Joseph H. THOMAS Family

Joseph H. Thomas
(1795 – 1874)
and
Sarah Jane English
(1828 – 1864)
of Savannah, Georgia


              1st Generation


Joseph and Sarah

          Joseph H. THOMAS and Sarah Jane ENGLISH were married on August 6, 1849[1], by Philip M. Russell, Justice of the Peace, State of Georgia, Chatham County. Joseph was born February 12, 1795[2], in Bertie County, North Carolina. Sarah was born in circa 1828 [calculated from age shown on the 1850[3] and 1860[4] United States Federal Census] in Bryan County, Georgia, and is believed to have died in 1864. [This date was deciphered from very faint writing on the Thomas Family Bible, Family Record, Deaths Page[5].] Joseph was approximately 33 years older than Sarah. 

          Sarah was the daughter of Eliza (SHUMAN) and Reuben ENGLISH of Bryan County, Georgia. The first record of Sarah’s existence was found in the 1830 United States Federal Census, Bryan County, Georgia[6]. She is listed as one of two females (under age 5) belonging to Reuben ENGLISH. She is also listed as one of two females (age 10 and under age 15) on the 1840 Census, Bryan County[7]. Sarah had five brothers (William H., James R., Joseph, Jackson, and Alexander Franklin) and four sisters (Anne Matilda, Eliza, Ellen Lavinia, and Elizabeth). [Children are listed on the 1830 through 1850 U. S. Federal Census Sheets[8].]


Children of Joseph and Sarah

            Mary Emma THOMAS, born December 20, 1850[9], in Georgia; died August 25, 1876[10], in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
     
            Joseph Marmaduke Duncan THOMAS, born June 18, 1853[11], in Georgia; killed in railroad accident March 3, 1885[12], in Screven County, Georgia.

            John Augustus THOMAS, born February 20, 1855[13] and died September 23, 1909[14], in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.

            Willy Clifford THOMAS, born October 16, 1857[15], in Chatham County, Georgia; died January 10, 1922[16], in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia.

            Idah Anna THOMAS, born June 1, 1859[17], in Georgia; died July 23, 1907[18], in Rocky Ford, Screven County, Georgia.

            Jenny Tullah THOMAS, born in 1861[19] in Georgia; died August 16, 1864[20], in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.


The Life and Times of Joseph and Sarah

          During Joseph’s lifetime, books such as A Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens, Moby Dick written by Herman Melville, Uncle Tom’s Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and fairy tales written by The Brothers Grimm were published.

          Joseph was 17 years old when The War of 1812 started. It is not known if he served in this war or not. When the Civil War started in 1961, he was 66 years old and probably too old to serve officially. In our Government, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed by the Thirty-eighth Congress on January 31, 1865. It was declared, in a proclamation dated December, 18, 1865, being ratified by the legislatures of 22 of the 36 states. Georgia was the last state to ratify on December 6, 1865.

          Joseph lived during the time that Napoleon was attacking England and the Holy Roman Empire officially ended. He lived the history we study today! 

          George Washington was President when Joseph was born. Joseph lived under the leadership of the next seventeen presidents. He saw the two-party system develop. When Joseph died, Ulysses S. Grant was serving our nation as its President. I wonder if Joseph voted, and if he did vote, which men he wanted in office. I wonder what he felt and said when he heard that Lincoln had been assassinated.

          Joseph and Sarah reared their family at White Bluff outside of Savannah. He worked as a net maker and a farmer. A search of the 1860–1870 Savannah newspaper archives for clues of Sarah revealed stories of islands being bombarded by the northern army. Also, during this time, a typhoid fever epidemic in Savannah was taking the lives of many. It is not known exactly how Sarah died, or the circumstances of her death. Since the family was living at White Bluff, their home may have been in the line of that fire. Their youngest child, Jenny, also died in 1864. This indicates both Sarah and Jenny may have died from the same sickness or incident. I think it was difficult for Joseph (then 69) to care for the children alone.

          In 1870, Joseph and his oldest son, Joseph, Jr., were living at White Bluff alone. Mary Emma was employed as a housekeeper in the home of Henry Malcomes (who later became her husband). The boys, John Augustus and William Clifford (ages 12 and 9, respectively), were residing at Bethesda (Union Society). Ida Anna (age 11) was listed as a resident at the Female Orphan Asylum in Savannah. 

