Individual Details
Thomas J. Jamison
(9 Jun 1824 - 13 Sep 1906)
1850 Census of Brazoria Co, TX (p.399; 248/248)
James JEMISON----30 m---Blacksmith--Ireland
William-------------40 m---Laborer--------"
Sarah A.------------22 f---------------------"
Thomas-------------20 m--------------------"
F.L. WHELLER-----22 m--Carpenter 200--N.Y.
1860 Census of Brazoria Co, TX
(p.064b; 188/174)
Thos. JAMISON---30 m Farmer 500 4500 Ireland
Mary---------------28 f------------------------Germany
Sarah---------------6 f--------------------------Tex
Mary----------------4 f----------------------------"
Margaretta---------2 f----------------------------"
(Thomas is missing from the 1870 census of Brazoria Co)
1880 Census of Brazoria Co, TX
(p.214d; 121/121)
JEMISON, Thomas----w m 53--------farmer---------Ire Ire Ire
-----M. A.--------------w f 55 wife--House keeper----"---"---"
In 1895 (freeze of 14 Feb 1895) Tom JAMISON said "that snow covered the grass on his ranch to a depth of two feet, and when it melted the prairie was covered with dead cattle." (A Narrative History of Brazoria County by James A. Creighton)
Events
| Birth | 9 Jun 1824 | County Armagh, Northern Ireland | |||
| Census-shared | 8 Nov 1850 | (James Jamison) Brazoria County, Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | 26 Mar 1853 | Orleans Parish, Louisiana - Mary Ann Gibson | | ||
| Census | 6 Jul 1860 | Brazoria County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jul 1860 | Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas - Mary Ann Gibson | | | |
| Census (family) | 11 Jun 1880 | Brazoria County, Texas - Mary Ann Gibson | | | |
| Tax | 1890 | Brazoria County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 13 Sep 1906 | Brazoria County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Tom Jamison Family Cemetery, Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann Gibson (1824 - 1901) |
| Child | Sarah Ann Jamison (1854 - 1876) |
| Child | Mary Ann Jamison (1856 - 1930) |
| Child | Margaret Jane "Maggie" Jamison (1857 - 1877) |
| Child | Louisa Bell Jamison (1863 - 1942) |
| Father | Samuel Jamison (1780 - 1871) |
| Mother | Sara McComb (1783 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann Jamison (1828 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jamison ( - 1894) |
Notes
Census-shared
James Jemison M 30 IrelandWilliam Jemison M 40 Ireland
Sarah A Jemison F 22 Ireland
Thomas Jemison M 20 Ireland
S L Wheeler M 22 New York
Census
Thos Jamison owned 3 mulatto slaves in 1860.UNKNOWN mulatto Female 23
UNKNOWN mulatto Male 2
UNKNOWN mulatto Female 9/12
Census (family)
Thos Jamison M 30 Ireland - Farmer [Family 174]Mary Jamison F 28 Ireland
Sarah Jamison F 6 Texas
Mary Jamison F 4 Texas
Margaretta Jamison F 2 Texas
Family 172 is William and Sarah Jamison.
Census (family)
Thomas Jamison M53 Ireland - FarmerWife M A Jamison F55 Ireland
Tax
Thomas Jamison, total taxes $160.88Original grantee, T. Jamison, 160 acres, value $1,000.
Original grantee, W. Parker, 220 acres, value $580.
Original grantee, H. Austin, 1756 acres, value $3,570.
2 carriages, value $50.
65 horses and mules, value $120.
2000 cattle, value $10,000.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXLJ-B2X : accessed 20 Feb 2014), William Jemison in household of James Jemison, Brazoria county, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing dwelling , family 248, NARA microfilm publication , roll ..
2. "Louisiana,Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJC-37W2 : 13 March 2018), ThomasJamison and Mary Ann Gibson, 26 Mar 1853; citing Orleans, Louisiana, UnitedStates, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 903,940..
3. "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906,"database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZQ-G32: 10 February 2018), Thomas Jamison and Mary Ann Gibson, 26 Mar 1853; citingreference ; FHL microfilm 903,940..
4. United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTT-F76Z.
5. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFY-3KZ : accessed 21 Feb 2014), Thos Jamison, 1860..
6. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFFP-4MM : accessed 20 Feb 2014), Thomas Jamison, Precinct 9, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing sheet 214D, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1292.
7. "Texas, County Tax Rolls,1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBM1-X15 : 23 July 2017), ThomasJamison, 1890..