Mrs. Thomas is 90 Years Young
Aged Pioneer of Schoolcraft Gives a Dinner to Celebrate the Occasion.
[Special to Evening Telegraph.]
SCHOOLCRAFT. Mich., Sept 12.— Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas, the oldest pioneer of Schoolcraft and vicinity, celebrated her ninetieth birthday anniversary on September by a family dinner party. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on September 11,1816. That year was called one of famine in New England, as there was frost in every month of the year and the above date was a cold frosty day. Quite a difference from the September 11th of 1906 when the temperature was above 90 in the shade. Pamela Brown was married to Dr. Nathan Thomas on March 17, 1840, at the home of her brother, E. L. Brown. That date was an unusually warm one for the time of year, as the honeysuckles were in bloom in the gardens and the bride went to the Island in her thin gown and slippers to pick violets. There is only one other person living, beside the bride, who attended that wedding, Mrs. Cella Warren of Denver, who was a little girl at that time. Miss Ella and Malcolm Thomas, who live at home with their mother, took loving pains to make the ninetieth birthday of their mother one of joy to her and a day long to be remembered by all present. Mrs. Thomas retains her bright mind and enjoys visiting with her friends about the books that are read to her as well as of current and past events. Her other living child, Stanton, of Cassopolis, with his wife, was with their mother and the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Flora Smith, of Springfield, Vermont; Mrs. Carrie Coolidge, of Plymouth, Vermont; Miss A. Ada Brown. Prof. and Mrs. Edward Brown, of Cincinnati; Ohio; Secretary and Mrs. A. M. Brown, of Agricultural College, and two of their children, Malcolm and Pamela; a sister-ln-law, Mrs. B. L. Brown, and Mrs. Frances Wheeler and Mrs. M. R. Cobb. Professor Brown composed and read a poem in memory of the long and active life of his aunt. She was presented with a number of bouquets of flowers, among which was one of American Beauty roses from Miss Carrie Dix of Kalamazoo, a nephew's daughter, Frances G. Stuart, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart, whose birthday also falls on September 11 and who was celebrating the eighth anniversary of her birth, made her usual call on Mrs. Thomas and presented her with a bouquet of asters. The company dispersed with wishes for future joyous birthdays for Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1906 page 5.
SCHOOLCRAFT PIONEER DIES AT HER HOME
Mrs. Pamela Thomas One of the Most Remarkable Wo-men Who Ever Resided in Confines of Kalamazoo Co.
Hospitable Home Was During War Time Regular Station on Under Ground Railroad to Canada for Negro Refugees.
SCHOOLCRAFT, Jan. 28.—Mrs. Pamela Thomas, one of the most remarkable women in this vicinity, died at her home in this village Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas was 92 years old Sept. 11, and in spite of her years was in full possession of all her faculties and altogether a most interesting and intelligent woman. During the civil war the home of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas was one of the stations of the underground railway and it is estimated that Mrs. Thomas fed and aided over 1,000 slaves in their escape to Canada. The home in Schoolcraft was the hiding place for slaves often for days at a time and Mrs. Thomas was one of the most zealous of the northern women in their efforts to aid the cause of liberty. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vt., and in 1832 she moved to Kalamazoo county, to join her brother E. Lakin Brown, who had come to Michigan the previous year. After remaining hotel for two years she returned to her Vermont home for a period of five years. However, the attractions of the far west again appealed to her and she returned to this county, where she has resided ever since. In 1840 she was married to Dr. Nathan M. Thomas, the first practicing physician that located within the boundaries of Kalamazoo county. Of the four children born to them, three survive, Stanton of Cassopolis, Miss Ella Thomas and Malcolm Thomas, whose loving care and devotion made her life a bright and happy one. For the past several months Mrs. Thomas has been falling but to the last she remained bright and cheerful. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. J. P. MacCarthy of Kalamazoo officiating. A granddaughter, Mrs. Mildred Hopkins Chisholm. of Ohio, will arrive to attend the funeral. Hon. and Mrs. A. M. Brown of Lansing, will also attend. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1909 page 2
Aged Pioneer of Schoolcraft Gives a Dinner to Celebrate the Occasion.
