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1855 - 1919 (63 years)
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Name |
Elias Nelson Thomas |
Born |
18 Dec 1855 |
Perry, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
- Death Certificate states year of death was "Dec 1851," whereas the U.S. Census 1900 states "Dec 1855."
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Gender |
Male |
Died |
10 May 1919 |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
Buried |
12 May 1919 |
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
Notes |
- Indianapolis, Marion County, IN Directories, 1887-1890, year 1890: "Nelson Thomas, Louden north of 20th, teamster."
U.S. Census Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 1900: "Nelson Thomas, age 44 b. Dec 1855 Indiana, father b. Kentucky mother b. Ireland, day laborer, m. 1882 Clara J., age 36 b. May 1864 Indiana parents b. Indiana; two children b. Indiana: Alda 17 b. Oct 1882, Omer 9 b. Mar 1891."
U.S. Census Ward 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 1910: "Nelson thomas, age 54 b. abt. 1856 Indiana, father b. Kentucky mother b. Ireland, laborer-warehouse, wife Jennie, age 45 b. Abt. 1865 Indiana parents b. Indiana; one child b. Indiana: Omar [sic], 18 baker-biscuit company."
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Person ID |
I14002 |
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Last Modified |
1 Jun 2018 |
Father |
Edward Charles Thomas, b. 15 Sep 1815, Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 2 Jan 1875, Perry, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 59 years) |
Mother |
Catherine Moore, b. 21 Aug 1819, Fermanagh, Ireland , d. 13 Aug 1879, Maywood, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 59 years) |
Married |
30 Aug 1838 |
Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
- Indiana State Library Genealogy Database, Marriages through 1850: "Edwin [sic] Thomas & Catherine Moore, m. 30 Aug 1838 Marion County."
LDS FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992: "Catherine Moore & Edmond [sic] Thomas, m. 30 Aug 1838 Marion County."
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Notes |
- Indiana Digital Archives, Marion County Superior Court:
"17 Oct 1879, Edward Thomas, Petitioner & William T. Thames, et al, Petitioners, Civil Case-Partition of Property."
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Family ID |
F5766 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Clara Jennie Bristow, b. May 1864, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. Aft. 1930 (Age ~ 66 years) |
Married |
23 Nov 1881 |
Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
- Indiana Marriage Colleection, 1800-1941: "Jennie Bristow, age 17 & Nelson Thomas age 17, m. 23 Nov 1881 Marion County."
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Children |
+ | 1. Alda Thomas, b. Oct 1882, Indiana, USA , bur. 9 Jan 1937, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Sect. 74 Lot 665 (Age ~ 54 years) |
+ | 2. Omer Thomas, b. 23 Mar 1891, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA , d. 13 Feb 1973, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years) |
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Last Modified |
28 Oct 2011 |
Family ID |
F6124 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 18 Dec 1855 - Perry, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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| Married - 23 Nov 1881 - Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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| Died - 10 May 1919 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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| Buried - 12 May 1919 - Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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Documents
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| Elias Nelson Thomas (1857-1917) affidavit 1916 p. 1
In support of the Civil War widow's pension of Addie Davenport Thomas (1861-1928)
Elias Nelson Thomas was present at the burial of his brother Robert's first wife, Sarah E. (Sadie) Wilkins and her reburial after grave robbers mistaked her relatively fresh grave for that of a wealthy person, whose stolen body might be ransomed. |
| Elias Nelson Thomas (1857-1917) affidavit 1916 p. 2
In support of the Civil War widow's pension of Addie Davenport Thomas (1861-1928) |
| Elias Nelson Thomas (1855-1919) Death certificate
"Nelson Thomas, 2053 S. Meridian St, Indianapolis, white, married, b. 18 Dec 1851, father: Edward Thomas b. England [sic] mother b. Ireland; d. 10 May 1919; buried Crown Hill Cemetery, 13 May 1919." [The other data are not legible]
The entry, "Edward Thomas b. England" tends to confirm that Elias Nelson Thomas was indeed the grandson of Edward Thomas and Elizabeth Shaw |
Census Records |
| Thomas Edward Thomas (1854-1924), Elias Nelson Thomas (1855-1919), & John Miller Thomas (1844-1924 )
U.S. Census Decater, Marion County, IN 1880:
"John M. Thomas, age 36 b. 1844 Indiana, father b. Kentucky mother b. Ireland, farmer, wife Lucy S., age 36 b. 1844 Kentucky parents b. Kentucky; four children b. Indiana: Charles E. 10, William 8, Ervin D. 6, George 3. Mother-in-law: Judith Finley, age 74 b. Abt. 1806 Kentucky, father b. Maryland mother b. Virginia, widowed. Two boarders: Levi Mitchell 20, Thomas Bowen 26."
In the adjacent household lived the family of brother "Edward Thomas age 26 b. Abt. 1854 Indiana, father b. Kentucky mother b. Ireland, farmer, wife Martha A., age 21 b. Abt. 1859 Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania mother b. Indiana. Brother [Elias] Nelson, age 24 b. Indiana, father b. Kentucky mother b. Ireland, farm hand." |
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