Dr. Henry J. & Harriet Angelia (Andrews) Thomas; Greenwood, Clark County, WI 2

NOTES:

Some sources show Henry’s DOB as 7-26-1849, but his parents’ marriage date would point to 1850 as the year he was born.

Henry John THOMAS

Henry was born 26 Jul 1850 in Delhi, Delaware Co., NY, the son of Abram and Olive C. (Lynch) Thomas. The family was living in Ceresco, Fond du Lac Co., WI, when his mother passed away, 14 Aug 1853. A year later, in Ceresco, his father married Mary Redfield of Delhi, NY. Two daughters, Florence and Anna, were born to the couple before Abram passed away at age 48 in Ripon, WI.

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American Civil War Soldiers

Name: RESIDENCE:

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: Side: Union Regiment State/Origin:

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name: Henry J. Thomas State Filed: Wisconsin Widow: Gelia Thomas

Cont Surg Hled Dept USA (difficult to read)

1907 Feb 4 Widow Appl # 862701 (or 862901) Cert # Filed: Wis

His parents:

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Abram Thomas Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Delhi, Delaware, New York

Household Members: Name Age

M Abram Thomas 32 NY Constable

F Oliver C Thomas 28 NY << should read "Olive" (Lynch)

His grandparents:

This is probably the family of Olive C. Lynch (mother of Dr. Henry J. Thomas).

The marriage record shows she is from Roxbury and these are the only Lynch families we found there.

So his name "Henry" is from his maternal grandfather and "John" is from his paternal grandfather.

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Henry Lynch Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1795

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Roxbury, Delaware, New York

Household Members: Name Age

Henry Lynch 55 NY Farmer

Cinthia Lynch 48

Palmira Lynch 19

William Williams 20 Laborer

John Walker 15

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Roxbury, Delaware, New York

Household Members: Name Age

Patrick Lynch 35 NY

Gitty Lynch 27

Henry Lynch 0

1855 WI State Census

Name: Abram Thomas State: WI County: Fond Du Lac County Township: Ceresco

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: John H Thomas Age in 1860: 10 Birth Year: abt 1850

Birthplace: New York Gender: Male Post Office: Ripon

Value of real estate: 12900 Personal Estate: 2344

Home in 1860: Ripon, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

Abram Thomas 42 NY Farmer

Mary Thomas 36 NY

John H Thomas 10 NY

Florence Thomas 2 WI

Charles Bobzyen 28 Ger Farm Laborer

Flan Kane 35 Ire "

Henry Peet 15 PA "

Christina Sonn 40 PA Domestic

NEXT FAMILY:

Name: James A Thomas Age in 1860: 40 Birth Year: abt 1820

Birthplace: New York Gender: Male Post Office: Ripon

Value of real estate: 6750 Personal Estate: 638

Home in 1860: Ripon, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

James A Thomas 40 NY Farmer

Mary J Thomas 32 NY

Abel S Thomas 8 NY

Fannie Thomas 4 WI

Alice B Thomas 1 WI

1870 United States Federal Census

1870 - U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Name: Henry John Thomas Birth Date: 26 Jul 1849

Birth Place: The State of New York Passport Issue Date: 25 Nov 1870

Passport Includes a Photo: N Source: Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372)

Application: State of Louisiana, County of New Orleans Purpose: travel to Cuba

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: J. Harry Thomas Age: 31 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849

Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Father's birthplace: New York Mother's birthplace: New York

Occupation: Physician & Sur Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Anna

Home in 1880: Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin - Village of Greenwood

Household Members: Name Age

J. Harry Thomas 31 NY-NY-NY Physician & Sur.

Anna Thomas 26 WI-Can-Can Keeping house

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Harriett Andrews Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860

Birthplace: Cana Relation to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Name: George

Father's birthplace: Cana Mother's Name: Lorinda Mother's birthplace: Cana

Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female

Home in 1880: Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin - Village of Greenwood

Household Members: Name Age

George Andrews 49 Can-NY?-VT Blacksmith

Lorinda Andrews 44 Can-VT-Can Keeping House

Elizabeth Andrews 23 Can-Can-Can School Teacher

Harriett Andrews 20 " At Home

James Andrews 17 " "

George Andrews 13 " At School

Flora Andrews 12 " "

Effie Andrews 7 WI-Can-Can

Lillie Andrews 3 "