[Special to Evening Telegraph.]
SCHOOLCRAFT. Mich., Sept 12.— Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas, the oldest pioneer of Schoolcraft and vicinity, celebrated her ninetieth birthday anniversary on September by a family dinner party. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on September 11,1816. That year was called one of famine in New England, as there was frost in every month of the year and the above date was a cold frosty day. Quite a difference from the September 11th of 1906 when the temperature was above 90 in the shade. Pamela Brown was married to Dr. Nathan Thomas on March 17, 1840, at the home of her brother, E. L. Brown. That date was an unusually warm one for the time of year, as the honeysuckles were in bloom in the gardens and the bride went to the Island in her thin gown and slippers to pick violets. There is only one other person living, beside the bride, who attended that wedding, Mrs. Cella Warren of Denver, who was a little girl at that time. Miss Ella and Malcolm Thomas, who live at home with their mother, took loving pains to make the ninetieth birthday of their mother one of joy to her and a day long to be remembered by all present. Mrs. Thomas retains her bright mind and enjoys visiting with her friends about the books that are read to her as well as of current and past events. Her other living child, Stanton, of Cassopolis, with his wife, was with their mother and the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Flora Smith, of Springfield, Vermont; Mrs. Carrie Coolidge, of Plymouth, Vermont; Miss A. Ada Brown. Prof. and Mrs. Edward Brown, of Cincinnati; Ohio; Secretary and Mrs. A. M. Brown, of Agricultural College, and two of their children, Malcolm and Pamela; a sister-ln-law, Mrs. B. L. Brown, and Mrs. Frances Wheeler and Mrs. M. R. Cobb. Professor Brown composed and read a poem in memory of the long and active life of his aunt. She was presented with a number of bouquets of flowers, among which was one of American Beauty roses from Miss Carrie Dix of Kalamazoo, a nephew's daughter, Frances G. Stuart, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart, whose birthday also falls on September 11 and who was celebrating the eighth anniversary of her birth, made her usual call on Mrs. Thomas and presented her with a bouquet of asters. The company dispersed with wishes for future joyous birthdays for Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1906 page 5.
SCHOOLCRAFT PIONEER DIES AT HER HOME
Mrs. Pamela Thomas One of the Most Remarkable Wo-men Who Ever Resided in Confines of Kalamazoo Co.
Hospitable Home Was During War Time Regular Station on Under Ground Railroad to Canada for Negro Refugees.
SCHOOLCRAFT, Jan. 28.—Mrs. Pamela Thomas, one of the most remarkable women in this vicinity, died at her home in this village Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas was 92 years old Sept. 11, and in spite of her years was in full possession of all her faculties and altogether a most interesting and intelligent woman. During the civil war the home of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas was one of the stations of the underground railway and it is estimated that Mrs. Thomas fed and aided over 1,000 slaves in their escape to Canada. The home in Schoolcraft was the hiding place for slaves often for days at a time and Mrs. Thomas was one of the most zealous of the northern women in their efforts to aid the cause of liberty. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vt., and in 1832 she moved to Kalamazoo county, to join her brother E. Lakin Brown, who had come to Michigan the previous year. After remaining hotel for two years she returned to her Vermont home for a period of five years. However, the attractions of the far west again appealed to her and she returned to this county, where she has resided ever since. In 1840 she was married to Dr. Nathan M. Thomas, the first practicing physician that located within the boundaries of Kalamazoo county. Of the four children born to them, three survive, Stanton of Cassopolis, Miss Ella Thomas and Malcolm Thomas, whose loving care and devotion made her life a bright and happy one. For the past several months Mrs. Thomas has been falling but to the last she remained bright and cheerful. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. J. P. MacCarthy of Kalamazoo officiating. A granddaughter, Mrs. Mildred Hopkins Chisholm. of Ohio, will arrive to attend the funeral. Hon. and Mrs. A. M. Brown of Lansing, will also attend. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1909 page 2
Mrs. Thomas is 90 Years Young
Aged Pioneer of Schoolcraft Gives a Dinner to Celebrate the Occasion.