          It appears the family functioned as a unit until the death of Sarah. It is evident Joseph made an effort to keep the family together. Written notes inserted in the Thomas Family Bible, state her brother James and his wife, Sarah (Butler) English, “cared and reared children of Joseph – Sarah English during and after War Between States.” In April 1870, an ailing Robert E. Lee returned to Savannah. He was greeted by a huge crowd at the train station. Maybe Joseph was in the crowd.

          Joseph moved to Savannah where he resided at 14 Stone Street with his oldest daughter, Mary Emma and her husband. He was living there when he died on May 13, 1874.

          According to the 1870 census, Joseph could not read or write. Previous census reports did not collaborate this. I believe he could read and write. I believe it is his writing in the Thomas Bible—

“Joseph H. Thomas, Savannah, Ga June 15th 1868.”

          I would like to think that Sarah’s faith was shared by Joseph and her faith became his after her death. Possibly this one inscription in his Bible meant his old life had passed away and a new faith-filled life was filling the void she left!
          Getting to know this generation of my family has been exciting. I only wish I had been more inquisitive when my father and grandfather were living. So many ques­tions with no answers! I assume Joseph lived the early part of his life in North Carolina or possibly Wales. I have concluded that it could be very likely that Joseph had a family before Sarah due to the large gap in their ages. I wonder—if he did, what happened to them. There is also a possibility he may have cared for aging parents or younger siblings. I wonder if his middle initial “H” represented his mother’s maiden name. I wonder if Noah and Catherine Harrel [listed in his home in the 1860 Census[12]] could have been related to him. I won­der if Sarah was visiting her sister at Edisto Island in South Carolina and met Joseph there. Just maybe she is the reason he made his way to Savannah. One day I may know, but for now, I can only wonder.

           I believe I would have enjoyed spending time with Joseph and Sarah and felt right at home in their company. I think Joseph was a man of the sea and probably carried the scent of the saltwater air as my daddy did. I think Sarah was a dutiful wife and mother. I think she continued her family ties with her own family, enjoying many happy times in the homes of her parents and siblings.


Property

          In 2006, Ann Myrick made a search for the property owned by Joseph and found that the Chatham County records indicated the 14 Stone Street home was owned by Joseph. Today, a multi-story, city parking lot stands in this space.
    
          Ann also discovered that Joseph owned part of Burnside Island with friend/partner Marmaduke Brown. [It is noted that Marmaduke Brown, age 30, is listed in Joseph’s household in the 1850 Census[23].] There may be some truth, therefore, to the fam­ily legend of Joseph once owning Burnside Island. His grandchildren told the next generation that it was taken away from him by a “shyster lawyer.” This story was told to me by my father (son of Raymond Mitchell THOMAS, Sr., (grandson of Joseph)) and was told to Ann by her Aunt Miriam THOMAS (great-granddaughter of Joseph THOMAS).



More About Joseph and Sarah

1.  OBITUARY:  Annals of Savannah – Savannah Newspaper Digest – Vol. 25 – 1874:
     “May 14, 1874: 3/6 - Funeral Invitation – The friends and acquaintance of Mr. Joseph Thomas and family, and Mr. H. Malcomes and family are invited to attend the funeral of the former from his late residence, No. 14 Stone street, this afternoon at .”
Source Information: Annals of Savannah – Savannah Newspaper Digest – Vol. 25 – 1874.
Source Location: Savannah Chatham County Public Library, Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia

2.  BURIAL:  Laurel Grove Cemetery Records:
     THOMAS, JOSEPH,
     Sec. A.   D. 5/13/1874 - B. 5/14/1874.  
     Age: 79 yrs. 
     N.:  N. C.
     Res.: Stone St., Currietown Ward
Information Source:  Records of Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
      NOTE: To date, the location of Section A is not known by the Cemetery Keeper’s Office personnel. [Section A possibly was destroyed when the West 37th Street Ramp to Interstate 16 was built.] There is a section marked “Strangers Ground” to the right as you enter the cemetery. It continues around the border of the cemetery for a distance and is identified by wooden markers annotated “Strangers Ground.”



What Is Not Known About Joseph

We do not know

          1.  the names of his parents.

          2.  if he had siblings.

          3.  where he was born. Census records report his birth in “Bertie County, North Carolina;” or just “North Carolina.” In the Thomas Family Bible, his birth is recorded as happening in “Cardiff, Wales.”

          4.  what brought him to Georgia.

