Individual Details

Lindsay P. Thomas

(26 Aug 1845 - 6 Jan 1924)



In 1870, the family was indexed on Ancestry as "Hamas" - it reads Thomas.
Titus County, TX, Mount Pleasant P.O., Hh 47
Lindsay Thomas, age 25, merchant, b. NC
Hannah S., age 45, keeping house, b. NC
Willie A., age 23, farm labor, b. TN
Christopher, age 19, clerk in store, b. AR
Price N., age 17, farm labor, b. AR
Warren S., age 15, farm labor, b. AR
Fanney H., age 4, b. TX
Mary J., age 14, Black, domestic servant, b. AR

1880 Census. Fannin Co, TX. Precinct 4, Hh 1
Linsey T/P Thomas, age 34, Clerk in store, b. NC. Father b. VA, mother b. NC
Antonia L., wife, age 28, b. TN. Father b. TN, mother b. NC
Wm. D. Powell, stepson, age 10, b. AR. Attending school
Fannie Lee, daughter, age 6, b. AR
Lindsey L., son, age 6/12, born Nov 1879, in Texas.

1900 Census. Fannin Co. TX, Precinct 1, Bonham City
Lindsay Thomas, b. Aug 1845, age 54, married 26 years, b. NC as were his parents, County Tax Assessor
Antonia, wife, b. Nov 1851, age 48, had 11 children, 7 are living; b. TN, father b. Ireland, mother b. Mississippi
Fannie L., daughter, b. Jul 1874, age 25, b. AR, father b. NC, mother b. TN, teacher
Lindsay, son, b. Oct 1879, age 20, b. TX
Nathaniel, son, b. Apr 1884, age 16, b. TX
Jessie, son, b. Aug 1889, age 10, b. TX
Josephine, dau, b. May 1892, age 8, b. TX
Ella, niece, b. May 1880, age 20, b. TX, father b. AR, mother b. unknown
Lev, niece, b. Aug 1881, age 18
[I have childhood pictures of Ella & Lev - they were daughters of Christopher Y. Thomas who had died in 1899 - their mother [or stepmother] was still living in Fannin Co, but they were not listed in her household.]

1910 Census. Bonham Ward 2, Fannin Co, TX, Hh 147
L.P. Thomas, age 65, married 1 time for 35 years, b. VA as were his parents, County Deputy Treasurer
Louise, wife, age 59, married twice, has had 11 children, 6 are living, b. TN, father b. Ireland, mother b. SC
Fannie, dau, age 34, public school teacher, b. AR
Josephine, dau, age 17, b. TX
Dick Louie, son, age 5 [not possible that he is a son of Lindsay & Louise - he was a grandson], b. TX, both parents b. TX

1920 Census. Bonham Ward 2, Fannin Co, TX Hh 385
Lindsay P. Thomas, age 75
Ann, wife, age 68
Dick, grandson, age 15
Hh 186 [same residence]
U. B. Kirkpatric, age 28, barber
Josie, wife, age 27

Texas Death Certificate #038816
L. P. Thomas of Bonham, Fannin Co, TX, died 6 Jan 1924 - cause of death listed as senility with insanity as contributory. He had suffered for about 5 years. Born 26 Aug 1845 in North Carolina, he was widowed. Father was W. A. Thomas, born Virginia; mother was Hanna Graves, b. North Carolina. Miss Fannie Thomas was the informant and he was buried Willow Wild Cemetery.

Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham Cemetery, has the graves of several members of the family.
Antonia Louise Thomas [Lindsay's wife], b. 5 Nov 1851, d. 10 Mar 1923.
Lindsey P. Thomas, b. 26 Aug 1845, d. 6 Jan 1924
Lindsey L. Thomas, b. 1879, d. 10 Feb 1946
Fanny Lee Thomas, b. 1894; died 16 Jan 1963
Nathan Morgan Thomas, b. 20 Mar 1884, died 22 Mar 1957 [probably Nathaniel from 1900 census, but not positive]

Events

Birth26 Aug 1845North Carolina
MarriageCa 1872Antonia Louise McMurray
Death6 Jan 1924Fannin County, Texas

Families

SpouseAntonia Louise McMurray (1851 - 1923)
ChildFannie Lee Thomas (1874 - 1963)
ChildJunius Urie Thomas (1877 - 1880)
ChildLindsey Louie Thomas (1879 - 1946)
ChildFelix Nathaniel Thomas (1884 - 1970)
ChildJess Warren Thomas (1889 - 1968)
ChildJosephine Thomas (1892 - )
ChildLola May Thomas (1895 - 1896)
FatherWilliam A. Thomas (1825 - 1864)
MotherHannah S. Graves (1824 - )
SiblingWilliam Alexander Thomas (1847 - 1926)
SiblingSidney Thomas (1849 - 1870)
SiblingChristopher Yancy Thomas (1851 - 1899)
SiblingNathaniel Price Thomas (1853 - 1937)
SiblingWarren Stone Thomas (1855 - 1943)
SiblingUri Thomas (1859 - 1870)
SiblingFannie Hall Thomas (1865 - 1952)

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