tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491881440588861540.post7229379555916094402..comments2024-03-22T12:20:51.577-06:00Comments on Gainesville, Texas 1862: Doctor Eli Sigler ThomasTexasRootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17660759079646051026noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491881440588861540.post-26109425151186591582009-08-09T19:45:10.851-06:002009-08-09T19:45:10.851-06:00Based upon letters to and from Owen Cadmus Thomas ...Based upon letters to and from Owen Cadmus Thomas and his cousins in Cheshire, Gallia Co, Ohio, Seth, Serena, Kate and Lewis (children of Jason Thomas, Jr), it appears that Eli Sigler Thomas was one of the sons of Jason Thomas, Sr. and Catherine Hysell Thomas. These letters mention Hysell relatives and an Uncle Benjamin and an Aunt Selinda. There is also mention of Oceola, with no state given. The John Thomas shown on the census living with Eli Sigler Thomas in 1856 was living with a Benjamin Thomas in Lee Co., Iowa on the 1850 Census. Both of these men fit the ages to also be sons of Jason and Catherine Thomas. In 1860, Benjamin Thomas was living in Oceola, Clark Co., Iowa, which also fits with the family letters. Since I find no record of a will for Jason Thomas, Sr., it has been impossible to prove these theories. Since indifidual names were not listed until the 1850 Census, I have only been able to verify that Nancy, Jason and Selinda were their children although prior records do indicate a total of at least eight children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com