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Ruth Mariah Thomas 1843–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1843

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1914

Death Location: Salty, Milam County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Thomas

Mother: Sarah Jenkins

Spouse(s): Thomas Eiland

Children(s): Rosa Eiland, Doxy Eiland, William Eiland, Andrew Eiland, Ruth Eiland, Charles Eiland, Eugene Eiland, Clara Eiland, Lorenza Eiland, Lucie Eiland, Joseph Eiland, Lucy Eiland, Calvin Eiland, Marcus Eiland

Ruth Mariah Thomas was born in 1843 in Alabama, USA, the child of William Meredith Thomas And Sarah Jane Jenkins. In 1880, Ruth Mariah Thomas resided in Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. In 1900, Ruth Mariah Thomas resided in Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA. Ruth Mariah Thomas married Thomas Jefferson Eiland, and had children including Andrew J Eiland, Calvin Levy Eiland, Charles M Eiland, Clara B Eiland, Doxy Eiland, Eugene Edward Eiland, Joseph Leander Eiland, Lorenza Eiland, Lucie Eiland, Lucy Arelia Eiland, Marcus Alexander Eiland, Rosa Ollie Eiland, Ruth Ann Eiland, William Thomas Eiland. Ruth Mariah Thomas passed away in 1914 in Salty, Milam County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Mariah Thomas was born in 1843 in Alabama, USA, the child of William Meredith Thomas And Sarah Jane Jenkins.
  • In 1880, Ruth Mariah Thomas resided in Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Ruth Mariah Thomas resided in Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA.
  • Ruth Mariah Thomas married Thomas Jefferson Eiland, and had children including Andrew J Eiland, Calvin Levy Eiland, Charles M Eiland, Clara B Eiland, Doxy Eiland, Eugene Edward Eiland, Joseph Leander Eiland, Lorenza Eiland, Lucie Eiland, Lucy Arelia Eiland, Marcus Alexander Eiland, Rosa Ollie Eiland, Ruth Ann Eiland, William Thomas Eiland.
  • Ruth Mariah Thomas passed away in 1914 in Salty, Milam County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thomas
1822–1874
Birth Location: South Carolina
WT
Sarah Jenkins
1830–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SJ

Spouses(s)

Thomas Eiland
1837–1925
Birth Location: Ramer, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
TE

Children(s)

Rosa Eiland
1881–1939
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
RE
Doxy Eiland
1885–1886
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
DE
William Eiland
1865–1930
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
WE
Andrew Eiland
1867–1930
Birth Location: Montgomery, AL USA
AE
Ruth Eiland
1869–1953
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
RE
Charles Eiland
1871–1886
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
CE
Eugene Eiland
1873–1966
Birth Location: Mobile, Montogomery, Alabama, USA
EE
Clara Eiland
1875–1886
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
CE
Lorenza Eiland
1876–1886
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
LE
Lucie Eiland
1879–
Birth Location: Alabama
LE
Joseph Eiland
1883–1965
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
JE
Lucy Eiland
1879–1971
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
LE
Calvin Eiland
1887–1978
Birth Location: Milam Co, Texas, USA
CE
Marcus Eiland
1890–1974
Birth Location: Texas
ME

Ruth Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Thomas
1843–1914
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
William Meredith Thomas
1822–1874
South Carolina
Sarah (Jane) Jenkins
1830–1880
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Thomas's Descendants