Ella Andrews 7M "

1890 - Wisconsin Census

Name: H. J. Thomas State: WI County: Clark County

Township: E.D. 171 Eaton Township Page: 001

1890 Veterans Schedules - Veteran's Name: H J Thomas

Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Eaton, Clark, Wisconsin

Year enlisted: 1865 Year discharged: 1865 Rank: Apothecary

Company: (blank) Regiment or vessel: Dictator Length of service: (blank)

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Henry J Thomas Age: 49 Birth Date: Jul 1850

Birthplace: New York Race: White Ethnicity: American

Relationship to head-of-house: Head Occupation:

Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York

Spouse's Name: Gellia Marriage Year: 1881 Years Married: 19

Residence : Winston City, Forsyth, North Carolina

Home in 1900: Winston Ward 2, Forsyth, North Carolina

Household Members: Name Age

Henry J Thomas 49 July 1850 NY-NY-NY Physician

Gellia Thomas 41 Aug 1858 Canada-Can-Can 1 of 1 children living

Arthor S Thomas 18 Aug 1881 WI-NY-Can

Hampton Span 21 Dec 1878 NC-NC-NC Driver

Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929

Name: Henry J. Thomas Birth Date: 1850

Death Date: 29 Nov 1905 Death Place: Winston-Salem, NC

Type Practice: Allopath Licenses: NC, 1892

Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1873, (G) JAMA Citation: 45:1893

Cause of Death: pneumonia

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Mrs. Gelia Thomas Age in 1910: 50 Est. Birth Year: abt 1860

Birthplace: Canada English Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law

Marital Status: Widowed Year of Immigration: 1871

Home in 1910: Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

Erastus Bowen 63 WI-NJ-NJ m. 29 years Real Estate - Banks & Farms

Mary Bowen 53 Can-Can-Can 1 of 2 children living

Mrs. Gelia Thomas 50 Can-Can-Can

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Gelia Thomas Age: 60 years Est. Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Canada

Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law Marital Status: Widow Year of Immigration: 1871

Home in 1920: Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

Erastus Bowen 73 WI-NJ-NJ President - Bank (Greenwood State Bank)

Mary E Bowen 63 Can-Can-Can

Gelia Thomas 60 Can-Can-Can

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Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Marriage Record Details

Last Name: Thomas First Name: Henry J Day: 20 Month: July Year: 1873

Last Name: Shannon First Name: Anna County: Fond du Lac Volume: 03 Page: 0099

Last Name: Thomas First Name: Henry J Day: 03 Month: October Year: 1882

Last Name: Andrews First Name: Angeline County: Clark Volume: 01 Page: 0187

?? birth of adopted son Arthur ? (DOB matches date given on his Death Cert)

Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Birth Record Details

Last Name: Jones First Name: Arta

Day: 24 Month: August Year: 1880 County: Clark Reel: 30 Record: 2491

Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site

http://www.dcnyhistory.org/oldnewsidx/vrdmalz3.html

MARRIAGES TAKEN FROM THE DELAWARE GAZETTE

Copied from newspapers on deposit at the Walton Library, Walton, NY, Delaware Co, NY

Copied and Compiled by Gertrude A. Barber, New York, NY, 1933

Sept 5, 1849

Roxbury, 20th ult., Rev. Mr. Fox, Abram THOMAS of Delhi to Olive C. LYNCH of Roxbury.

Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site

BLOOMVILLE MIRROR OBITS 1851 - 1858

THOMAS OLIVE C. 08/14/1853 30 CERESCO, WI w/o ABRAM THOMAS

Ceresco: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4330

Marriages from Bloomville Mirror - 1851 - 1855

THOMAS ABRAM 09/17/1854 MARY REDFIELD COROSCO, WISC.

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Site Bios

---News: Greenwood (6 Oct. 1882)

---Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) Oct. 1882

[Date of newspaper is unknown; using the article’s date in the subject line.]

