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     Florence Mae Belle Thomas was born on 2 May 1903. She married James Russell Ankrum, son of Arizona Cole Ankrum and Jane Elizabeth Cornelius, in 1950. Florence Mae Belle Thomas died on 2 December 1959 at age 56.

     Florence R. Thomas married Strother H. Green, son of John Wesley Green and Martha Jane Brumfield, on 14 August 1888 at Randolph Co., IN.

     Forrest Maynard Thomas was born on 11 April 1915 at Ogle Co., IL. He was the son of Fred Henderson Thomas and Daisy May Zellers. Forrest Maynard Thomas died on 5 September 1988 at Orange Co., CA, at age 73.

     Frances Thomas married William Gaffin.

     Frances Keefer Thomas was born in September 1896 at Washington Co., MD.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Preston Thomas and Laura Virginia Keefer.¹ Frances Keefer Thomas married Robert G. Campbell circa 1921. Frances Keefer Thomas lived in April 1930 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL.² She lived in April 1940 at 51 East Antietam Street, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.³

     Frank Ellington Thomas was born on 1 August 1889 at Bristol, VA, per 1900 census and WW I draft registration.^1,2 He was the son of John Wesley Thomas and Almeda Ellington.¹ Frank Ellington Thomas married Nell Ryburn, daughter of Francis M. Ryburn and Dora Windle, on 18 November 1917 at Lamar, Prowers Co., CO. Frank Ellington Thomas died on 23 January 1968 at Alameda Co., CA, at age 78.

     Frank Watkins Thomas was born on 14 January 1868. He was the son of Christopher Yancey Thomas and Mary Ann Reamey.
Note: Possibly the Frank W. Thomas shown on 1900 census, Big Lick District, Roanoke County, Virginia, p.100, line 24. Year of birth is off by 1 compared to Joseph Sullivant book, but birth month of January is a match.

     Franklin A. Thomas was born circa 1903 at Boise, Ada Co. (probably), ID. He was the son of John E. Thomas and Bessie L. Downey. Franklin A. Thomas lived in April 1930 at East Gooding, Gooding Co., ID, census Dist. 2, p.5A.

     Note: Unmarried as of 1926.¹ Franklin M. Thomas was born on 1 September 1879 at Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.¹ He was the son of Daniel Albertus Thomas and Susan S. Mumma.¹

     Fred DeVault Thomas was born on 8 March 1893 at Sullivan or Washington Co., TN.¹ He was the son of Charles Burgess Thomas and Mary Louise DeVault. Fred DeVault Thomas married Frances Kathryn Hartman in 1931. Fred DeVault Thomas died on 16 April 1949 at age 56. He was buried in April 1949 at Telford Cemetery, Washington Co., TN.

     Fred Henderson Thomas was born on 15 December 1879 at Rockvale Twp., Ogle Co., IL. He was the son of Henry Thomas and Mary Felker. Fred Henderson Thomas married Daisy May Zellers, daughter of Daniel Boone Zellers and Julia Ann Stouffer, on 16 September 1903 at Byron, Ogle Co., IL.¹ Fred Henderson Thomas died in 1960 at Orange, Orange Co., CA. He was buried in 1960 at Silver Creek Church Cemetery, Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., IL.

     Frederick Cornwall Thomas was born on 17 August 1888 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL, WW I and WW II draft registrations.¹ He married Agnes Ethel Selbie on 9 April 1910 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Frederick Cornwall Thomas died in 1953.

     Frederick F. Thomas was born on 20 April 1886 at Iowa. He married Laura Eva Kime. Frederick F. Thomas died in June 1966 at Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, at age 80.

     Freeman Thomas was born on 4 July 1854 at Licking Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Freeman P. Thomas and Olive Kirkendall. Freeman Thomas was educated between 1872 and 1875; State University of Nebraska. He married Jennie (?) circa 1879.² Occupation: Hotel Keeper in 1880 at Culbertson, Hitchcock Co., NE.² Freeman Thomas married Caroline K. Emigh in June 1904 at Denver, CO.³ Occupation: Sawmill operator

Cemetery record (1916) indicates he was an architect.

From Who's Who on the Pacific Coast, 1913, page 560 (note multiple errors):

"THOMAS, Free, Architect; born, Licking Co., Ohio, July 4, 1854; son [of] Thompson P. and Olive (Kirkendall) T; descendant of Phil Sheridan on mother’s side; Israel Putnam, father’s side. Edu.: State Univ. of Nebr., 1872-74. Married, Carrie Emigh of Cherry Tree, Pa., June, 1904, at Denver, Colo. (second marriage). Reared on farm, 7 to 23 years old, in Neb. Eye witness of the Plum Creek massacre, Aug. 8, 1864. Took first premium, State Fair, Neb., in oil painting. Res.: 227 West 8th st; Office: Room 12, Walton block, Eugene, Ore."

in 1910 at Eugene, Lane Co., OR.³ Freeman Thomas died on 30 December 1916 at Eugene, Lane Co., OR, at age 62 Obituary -- Eugene Morning Register, 31 DEC 1916:

