Birth & death dates from Crescent Hgts. cem. book, Pike Co. IL.
John A. Thomas listed in his father Cornelius Thomas will, after payment of his debts he bequeathed the remainder of his personal property and slaves to 3 sons, Joab, John A. and Smith S. Thomas equally.
Dr. J. A. Thomas, aged about 70 years, died at his home in Pleasant Hill on Saturday evening Feb. 25, 1888 at 8 o'clock, of pneumonia, after an illness of one week. The doctor was a good man and citizen, and was a great helper in every good work for the amelloration of the human family. He was a member of Pleasant Hill lodge A.F. and A.M., but owing to the extreme cold weather and the ground being covered with snow it was thought best not to have any ceremony at the grave. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church by Elders Givens and Lewis, assisted by Revs. Turner and Priestly. His remains were deposited in the town cemetery.
Pike Co., IL History pg 735-736
The ancestors of Dr. Thomas were natives of Wales who emigrated to the United States about 40 years previous to the Revolution, settling in Buckingham county, VA. Charles Thomas, a grandfather of the subject of this sketch, served under Gen. Washington during the war, and was one of the army which secured the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown; after the close of the war he returned to his farm in VA., and a short time afterward he removed with his family to Patrick county in that State, where he followed farming; he also acted as Justice for many years, and was high Sheriff of the county two terms; he died 1832, at the advanced age of 93 years. During his life he killed 300 deer, 65 bears and 44 panthers - in Patrick county. He left a family of 8 children, the next oldest being Cornelius Thomas, the father of John A.; he was born Oct 16, 1778; followed farming in his native county until 1831, when he moved to Pike county, MO., with his wife (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Slaughter) and 8 children, - Anna, Susannah, Joab, John A., where he died in 1860, aged about 83. His wife died in Lincoln county, MO., in 1857.
Dr. John A. Thomas was born in Patrick county, VA., April 8, 1818, his early years were employed on his father's farm, attending subscription school during the winter. The school-house was a common log building daubed with mud, having a dirt floor, greased paper for windows, benches made of split logs, and desks of the same material. At the age of 15 years he commenced the study of medicine, and not being with any regular physician he borrowed all the works he could; at the age of 17 he commenced teaching school in the winter, and taught four successive winters, in the meantime continuing his medical studies, and taking lectures from Dr. Ballard, of Louisiana, MO.
In 1843 he married Sarah Griffith near Louisiana, who was a native of Bourbon county, KY., born in 1824; he then moved to the spot where Pleasant Hill now stands, where only three families were then living, and from that time, and in this place, the Doctor has continued the practice of medicine. He is a self-educated man, but the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis granted him a diploma on examination in 1859, and he has also been granted a certificate by the Illinois State Board of Health. He has one of the finest medical libraries in the county, and has done as much riding and gratuitious practice as any physician in Pike county. He spent several years in lecturing on the physiology of the brain, moral philosophy, etc. He has also been an ardent and zealous advocate of the temperance cause, and a devout Sunday-school man, often lecturing on both topics.
He had the honor in 1879 of being President of the Pike County Sunday-school Convention. The Doctor owns 840 acres of land under cultivation, and 200 acres of timber, and is largely interested in the farming interests of the county.
His residence cost $6,000. His first wife died in 1860, who had 6 children, 4 now living. The Doctor's second wife was Sophia Blair, who was born May 3, 1836, in this county, and they have had 5 children, 4 of whom are living. His present wife is a graduate of the Methodist Female College, Jacksonville, and was at the time they were married filling the Chair of Mathematics in that institution, although she was then a member of the Baptist church, and the only Baptist connected with the college. The names of his children by his former marriage are Joel Smith, who graduated at the Ohio Medical College in 1872, and married Mollie Wells; Melissa Margaret, married T. J. Shultz; Mary Jane C. married H. C. Moore, and Cornelius John A., who married Miss Dille Bower. The names of his children by his present wife are Albert Joab, William Sherman, and Clarence Crittenden. Dr. Thomas is a Freemason, and both himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church. The Doctor's portrait will be found in this book. Pg 731.