On the third day following, Dr. H. J. Thomas and Miss Angelia Andrews were united in the bonds of holy wedlock by the Rev. Mr. Ross, of Neillsville. The ceremony was performed at the Reddan House. The Dr. and his fair bride took the evening train for Chicago, where they will spend a week combining both business and pleasure in the same trip. The Dr. is growing in popularity in our midst, and as a practicing physician he had few if any superiors in the state, and his bride, Miss Andrews, has no superior for sterling worth and generous goodness. Her virtues are many and no one in our midst can with them anything else than a bright and sunny journey as they glide down the steam of life. May they look at life as it is; a living reality - a continued existence knowing that thought is a link in binding time to eternity, every movement is a seed who’s garnering shall be our immortal destiny.

---Bio: Thomas, Dr. H. J. (1850-1905)

-------Source: Greenwood Gleaner 12/7/1905

DR. THOMAS DEAD

A FORMER RESIDENT OF GREENWOOD DIED AT WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

DR. H. J. THOMAS, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIANS, IS LAID TO REST.

It was a shock to our citizens here to learn the sad news of the death of our former townsman and respected citizen, Dr. H. J. Thomas. The citizens who knew him in the days when he lived here knew him as a man of high morals and one who possessed great business faculties. He was honest and upright in all his dealings which won for him a warm spot in the hearts of all the people. A good life has gone to the great beyond and the sorrowful ones should be comforted in the thought that, as for him, all sorrow and suffering are at an end.

To what has already been said in the following clipping taken fro the Twin-City Daily Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N. C., we cannot add anything except to state that soon after he went to Milwaukee, as he lived there but a short time, he came to Greenwood and resided here for 17 or 18 years or until about the year of 1891 when he went to Winston-Salem to reside: "For fourteen years Dr. Thomas has been a resident of Winston-Salem and during that time he had built up a lucrative practice, and greatly endured himself to hundreds of our people. Well qualified in his chosen profession, with a kind and sympathetic heart, a jovial nature, he had won a warm spot in the hearts of all who knew him.

Dr. Thomas was born at Delhi, NY, July 26, 1850. He was, therefore, 55 years of age. In 1853 he moved with his parents to Wisconsin, where he grew to manhood. He then enlisted in the United States Navy and served as hospital steward through the war.

At the close of the war he moved to Chicago and was living there at the time of the great fire of 1871. In 1873 he was graduated from the Rush Medical College, of Chicago, being one of the class with Dr. Nicholas Senn, one of the most prominent medical men of the country.

After graduating Dr. Thomas moved to Milwaukee, Wis., where he lived until fourteen years ago, when he came to Winston-Salem.

During the Spanish-American war he enlisted in the army medical branch and was detailed for duty at Santiago later he was sent to Montouk Point, NJ, where a camp for returned soldiers was established.

After the close of the war he returned to Winston-Salem, where he has since resided.

He is survived by his wife and one son, Arthur, beside a large number of sorrowing friends, to mourn his death.

Dr. Thomas was an honored Mason, being a member of Winston lodge No. 167 and of Piedmont Commandery, RAM, No. 24.

In the death of Dr. H. J. Thomas the Twin-City loses one of its most popular and most highly esteemed citizens. Since his death the expression has been frequently heard, "I never heard him speak aught against any man.' Dr. Thomas was exceedingly popular with the poorer people of the city, for many of whom he performed acts of real benevolence. To them he was a friend in need.

The funeral service was conducted from the home with Knights Templar honors at three o'clock Wednesday (Nov. 30). The interment was mad in the Masonic plat in the Salem cemetery.

Gelia:

-------Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 06/24/1926

---Thomas, Celia (? - 22 JUN 1926)

Mrs. Celia Thomas died at the home of her brother, J.S. Andrews, Tuesday afternoon, June 22, 1926. Mrs. Thomas who had been visiting here at the Andrews home for some time, was well and favorably known by our readers.

She was also a sister of the late Mrs. Erastus Bowen and for many years she made her home here (Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.) with the Bowen family. Her husband, who preceded her in death many years ago, was at one time a prominent doctor and druggist in Greenwood.

Funeral services will be held from the Andrews home this Thursday afternoon, at two o’clock. The body will be laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery. The cause of her death was anemia.

A complete obituary will be printed in next week’s issue of the Gleaner.

Gelia:

---Bio: Thomas, Harriet A. (1859-1926)

-------Source: Greenwood Gleaner 7/1/1926

OBITUARY OF MRS. THOMAS

Harriet Angelia Andrews was born in Rawdon Township, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 21, 1859. She came to Greenwood, Clark County with her parents in 1871. In 1882 she was united in marriage to Dr. H.J. Thomas. They moved to Winston Salem, N.C. in 1891, where they resided until his death in 1904. Two years later she returned to Greenwood, where she has since resided with the exception of two years while she lived in Chicago.

She died on Tuesday, June 22, 1926, having reached the age of 66 years, 10 months and 1 day.

She is survived by her brother, J. S. Andrews of this city and three sisters and one niece, who are Mrs. Flora Hall of Chicago, Mrs. Effie B. Cadman of Fairchild, Miss L. E. Andrews of Chicago and Mrs. L. D. Teter of Knoxville, Iowa. The sisters from Chicago and Fairchild were all here for the funeral.

Funeral services were held from the J. S. Andrews home Thursday afternoon, Rev. A. B. Dyre officiating. The body was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Thomas was a kind and loving wife and sister, and a friend to all who knew her. Her departure will be a great loss to her relatives and friends.

Father of Gelia:

---Bio: Andrews, George C. (History - 1830)

---From the Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties (1891-Lewis Publishing Co.) pg. 213

GEORGE C. ANDREWS, a blacksmith of Greenwood, was born near Smith's Falls, Ontario, December 3, 1830, the son of Elkana (deceased) and Elizabeth (Hutton) Andrews, the father a native of New York, and of English ancestry, and the mother was of Scotch parentage. George C. was reared to farm life and educated in the common schools, and also learned the trade of blacksmith when a boy, which he followed twenty-four years in his native country. In 1871 he came to Wisconsin, settling in Greenwood, where he has since been engaged at his trade. Previous to this, however, he spent the winter of 1858-'59 in this State, just across the river from where Greenwood now stands, the present town site being then covered with a heavy growth of sugar trees. During the spring of 1859 he was engaged in making sugar near the main street, and also drove logs from Poplar River to LaCrosse after which he returned to Ontario. During the winter of 1871-'72 he worked many nights until after midnight, and has shod as high as fifty yoke of oxen in one year. He owns 160 acres of land, besides his large shop and residence in Greenwood.

Mr. Andrews was married about thirty-five years ago, to Lorinda Chamberlin, and they have had nine children, seven now living: Elizabeth, Gelia, Flora, J. Sheldon, George R, Effie R., and Lillie. Elizabeth married Erastus Bowen, of Columbus, Wisconsin, and has two children: Rose and Grace. Gelia married Dr. Thomas, of Greenwood. Flora married Ralph Hall, the photographer and painter at Greenwood, and has one child, George. Mr. Andrews is a local minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church socially he is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, and politically a Prohibitionist, but votes for principles and men.

1881 HISTORY OF NORTHERN WI Chicago: The Western Historical Company

A. T. Andreas, Proprietor (grammar as is) Pg. 247

H. J. THOMAS, physician and surgeon, Greenwood, was born in Delaware Co., NY, July 26, 1849. At ten years of age, the family moved to Milwaukee, and he attended school. His father was engaged in practicing law at this time, but his health failed, and he finally died in Ripon, Fond du Lac County. H. J. began studying medicine in 1866, with Dr. E. B. Wolcott, and was on the "Dictator", in the Navy, as physician. He commenced practice in Milwaukee, on the South Side, and in 1869, attended Rush Medical College, at Chicago returned to practice in 1870, and in 1871 he went to Havana, Cuba, and went into the Ballots Hospital. Finally, in 1873, located in Greenwood, where he erected a building and carries on a drug store, which, with a good practice, gives a handsome income. Mr. T. belongs to the Episcopal Church, and is a member of the I. O. O. F.

H. J. THOMAS

Assumed Member of John A. Eaton GAR Post #213

H. J. Thomas was an "Apothecary" or in today’s terms, a pharmacist on the USS Dictator for an undetermined number of months during 1865. This ship was a 4438-ton single-turret seagoing monitor constructed in New York, NY. It was commissioned to serve in November 1864. However, her power plant problems kept her initial service relatively brief and she was decommissioned that next September, 1865 at the League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. The Dictator sailed in July 1869 to serve with the North Atlantic Fleet, but was again retired in June 1871. Her final period of commissioned service was spent in the Atlantic coast area between January 1874 and June 1877. Then in Sept of 1883, the USS Dictator was sold for scrap.

