Abel THOMAS

1816 - 1894  (77 years)

• Name	Abel THOMAS
  Born	8 Jun 1816	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 May 1894
  Buried	Hope Cemetery, Warren County, IL
  Notes	Mable Clair Thomas Wright wrote in a letter to her nephew Forrest, posted on 3-31-1947: "Grandfather's (Abel Thomas) people were Quakers first. Grandfather wanted to play the violin but his father wouldn't let him, because they didn't believe in music. His father said that the Devil was in the violin. They didn't believe in having organs in their churches. They just sang hymns. Even when we went to G.C. to live, the United Presbyterianswho had a church over by Leopolds Hospital, sang without an organ or piano in 1910. " She also wrote, "I must tell you Grandfahter's nickname was Tuck. He batched when he was going to college and ate mostly beans, and he used to write poetry for people and buy his candy. He was great for candy but had no money for it.
  Person ID	I400	Maykoski and Lewis
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Jr. Isaac THOMAS,   b. 2 Apr 1784,   d. 1833  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Hannah STARR,   b. 1790,   d. 1867  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1809	Bush Creek Meeting House, MD
  Family ID	F1706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet W. BLAIR,   b. 12 Sep 1815, Trenton, Ohio ,   d. 12 May 1893  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 May 1839	Butler Co., Ohio
  Children	1. Rachel B THOMAS,   b. 1816,   d. 1893  (Age 77 years)   2. Hannah W. THOMAS,   b. 1841   3. Adelia THOMAS,   b. 1843,   d. 1928  (Age 85 years)   4. Thomas Corwin THOMAS,   b. 1845,   d. 1928  (Age 83 years)   5. Isaac Henry THOMAS,   b. 20 Nov 1857,   d. 1 Jan 1926  (Age 68 years)   6. Eleanor THOMAS,   b. 1848 + 7. Robert Hanson THOMAS,   b. 15 Apr 1851, Galesburg, IL ,   d. 13 Jul 1931, Indianola, NE  (Age 80 years)   8. Harriet E. THOMAS,   b. 1853,   d. 1871  (Age 18 years) + 9. Reverand Franklin Forrester Thomas,   b. 4 Mar 1855, Abingdon (Abbington), Knox, Illinois, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1921, Taos, Taos, New Mexico, USA  (Age 66 years)   10. Jessie Josephine THOMAS,   b. 15 Oct 1856,   d. 1 Jun 1890  (Age 33 years)   11. William Edward THOMAS,   b. 24 Dec 1859,   d. 8 Aug 1871  (Age 11 years)
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Abel Thomas headstone photo taken by Ruth Briggs
  		Thomas Family stone at Hope Cemetery Alexis Junction 4 sided Thomas Family stone at Hope Cemetery Alexis Junction: Father & Mother Dad Abel Mom Harriet children Rachel, Eleanor, Hattie, Edwin. Hattie also has an individual stone