John A. Thomas listed in his father Cornelius Thomas will, after payment of his debts he bequeathed the remainder of his personal property and slaves to 3 sons, Joab, John A. and Smith S. Thomas equally.
Dr. J. A. Thomas, aged about 70 years, died at his home in Pleasant Hill on Saturday evening Feb. 25, 1888 at 8 o'clock, of pneumonia, after an illness of one week. The doctor was a good man and citizen, and was a great helper in every good work for the amelloration of the human family. He was a member of Pleasant Hill lodge A.F. and A.M., but owing to the extreme cold weather and the ground being covered with snow it was thought best not to have any ceremony at the grave. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church by Elders Givens and Lewis, assisted by Revs. Turner and Priestly. His remains were deposited in the town cemetery.
Pike Co., IL History pg 735-736
The ancestors of Dr. Thomas were natives of Wales who emigrated to the United States about 40 years previous to the Revolution, settling in Buckingham county, VA. Charles Thomas, a grandfather of the subject of this sketch, served under Gen. Washington during the war, and was one of the army which secured the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown; after the close of the war he returned to his farm in VA., and a short time afterward he removed with his family to Patrick county in that State, where he followed farming; he also acted as Justice for many years, and was high Sheriff of the county two terms; he died 1832, at the advanced age of 93 years. During his life he killed 300 deer, 65 bears and 44 panthers - in Patrick county. He left a family of 8 children, the next oldest being Cornelius Thomas, the father of John A.; he was born Oct 16, 1778; followed farming in his native county until 1831, when he moved to Pike county, MO., with his wife (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Slaughter) and 8 children, - Anna, Susannah, Joab, John A., where he died in 1860, aged about 83. His wife died in Lincoln county, MO., in 1857.
Dr. John A. Thomas was born in Patrick county, VA., April 8, 1818, his early years were employed on his father's farm, attending subscription school during the winter. The school-house was a common log building daubed with mud, having a dirt floor, greased paper for windows, benches made of split logs, and desks of the same material. At the age of 15 years he commenced the study of medicine, and not being with any regular physician he borrowed all the works he could; at the age of 17 he commenced teaching school in the winter, and taught four successive winters, in the meantime continuing his medical studies, and taking lectures from Dr. Ballard, of Louisiana, MO.
In 1843 he married Sarah Griffith near Louisiana, who was a native of Bourbon county, KY., born in 1824; he then moved to the spot where Pleasant Hill now stands, where only three families were then living, and from that time, and in this place, the Doctor has continued the practice of medicine. He is a self-educated man, but the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis granted him a diploma on examination in 1859, and he has also been granted a certificate by the Illinois State Board of Health. He has one of the finest medical libraries in the county, and has done as much riding and gratuitious practice as any physician in Pike county. He spent several years in lecturing on the physiology of the brain, moral philosophy, etc. He has also been an ardent and zealous advocate of the temperance cause, and a devout Sunday-school man, often lecturing on both topics.
He had the honor in 1879 of being President of the Pike County Sunday-school Convention. The Doctor owns 840 acres of land under cultivation, and 200 acres of timber, and is largely interested in the farming interests of the county.
His residence cost $6,000. His first wife died in 1860, who had 6 children, 4 now living. The Doctor's second wife was Sophia Blair, who was born May 3, 1836, in this county, and they have had 5 children, 4 of whom are living. His present wife is a graduate of the Methodist Female College, Jacksonville, and was at the time they were married filling the Chair of Mathematics in that institution, although she was then a member of the Baptist church, and the only Baptist connected with the college. The names of his children by his former marriage are Joel Smith, who graduated at the Ohio Medical College in 1872, and married Mollie Wells; Melissa Margaret, married T. J. Shultz; Mary Jane C. married H. C. Moore, and Cornelius John A., who married Miss Dille Bower. The names of his children by his present wife are Albert Joab, William Sherman, and Clarence Crittenden. Dr. Thomas is a Freemason, and both himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church. The Doctor's portrait will be found in this book. Pg 731.
Birth & death dates from Crescent Hgts. cem. book, Pike Co. IL.
John A. Thomas listed in his father Cornelius Thomas will, after payment of his debts he bequeathed the remainder of his personal property and slaves to 3 sons, Joab, John A. and Smith S. Thomas equally.
