Edward Armon Thomas

Edward Armon Thomas

Male 1818 - 1891  (72 years)

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  • Name Edward Armon Thomas 
    • The middle name of Edward Armon Thomas may have been derived from the surname of "John Armond," a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
    Nickname Edwin Armice 
    Born 20 Sep 1818  Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Mar 1891  Montgomery County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Edward Armon Thomas evidently lived during his last years in or near Haskell County, Kansas, but he was buried in Kentucky. (Perhaps he resided for a time in the Kansas Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge, KS.) He may have died while returning nearly 1000-miles to Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky.
    Buried Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I43616  Complete
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2018 

    Father John Shaw Thomas,   b. Abt. 1798, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 1850, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Goff,   b. Abt. 1796, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. 1850  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1816  Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • LDS FamilySearch Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979: "John Thomas & Elizabeth Goff, m. 13 Oct 1816 Nicholas County."
    Divorced Bef. 1837  Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Clem,   b. 12 Oct 1827, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1912, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Crawford Thomas,   b. 11 Sep 1851, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1872  (Age 21 years)
    +2. John White Thomas,   b. 6 Feb 1854, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1919, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +3. Mary Buford Thomas,   b. 20 Aug 1856, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1929, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F8779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Sep 1818 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Edwin Armon Thomas (1818-1891)
    Edwin Armon Thomas (1818-1891)

    Grand Army of the Republic, Santa Fe, Haskell County, KS 30 Jun 1887:

    "Thomas, E.A., age 69 b. Nicholas, KY, farmer, Quarter Master Sgt 14th Kentucky Cavalry"

    U.S. Civil War Soldier records, 1861-1865:

    "Edward A. Thomas, of Mt. Sterling, KY; enlisted 20 Aug 1862 at Mt. Sterling, KY Quarter Master Sergeant, assigned 21 Aug 1862 to Co. D, Kentucky 14th Cavalry Regt; mustered out 16 Sep 1863 at Maysville, KY."

    National Park Service Civil War Soldiers: "Edward A. Thomas, Co. D 14th Kentucky Calvary, Union; Quarter Master Sgt. in, Quarter Master Sgt. out."

    Kentucky Veterans Schedule, Nicholas County 1890: "Edward A. Thomas."
    Edward Armon Thomas (1818-1891)
    Edward Armon Thomas (1818-1891)

    Grand Army of the Republic, Santa Fe, Haskell County, KS 30 Jun 1891:

    "E.A. Thomas, Death"
    Land Office Military Warrant No. 1863, John Armond, 100 A, 6 Nov 1783.
    Land Office Military Warrant No. 1863, John Armond, 100 A, 6 Nov 1783.

    The middle name of Edward Armon Thomas may have been derived from the surname of "John Armond," a soldier in the Revolutionary War:

    U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783: "John Armon, Private, 11th Virginia Regt., Sep 1777."

    Kentucky Tax Lists, 1799-1801: "John Armon, Bourbon County, 23 Jul 1800."

    Census Records
    Edward Armon Thomas (1818-1891) & Mary Clem (1827-1912)
    Edward Armon Thomas (1818-1891) & Mary Clem (1827-1912)

    U.S. Census Montgomery County, KY 1850
    Edward Armon Thomas (1818-1891)
    Edward Armon Thomas (1818-1891)

    U.S. Census Montgomery County, KY 1860
    Edward A. Thomas (1818-1891)
    Edward A. Thomas (1818-1891)

    U.S. Census Montgomery County, KY 1870
    Edward A. Thomas (1818-1891)
    Edward A. Thomas (1818-1891)

    U.S.Census Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, KY 1880:

    Also in the household:

    "Francis Thomas, Sister-in-law" [actually, Frances Clem, a niece of Mary "Polly" Clem]