          5.  where, when, or how he met Sarah.

          6.  which, if any, church affiliation he had. Sarah came from a family who seemed to have a deep faith as her father donated land in Ellabell, Georgia, for the build­ing of a Methodist Church there.

          7.  if he had a wife and family prior to his marriage to Sarah.



Other Thomas Researchers

                    Ann Thomas Myrick, Email:  AnnieM118@aol.com

                    James C. Rahman, Email:  jcrahman@verizon.net

                    J. Patrick Warner, Email:  warnerjp@verizon.net

                    Michael Warner, Email:  mdwarner2@verizon.net



Supporting Evidence

Marriage License/Certificate (ML)
Location
ML-001
Joseph Thomas and Sarah J. English
Virtual Vault - Georgia Archives, County Records from Microfilm, Chatham County Marriage Book 1842 - 1850, Microfilmed by the Genealogical Society Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Department of Archives and History, State of Georgia, at Savannah, Georgia, 18 Feb 1959; and (2) Ann Thomas Myrick Research.




Death Certificate (DC)

DC-001
No. 00259 - William Clifford Thomas
Virtual Vault, Death Certificates, Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95, Georgia Archives.
 DC-002
John Augustus Thomas
Ann Thomas Myrick, Email: AnnieM118@aol.com




Family Bible (FB)

FB-001a
Thomas Family Bible, Marriages Page
Ann Thomas Myrick, Email: AnnieM118@aol.com
FB-001b
Thomas Family Bible, Births Page
Ann Thomas MyrickEmail: AnnieM118@aol.com
FB-001c
Thomas Family Bible, Deaths Page
Ann Thomas MyrickEmail: AnnieM118@aol.com




Cemetery Records (CR)

CR-001
Copied from Laurel Grove Cemetery Record
Book located at Georgia Historical Society, Whitaker Street
, Savannah,
Chatham County, Georgia




Supporting Evidence (continued)


Census Sheets (CS)

CS-1830-001
1830 US Federal Census, Bryan County, Georgia (p. 87)
Ancestry.com, Image 7 of 12.
CS-1840-001
1840 US Federal Census, Bryan County, Georgia (p. 116)
Ancestry.com, Image 11 of 12.
CS-1850-001
1850 US Federal Census, District 13, Chatham County, Georgia (p. 282 dated 21 Sep 1850)
Ancestry.com, Image 119 of 236.
CS-1850-002
1850 US Federal Census, District 19, Bryan County, Georgia (p. 224 dated 26 Aug 1850)
Ancestry.com, Image 8 of 23.
CS-1860-001
1860 US Federal Census, 6th District, White Bluff, Chatham County, Georgia (p. 372 dated 6 July 1860)
Ancestry.com, Image 2 of 21.
CS-1860-002
1860 US Federal Census, Bryan County, Georgia (p. 12 dated 9 July 1860)
Ancestry.com, Image 12 of 43.
CS-1870-001
1870 US Federal Census, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia (p. 66 dated 16 June 1870)
Ancestry.com, Images 66 of 771.




Miscellaneous Documents (MISC)

MISC-001
a & b
Thomas Genealogy, author unknown, typed Pages 1 and 2 found inserted in Thomas Family Bible
Ann Thomas MyrickEmail: AnnieM118@aol.com




[1]Source Nos. ML-001, FB-001a
[2]Source No. FB-001a
[3]Source No. CS-1850-001
[4]Source No. CS-1860-001
[5]Source No. FB-001c
[6]Source No. CS-1830-001
[7]Source No. CS-1840-001
[8]Source No. CS-1830-001, CS-1840-001, CS-1850-002
[9]Source No. FB-001b
[10]Source No. FB-001c
[11] Source No. FB-001b
[12] Source No. FB-001c
[13] Source No. FB-001b
[14] Source No. DC-002, FB-001c
[15] Source No. FB-001b
[16] Source No. DC-001, FB-001c
[17] Source No. FB-001b
[18] Source No. FB-001c
[19] Source No. FB-001b
[20] Source No. FB-001b
[21] Source No. MISC-001b
[22] Source No. CS-1860-001
[23] Source No. CS-1850-001


DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH H. THOMAS

1 Joseph H THOMAS b: 12 Feb 1795 in Bertie, North Carolina, d: 13 May 1874 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
...... + Sarah Jane ENGLISH b: 1828 in Bryan, Georgia, m: 06 Aug 1849 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 1864 in Georgia

