good singer and considered a leader of old time church music. He had no family save a wife. Both have been dead for a number of years.
Joel, the well known minister in the Christian Church, lived on a farm two miles south of town. He has been a preacher for fifty five years and is noted for his force of character and plain practical preaching. On his second marriage he moved to Ohio where he has since lived. He is in the 82 year of his age and is in declining health. He has one son, J.W.S., in Keithsburg, Ill., and one, W. H.H. here on his father's old farm.
Asa lived near town and was a plasterer by trade. He went away from here years ago and now lives in Brazil. His wife, who recently died, was a daughter of his cousin Dr. Thomas.
George, another brother, lived on a farm three miles east of town. On the death of his wife, he went away and now lives in Wynose, Ind.
Sol lived here a few years after his marriage went west.
Michael Thomas was a brother of ADAM, and the father of Dr. John M., William and Mike. He died in Ohio more than seventy-five years ago. The Doctor lived on a farm near town and was a prominent physician in his day, having a lucrative practice. He had an interesting family, the oldest of whom was Ludlow, who owned a farm two miles east of town, from whom the "Lud Thomas schoolhouse" derived its name. Ludlow was a prominent citizen here for many years. He is dead and none of his family are near save a daughter in Mellott, Mrs. Luella Lee. His son Dr. C.M., is in southern Indiana.
Seth, one of the Doctors sons, was one of the most noted characters in this County. He is said to be practicing medicine in Nebraska.
Fry, the youngest son, is the only representative of the Doctor's family in this County. He lives near Crawfordsville.
William lived four miles south of town where he owned a farm. He has long since been dead. He had a son, Alonzo, in this County. Abram owned a farm near his brother William. He and his wife have both been dead more than thirty years. None of their family are here. Mike owned the farm Mr. Rust bought of W. H. H. Thomas. He went back to Ohio 30 years ago.
James lived on Bristle Ridge and was a neighbor to Abe Clough, with whom he was always at political enmity; Clough being a radical Democrat and Thomas a conservative Republican. William, his father, a brother to ADAM and Michael, spent his declining days with his son and died at the age of 83. James was a prosperous farmer and had an interesting family. He died at the age of 61. After his death his widow, as did the widow of the Doctor, lived in Pleasant Hill to a ripe old age. Representatives of his family here are: Mrs. John C. Dunwiddy, Mrs. W.W. Tiffany, Mrs. Dr. Detchon of New Richmond and Mrs. Dr. Hurt of Waynestown. One son, William, lives in Rossville, Ill.
Silas came here from Ohio 40 years ago. His father, Samuel, a brother to ADAM, Michael and William, died in Ohio at the age of 88. He is in the 79th year of his age and is in feeble health. He has one son, J. D., who lives with him.
The Thomas were mostly religious many of them were devoted Christians and earnestly engaged in church work and were influential and useful members of society. Socially they were unequalled, jovial, genial, hospitable and obliging. Never were two houses in this county surpassed for mirth and social entertainment or so noted for hilarious enjoyment as were the Jim Thomas and Dock Thomas houses. Politically the Thomas were divided. The Doctor and his brothers were Democrats; however, he was a war Democrat and captain of the home guards for a time and after the war a Republican.
The Doctor, Abram and Mike each lost a son in the army
ADAM THOMAS (1782-1859) This aged minister spent the last years of his life in Montgomery County, Ind. He was born in Kentucky, in 1782, where he lived until his father moved to Ohio, in 1805, where, a year later, he was married to Miss Jane McJimsy. His father died in Miami County, where he had settled on coming to Ohio, in 1843, at the age of eighty-eight years. About 1811, Elder Thomas united with the church at Rocky Springs, and soon after, began to speak and pray in public. He served for a short time in the war of 1812, and was not ordained until 1815. It is probable that he would have been set apart to the full work of the ministry much sooner but for his limited means of support—for in those days preaching was almost entirely a gratuitous work. After his ordination, Elder Thomas took charge of the church at Lost Creek and at Lower Stillwater, which he held until his removal to Indiana, in 1831. Here, he was a co-laborer of James McKinney, Dudley, and others of the Cole Creek Conference. With these, he traveled through a greater part of Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois, enduring the many privations and great toil of a pioneer minister without a murmur.
Spouse: Jane McJimsey (1789-1843), married July 24th, 1806, at Montgomery County, Ohio – four daughters (Susan, Nancy Ann, Mary Jane, Mary) and six sons (Smith, John, Jesse, Robert, Abraham, Joel, William, John, Samuel, George )
Spouse: Delilah Scofield (1808-1895), married October 22nd, 1844, at Montgomery County, Indiana – two sons (Arthur, Sobieski)
Father: Abraham Thomas (1756-1843)
Mother: Susanna Smith (1761-1821)
Occupation: minister/preacher for the Christian Church.
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