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Dr. John Covington Thomas 1822–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1822

Birth Location: Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1908

Death Location: , Jasper, MS;;Buried at Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cemetery

Father: John Esq

Mother: Sarah Terrell

Spouse(s): Martha Merrill

Children(s): Mary Thomas, Frances Thomas, Nathan Thomas, Archibald Thomas, Nancy (McCarty), Temperance (Cooley), James Thomas, Della (Morris), Flora (Yarbrough), Nancy (Merrell), William Thomas, Martha (Clark), Susan (Yarbrough), John Thomas, Virginia (Davis)

The story of Dr. John Covington Thomas began in 1822 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. Dr. John Covington Thomas married Martha Merrill, and had children including Archibald Thomas, Dally Thomas, Della A Thomas Morris, Flora Thomas Yarbrough, Frances M Thomas, James Currie Thomas, John Alexander Thomas, Martha Drusilla Mattie Thomas Clark, Mary E Thomas, Nancy J Thomas Mccarty, Nancy Jane Thomas Merrell, Nathan Thomas, Susan Elizabeth Thomas Yarbrough, Temperance Thomas Cooley, Virginia C Thomas Davis, William Dempsey Thomas. Dr. John Covington Thomas passed away in 1908 in , Jasper, MS;;Buried at Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr. John Covington Thomas began in 1822 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Dr. John Covington Thomas married Martha Merrill, and had children including Archibald Thomas, Dally Thomas, Della A Thomas Morris, Flora Thomas Yarbrough, Frances M Thomas, James Currie Thomas, John Alexander Thomas, Martha Drusilla Mattie Thomas Clark, Mary E Thomas, Nancy J Thomas Mccarty, Nancy Jane Thomas Merrell, Nathan Thomas, Susan Elizabeth Thomas Yarbrough, Temperance Thomas Cooley, Virginia C Thomas Davis, William Dempsey Thomas.
  • Dr. John Covington Thomas passed away in 1908 in , Jasper, MS;;Buried at Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Esq
1784–1860
Birth Location: Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
JE
Sarah Terrell
1801–1866
Birth Location: Little Pee Dee, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
ST

Spouses(s)

Martha Merrill
1828–1917
Birth Location: Wayne, Mississippi, USA
MM

Children(s)

Mary Thomas
1871–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MT
Frances Thomas
1869–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
FT
Nathan Thomas
1855–1931
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
NT
Archibald Thomas
1851–1924
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
AT
Nancy (McCarty)
1861–1932
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
N(
Temperance (Cooley)
1852–1938
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
T(
James Thomas
1863–1945
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
JT
Della (Morris)
1857–1887
Birth Location: –
D(
Flora (Yarbrough)
1852–1943
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
F(
Nancy (Merrell)
1862–1934
Birth Location: –
N(
William Thomas
1859–1961
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
WT
Martha (Clark)
1867–1938
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
M(
Susan (Yarbrough)
1855–1940
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
S(
John Thomas
1864–1929
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
JT
Virginia (Davis)
1849–1906
Birth Location: Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
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Dr. Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Thomas
1822–1908
Birth Place: Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Covington Thomas I Esq
1784–1860
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ainsworth) Terrell
1801–1866
Little Pee Dee, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Thomas) I
1765–1825
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Covington
1766–1825
Queen Anne's County, Colony, of, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thomas
1741–1800
Hannah Pratt
1738–1785
John Covington
1734–1809
Hannah Dockery
1744–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Sr
1712–1781
Mary Clothier
1710–1767
William Pratt
1717–1760
Mary Wright
1720–1790

Dr. Thomas's Descendants

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Dr. (John Covington) Thomas (2 Mar 1822–20 May 1908) m. Martha Merrill (1 Sep 1828–7 Sep 1917)
  1. 1. Mary (E) Thomas 1871–
  2. 2. Frances (M) Thomas 1869–
  3. 3. Nathan Thomas 1855–1931
  4. 4. Archibald Thomas 1851–1924
  5. 5. Nancy (J Thomas) (McCarty) 1861–1932
  6. 6. Temperance (Thomas) (Cooley) 1852–1938
  7. 7. James (Currie) Thomas 1863–1945
  8. 8. Della (A Thomas) (Morris) 1857–1887
  9. 9. Flora (Thomas) (Yarbrough) 1852–1943
  10. 10. Nancy (Jane Thomas) (Merrell) 1862–1934
  11. 11. William (Dempsey) Thomas 1859–1961
  12. 12. Martha (Drusilla "Mattie" Thomas) (Clark) 1867–1938
  13. 13. Susan (Elizabeth Thomas) (Yarbrough) 1855–1940
  14. 14. John (Alexander) Thomas 1864–1929
  15. 15. Virginia (C Thomas) (Davis) 1849–1906

Dr. Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1822
2 Mar 1822
Birth of Dr. John Covington Thomas in Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
1908
20 May 1908
Age 86
Death of Dr. John Covington Thomas in , Jasper, MS;;Buried at Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cemetery
, Jasper, MS;;Buried at Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1822
    Event Place: Covington County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1908
    Event Place: , Jasper, MS;;Buried at Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cemetery
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