More on Eli S. Thomas & Family

Susan Mary Hedenburg, wife of Eli Sigler Thomas.
She went by her middle name of "Mary" in most records.
Susan Mary Hedenburg was born 19 SEP 1828 in Kentucky. She was the daughter of Peter Cadmus HEDENBERG (b: 23 SEP 1790 in New York City) and Susan M. SPENCER (b: 6 NOV 1803 in New York City). As a youth, her family moved to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. Her father was a harness maker and "saddler".
Susan Mary married Eli Thomas on 6 Apr 1853 in Morgan County, Illinois. They had two children: Owen Cadmus THOMAS (b: 15 AUG 1854 in Iowa) and Mary Alice (Allie) THOMAS (b: 22 MAY 1858 in Texas.)
After her husband Eli S. Thomas was killed in the Gainesville Hangings, she married William C. HAYS on 3 MAY 1863 in Grayson County, Texas. They had one son. William Hays died in 1880. Susan Mary died in 1898.
Her obituary reads:
Mrs. S. M. Hays died the 31st day of March, 1898. She was sick 11 days. She was born September 1, 1828, in Kentucky. Her father, Peter Hedenberg moved to Jacksonville, Ill, when she was quite small, where she was raised. In April 5, 1853 she was married to Eli S. Thomas and lived with him till October 19, 1862, when he died. She married William. C. Hays May 3, 1863. He died in 1880. She had been a consistent member of the Christian Church since she was 22years old. Barton Stone baptized her. She was a loving mother and good and kind to every one. She took great delight in reading this paper. She lived with her only daughter. She leaves two sons and one daughter and a host of neighbors and friends to mourn her loss. What was our loss was gain.
Mrs. A. Sloan, Mangum, Oklahoma

She is buried in Newport Cemetery, Jack County, Texas, next to her second husband and her two oldest children. The cemetery is located N of Newport, Texas, about 0.5 miles N on CR 1288, E of road.
Hays, Susan Mary, Sep 19, 1828, Mar 31, 1898, 3, 23
Hays, Wm. Carrel, Aug 17, 1817, 1892, 3, 23,
Thomas, Owen C., Aug 15, 1854, Apr 11, 1936, 3, 23
Thomas, Nancy J., Aug 21, 1860, May 22, 1936, 3, 23
Sloan, Mary Alice, May 22, 1858, Oct 22, 1926, 3, 23

Eli S. Thomas Family
Doctor Eli Sigler Thomas 1,2,3,4,5 was born about 1823 in Ohio. He died on 19 Oct 1862 in the Great Hanging at Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas.
Eli married7 Susan Mary Hedenberg 6 on 6 Apr 1853 in Morgan, Illinois. Susan was born on 1 Sep 1828 in Kentucky. She died8 on 31 Mar 1898 in Texas. She was buried9 in Newport Cemetery, Jack, Texas.
They had the following children:
1. Owen Cadmus Thomas 10 was born on 15 Aug 1854 in Iowa - probably in Lee County, Iowa. He died11 on 11 Apr 1936 in Wichita, Texas. He was buried12 in Newport Cemetery, Jack Texas.
Owen married Nancy Jane Hughey . Nancy was born on 21 Aug 1860 in Fayetteville, Alabama. She died13 on 22 May 1936 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas. She was buried14 in Newport Cemetery, Jack Texas.
2. Mary Alice Thomas "Allie" was born on 22 May 1858 in Texas. She died on 22 Oct 1926. She was buried15 in Newport Cemetery, Jack Texas.
Mary married Arthur M. Sloan . Arthur was born on 24 Jul 1859. He died on 13 Oct 1890. He was buried16 in Newport Cemetery, Jack Texas.

