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Jacob Michael Thomas 1795–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1795

Birth Location: Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 November 1881

Death Location: Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Michael Thomas

Mother: Magdalena Maust

Spouse(s): Mary Fike

Children(s): Catherine Thomas

Jacob Michael Thomas was born in 1795 in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael Thomas And Magdalena Maust. Jacob Michael Thomas married Mary Fike, and had children including Catherine Thomas. Jacob Michael Thomas passed away in 1881 in Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Michael Thomas was born in 1795 in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael Thomas And Magdalena Maust.
  • Jacob Michael Thomas married Mary Fike, and had children including Catherine Thomas.
  • Jacob Michael Thomas passed away in 1881 in Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Thomas
1774–1852
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
MT
Magdalena Maust
1775–1856
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Fike
1798–1840
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
MF

Children(s)

Catherine Thomas
1833–1909
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
CT

Jacob Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Thomas
1795–1881
Birth Place: Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Michael Thomas
1774–1852
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Magdalena Maust
1775–1856
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Maust
1752–1826
Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Thomas's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Michael) Thomas (15 March 1795–21 November 1881) m. Mary Fike (21 May 1798–27 April 1840)
  1. 1. Catherine Thomas 1833–1909 m. Samuel Rishel 1829–1909
    1. 1. John (Marshall) Rishel 1853–1943 m. Martha (Jane) Wright 1857–1935
      1. 1. Ida (Mae) Rishel 1876–1966
      2. 2. Charles (Wilson) Rishel 1889–1910
      3. 3. Chester (Ray) Rishel 1897–1986 m. Estella (Viola) Dennis 1904–1987
        1. 1. Kenneth (Milton) Rishel 1923–2002
        2. 2. Ida Rishel 1925–
        3. 3. Virginia Rishel 1934–1957
    2. 2. Isaac (James) Rishel 1862–1943
      1. 1. Ethel Hostetter 1901–

Jacob Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1795
15 March 1795
Birth of Jacob Michael Thomas in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
1881
21 November 1881
Age 86
Death of Jacob Michael Thomas in Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1795
    Event Place: Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1881
    Event Place: Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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