Individual Details
William A. Thomas
(1825 - Bet 1864 and 1870)
Date given for marriage is the Bond Date. John M. Richmond and T. H. Milles, witnesses.
Caswell Co Deed Book HH, p.106
26 May 1849 Power of Attorney. William Thomas and Philip H. Thomas of Dallas Co, AR, to William T. Walters of Pittsylvania Co, VA, to recover from estate of Archibald Walters, dec'd.
Deed Book HH, p.590
13 Jun 1853 Power of Attorney. William Thomas and Hannah S. Thomas of Calhoun Co, AR to Nathaniel L. Graves of Ouachita Co, AR to demand from estate of Mrs. Hannah Lea, dec'd of Caswell.
1850 Census. Jackson Twp, Dallas Co, AR, Hh 168
Wm A. Thomas, 25, b. VA
Hannah S., 25, b. NC
Lindsay P, 5, b. NC
Wm A., 3, b. TN
Sydney L., 2, b. AR
Infant, not named, male, 4 months, b. AR
A document in the papers of Robert Sterling Graves states that Hannah S. Graves and William A. Thomas "went to Texas before the Civil War." They must have gone soon after the 1860 census.
W. A. Thomas found in Calhoun Co AR in 1860 was listed as a Physician with property values of $8000/$18,000. He was in Caswell Township and the "Thomas's Store" post office. He had six slaves listed on the slave schedule.
Living with his family were the following: R. Garrett, male age 30, carpenter, born in NC; J. C. Barrow age 22, principal of Cain School born in AR; J. H. Minney, male age 36, hatter, born in PA; Ellen Keene, age 21, Domestic, born in England; S. C. Neal age 24, merchant born in GA; and W. W. Calhoun, age 40, carpenter, birthplace unknown.
William was not with his family in Texas in 1870; presumably he died after they arrived. The youngest daughter, Fannie H., was born 1865 in Texas.
Events
| Birth | 1825 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 1 Oct 1844 | Caswell County, North Carolina - Hannah S. Graves |  | ||
| Death | Bet 1864 and 1870 |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah S. Graves (1824 - ) |
| Child | Lindsay P. Thomas (1845 - 1924) |
| Child | William Alexander Thomas (1847 - 1926) |
| Child | Sidney Thomas (1849 - 1870) |
| Child | Christopher Yancy Thomas (1851 - 1899) |
| Child | Nathaniel Price Thomas (1853 - 1937) |
| Child | Warren Stone Thomas (1855 - 1943) |
| Child | Uri Thomas (1859 - 1870) |
| Child | Fannie Hall Thomas (1865 - 1952) |
| Father | NATHANIEL PRICE Thomas (1798 - 1851) |
| Mother | REBECCA E. Walters (1799 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Phillip Henry Thomas (1828 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Archibald W. Thomas (1830 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Frances Ann Thomas (1832 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Price Nathaniel Thomas (1834 - 1865) |
| Sibling | VIRGINIA ELIZABETH THOMAS (1836 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Rebecca W. Thomas (1838 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Junius I. Thomas (1842 - ) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1850 NC; Digital images online. GenealogyLibrary.com., Caswell Co; p.197; Household 334.
2. Data from Brenda Walters, descendant of Phillip Henry Thomas. Email, copies of records, Pedigree Chart, Family Group Sheets. Jan 2001..
3. Katharine Kerr Kendall with Index by Mary Frances Kerr Donaldson, Caswell County North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868. (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981) , p.152.