Sources
1. 1860 U.S. Census, Texas, Cooke County, Gainesville, hh 375/387."Name: Eli Thomas Age in 1860: 37 Birth Year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1860: Cooke, Texas; Post Office: Gainesville Value of real estate: $2,000; Value of personal estate: $8,460Occupation: M.D.Household Members: Name Age Eli Thomas, 37, Ohio Mary Thomas, 31, KentuckyOwen C Thomas, 6, IowaMary A Thomas, 9, Texas Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Cooke, Texas; Roll: M653_1291; Page: 246; Image: 501."
2. Will, Cooke County, Texas Wills, Vol 1, pg 324-325, 19 Oct 1862."The State of TexasCounty of CookeIn the name of God Amen. I, Eli S. Thomas of the County of Cooke State aforesaid being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make and ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, that is to say first after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, the residue of my estate real and personal, I give bequeath and dispose of all as follows to wit, To my beloved wife Susan Mary Thomas during her natural life, and to my son Owen Cadmus and my daughter Mary Alice for their use and benefit.Likewise, I make constitute and appoint my wife Susan Mary Thomas Guardian and Administratrix of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
I further wish that my estate may not be probated.In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal using scroll this 19th day of October AD 1862.Eli S. ThomasSworn and subscribed before me the undersighned authority this 19th day of October AD 1862 in the Town of Gainesville.Sam'l Gooding, Clerk."
3. Family Information." Eli sigler Thomas, a medical doctor from Ohio moved to Illinois where he married April 5 1853 to Susan Mary Hedenberg. They moved to Cooke County, Texas where E. S. Thomas was hanged in what is referred to as the "GreatHanging" in Gainsville, Texas. Reasons for the trial of 40 men who opposed the Confederacy differ. What is known is that none of those convicted owned slaves while the jury members were slave owners. Cooke county had voted against secession from the Union."
4. Gainesville Great Hanging Sources: 1. Richard B. McCaslin, "Tainted Breeze, The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas, 1862" (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1994).2. George W. Diamond, "Account of the Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862" SOUTHWESTERN HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. 66, no. 3, January, 1963, p. 331-414, edited by Sam Acheson and Julie Ann Hudson O'Connell.3. James L. Clark, "Civil War Recollections of James Lemuel Clark, Including Previously Unpublished Material On The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas In October, 1862" (College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1984).".
5. State Census, Iowa State Census, 1856, Lee County, 1856."Name: Eli S Thomas Census Date: 1856 Residence County: Lee; Residence State: Iowa; Locality: Washington; Birth Location: Ohio; Family Number: 110; Birth Year: abt 1826; Line: 16; Roll: IA_58; Household Members: Eli S Thomas, 30; Mary Thomas, 27; Cadmus Thomas, 1; John Thomas, 39; Wm Van Scyhock, 16. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest."
6. 1850 U.S. Census, Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville, pg 180.
"21 year old, Mary Hedenberg, is listed in her father's household. He is listed by his first initial, "P"Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: M432_122; Page: 180;."
7. Marriage Record, http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html."Illinois State Archives -- Online Databasehttp://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.htmlIllinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900Morgan County, Illinois====THOMAS, ELI to HEDENLERY, MARY; 1853-04-06; B/ 90 2808 MORGAN."
8. Obituary."Obituary: Mrs. S. M. Hays died the 31st day of March, 1898. She was sick 11 days. She was born September 1, 1828, in Kentucky. Her father, Peter Hedenberg moved to Jacksonville, Ill, when she was quite small, where she was raised. In April 5, 1853 she was married to Eli S. Thompson (Thomas) and lived with him till October 19, 1862, when he died. She married William. C. Hays May 3, 1863. He died in 1880. She had been a consistent member of the Christian Church since she was 22years old. Barton Stone baptized her. She was a loving mother and good and kind to every one. She took great delight in reading this paper, She lived with her only daughter. She leaves two sons and one daughter and a host of neighbors and friends to mourn her loss. What was our loss was gain.Mrs A. SloanMangum, Oklahoma."
9. Cemetery Records. Newport Cemetery, Jack, TexasThe cemetery is located N of Newport, Texas, about 0.5 miles N on CR 1288, E of road.http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Wtx/Jack/cemetery/Newport.html == Hays, Susan Mary, Sep 19, 1828, Mar 31, 1898, 3, 23
Hays, Wm. Carrel, Aug 17, 1817, 1892, 3, 23,
Thomas, Owen C., Aug 15, 1854, Apr 11, 1936, 3, 23
Thomas, Nancy J., Aug 21, 1860, May 22, 1936, 3, 23
Sloan, Mary Alice, May 22, 1858, Oct 22, 1926, 3, 23.
10. Family Information. "Owen Cadmus THOMAS Birth: 15 AUG 1854 in IOWA Death: 11 APR 1936_Father: Eli Sigler THOMAS b: 1823 _Mother: Susan Mary HEDENBERG b: 19 SEP 1828 in Kentucky_Marriage 1 Nancy Jane HUGHEY b: 21 AUG 1860 Children Teb THOMAS b: 1897 Henry THOMAS Victor Malone THOMAS b: 28 JAN 1893 Artie THOMAS b: 7 AUG 1899 Muriel THOMAS b: 1903."
11. Death Index."Name: Owen Cadmus Thomas; Death Date: 11 Apr 1936; Death County: Wichita; Certificate: 23618; Source Information:Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit."
12. Cemetery Records. Newport Cemetery, Jack, Texas
13. Death Certificate, Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; http://www.familysearch.org/. "Name: Nancy Jane Thomas Death date: 22 May 1936 Death place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas Gender: FemaleRace or color (on document): White Age at death: 75 years 9 months 1 day Birth date: 21 Aug 1860Birth place: Fayetteville, Ala.Marital status: WidowedSpouse name: Owen Cadmus Thomas Father name: James ... HugheyFather birth place: S. Carlina Mother name: Hulda Bruton Mother birth place: Mississippi Occupation: Housewife Residence: Wichita Falls, Texas Burial place: Newport, Texas Burial date: 24 May 1936Additional relatives: XFilm number: 2116935Digital GS number: 4166731Image number: 3628Reference number: cn 28494Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; www.familysearch.org."
14. Cemetery Records. Newport Cemetery, Jack, Texas
15. Cemetery Records. Newport Cemetery, Jack, Texas
16. Cemetery Records. Newport Cemetery, Jack, Texas