First Generation  

1. William THOMAS was born in 1814 in South Carolina and died between 1864 and 1870 in St Francis County, Arkansas about age 50.

General Notes: 1850 Census, Pontotoc County, MS,
enumerated 2 Nov 1850 by Andrew J. ClAR, p. 170B 1554/1554 and 172 1553/1553:

THOMAS
William 26 M farmer SC
Nancy 23 F wife AL
Marion 10 M son AL
Andrew 8 M son AL
Jane 6 F dau AL
Harriet 5 F dau AL
William 4 M son AL
Nancy 3 F dau AL
George 1 M son MS


1860 Census, St. Francis County, AR, Telico Twp.,
enumerated 27 Jul 1860 by Welford Gooly, p. 409-410, 159/159:

THOMAS
William 46 M TN Farmer, 240/200
Mary A. 35 F AL
Marion P. 17 M AL com. laborer, school
Andrew F. 17 M AL com. laborer, school
Eliza J. 15 F MS
Harriet 13 F MS
William C. 11 M MS
George W. 8 M MS
Fannie Ann 6 F MS
Benjamin F. 4 M MS
Mary 3 F AR
John H. 1 M AR


2 April 1860, William Thomas purchased 80 Acres in St. Francis (later Cross) County, AR: W1/2SE, Sec 22, Twp7-N, Range 3-E, Helena Land Office

William married Mary A. (Nancy). Mary was born in 1825 in Alabama and died after 1880. Another name for Mary was Mary A.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Marion Pinkney "Pink" THOMAS was born on 10 Nov 1841 in Alabama, died on 14 Jun 1931 in Black Oak, Craighead County, Arkansas at age 89, and was buried in Black Oak Cemetery, Black Oak, Arkansas.

   3 M    ii. Andrew F. THOMAS was born in 1843 in Alabama.

   4 F    iii. Eliza Jane THOMAS was born in 1844 in Alabama.

   5 F    iv. Harriet L. THOMAS was born about 1847 in Alabama.

Harriet married Living

+ 6 M    v. William C. THOMAS was born about 1848 in Alabama and died on 12 Jun 1915 in Cross County, Arkansas about age 67.

   7 F    vi. Nancy THOMAS was born in 1847 in Alabama.

+ 8 M    vii. George W. THOMAS was born in Jan 1850 in Mississippi.

   9 F    viii. Fannie Ann THOMAS was born in 1854 in Mississippi.

   10 M    ix. Benjamin F. THOMAS was born in 1855 in Mississippi.

+ 11 F    x. Mary THOMAS was born in 1855 in Arkansas.

+ 12 M    xi. John H. THOMAS was born in Apr 1859 in Saint Francis County, Arkansas, died in 1934 at age 75, and was buried in 1934 in Harris Chapel Cemetary, Cross County, Arkansas.

   13 F    xii. Harriet THOMAS was born in 1857 in Mississippi.

+ 14 M    xiii. Jeff D. THOMAS was born in May 1865 in Smith Township, Cross County, Arkansas.

+ 15 M    xiv. Michael G. THOMAS was born in Dec 1865 in Arkansas.