Dr. J. A. Thomas, aged about 70 years, died at his home in Pleasant Hill on Saturday evening Feb. 25, 1888 at 8 o'clock, of pneumonia, after an illness of one week. The doctor was a good man and citizen, and was a great helper in every good work for the amelloration of the human family. He was a member of Pleasant Hill lodge A.F. and A.M., but owing to the extreme cold weather and the ground being covered with snow it was thought best not to have any ceremony at the grave. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church by Elders Givens and Lewis, assisted by Revs. Turner and Priestly. His remains were deposited in the town cemetery.
Pike Co., IL History pg 735-736
The ancestors of Dr. Thomas were natives of Wales who emigrated to the United States about 40 years previous to the Revolution, settling in Buckingham county, VA. Charles Thomas, a grandfather of the subject of this sketch, served under Gen. Washington during the war, and was one of the army which secured the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown; after the close of the war he returned to his farm in VA., and a short time afterward he removed with his family to Patrick county in that State, where he followed farming; he also acted as Justice for many years, and was high Sheriff of the county two terms; he died 1832, at the advanced age of 93 years. During his life he killed 300 deer, 65 bears and 44 panthers - in Patrick county. He left a family of 8 children, the next oldest being Cornelius Thomas, the father of John A.; he was born Oct 16, 1778; followed farming in his native county until 1831, when he moved to Pike county, MO., with his wife (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Slaughter) and 8 children, - Anna, Susannah, Joab, John A., where he died in 1860, aged about 83. His wife died in Lincoln county, MO., in 1857.
Dr. John A. Thomas was born in Patrick county, VA., April 8, 1818, his early years were employed on his father's farm, attending subscription school during the winter. The school-house was a common log building daubed with mud, having a dirt floor, greased paper for windows, benches made of split logs, and desks of the same material. At the age of 15 years he commenced the study of medicine, and not being with any regular physician he borrowed all the works he could; at the age of 17 he commenced teaching school in the winter, and taught four successive winters, in the meantime continuing his medical studies, and taking lectures from Dr. Ballard, of Louisiana, MO.
In 1843 he married Sarah Griffith near Louisiana, who was a native of Bourbon county, KY., born in 1824; he then moved to the spot where Pleasant Hill now stands, where only three families were then living, and from that time, and in this place, the Doctor has continued the practice of medicine. He is a self-educated man, but the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis granted him a diploma on examination in 1859, and he has also been granted a certificate by the Illinois State Board of Health. He has one of the finest medical libraries in the county, and has done as much riding and gratuitious practice as any physician in Pike county. He spent several years in lecturing on the physiology of the brain, moral philosophy, etc. He has also been an ardent and zealous advocate of the temperance cause, and a devout Sunday-school man, often lecturing on both topics.
He had the honor in 1879 of being President of the Pike County Sunday-school Convention. The Doctor owns 840 acres of land under cultivation, and 200 acres of timber, and is largely interested in the farming interests of the county.
His residence cost $6,000. His first wife died in 1860, who had 6 children, 4 now living. The Doctor's second wife was Sophia Blair, who was born May 3, 1836, in this county, and they have had 5 children, 4 of whom are living. His present wife is a graduate of the Methodist Female College, Jacksonville, and was at the time they were married filling the Chair of Mathematics in that institution, although she was then a member of the Baptist church, and the only Baptist connected with the college. The names of his children by his former marriage are Joel Smith, who graduated at the Ohio Medical College in 1872, and married Mollie Wells; Melissa Margaret, married T. J. Shultz; Mary Jane C. married H. C. Moore, and Cornelius John A., who married Miss Dille Bower. The names of his children by his present wife are Albert Joab, William Sherman, and Clarence Crittenden. Dr. Thomas is a Freemason, and both himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church. The Doctor's portrait will be found in this book. Pg 731.
John A. Thomas listed in his father Cornelius Thomas will, after payment of his debts he bequeathed the remainder of his personal property and slaves to 3 sons, Joab, John A. and Smith S. Thomas equally.