Dr. Henry J. & Harriet Angelia (Andrews) Thomas - Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin

Dr. Henry J. Thomas

Greenwood, Wisconsin's First Doctor

Dr. Henry J. Thomas was born at Delhi, Delaware Co., New York, July 26, 1850. In 1853, at the age of ten, he moved with his parents to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father practiced law, but his health failed, and he finally died in Ripon, Fond du Lac County. Henry grew to manhood and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving as hospital steward through the Spanish-American war. He was detailed for duty at Santiago and was later sent to Montouk Point, New Jersey, where a camp for returned soldiers was established.

After graduating Dr. Thomas moved to Milwaukee, Wis., where he lived there but a short time, before moving to Greenwood, Wisconsin. There, he set up his first practice in a store which was later converted to an implement dealership owned by Albert and Adolph Schwarze. Before he arrived, several good midwives tended to help with the delivery of babies. One, Kate Scott, an Indian woman, lived near Longwood, and Mrs. Elijah (Olive) Eaton who lived in Eaton Town (Greenwood) were well known and continued to practice, even after Dr. Thomas arrived. When Will Huntzicker was born Frank Zetsche, who was working for Jake Huntzicker, was sent after Mrs. Eaton. It was a very dark night and he went on horseback across the country behind Schofield's house, following the path through the woods. He crossed the river finding the water so deep that it was necessary to keep his feet up as high as possible to keep them dry.

Like all country physicians, Dr. Thomas rode on horseback or in a buggy through paths in the woods, or over rough corduroy roads to treat his patients who could not make it to town. He was a very successful physician with one peculiarity he was never seen without a flower in his buttonhole as shown in the photo above.

In 1880, he married Harriett Angelia Andrews who was affectionately known as "Gelia". She was the daughter of George and Lorinda (Chamberlain) Andrews and was born in Rawdon Township, Ontario, Canada. Her father was a well known and respected blacksmith who was born near Smith's Falls, Ontario, December 3, 1830, the son of Elkana (deceased) and Elizabeth (Hutton) Andrews, the father a native of New York, and of English ancestry, and the mother was of Scotch parentage. Gelia's family were some of the town's earliest pioneer residents. In 1871, the year Gelia turned thirteen, George C. Andrews moved to the United States and settled in Greenwood, where he engaged in his trade. Previous to this, however, he spent the winter of 1858-'59 in this State, just across the river from where Greenwood now stands, the present town site being then covered with a heavy growth of sugar trees. During the spring of 1859 he was engaged in making sugar near the main street, and also drove logs from Poplar River to La Crosse after which he returned to Ontario. During the winter of 1871-'72 he worked many nights until after midnight, and has shod as high as fifty yoke of oxen in one year. He owned 160 acres of land, besides his large shop and residence in Greenwood.

In August of 1881, Dr. Thomas and Gelia became the proud parents of a baby boy they named Arthur S. We know little concerning his birth, but would assume his father likely delivered him, their one and only child.

Dr. Thomas and his little family resided in Greenwood, Wisconsin for 17 or 18 years. Then, in about 1891 they moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina where Dr. Thomas lived for fourteen years before his surprisingly early death at age fifty-five. Dr. Thomas was an honored Mason, being a member of Winston lodge No. 167 and of Piedmont Commandery, RAM, No. 24. In his obituary notice, The Twin-City Daily Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N. C. said; "For fourteen years Dr. Thomas has been a resident of Winston-Salem and during that time he had built up a lucrative practice, and greatly endured himself to hundreds of our people. Well qualified in his chosen profession, with a kind and sympathetic heart, a jovial nature, he had won a warm spot in the hearts of all who knew him. In the death of Dr. H. J. Thomas the Twin-City loses one of its most popular and most highly esteemed citizens. Since his death the expression has been frequently heard, "I never heard him speak aught against any man. Dr. Thomas was exceedingly popular with the poorer people of the city, for many of whom he performed acts of real benevolence. To them he was a friend in need. The funeral service was conducted from the home with Knights Templar honors at three o'clock Wednesday (Nov. 30, 1905). The interment was made in the Masonic plat in the Salem cemetery and afterward, Gelia returned to Greenwood, Wisconsin to be comforted by her family.

