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William Otis Thomas 1830 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 18 Nov 1906

Death Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Father: Nelson Thomas

Mother: Anna Reed

Spouse(s): Bridget Curwen

Children(s): Marie Thomas, William Thomas, Otis Thomas, Clara Thomas, Cora Thomas

The story of William Otis Thomas began in 1830 in Massachusetts. William Otis Thomas married Bridget Curwen, and had children including Marie W Thomas, William Chester Thomas, Otis Packard Thomas, Clara Otis Thomas, Cora Augusta Thomas. William Otis Thomas passed away in 1906 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Otis Thomas began in 1830 in Massachusetts.
  • William Otis Thomas married Bridget Curwen, and had children including Marie W Thomas, William Chester Thomas, Otis Packard Thomas, Clara Otis Thomas, Cora Augusta Thomas.
  • William Otis Thomas passed away in 1906 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nelson Thomas
1781 – 1848
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Anna Reed
1785 – 1840
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Curwen
1831 – 1893
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Marie Thomas
1861 –
Birth Location: Scotland
MT
William Thomas
1863 – 1898
Birth Location: Scotland
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Otis Thomas
1871 – 1941
Birth Location: Scotland
OT
Clara Thomas
1870 –
Birth Location: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
CT
Cora Thomas
1870 – 1910
Birth Location: Scotland
CT

William Thomas's Ancestors

Self
William Thomas
1830 – 1906
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
Nelson Thomas
1781 – 1848
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Anna Reed
1785 – 1840
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Zadock Thomas
1734 – 1810
Middleboro, MA, USA
Averick Standish
1743 – 1807
Plympton, Massachusetts
Zadoc Reed
1749 – 1822
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy Gardner
Great-Grandparents
Edward Thomas
Abigail Paslow
Ebenezer Standish
1721 – 1747
Averick Churchill
1723 – 1747
John Reed
1726 –
Lucy Lucas
1727 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Standish
1698 – 1770
Abigail Whitman
1702 – 1778

