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SAM HOUSTON THOMAS 1841–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 February 1841

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 12 September 1917

Death Location: Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, USA

Father: WILEY THOMAS

Mother: JULIA PAXTON

Spouse(s): SARAH SMITH, MARY None

Children(s): DORA THOMAS, REBECCA THOMAS, RUBELL THOMAS, LILLY THOMAS, HOUSTON THOMAS, ROBERT THOMAS, JULIA THOMAS, MALINDAELLEN THOMAS, OPHELIA THOMAS, THOMAS None, George Thomas, Egar Thomas, Sam Thomas

In 1841, SAM HOUSTON THOMAS entered the world in Texas, born to Wiley S Thomas And Julia Ann Paxton. In 1850, SAM HOUSTON THOMAS resided in Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas, USA. SAM HOUSTON THOMAS married Mary, Sarah Flora Smith, and had children including Dora Thomas, Egar Thomas, George Thomas, Houston Jefferson Thomas, Julia Flora Thomas, Lilly Thomas, Malindaellen Thomas, Ophelia Thomas, Rebecca Roberta Thomas, Robert W Thomas, Rubell R Thomas, Sam Houston Thomas, Thomas. SAM HOUSTON THOMAS passed away in 1917 in Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, SAM HOUSTON THOMAS entered the world in Texas, born to Wiley S Thomas And Julia Ann Paxton.
  • In 1850, SAM HOUSTON THOMAS resided in Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas, USA.
  • SAM HOUSTON THOMAS married Mary, Sarah Flora Smith, and had children including Dora Thomas, Egar Thomas, George Thomas, Houston Jefferson Thomas, Julia Flora Thomas, Lilly Thomas, Malindaellen Thomas, Ophelia Thomas, Rebecca Roberta Thomas, Robert W Thomas, Rubell R Thomas, Sam Houston Thomas, Thomas.
  • SAM HOUSTON THOMAS passed away in 1917 in Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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SAM THOMAS's Ancestors

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SAM THOMAS
1841–1917
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
WILEY S. THOMAS
1801–1870
North Carolina
JULIA (ANN) PAXTON
1819–1903
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Grandparents
BENJAMIN (ROGERS) THOMAS
1778–
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
William Paxton
1783–1875
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Grace) McDowell
1787–1870
Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
THEOPHILUS THOMAS
–1803
Gen McDowell
1743–1815
Grace Greenlee
1750–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN THOMAS
1705–1788
CHRISTENATER ROBERTS
1712–1796
Joseph McDowell
1715–1771
James Greenlee
1707–1757
Mary Greenlee
1707–1809

SAM THOMAS's Descendants

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SAM (HOUSTON) THOMAS (18 February 1841–12 September 1917) m. SARAH (FLORA) SMITH (15 APR 1845–27 JUL 1895) m. MARY (Sep 1857–)
  1. 1. DORA THOMAS 1875–1936 m. RILEY (M.) BASS 1873–1918
    1. 1. ALICE (LINDA) BASS 1900–1978 m. John (Jack) Drenseck 1895–1975
      1. 1. DORA (ALECE) DRENSECK 1920–2020 m. FREDERICK (CLIFFORD SCHWED) JR. 1920–2005
        1. 1. ALICE (MARIE) SCHWED 1941–1998 m. THOMAS (JEAN) BYRD 1937–2012
        2. 2. FRANCES (JEANETT) SCHWED 1940–2001
    2. 2. Charlie (L) Bass 1896–1969
  2. 2. REBECCA (ROBERTA) THOMAS 1866–1950
  3. 3. RUBELL (R.) THOMAS 1868–1886
  4. 4. LILLY THOMAS 1870–1953
  5. 5. HOUSTON (JEFFERSON) THOMAS 1872–1948
  6. 6. ROBERT (W.) THOMAS 1877–1895
  7. 7. JULIA (FLORA) THOMAS 1881–1904
  8. 8. MALINDAELLEN THOMAS 1884–1907
  9. 9. OPHELIA THOMAS 1886–1985
  10. 10. THOMAS 1890–1969
  11. 11. George Thomas 1890–
  12. 12. Egar Thomas 1897–
  13. 13. Sam (Houston) Thomas 1899–

SAM THOMAS's Timeline

6 Records

1841
18 February 1841
Birth of SAM HOUSTON THOMAS in Texas
Texas
1850
1850
Age 9
SAM HOUSTON THOMAS resided here in Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas, USA
Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas, USA
1865
25 May 1865
Age 24
SAM HOUSTON THOMAS was married in Bexar, Texas, USA
Bexar, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
SAM HOUSTON THOMAS resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1917
12 September 1917
Age 76
Death of SAM HOUSTON THOMAS in Poteet, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Poteet, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1930
7 Jul 1930
Age 89
SAM HOUSTON THOMAS resided here in Atascosa, Texas, United States
Atascosa, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1841
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 176
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: 1608; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241608
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas; Roll: M432_908; Page: 325A; Image: 323
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 May 1865
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Salado Creek, Bexar, Texas; Roll: M432_908; Page: 325A; Image: 323

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: 1608; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241608

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1930
    Event Place: Atascosa, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 2492; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 49616 to 49650, Application Years 1925 to 1931

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1917
    Event Place: Poteet, Atascosa, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 2492; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 49616 to 49650, Application Years 1925 to 1931
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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