Once resettled in her old home town, Gelia played an important role in the community, especially in public library where she served on the board of directors. On May 6, 1913 the City took over the Library with an appropriation of $150.00 yearly and the first Library Board appointed, consisting of P. E. Peterson, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Wollenberg, Allie Williams and Gelia Thomas. A motion picture was given and $38.25 received. The librarian salary was $104.00 yearly until 1922, when it was raised to $156.00 yearly. The library was in the Farmers and Merchants Building for four months rent free. It was then moved over Volk’s Tailor Shop, paying $5.00 monthly rent with Gelia Thomas as Librarian. On Oct. 27, 1914, it was moved over the new Post Office, rent $96.00 yearly. The first meeting of the Library Board was held May 7, 1913; the following members present - Mrs. Wollenberg, Mrs. Williams, Edith Varney, Jr. Jaastad, school principal, and P. E. Peterson. The board had no bylaws until April 1916. In the summer of 1916, Mrs. J. S. Andrews substituted for Mrs. Thomas, who was spending the summer in New York and Boston. In November 1916 Mrs. Thomas resigned.

Gelia lived with her sister Mary and her husband Erastus Bowen for many years, but died at the home of her brother, James Sheldon Andrews. It was Tuesday afternoon, June 22, 1926, and the cause of death was anemia. She would have turned sixty-eight in August and had been a widow for over twenty-one years. That Thursday, in the early days of summer, she was buried in the Greenwood City Cemetery near many of her family members and friends.

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marshfieldLibrary.org Genealogy Index

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Cemetery Index

Greenwood City Cemetery Index - EATON TOWNSHIP, CLARK COUNTY, WI

to Thomas, Harriet Angelia 00-C010-03 21 Aug 1859 22 Jun 1926

m. Dr. H.J. Thomas 1882 (not 1880) PARENTS: George & Larinda Andrews

d. day is burial date / b. Rawdon Twp., Ont. Canada

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1840 United States Federal Census

David Lynch Roxbury, Delaware, New York

Jacob Lynch Roxbury, Delaware, New York

James Lynch Roxbury, Delaware, New York

Patrick Lynch Roxbury, Delaware, New York

James Lynch Delhi, Delaware, New York

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1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary Redfield Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824

Birth Place: New York Gender: Female

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Delhi, Delaware, New York

Household Members: Name Age

James G Redfield 57 CT Justice of the Peace

Susan Redfield 56 NY

Mary Redfield 26 NY

Joseph Redfield 24 NY Farmer

Mariah Redfield 18 NY

Hannah Redfield 16 NY

James Redfield 14 NY

Priscilla Redfield 12 NY

John Dunn 23 NY Student

James Rose 19 NY Tin Smith

Sarah Lakin 23 NY

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary E Thomas Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824 Age in 1870: 46

Birthplace: New York Race: White Gender: Female

Value of real estate: View Image

Home in 1870: Delhi, Delaware, New York Post Office: Meredith

Household Members: Name Age

Mary E Thomas 46

Florence Thomas 13

Anna Thomas 9

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary G. Thomas [Mary G. Redfield] Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824

Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Father's birthplace: Conn Mother's Name: Susan B. Mother's birthplace: New York

Occupation: Keeping House Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female

Home in 1880: Delhi, Delaware, New York

Household Members: Name Age

F Mary G. Thomas 56 NY-CT-NY Keeping House Widow

F Florence Thomas 22 WI-NY-NY Daughter - At Home Single

F Anna Thomas 19 WI-NY-NY Daughter - Goes to school Single

F Priscilla L. Merwin 42 NY-NY-NY Sister - At Home Widow

F Susan B. Redfield 87 NY-CT-CT Mother - At Home Widow

F Mary A. Donnovan 18 NY-NY-NY Servant - Works in Kitchen Single

ARTHUR S. THOMAS

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975

Name: Arthur S Thomas Gender: Male Race: White

Age: 64 Birth Date: 24 Aug 1880 Birth Place: Greenwood, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1945 Death Location: Monroe, Union

Spouse's Name: Ruth Wright

Father's Name: Dr H J Thomas Mother's Name: Not Obtainable

RESIDENCE: Monroe, Union, North Carolina

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004

Name: Arthur S Thomas Race: White Age: 64

Date of Death: 15 Jul 1945 Death County: Union Death State: North Carolina

Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

??????? adopted son Arthur ???????

Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Birth Record Details

Last Name: Jones First Name: Arta

Day: 24 Month: August Year: 1880 County: Clark Reel: 30 Record: 2491

1898 - North Carolina Volunteers, Spanish American War (1898)

Given Name: Arthur S. Surnames: Thomas COMPANY: D Rank: Private

Post office: Winston, N.C. Regt Batt: Second Regiment Page Num: 62

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Arthor S Thomas Age: 18 Birth Date: Aug 1881 Birthplace: Wisconsin

Relationship to head-of-house: Son Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: Henry J Father's Birthplace: New York

Mother's Name: Gellia Mother's Birthplace: Canada E

Residence : Winston City, Forsyth, North Carolina

Home in 1900: Winston Ward 2, Forsyth, North Carolina

Household Members: Name Age

Henry J Thomas 49 July 1850 NY-NY-NY Physician

Gellia Thomas 41 Aug 1858 Canada-Can-Can 1 of 1 children living

Arthor S Thomas 18 Aug 1881 WI-NY-Can

Hampton Span 21 Dec 1878 NC-NC-NC Driver

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Arthur S Thomas Age in 1910: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882

Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Ruth

Father's Birth Place: Wisconsin Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin

Home in 1910: Militia District 867, Worth, Georgia

Household Members: Name Age

Arthur S Thomas 28 WI-WI-WI married 7 years Electrician - City

Ruth Thomas 25 GA-GA-GA 0 children

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Arthur S Thomas Age: 35 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885

Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Ruth

Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin

Home in 1920: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina

Household Members: Name Age

Arthur S Thomas 35 WI-NY-WI Head Electrician - Cotton Mill

Ruth Thomas 32 GA-GA-GA Wife

Martha Whatley 65 GA-GA-GA Mother-in-law - Widow

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: A S Thomas Age: 44 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886

Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of House: Head

Spouse's Name: Ruth H Age at first marriage: 19 and 15

Military service: Yes, Spanish-American War Rent/home value: Rent

Home in 1930: Benton Heights, Union, North Carolina

Household Members: Name Age

A S Thomas 44 WI-WI-WI Electrician - Home

Ruth H Thomas 38 GA-GA-GA

J L Whatley 76 GA-GA-GA Widowed

HENRY JOHN THOMAS

Born July 26, 1850 Delhi, Delaware, New York

Parents: Abram Thomas ( ) and Olive C. Lynch (1822 - 1853 )

Married: September 5, 1849 Delaware County, NY

Mother, Olive C. Thomas, died August 14, 1853, age 30, at Ceresco, WI.

Father, Abram, married Mary E. Redfield, September 17, 1854 at Ceresco, WI.

Two half-sisters: Florence, born 1858, and Anna, born 1861.

Moved from NY to Ceresco (Ripon), Wisconsin in 1853.

(Sources for date: his mother’s obit, and Greenwood Gleaner obit for Henry.)

Civil War service: 1865-1865, USS Dictator, Rank: Apothecary.

Studied medicine: beginning 1866, with Dr. E. B. Wolcott; attended Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1869-1873, with Dr. Nicholas Senn.

Passport Issued: November 25, 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Married: October 3, 1882 in Neillsville, Clark, WI.

Spouse: Harriet Angelia "Gelia" Andrews;

daughter of George and Lorinda (Chamberlain) Andrews;

born August 1858, Rawdon Twp, Ontario, Canada;

died June 22, 1926, Greenwood, Clark, WI.

Child: Arthur S. Thomas, born (August 24, 1880), Wisconsin;

died (July 15, 1945), Monroe, Union, North Carolina.

Doctor in Greenwood, Wisconsin, 1873 - 1890 (?).

Doctor in Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, ( ).

Spanish American War dates: April through August 1898; Battle of Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898.

Died: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, November 1905.

Gelia Thomas died June 22, 1926, in Greenwood, Clark, WI, at the home of her brother.

· 1860 Census: Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; "John H Thomas" age 10.

· 1870 Census: not found

· 1880 Census: Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin; "J. Harry Thomas" age 31, and Anna Thomas.

· 1900 Census: Winston (Ward 2), Forsyth, N. Carolina; Henry J. Thomas age 49, Gelia Thomas age 41, and Arthur S. Thomas age 18.