William Thomas's Descendants

1.
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William (Otis) Thomas (1830 – 18 Nov 1906) m. Bridget Curwen (1831 – 08 Jan 1893)
  1. 1. Marie (W) Thomas (1861 – )
  2. 2. William (Chester) Thomas (1863 – 03 Mar 1898)
  3. 3. Otis (Packard) Thomas (1871 – 04 Nov 1941) m. Martha (Frances) Gary (1852 – 15 Apr 1941) m. Grace (Florence) Alden (Abt. 1880 – )
    1. 1. Florence (Belle) Thomas (22 Mar 1886 – 1951) m. John (William) Holmes (1887 – 1924)
      1. 1. Ralph (Elliot) Holmes (05 Nov 1905 – 09 May 1988)
      2. 2. Harry (Evertt) Holmes (1910 – 1977)
      3. 3. Rosamond (Winifred) Holmes (01 Nov 1917 – 12 Mar 1983)
      4. 4. William (F) Holmes (abt 1905 – )
      5. 5. Lester (F) Holmes (abt 1908 – )
      6. 6. Minnetta (H) Holmes (abt 1921 – )
    2. 2. Myrtie (May) Thomas (Abt. 1893 – 02 Jan 1953) m. William (A) Thompson (Abt. 1887 – 1950)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Frances) Thompson (1910 – 1935) m. Harold Stevens
      2. 2. Lester (Russell) Thompson (Abt. 1911 – 30 Jan 1984) m. Eleanor (Alfrida) Halgren (22 May 1909 – 02 Jul 1989)
        1. 1. Lester (Russel) Thompson (Abt. 1936 – 07 Feb 1999) m. Joanne (Phyllis) Minsk (abt 1917 – ) m. Irene (J) Minsk (27 Apr 1943 – 16 Oct 2004)
        2. 2. Ralph (Lawrence) Thompson (08 Feb 1942 – 12 Aug 1943)
        3. 3. Ruth (F) Thompson m. Robert (W) Moulton (22 Jul 1939 – 29 Mar 2023)
      3. 3. Walter (Bradford) Thompson (1912 – 23 Aug 1977) m. Clara (I.) Richardson (06 Dec 1912 – 02 May 2010)
        1. 1. Walter (Bradford) Thompson
      4. 4. Carol (A) Thompson (Abt. 1915 – 28 Jan 2001) m. William Hicks
      5. 5. Myrtie (M) Thompson (Abt. 1918 – 13 Jul 1998) m. Edward (L) Murphy (abt 1911 – Abt 1995)
      6. 6. Wilma (Lorraine) Thompson (Abt. 1919 – 30 March 2012) m. Russell (Arnold) Pollard
      7. 7. William (A) Thompson (10 Aug 1926 – 13 Sep 2009) m. Conradene (May) Farnsworth (1937 – 06 Mar 2015)
        1. 1. Susan Thompson m. Ralph Vatalaro
        2. 2. Bonnie Thompson m. Nick Froio
      8. 8. Donald (Ray) Thompson (Abt. 1932 – 13 Jul 2010) m. Marjorie (L) Pratt (23 Nov 1932 – )
    3. 3. James (C.) Thomas (08 Dec 1892 – 01 May 1973) m. Clara (Lillian) Johnson
      1. 1. Lorraine (Martha) Thomas (17 Feb 1921 – 5 Apr 2002)
      2. 2. John (Nelson) Thomas (1924 – 04 Apr 2010)
        1. 1. Alison Thomas
      3. 3. Wayne (Earl) Thomas (1926 – Nov 2010)
      4. 4. James (C) Thomas (5 May 1928 – Mar 1988)
      5. 5. Patricia Thomas (abt 1937 – )
    4. 4. Mildred (E) Thomas (13 May 1905 – 13 Jun 1988)
    5. 5. Madelyn Thomas (Abt. 1912 – )
  4. 4. Clara (Otis) Thomas (1870 – )
  5. 5. Cora (Augusta) Thomas (1870 – 28 May 1910) m. Ernest (Winfield) Lane (09 Jan 1867 – 16 May 1916)
    1. 1. Augusta (Josephine) Lane (24 Nov 1891 – 01 Jan 1908)
    2. 2. Marshall (Lester) Lane (08 Jun 1894 – 25 Jun 1943)

William Thomas's Timeline

15 Records

1830
31 Oct 1830
Birth of William Otis Thomas in Hanson, Massachusetts
Hanson, Massachusetts
1830
1830
Birth of William Otis Thomas in Scotland
Scotland
1830
Abt. 1830
Birth of William Otis Thomas in Scotland
Scotland
1830
1830
Birth of William Otis Thomas in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1830
1830
Birth of William Otis Thomas in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1831
1831
Age 1
Birth of William Otis Thomas in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1850
1850
Age 20
William Otis Thomas resided here in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1855
1855
Age 25
William Otis Thomas resided here in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 30
William Otis Thomas resided here in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1865
1865
Age 35
William Otis Thomas resided here in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1870
1870
Age 40
William Otis Thomas resided here in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1870
1870
Age 40
William Otis Thomas resided here in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1880
1880
Age 50
William Otis Thomas resided here in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1906
18 Nov 1906
Age 76
Death of William Otis Thomas in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1906
18 Nov 1906
Age 76
Burial of William Otis Thomas in Akron, Ohio, USA
Akron, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1830
    Event Place: Hanson, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [4] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
    [5] Massachusetts, State Census, 1855
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [7] Massachusetts, State Census, 1865
    [8] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Hanson, Massachusetts to the Year 1850
    [9] Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_550; Family History Film: 1254550; Page: 528.2000; Enumeration District: 541; Image: 0066.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1830
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_332; Page: 148A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_550; Family History Film: 1254550; Page: 528.2000; Enumeration District: 541; Image: 0066.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scituate, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Akron, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958
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