[Special to Evening Telegraph.]
SCHOOLCRAFT. Mich., Sept 12.— Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas, the oldest pioneer of Schoolcraft and vicinity, celebrated her ninetieth birthday anniversary on September by a family dinner party. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on September 11,1816. That year was called one of famine in New England, as there was frost in every month of the year and the above date was a cold frosty day. Quite a difference from the September 11th of 1906 when the temperature was above 90 in the shade. Pamela Brown was married to Dr. Nathan Thomas on March 17, 1840, at the home of her brother, E. L. Brown. That date was an unusually warm one for the time of year, as the honeysuckles were in bloom in the gardens and the bride went to the Island in her thin gown and slippers to pick violets. There is only one other person living, beside the bride, who attended that wedding, Mrs. Cella Warren of Denver, who was a little girl at that time. Miss Ella and Malcolm Thomas, who live at home with their mother, took loving pains to make the ninetieth birthday of their mother one of joy to her and a day long to be remembered by all present. Mrs. Thomas retains her bright mind and enjoys visiting with her friends about the books that are read to her as well as of current and past events. Her other living child, Stanton, of Cassopolis, with his wife, was with their mother and the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Flora Smith, of Springfield, Vermont; Mrs. Carrie Coolidge, of Plymouth, Vermont; Miss A. Ada Brown. Prof. and Mrs. Edward Brown, of Cincinnati; Ohio; Secretary and Mrs. A. M. Brown, of Agricultural College, and two of their children, Malcolm and Pamela; a sister-ln-law, Mrs. B. L. Brown, and Mrs. Frances Wheeler and Mrs. M. R. Cobb. Professor Brown composed and read a poem in memory of the long and active life of his aunt. She was presented with a number of bouquets of flowers, among which was one of American Beauty roses from Miss Carrie Dix of Kalamazoo, a nephew's daughter, Frances G. Stuart, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart, whose birthday also falls on September 11 and who was celebrating the eighth anniversary of her birth, made her usual call on Mrs. Thomas and presented her with a bouquet of asters. The company dispersed with wishes for future joyous birthdays for Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1906 page 5.
SCHOOLCRAFT PIONEER DIES AT HER HOME
Mrs. Pamela Thomas One of the Most Remarkable Wo-men Who Ever Resided in Confines of Kalamazoo Co.
Hospitable Home Was During War Time Regular Station on Under Ground Railroad to Canada for Negro Refugees.
SCHOOLCRAFT, Jan. 28.—Mrs. Pamela Thomas, one of the most remarkable women in this vicinity, died at her home in this village Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas was 92 years old Sept. 11, and in spite of her years was in full possession of all her faculties and altogether a most interesting and intelligent woman. During the civil war the home of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas was one of the stations of the underground railway and it is estimated that Mrs. Thomas fed and aided over 1,000 slaves in their escape to Canada. The home in Schoolcraft was the hiding place for slaves often for days at a time and Mrs. Thomas was one of the most zealous of the northern women in their efforts to aid the cause of liberty. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vt., and in 1832 she moved to Kalamazoo county, to join her brother E. Lakin Brown, who had come to Michigan the previous year. After remaining hotel for two years she returned to her Vermont home for a period of five years. However, the attractions of the far west again appealed to her and she returned to this county, where she has resided ever since. In 1840 she was married to Dr. Nathan M. Thomas, the first practicing physician that located within the boundaries of Kalamazoo county. Of the four children born to them, three survive, Stanton of Cassopolis, Miss Ella Thomas and Malcolm Thomas, whose loving care and devotion made her life a bright and happy one. For the past several months Mrs. Thomas has been falling but to the last she remained bright and cheerful. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. J. P. MacCarthy of Kalamazoo officiating. A granddaughter, Mrs. Mildred Hopkins Chisholm. of Ohio, will arrive to attend the funeral. Hon. and Mrs. A. M. Brown of Lansing, will also attend. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1909 page 2
Aged Pioneer of Schoolcraft Gives a Dinner to Celebrate the Occasion.