· 1910 Census: Greenwood, Clark, WI; Mrs. Gelia Thomas age 50, sister-in-law.

· 1920 Census: Greenwood, Clark, WI; Gelia Thomas, age 60, sister-in-law.

We believe this John Thomas, Jr. is the uncle of Dr. Henry John Thomas (It mentions James living in Wisconsin -- James A. Thomas was living next to Abram Thomas in the 1860 Census)

JOHN THOMAS, JR., a descendant of an old and well-known family of that name, was a prominent citizen of Stamford, where he was born on November 20, 1828, and died, highly respected and beloved, on April 14, 1887. His grandfather, Abram Thomas, the original settler, was a son of an earlier John Thomas, who was born on November 25, 1746, and whose wife Phoebe Thomas, was born on August 10, 1749. Abram Thomas was born January 3, 1773, and married Lydia Hawley, who was born March 4, 1776. He was a farmer, and proprietor of the first tavern in Stamford, which is still standing on the Thomas farm on the main road between Bloomville and Hobart, in what is now South Kortright. It is built on the old Dutch plan, and with its great chimneys and moss grown roof is a landmark for the inhabitants of all the surrounding country, having been in its day one of the most noted and important inns of that section. By industry and economy Abram Thomas accumulated a comfortable fortune, which his descendants now enjoy. He was the father of twelve children, ten of whom reached maturity; but all have since passed away. Abram Thomas died on October 11, 1848. He was liberal in religious views, and a Whig in politics. His wife lived until May 12, 1849, when she , too, passed away on the old homestead.

Their son, John B. Thomas, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Dutchess County, February 15, 1795, and married Fanny Smith, who was born on January 3, 1795. He was a successful farmer , and in 1817 settled in Stamford on the farm where Mrs. Thomas now resides. His wife was a member of the Presbyterian church at South Kortright; but he was liberal in religion, and a Republican in politics. John B. Thomas passed away on April 23, 1870, and his wife, October 15, 1875. They had six children, of whom three are now living: Sally Adelia Perkins, who resides in California; James A., a resident of Wisconsin; and Maria L. Eschemberg, who also lives in California. Their son Abraham died at the age of forty-eight years. A daughter, Mrs. Adeline Wetmore, also passed away when forty-eight years old. The other son, John Thomas Jr., was born on the old Thomas farm now occupied by his widow, and here grew to manhood, attending the district schools, afterward teaching for a time. Like his father and grandfather, he adopted a farmer's life, buying the old homestead and living there until his death. On June 2, 1863, he married Miss Sarah Agnes Blakley, who was born in Kortright, December 5, 1838, a daughter of James G. Blakley, whose family history is given elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were the parents of four children: Susan Frances Cronk, born September 21, 1864, and a resident of Roxbury; Sarah A. Lyon, born November 28, 1867, residing in Stamford; Jennie L., born August 8, 1870, at home; and John James Thomas, who was born May 23, 1872, unmarried, and assisting his mother in the management of the old home farm, which she has carried on since her husband's death.

The old Thomas farm consisted of three hundred acres of land; and here the descendants of the family now live, keeping fifty head of cattle, and carrying on a large dairy, making an excellent quality of butter. At his death Mr. Thomas was an Elder of the Presbyterian church at South Kortright. He held many public offices, among which were those of Assessor and County Superintendent of Poor. He was a liberal-minded, public-spirited, conscientious man; and his death was keenly felt and sadly mourned by a wide circle of loving relatives and friends.

Excerpt from the 100 Years In the History of Delhi, NY

which was originally abstracted from the Delaware Gazette published at Delhi, NY.

Feb. 1866 - Two golden wedding anniversaries were noted in the village, that of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Redfield on February 8 with a reception at their home; and the parents of Mrs. C. P. Foote and Mrs. James Elwood who had a reception for them at the home of the latter on Feb. 14.

Apr. 4, 1874 - "A Beautiful Memento- Mrs. Abram Thomas of this village has presented the Second Presbyterian Church a silver communion set of eleven pieces, the baptismal bowl and goblets being gold lined. It is a memorial gift for her honored father, James G. Redfield, and for her brother, Alfred Redfield, both of whom were shining lights in the church aforesaid..."

Twin-City Daily Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N. C. Obituary; Greenwood Gleaner 12/7/1905 news; Federal Census Records and Family Records.