FREE THOMAS PASSES OUT
Was Owner of First Moving Picture Theatre Here

Was Also Prominent in Railroad Construction Work Between Eugene and the Coast

Free Thomas, who gave Eugene its first moving picture theatre, and for eight years prominent in the life of the city, died at his home at 360 Eleventh Avenue East yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the age of 63 years.
Mr. Thomas came to Eugene from Denver, Col. Soon after his arrival here he noted the absence of moving picture theatres, which were then becoming very popular in the East and Middle West and established the "Little Gem" in the Holden building on Willamette between Ninth and Tenth avenues.
Mr. Thomas was also one of the leading organizers of the Lane County Asset company, which made a survey and obtained right-of-way for a railroad from Eugene to the coast. Some actual construction was done and the company afterward sold certain franchises and most of its right-of-way to the Southern Pacific company, which built the line to Coos Bay. Mr. Thomas was Democratic candidate for county treasurer at the last election.
Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife, besides a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Hogan, of Denver, and a son, Eugene Thomas. He also leaves two step-sons, Charles Koyl, of Brockton, Mass., and George Koyl, of New York, and two step-daughters, Carolyn Koyl, who is teaching school in Polk County, and Mrs. Donald Calkins, who resides in Salinas, Cal.
The funeral services will be held at the Gordon and Veach chapel at 3:30 this afternoon, with interment in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. The rites will be in charge of Rev. George H. Parkinson, of the First Methodist Church. Members of the Methodist Brotherhood, of which Mr. Thomas was a member, will be the pallbearers.

He was buried on 31 December 1916 at Eugene Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Lane Co., OR.

     Freeman P. Thomas was born circa 1826 at Ohio.¹ He married Olive Kirkendall, daughter of James William Kirkendall and Delilah Gilmore.

     George Thomas was born on 29 March 1871 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Nathan Thomas and Sarah Price. George Thomas married Ella Levens, daughter of John Levens and Rebecca (?), on 10 July 1894, Ceremony by Rev. Oscar Michel.¹ George Thomas lived in 1926 at 2057 Albright Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹

     George Thomas was born on 15 March 1771 at Pittsylvania Co. (probably), VA. He was the son of William Thomas Sr. and Joyce Watkins. George Thomas died in 1799.

     George Arthur Thomas was born in 1846 at Michigan. He married Eva Jane Wendell, daughter of Phillip Wendell and Sarah Ann Warren, on 6 March 1873 at Logan Co., IL, 3 children born, 2 living as of 1900 census.¹

     George Milton Thomas was born circa February 1860 at Washington Co., MD.¹ He was the son of Jacob G. Thomas and Ann Rowland Long.¹

     George O. Thomas was born circa 1875 at Logan Co., IL.¹ He was the son of George Arthur Thomas and Eva Jane Wendell.¹

     George Rogers Thomas was born on 16 May 1883 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. He was the son of John Hampden Thomas and Malinda Staley Rogers. George Rogers Thomas died on 30 August 1883 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.

     George Scott Thomas was born on 27 July 1850 at Ogle Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Abram Thomas and Caroline C. Yontz.² George Scott Thomas married Mary Butterbaugh, daughter of Henry Butterbaugh and Catharine Hershey, on 3 September 1872 at Ogle Co., IL. George Scott Thomas lived on 5 June 1880 at Mt. Morris Twp., Ogle Co., IL.³ He married Elizabeth Wolf on 11 April 1883 at Lee Co., IL, per Middlekauf-Tuttle Family Tree genealogy prepared by LoisThistle43, online at ancestry.com. The marriage does not show up in the online Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. George Scott Thomas lived on 8 June 1900 at Azusa, Los Angeles Co., CA.¹ He died on 10 December 1935 at Delphi, Carroll Co., IL, at age 85.

     George V. W. Thomas was born on 10 June 1898 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ He was the son of George Thomas and Ella Levens. George V. W. Thomas married Anna Bird on 15 August 1918.¹ George V. W. Thomas lived in 1926 at Hillcrest, Mercer Co., NJ.¹

     Giles Thomas married Kitty Petit.¹

     Grover Syril Thomas was born on 15 May 1910 at Clark Co., WI.¹ He was the son of Ralph Raymond Thomas and Edith May Butterbaugh.¹ Grover Syril Thomas married Ada Elizabeth Masterson, daughter of James Monroe Masterson and Fannie B. Gibbel, after 1 April 1935.² Grover Syril Thomas lived on 24 April 1940 at Mt. Morris Twp., Ogle Co., IL.² He died on 30 October 1987 at Ogle Co., IL, at age 77 Dates per SSDI, last residence Mt. Morris. He was buried in November 1988 at Silver Creek Cemetery, Leaf River Twp., Ogle Co., IL, Find A Grave Memorial# 42146713.

     Hannah Thomas married Michael Ziegler.

     Hannah S. Thomas was born on 13 February 1838.¹ She was the daughter of Eli H. Thomas and Elizabeth P. Schlichter.¹ Hannah S. Thomas married Edward B. Deetz in 1859, Ceremony by Rev. George Chandler.¹ Hannah S. Thomas died on 2 May 1917 at age 79.¹

     Harry Virgil Thomas was born on 19 August 1882 at Grundy Co. (probably), MO. He was the son of Peter B. Thomas and Anna L. (?) Harry Virgil Thomas married Rosa Edna McLaughlin, daughter of Arlando Clinton McLaughlin and Nancy Emeline Hayworth, on 23 December 1905, On the marriage record, her name is shown as Rosa Edna Evans, indicating a prior marriage. Harry Virgil Thomas died on 16 May 1975 at age 92. He was buried in May 1975 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Grundy Co., MO.

     Helen Aubrey Thomas was born on 22 December 1907 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. She married Walter Scott Hobart Jr., son of Walter Scott Hobart and Hannah Neil Williams, on 12 March 1928 at Rockville, Montgomery Co., MD, this marriage appears to have failed shortly after the birth of their daughter, Mary Ann. Helen and Mary Ann were living at Milwaukee as of 1 APR 1935, separate from Walter Hobart.

Helen Aubrey Thomas lived on 1 April 1935 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.¹ She lived on 15 April 1940 at Miami Beach, Dade Co., FL, operator, womens wear.¹ She died on 25 April 1950 at Dade Co., FL, at age 42.