Thomas, John B.
Co. F, 26th Ill. Infantry
No dates on his stone. The cemetery listing shows that John B. Thomas died July 7, 1880; however, he was in the 1880 census, and family trees on Ancestry.com show different dates and places for his death. Due to this being a common name, he is easily confused with other men by the same name.
Some family trees show that John's middle name was Butler.
U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles show the following:
JOHN B. THOMAS
Residence: Homer, Illinois [Champaign County]
Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F. Illinois 26th Infantry Regiment on 10 Aug 1861. Mustered out on 24 Aug 1864.
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
__________
1870 Census of Sand Prairie, Tazewell County, Illinois:
John Thomas 26, farmer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 28, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 3, born Illinois
Frances Thomas 2, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 6 months, born Illinois
1880 Census of Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri:
John B. Thomas 37, laborer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 38, wife, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 13, son, born Illinois
Francis Thomas 11, son, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 10, son, born Illinois
Homer/Omer L. Thomas 8, son, born Illinois
Ida M. Thomas 7, dau, born Missouri
Ephram E. Thomas 5, son, born Missouri
Albert R. Thomas 1, son, born Missouri
According to family trees on Ancestry.com, this John B. Thomas who lived in Kirksville, Missouri in 1880, was born in 1843 in Illinois, the son of Charles Thomas (1810-1867) and Elizabeth (Carter) (1811-1889). These trees show John's wife's name was Sarah Smothers or Patterson and they had 7 known children (the ones listed in the 1880 census). However, there is a record in Tazewell County, Illinois of a marriage on August 16, 1866 of a John B. Thomas to Sarah Norris. This seems to be the correct marriage date for the the couple in the above 1870 and 1880 census records.
This may or may not be the correct John B. Thomas who is buried in this grave. There is also a Sarah Thomas buried in this cemetery without a marker who is probably his wife and whom we have linked to John. The Infant Thomas buried in this cemetery who died in 1881 is shown on the cemetery record as the son of John B. Thomas.
There is also a Frank M. Thomas (1869-1920) buried beside John B. Thomas. This is probably John's son Francis Thomas who was 11 years old in the 1880 census.
- Information gathered by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
Co. F, 26th Ill. Infantry
No dates on his stone. The cemetery listing shows that John B. Thomas died July 7, 1880; however, he was in the 1880 census, and family trees on Ancestry.com show different dates and places for his death. Due to this being a common name, he is easily confused with other men by the same name.
Some family trees show that John's middle name was Butler.
U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles show the following:
JOHN B. THOMAS
Residence: Homer, Illinois [Champaign County]
Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F. Illinois 26th Infantry Regiment on 10 Aug 1861. Mustered out on 24 Aug 1864.
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
__________
1870 Census of Sand Prairie, Tazewell County, Illinois:
John Thomas 26, farmer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 28, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 3, born Illinois
Frances Thomas 2, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 6 months, born Illinois
1880 Census of Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri:
John B. Thomas 37, laborer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 38, wife, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 13, son, born Illinois
Francis Thomas 11, son, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 10, son, born Illinois
Homer/Omer L. Thomas 8, son, born Illinois
Ida M. Thomas 7, dau, born Missouri
Ephram E. Thomas 5, son, born Missouri
Albert R. Thomas 1, son, born Missouri
According to family trees on Ancestry.com, this John B. Thomas who lived in Kirksville, Missouri in 1880, was born in 1843 in Illinois, the son of Charles Thomas (1810-1867) and Elizabeth (Carter) (1811-1889). These trees show John's wife's name was Sarah Smothers or Patterson and they had 7 known children (the ones listed in the 1880 census). However, there is a record in Tazewell County, Illinois of a marriage on August 16, 1866 of a John B. Thomas to Sarah Norris. This seems to be the correct marriage date for the the couple in the above 1870 and 1880 census records.
This may or may not be the correct John B. Thomas who is buried in this grave. There is also a Sarah Thomas buried in this cemetery without a marker who is probably his wife and whom we have linked to John. The Infant Thomas buried in this cemetery who died in 1881 is shown on the cemetery record as the son of John B. Thomas.
There is also a Frank M. Thomas (1869-1920) buried beside John B. Thomas. This is probably John's son Francis Thomas who was 11 years old in the 1880 census.
- Information gathered by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
Thomas, John B.
