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Thomas J Gorham 1805–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Father: Thomas Jr.

Mother: Sarah Sugg

Spouse(s): Burilla Burton

Children(s): May Gorham, Missouri Gorham, Richard Gorham, Thomas Gorham

In 1805, Thomas J Gorham entered the world in Logan, Kentucky, born to Thomas J Gorham Jr And Sarah Sallie W Sugg. Thomas J Gorham married Burilla Burton, and had children including May Barlon Gorham, Missouri Irene Gorham, Richard Toulman Gorham, Thomas Gorham. Thomas J Gorham passed away in 1850 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Thomas J Gorham entered the world in Logan, Kentucky, born to Thomas J Gorham Jr And Sarah Sallie W Sugg.
  • Thomas J Gorham married Burilla Burton, and had children including May Barlon Gorham, Missouri Irene Gorham, Richard Toulman Gorham, Thomas Gorham.
  • Thomas J Gorham passed away in 1850 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Gorham
1805–1850
Birth Place: Logan, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas J. Gorham Jr.
1767–1833
Cameron Parish, Loudon, Virginia
Sarah ("Sallie" W.) Sugg
1777–1815
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (J.) Gorham
1740–1814
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Taylor) Cotton
1745–1817
Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
Noah (Henry) Sugg
1740–1800
Tarboro, North Carolina, Colonial America
Murphree Howell
1742–1778
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Kirkham
1708–1814
William Cotton
1709–1788
Mary Taylor
1725–1788
Aquilla Sugg
1706–1785
Elizabeth Maund
1715–1780
Joseph Howell
1690–1750
Margaret Starling
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kirkham
1674–
Elizabeth Parkinson
1678–
John Rev
1661–1728
Susanna Whitley
1680–1745
George Suggs
1665–1734
Sarah Ives
1668–
William Maund
1680–1741
Esther Tucker
1680–1741

Thomas Gorham's Descendants

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Thomas (J) Gorham (1805–1850) m. Burilla Burton (28 Feb 1807–20 July 1889)
  1. 1. May (Barlon) Gorham 1834–1859
  2. 2. Missouri (Irene) Gorham 1837–1912 m. Andrew (Jackson) Fort 1831–1911
    1. 1. Frances Fort 1860–1913
    2. 2. William (Josiah) Fort 1858–1887
    3. 3. Henry (Toulman) Fort 1871–1935
    4. 4. Mary (Eugenia Piety) Fort 1855–1877
  3. 3. Richard (Toulman) Gorham 1832–1907
  4. 4. Thomas Gorham 1830–1891

Thomas Gorham's Timeline

4 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Thomas J Gorham in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1805
1805
Birth of Thomas J Gorham in Logan, Kentucky
Logan, Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 45
Death of Thomas J Gorham in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
1853
19 January 1853
Age 48
Death of Thomas J Gorham in Macon County, Missouri, USA
Macon County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Logan, Kentucky
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1853
    Event Place: Macon County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

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