Dr. J. A. Thomas, aged about 70 years, died at his home in Pleasant Hill on Saturday evening Feb. 25, 1888 at 8 o'clock, of pneumonia, after an illness of one week. The doctor was a good man and citizen, and was a great helper in every good work for the amelloration of the human family. He was a member of Pleasant Hill lodge A.F. and A.M., but owing to the extreme cold weather and the ground being covered with snow it was thought best not to have any ceremony at the grave. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church by Elders Givens and Lewis, assisted by Revs. Turner and Priestly. His remains were deposited in the town cemetery.
Pike Co., IL History pg 735-736
The ancestors of Dr. Thomas were natives of Wales who emigrated to the United States about 40 years previous to the Revolution, settling in Buckingham county, VA. Charles Thomas, a grandfather of the subject of this sketch, served under Gen. Washington during the war, and was one of the army which secured the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown; after the close of the war he returned to his farm in VA., and a short time afterward he removed with his family to Patrick county in that State, where he followed farming; he also acted as Justice for many years, and was high Sheriff of the county two terms; he died 1832, at the advanced age of 93 years. During his life he killed 300 deer, 65 bears and 44 panthers - in Patrick county. He left a family of 8 children, the next oldest being Cornelius Thomas, the father of John A.; he was born Oct 16, 1778; followed farming in his native county until 1831, when he moved to Pike county, MO., with his wife (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Slaughter) and 8 children, - Anna, Susannah, Joab, John A., where he died in 1860, aged about 83. His wife died in Lincoln county, MO., in 1857.
Dr. John A. Thomas was born in Patrick county, VA., April 8, 1818, his early years were employed on his father's farm, attending subscription school during the winter. The school-house was a common log building daubed with mud, having a dirt floor, greased paper for windows, benches made of split logs, and desks of the same material. At the age of 15 years he commenced the study of medicine, and not being with any regular physician he borrowed all the works he could; at the age of 17 he commenced teaching school in the winter, and taught four successive winters, in the meantime continuing his medical studies, and taking lectures from Dr. Ballard, of Louisiana, MO.
In 1843 he married Sarah Griffith near Louisiana, who was a native of Bourbon county, KY., born in 1824; he then moved to the spot where Pleasant Hill now stands, where only three families were then living, and from that time, and in this place, the Doctor has continued the practice of medicine. He is a self-educated man, but the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis granted him a diploma on examination in 1859, and he has also been granted a certificate by the Illinois State Board of Health. He has one of the finest medical libraries in the county, and has done as much riding and gratuitious practice as any physician in Pike county. He spent several years in lecturing on the physiology of the brain, moral philosophy, etc. He has also been an ardent and zealous advocate of the temperance cause, and a devout Sunday-school man, often lecturing on both topics.
He had the honor in 1879 of being President of the Pike County Sunday-school Convention. The Doctor owns 840 acres of land under cultivation, and 200 acres of timber, and is largely interested in the farming interests of the county.
His residence cost $6,000. His first wife died in 1860, who had 6 children, 4 now living. The Doctor's second wife was Sophia Blair, who was born May 3, 1836, in this county, and they have had 5 children, 4 of whom are living. His present wife is a graduate of the Methodist Female College, Jacksonville, and was at the time they were married filling the Chair of Mathematics in that institution, although she was then a member of the Baptist church, and the only Baptist connected with the college. The names of his children by his former marriage are Joel Smith, who graduated at the Ohio Medical College in 1872, and married Mollie Wells; Melissa Margaret, married T. J. Shultz; Mary Jane C. married H. C. Moore, and Cornelius John A., who married Miss Dille Bower. The names of his children by his present wife are Albert Joab, William Sherman, and Clarence Crittenden. Dr. Thomas is a Freemason, and both himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church. The Doctor's portrait will be found in this book. Pg 731.
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Dr Joel Smith Thomas
1845–1912
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Elizabeth Margaret Thomas Shultz
1848–1905
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Sarah Susan Ann Thomas
1853–1855
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Louisa Aretta Thomas
1856–1857
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Cornelius John Anderson Thomas
1858–1913
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Albert Joab Thomas
1865–1918
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William Sherman Thomas
1867–1926
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Anna Lena Thomas
1870–1871
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Clarence Crittenden Thomas
1876–1951
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