Thomas Jefferson is the oldest of four sons born to Silas Edwin Partridge and Rachel Logan. His brothers are Silas Clinton, Samuel and William J.

Thomas Jefferson married Lydia Ann Hisey, 12 Aug. 1869, in Fulton Co., IN. They had nine children: Cora Rosetta (McKeown), Laura Evelyn (Finney), Frank Delbert, Nellie Florence, Amy Wilmetta (Finney), Leona Leota (Sullivan), Mabel Pearl (Sullivan), Everett Earl and Lela Marvel.
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Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Saturday, December 20, 1924

Thomas Jefferson PARTRIDGE, 77, a life-long citizen of Newcastle township, was found dead about 7:15 Friday evening in a barn by his son, Earl, with whom he lived. The PARTRIDGE farm is located six miles northeast of this city in what is known as the Lutheran church neighborhood. Coroner Dow HAIMBAUGH was called and pronounced death due to heart failure. This is the fourth person to drop dead in Fulton county during the past month. Mr. Partridge had suffered with heart trouble and dropsy for the past two years and at times his mind was slightly deranged. He spent last winter in Texas with a daughter in hope that the climate might benefit him. He had for the past few days seemed much better and was in Rochester Friday afternoon. After eating his supper Mr. Partridge went out of the house about 5:30 without telling his family where he was going. When he did not return in half an hour his son Earl became alarmed and went to several neighbors homes and not finding his father retraced his steps and out to the barn where he made the discovery.
Mr. Partridge was born on the same farm on which he died, on March 24, 1848, and was the son of Edwin and Rachael PARTRIDGE. He lived on this farm all of his life with the exception of few years in Clinton county, and one in Missouri. Fifty years ago he married Lydia HISEY, who preceded him in death and they were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living. They are two sons, Earl [PARTRIDGE] and Frank [PARTRIDGE] of near Tiosa and four daughters, Cora McKEOWN of Kankakee, Ill., Mrs. Evaline ROBBINS of Roseburg, Tex., Mrs. Mabel SULLIVAN of Argos and Mrs. Leora SULLIVAN who lives on a farm near Tiosa.

SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1924 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh