Individual Details

1880 Census. Prec 4, Parker Co, TX, Hh 344
William Thomas, 33, Farming, b. TN
Mollie, 28, wife, b. TN
Annie, 6, dau, b. TX
William A., 3, son, b. TX
Mary C., 1, dau, b. TX
Peter Jean, Black, 13, Servant, b. TX


1900 Census. Justice Prec 4, Fannin Co TX Hh 190
William A. Thomas, b. May 1847, age 53, married 30 years, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. NC; Grocer
Mollie, wife, b. Dec 1851, age 48, had 7 children, 4 are living, b. TN, parents b. NC
Eddie B., son, b. May 1882, age 18
Iria B., son, b. Oct 1883, age 17
Murtle, dau, b. Apr 1888, age 12
Ruffus Book, boarder, b. May 1882, age 18


1910 Census. Prec. 4, Gober, Fannin Co TX Hh 289
Wm. A. Thomas Sen. age 62, married 1 time for 40 years. Born TN, father b. VA, mother b. NC
Mollie, wife, age 58. 7 children, 4 living. b. TN, parents b. TN

1920 Census. Bonham City Ward 2, Fannin Co, TX Hh 377
William A Thomas, age 73, b. TN
Mollie, wife, age 68, b. TN

Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin Co, TX
William A. Thomas, b. 14 May 1847, d. 26 Nov 1926.
Mollie J. Thomas, b. 15 Dec 1851, d. 11 Oct 1926

Texas Death Certificate for William Alexander Thomas, Bonham, Fannin Co. #38096.
He was widowed. Born 14 May 1847 in Tennessee, and 79 years, 7 months, and 11 days at his death, 26 Nov 1926. Cause of death says "Died Instantly". He was Farmer. His father was W. A. Thomas, born Virginia; mother was Hanna Graves, b. NC. W. A. Thomas Jr. of Dallas was the informant. He was buried Willow Wild Cemetery.

Texas Death Certificate for Mollie Thomas, Bonham, Fannin Co, #34774 has the same dates of birth and death as her grave marker. She was married at the time of her death. Died of angina pectoris [heart attack] Father stated as Elija Nelson. The informant was Mrs. Joe H. Hooper of Dallas.

There must have been an eldest son named William A. Thomas Jr.
1920 Census, Prec 1, Dallas City, Dallas, TX
William A. Thomas, age 45, b. TX [born about 1875]
Katherine, wife, age 39, b. TX
Sibling Mayo, stepson, age 12, b. TX

The son's name was actually William Albert Thomas. Texas Death Certificate #1458.
Residence was 4336 Avondale, Dallas - he had lived in Dallas for 35 years. He died at Baylor Hospital and was married. Born 28 Jul 1876, died 27 Jan 1946 - heart attack. He was an Internal Revenue Collector. His father was W. A. Thomas; his mother Mollie Nelson. Dick Rayburn of Dallas was the informant. He was buried Hillcrest Mausoleum, Dallas.

Birth	14 May 1847	Tennessee
Marriage	Ca 1873	Mollie J. Nelson
Death	26 Nov 1926	Fannin County, Texas

Spouse	Mollie J. Nelson (1851 - 1926)
Child	Annie Thomas (1874 - )
Child	William Albert Thomas (1876 - 1946)
Child	Mary C. Thomas (1879 - )
Child	Eddie B. Thomas (1882 - )
Child	Ira B. Thomas (1884 - 1904)
Child	Myrtle Thomas (1888 - )

Father	William A. Thomas (1825 - 1864)
Mother	Hannah S. Graves (1824 - )
Sibling	Lindsay P. Thomas (1845 - 1924)
Sibling	Sidney Thomas (1849 - 1870)
Sibling	Christopher Yancy Thomas (1851 - 1899)
Sibling	Nathaniel Price Thomas (1853 - 1937)
Sibling	Warren Stone Thomas (1855 - 1943)
Sibling	Uri Thomas (1859 - 1870)
Sibling	Fannie Hall Thomas (1865 - 1952)