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 1796 - 1871 (74 years)
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| Name |
Morris Thomas |
| Born |
19 Apr 1796 |
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, U.S.A.  |
- Wikipedia, "Kentucky" & "Mercer County, KY": "In November, 1780, Virginia divided Kentucky County into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln. . . . Mercer County, Virginia was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia in 1786. Finally, on June 1, 1792, with Virginia consenting to the separation, the United States Congress accepted the Kentucky Constitution and admitted it as the 15th state, without creating a territory first."
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
23 Feb 1871 |
Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Buried |
Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection--Individual Records: "Morris Thomas, b. 19 Apr 1796 Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY, father: Oswald Thomas mother: Mary Poage, d. 23 Feb 1871 Shelby County, KY; m. 14 Nov 1836 Amanda Jane Wright."
Find-A-Grave:
"Kentucky: A History of the State," (Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 188 7), Shelby County.
"Mr. Morris Thomas first engaged in farming, then in the hide and tallow business in Shelbyville, and in 1819 moved to Louisville, which was than a small place. He engaged extensively in pork packing, shipping South, and became quite wealthy, owning land in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, and continued the business until 1845; was also the first importer of Shorthorn cattle and dealt extensively in mules. He next engaged in the manufacture of soap and candles, and lost heavily but managed to save his land."
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| Person ID |
I41619 |
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| Last Modified |
2 Sep 2014 |
| Father |
Oswald Thomas, b. 10 Sep 1769, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Aug 1853, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Poague, b. 10 Mar 1775, Fort Russell, Fincastle County, Virginia , d. 31 May 1854, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) |
| Married |
13 Apr 1793 |
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
- LDS FamilySearch Kentucky County Marriages, 1797-1954: "Oswald Thomas & Mary Poague, m. 13 Apr 1793 Mercer County."
U.S. & International Marriages: "Oswald Thomas b. Abt. 1769, & Mary Poague, b. Abt. 1775, m. Abt. 1793."
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| Family ID |
F18044160 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Amanda Jane Wright, b. 14 May 1810, d. 4 Mar 1891 (Age 80 years) |
| Married |
14 Nov 1836 |
| Children |
| | 1. Virginia Thomas, d. Abt. 1928, North Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| + | 2. Martha Rebecca Thomas, b. 5 Jun 1840, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 8 Aug 1925, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 85 years) |
| | 3. Morris Howillett Thomas, b. 21 Oct 1855, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 13 Sep 1938, Gonzales County, Texas, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) |
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| Last Modified |
30 Oct 2013 |
| Family ID |
F18044911 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Died - 23 Feb 1871 - Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
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 | Buried - - Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
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