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Lewis Sylvester Thomas 1874–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1874

Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Sep 1958

Death Location: Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA

Father: Calvin Thomas

Mother: Francis Brown

Spouse(s): Rebecca Sexton, Sarah Allen

Children(s): Elbert Thomas, Maynard Thomas, Lucinda Thomas, Eva Thomas, Lonzo Thomas, Elvin Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas, Martin Thomas, Infant Thomas

Lewis Sylvester Thomas was born in 1874 in Scott County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Calvin Thomas And Francis Lucinda Fannie Brown. In 1880, Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided in Chitwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA. In 1894, Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Lewis Sylvester Thomas married Rebecca Jane Sexton, Sarah Offie Thomas Jones Allen, and had children including Elbert Thomas, Elizabeth Libby Tackett Thomas, Elvin Thomas, Eva L Thomas Thomas, Infant Thomas, Lonzo Lonnie Thomas, Lucinda Lemona Thompson Holy Thomas, Martin Thomas, Maynard Leroy Thomas. Lewis Sylvester Thomas passed away in 1958 in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Sylvester Thomas was born in 1874 in Scott County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Calvin Thomas And Francis Lucinda Fannie Brown.
  • In 1880, Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided in Chitwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1894, Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
  • Lewis Sylvester Thomas married Rebecca Jane Sexton, Sarah Offie Thomas Jones Allen, and had children including Elbert Thomas, Elizabeth Libby Tackett Thomas, Elvin Thomas, Eva L Thomas Thomas, Infant Thomas, Lonzo Lonnie Thomas, Lucinda Lemona Thompson Holy Thomas, Martin Thomas, Maynard Leroy Thomas.
  • Lewis Sylvester Thomas passed away in 1958 in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin Thomas
1824–1899
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
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Francis Brown
1834–1917
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Sexton
1874–1934
Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Allen
1878–1958
Birth Location: Marion County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Elbert Thomas
1898–1973
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Maynard Thomas
1909–1982
Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
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Lucinda Thomas
1906–1996
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Eva Thomas
1903–1982
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Lonzo Thomas
1911–2005
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Elvin Thomas
1901–1971
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Thomas
1915–1998
Birth Location: Parksville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
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Martin Thomas
1914–1914
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Infant Thomas
1899–1899
Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
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Lewis Thomas's Ancestors

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Lewis Thomas
1874–1958
Birth Place: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Calvin Thomas
1824–1899
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Francis (Lucinda "Fannie") Brown
1834–1917
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sarah ((Owens) (Thomas) (Phillips)) Thomas
1802–1899
Virginia, USA
Larkin Brown
1804–1870
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally) Edwards
1811–1887
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Thomas's Descendants

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Lewis (Sylvester) Thomas (7 Jun 1874–25 Sep 1958) m. Rebecca (Jane) Sexton (27 May 1874–8 Dec 1934) m. Sarah (Offie (Thomas) (Jones)) Allen (25 Mar 1878–9 Sep 1958)
  1. 1. Elbert Thomas 1898–1973 m. Mary (Theresa) Bickett 1914–1993
  2. 2. Maynard (Leroy) Thomas 1909–1982 m. Margaret Baird 1919–2006
  3. 3. Lucinda (Lemona (Thompson) (Holy)) Thomas 1906–1996 m. Ernest Holy 1892–1958 m. John (Henry) Thompson 1901–1940
  4. 4. Eva (L (Thomas)) Thomas 1903–1982 m. William (Robert) Thomas 1906–1975
  5. 5. Lonzo ("Lonnie") Thomas 1911–2005 m. Florence Rick 1910–1999
  6. 6. Elvin Thomas 1901–1971 m. Laura (Jakovina) Rick 1903–1985
  7. 7. Elizabeth ("Libby" (Tackett)) Thomas 1915–1998 m. Alto (Loranzie) Tackett 1904–1982
  8. 8. Martin Thomas 1914–1914
  9. 9. Infant Thomas 1899–1899

Lewis Thomas's Timeline

11 Records

1874
7 Jun 1874
Birth of Lewis Sylvester Thomas in Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Chitwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Chitwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
1894
1894
Age 20
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Civil District 8, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Scott, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 43
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Marion County, Kentucky, USA
Marion County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Raywick, Marion, Kentucky, USA
Raywick, Marion, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Raywick, Raywick, Marion, Kentucky, USA
Raywick, Raywick, Marion, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Marion, Kentucky
Marion, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 66
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Magisterial District 6, Marion, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 6, Marion, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Lewis Sylvester Thomas resided here in Buffalo, Larue, Kentucky, USA
Buffalo, Larue, Kentucky, USA
1958
25 Sep 1958
Age 84
Death of Lewis Sylvester Thomas in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Raywick, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 96
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chitwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chitwood, Scott, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Page: 240B; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Scott, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Scott, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1375528

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Marion County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Marion County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Raywick, Marion, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Raywick, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Raywick, Raywick, Marion, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Raywick, Marion, Kentucky; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340504

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marion, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 6, Marion, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buffalo, Larue, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Buffalo, Larue, Kent

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1958
    Event Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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