Co. F, 26th Ill. Infantry
No dates on his stone. The cemetery listing shows that John B. Thomas died July 7, 1880; however, he was in the 1880 census, and family trees on Ancestry.com show different dates and places for his death. Due to this being a common name, he is easily confused with other men by the same name.
Some family trees show that John's middle name was Butler.
U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles show the following:
JOHN B. THOMAS
Residence: Homer, Illinois [Champaign County]
Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F. Illinois 26th Infantry Regiment on 10 Aug 1861. Mustered out on 24 Aug 1864.
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
__________
1870 Census of Sand Prairie, Tazewell County, Illinois:
John Thomas 26, farmer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 28, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 3, born Illinois
Frances Thomas 2, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 6 months, born Illinois
1880 Census of Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri:
John B. Thomas 37, laborer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 38, wife, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 13, son, born Illinois
Francis Thomas 11, son, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 10, son, born Illinois
Homer/Omer L. Thomas 8, son, born Illinois
Ida M. Thomas 7, dau, born Missouri
Ephram E. Thomas 5, son, born Missouri
Albert R. Thomas 1, son, born Missouri
According to family trees on Ancestry.com, this John B. Thomas who lived in Kirksville, Missouri in 1880, was born in 1843 in Illinois, the son of Charles Thomas (1810-1867) and Elizabeth (Carter) (1811-1889). These trees show John's wife's name was Sarah Smothers or Patterson and they had 7 known children (the ones listed in the 1880 census). However, there is a record in Tazewell County, Illinois of a marriage on August 16, 1866 of a John B. Thomas to Sarah Norris. This seems to be the correct marriage date for the the couple in the above 1870 and 1880 census records.
This may or may not be the correct John B. Thomas who is buried in this grave. There is also a Sarah Thomas buried in this cemetery without a marker who is probably his wife and whom we have linked to John. The Infant Thomas buried in this cemetery who died in 1881 is shown on the cemetery record as the son of John B. Thomas.
There is also a Frank M. Thomas (1869-1920) buried beside John B. Thomas. This is probably John's son Francis Thomas who was 11 years old in the 1880 census.
- Information gathered by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
Co. F, 26th Ill. Infantry
No dates on his stone. The cemetery listing shows that John B. Thomas died July 7, 1880; however, he was in the 1880 census, and family trees on Ancestry.com show different dates and places for his death. Due to this being a common name, he is easily confused with other men by the same name.
Some family trees show that John's middle name was Butler.
U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles show the following:
JOHN B. THOMAS
Residence: Homer, Illinois [Champaign County]
Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F. Illinois 26th Infantry Regiment on 10 Aug 1861. Mustered out on 24 Aug 1864.
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
__________
1870 Census of Sand Prairie, Tazewell County, Illinois:
John Thomas 26, farmer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 28, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 3, born Illinois
Frances Thomas 2, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 6 months, born Illinois
1880 Census of Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri:
John B. Thomas 37, laborer, born Illinois
Sarah Thomas 38, wife, born Ohio
Cyrus H. Thomas 13, son, born Illinois
Francis Thomas 11, son, born Illinois
George B. Thomas 10, son, born Illinois
Homer/Omer L. Thomas 8, son, born Illinois
Ida M. Thomas 7, dau, born Missouri
Ephram E. Thomas 5, son, born Missouri
Albert R. Thomas 1, son, born Missouri
According to family trees on Ancestry.com, this John B. Thomas who lived in Kirksville, Missouri in 1880, was born in 1843 in Illinois, the son of Charles Thomas (1810-1867) and Elizabeth (Carter) (1811-1889). These trees show John's wife's name was Sarah Smothers or Patterson and they had 7 known children (the ones listed in the 1880 census). However, there is a record in Tazewell County, Illinois of a marriage on August 16, 1866 of a John B. Thomas to Sarah Norris. This seems to be the correct marriage date for the the couple in the above 1870 and 1880 census records.
This may or may not be the correct John B. Thomas who is buried in this grave. There is also a Sarah Thomas buried in this cemetery without a marker who is probably his wife and whom we have linked to John. The Infant Thomas buried in this cemetery who died in 1881 is shown on the cemetery record as the son of John B. Thomas.
There is also a Frank M. Thomas (1869-1920) buried beside John B. Thomas. This is probably John's son Francis Thomas who was 11 years old in the 1880 census.
- Information gathered by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
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