[Special to Evening Telegraph.]
SCHOOLCRAFT. Mich., Sept 12.— Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas, the oldest pioneer of Schoolcraft and vicinity, celebrated her ninetieth birthday anniversary on September by a family dinner party. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on September 11,1816. That year was called one of famine in New England, as there was frost in every month of the year and the above date was a cold frosty day. Quite a difference from the September 11th of 1906 when the temperature was above 90 in the shade. Pamela Brown was married to Dr. Nathan Thomas on March 17, 1840, at the home of her brother, E. L. Brown. That date was an unusually warm one for the time of year, as the honeysuckles were in bloom in the gardens and the bride went to the Island in her thin gown and slippers to pick violets. There is only one other person living, beside the bride, who attended that wedding, Mrs. Cella Warren of Denver, who was a little girl at that time. Miss Ella and Malcolm Thomas, who live at home with their mother, took loving pains to make the ninetieth birthday of their mother one of joy to her and a day long to be remembered by all present. Mrs. Thomas retains her bright mind and enjoys visiting with her friends about the books that are read to her as well as of current and past events. Her other living child, Stanton, of Cassopolis, with his wife, was with their mother and the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Flora Smith, of Springfield, Vermont; Mrs. Carrie Coolidge, of Plymouth, Vermont; Miss A. Ada Brown. Prof. and Mrs. Edward Brown, of Cincinnati; Ohio; Secretary and Mrs. A. M. Brown, of Agricultural College, and two of their children, Malcolm and Pamela; a sister-ln-law, Mrs. B. L. Brown, and Mrs. Frances Wheeler and Mrs. M. R. Cobb. Professor Brown composed and read a poem in memory of the long and active life of his aunt. She was presented with a number of bouquets of flowers, among which was one of American Beauty roses from Miss Carrie Dix of Kalamazoo, a nephew's daughter, Frances G. Stuart, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart, whose birthday also falls on September 11 and who was celebrating the eighth anniversary of her birth, made her usual call on Mrs. Thomas and presented her with a bouquet of asters. The company dispersed with wishes for future joyous birthdays for Mrs. Pamela S. Thomas. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1906 page 5.
SCHOOLCRAFT PIONEER DIES AT HER HOME
Mrs. Pamela Thomas One of the Most Remarkable Wo-men Who Ever Resided in Confines of Kalamazoo Co.
Hospitable Home Was During War Time Regular Station on Under Ground Railroad to Canada for Negro Refugees.
SCHOOLCRAFT, Jan. 28.—Mrs. Pamela Thomas, one of the most remarkable women in this vicinity, died at her home in this village Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas was 92 years old Sept. 11, and in spite of her years was in full possession of all her faculties and altogether a most interesting and intelligent woman. During the civil war the home of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas was one of the stations of the underground railway and it is estimated that Mrs. Thomas fed and aided over 1,000 slaves in their escape to Canada. The home in Schoolcraft was the hiding place for slaves often for days at a time and Mrs. Thomas was one of the most zealous of the northern women in their efforts to aid the cause of liberty. Mrs. Thomas was born in Plymouth, Vt., and in 1832 she moved to Kalamazoo county, to join her brother E. Lakin Brown, who had come to Michigan the previous year. After remaining hotel for two years she returned to her Vermont home for a period of five years. However, the attractions of the far west again appealed to her and she returned to this county, where she has resided ever since. In 1840 she was married to Dr. Nathan M. Thomas, the first practicing physician that located within the boundaries of Kalamazoo county. Of the four children born to them, three survive, Stanton of Cassopolis, Miss Ella Thomas and Malcolm Thomas, whose loving care and devotion made her life a bright and happy one. For the past several months Mrs. Thomas has been falling but to the last she remained bright and cheerful. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. J. P. MacCarthy of Kalamazoo officiating. A granddaughter, Mrs. Mildred Hopkins Chisholm. of Ohio, will arrive to attend the funeral. Hon. and Mrs. A. M. Brown of Lansing, will also attend. Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph September 12, 1909 page 2
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