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Ruth (Mariah) Thomas (5 Dec 1843–4 Feb 1914) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Eiland (22 Apr 1837–31 Jul 1925)
  1. 1. Rosa (Ollie) Eiland 1881–1939
  2. 2. Doxy Eiland 1885–1886
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Eiland 1865–1930 m. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Smith 1860–1934
    1. 1. Clifford (Clyde) Eiland 1889–1980 m. Ivy Harris 1899–1986 m. Eva Calley 1890–
    2. 2. Wilbur (Lorenza) Eiland 1899–1989 m. Pauline Pruitt 1909–1975
      1. 1. Wilfred (Paul "Doc") Eiland 1929–2016
    3. 3. Leona (W) Eiland 1899–1979
    4. 4. Francis Eiland 1903–
    5. 5. Travis (Henderson "Tab") Eiland 1901–1976 m. Grace Gregory 1901–1989
      1. 1. Charles Eiland 1925–2000 m. Billie (Anita) Pirtle 1924–1988
  4. 4. Andrew (J.) Eiland 1867–1930
  5. 5. Ruth (Ann) Eiland 1869–1953 m. Charles (Monroe) Caffey 1862–1940
    1. 1. Hugh (Franklin) Caffey 1895–1974 m. Ethel Jackson 1900–1944 m. Hattie (Ann) Tucker 1911–1998
      1. 1. Hugh (Franklin Caffey) Jr. 1928–2013 m. Peggy (Artebelle) Becker 1934–2017
    2. 2. Rachael (Rebecca) Caffey 1888–1951 m. Murphy Hill 1883–1964
      1. 1. Ruth (Lucille) Hill 1907–1972
      2. 2. Clara (Belle) Hill 1909–1994
      3. 3. Lillian (Estelle) Hill 1911–2005
      4. 4. John (Clifford) Hill 1914–1989
      5. 5. Myrtle (Lee) Hill 1918–1991
      6. 6. Verna (Beulah) Hill 1920–1990
      7. 7. Doris (Noveline) Hill 1924–1963 m. Dan (Nathaniel) Crow 1913–1987
        1. 1. Velma (Louise) Crow 1941–1998
      8. 8. infant Hill 1926–1926
    3. 3. Maggie (Ione) Caffey 1889–1963 m. Walter (Lee) Tucker 1889–1970
    4. 4. James (Arthur) Caffey 1896–1950 m. Bessie (Idell) Rolan 1900–2000
      1. 1. Novelene Caffey 1928–2009
      2. 2. Orale (Udale) Caffey 1920–2012 m. Dauneta (Marie) Wright 1921–2000
      3. 3. Geraldeane Caffey 1924–1982
      4. 4. Arthur (Byron) Caffey 1926–2017 m. Peggy (Marie) House 1926–2011
    5. 5. Myrtle (May) Caffey 1899–1982 m. Lonnie (I) Fletcher 1895–1967
      1. 1. Giles Fletcher 1919–
      2. 2. Ruby Fletcher 1922–
      3. 3. Imogene Fletcher 1925–
    6. 6. Elijah (Boyd) Caffey 1901–1955 m. Leola Stephens 1914–1981
      1. 1. Charles (Dalton) Caffey 1929–1999 m. Dorothy (Alice) Campbell 1929–2011
      2. 2. Odessa (Red) Caffey 1933–1992 m. Carmel (Bell) Myers 1928–2004
    7. 7. Lorenza (Dow) Caffey 1903–1987 m. Norma (Ellen) Towery 1909–1998
      1. 1. Doyle (Wayne) Caffey 1936–1937
      2. 2. Kenneth (Dow) Caffey 1937–2007
  6. 6. Charles (M) Eiland 1871–1886
  7. 7. Eugene (Edward) Eiland 1873–1966
  8. 8. Clara (B) Eiland 1875–1886
  9. 9. Lorenza Eiland 1876–1886
  10. 10. Lucie Eiland 1879–
  11. 11. Joseph (Leander) Eiland 1883–1965 m. Willie Hazell 1883–1969
    1. 1. Curtis (Paul) Eiland 1924–2013 m. Kathryn (Margaret) Skeeters 1921–2000 m. Eva (Jean) Smith 1921–2014
    2. 2. Emory (James) Eiland 1905–1991 m. Freda Doss 1906–1966
    3. 3. Charles (Vernon) Eiland 1904–1991
    4. 4. Joseph (Otis) Eiland 1910–1994
    5. 5. William (Nolan Eiland) Sr 1916–2007 m. Louise (Annastasia) Foltin 1920–1993
      1. 1. William (Nolan Eiland) Jr. 1947–2009
    6. 6. Laura (Nell) Eiland 1918–2005
    7. 7. Lucile Eiland 1912–1921
    8. 8. Edna (May) Eiland 1915–
    9. 9. Avis (Raye) Eiland 1912–2005
    10. 10. Inos Eiland 1908–
  12. 12. Lucy (Arelia) Eiland 1879–1971 m. Sanford (Nicholas "Nixon") Caffey 1875–1925
    1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Caffey 1914–1914
    2. 2. Jessie (Thomas) Caffey 1895–1923 m. Eula (Estelle) Brown 1897–1993
      1. 1. Norman (Lornza) Caffey 1920–1989
      2. 2. Drucella (Mae) Caffey 1917–2011 m. Jefferson (Fred) Walker 1917–2006
    3. 3. Bertha (Pearl) Caffey 1897–1984
    4. 4. Lenza (Eugene) Caffey 1899–1969 m. Virginia (Ruth) Duncan 1905–1993
      1. 1. William (Wayne) Caffey 1935–2008 m. Shirley (Marie) Dyer 1939–2009
      2. 2. Lenza (Eugene Caffey) Jr. 1928–2015 m. Edith (Frances) Chesshire 1924–2002 m. Bettye (Lou) Wells 1932–2000
    5. 5. Garland (Lorenza) Caffey 1901–1993 m. Alice (Iona) Reed 1904–1957 m. Mabel (Clair) Bounds 1898–1991
    6. 6. Nancy (Gertrude) Caffey 1903–1982
    7. 7. Ralph (Sanford) Caffey 1905–1966 m. Effie (E) Gifford 1907–1986
      1. 1. John (Robert) Caffey 1936–2018 m. Betty (Sue) Rutherford 1938–2019
    8. 8. Louie (Lee) Caffey 1907–1951 m. Lillie (Ernestine) Lamb 1909–1996
      1. 1. Francis (Marie) Caffey 1927–2014 m. Gerhard (Hugo) Stork 1914–1986
        1. 1. Joe (David) Stork 1950–1984
      2. 2. James (Floyd) Caffey 1930–2014 m. Anna (Mae) Watson 1930–1996
    9. 9. Ernest (Calvin) Caffey 1909–1950
    10. 10. Snowdy (Selita) Caffey 1918–2009 m. Meredith (Henry) Green 1918–1971
    11. 11. Lois (Marie) Caffey 1915–2003 m. Clinton (R) Riley 1921–1988 m. Oval (Hayden) Lindhearst 1913–1962
      1. 1. Oval (Allen) Lindhearst 1936–1969
      2. 2. Allen (Douglas) Lindhorst 1939–1981
    12. 12. J (D) Caffey 1920–2001 m. Margaret (Lou) Fulcher 1922–2013
    13. 13. Arelia (Faye (Nubbie)) Caffey 1923–2005 m. Vesper (Sylas) Christian 1917–1975
  13. 13. Calvin (Levy) Eiland 1887–1978
  14. 14. Marcus (Alexander) Eiland 1890–1974

Ruth Thomas's Timeline

5 Records

1843
5 Dec 1843
Birth of Ruth Mariah Thomas in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
Ruth Mariah Thomas resided here in Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
Ruth Mariah Thomas resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
Ruth Mariah Thomas resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA
1914
4 Feb 1914
Age 71
Death of Ruth Mariah Thomas in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA
Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1843
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas; Roll: 1657; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241657
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas; Roll: T624_1578; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1375591
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas; Roll: 1657; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241657

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas; Roll: T624_1578; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1375591

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salty, Milam County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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