...........2 Mary Emma THOMAS b: 20 Dec 1850 in Georgia, d: 25 Aug 1876 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
............ + Henry H MALCOMES b: Abt. 1824 in Germany, m: 06 May 1872 in Chatham, Georgia, d: 29 Aug 1880 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Gustavus Adolphus MALCOMES b: Apr 1873 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 30 Jun 1877 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Theodus MALCOMES b: Jun 1875 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 15 Sep 1876 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

............2 Joseph M D THOMAS b: 18 Jun 1853 in Georgia, d: 03 Mar 1885 in Screven, Georgia
............ + Annie L FLEMING b: New York, m: Oct 1882 in Screven, Georgia, d: 09 Feb 1927 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
..................3 Josephine THOMAS b: Abt. 1885

............2 John Augustus THOMAS b: 20 Feb 1855 in Chatham, Georgia, d: 23 Sep 1909 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
............ + Adelaide Almira LAVIER b: 16 Jul 1858 in North Carolina, m: 21 Mar 1876 in Chatham, Georgia, d: 22 Feb 1943 in Washington City, District Of Columbia

..................3 James Augustus THOMAS b: 21 Dec 1876 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 08 Mar 1957 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida
.................. + Clara Mabel DAVIS b: May 1878 in Georgia, m: 31 Oct 1900 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, d: 10 Jun 1951 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia

........................4 William Augustus Davis THOMAS b: 28 Jul 1901 in Georgia
........................ + Sara J ALBRIGHT b: 03 Apr 1906 in Kansas, m: Abt. 1925

........................4 Mabel Gray THOMAS b: 05 Apr 1903 in Georgia, d: 26 Dec 1992 in Seminole, Pinellas, Florida
........................ + Walter RAHMAN b: 11 Jun 1894 in New York, New York, m: 17 Apr 1927, d: St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida

........................4 Mary Mosely THOMAS b: 07 Aug 1907 in Georgia, d: 17 Apr 1949 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
........................ + Phillip A MCARTHUR

..................3 Theodosia THOMAS b: 26 Oct 1878 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 26 Oct 1878 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Burrington Lavier THOMAS b: 15 Jan 1880 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 04 Feb 1920 in Washington City, District Of Columbia

..................3 Adelaide THOMAS b: 23 Oct 1881 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 09 Feb 1953
.................. + Edwin Wilbert SALTER m: 23 Oct 1899 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

........................4 Augustus Wilbert SALTER b: Bet. 30–31 Mar 1901 in Forked River, Ocean, New Jersey, d: 08 Nov 1931
........................4 Burton Wilbert SALTER b: 07 Aug 1903 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 08 May 1975 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
........................ + Edna L b: 23 Apr 1905 in Michigan, m: 21 Nov 1922 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, d: 15 Dec 1978 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

........................4 Madeleine Wilbert SALTER b: Abt. Apr 1907 in Chatham, Georgia
........................ + Philip J WHITTAKER b: 1901 in New York

........................4 John Thomas SALTER b: 07 Nov 1909, d: 06 Aug 1984 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
........................ + Medona UNKNOWN
........................ + Trina UNKNOWN

.................. + John Joseph WARNER m: 12 Apr 1916 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia

........................4 Wilfred Digges WARNER b: 12 Feb 1917 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, d: 01 Jun 1969
........................ + Catherine Brown Davis b: 09 Sep 1917 in Frederick, Maryland, m: 25 Aug 1936 in Forestville, Prince George's, Maryland, d: 23 Aug 2008 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland

.................. + William G GUTERMAN b: 1883, m: Abt. 1920, d: Abt. 1932
.
................. + Eldridge FORD b: 23 Nov 1891 in Orange, Virginia, m: Abt. 1937, d: Abt. 1948 in Washington City, District Of Columbia

..................3 Louis Falligant THOMAS b: 05 Oct 1884 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 10 Mar 1920 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
.................. + Charlotte Melissa HORNE b: 25 Dec 1891, m: 10 Feb 1910 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: Abt. 1980 in Screven, Georgia

........................4 Louis Falligant THOMAS Jr. b: 13 Nov 1912 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 15 Feb 1919 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Raymond Mitchell THOMAS Sr b: 11 Jun 1887 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 21 Apr 1960 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia
.................. + Kathryne Elizabeth AUSTIN b: 21 May 1890 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, m: 27 Mar 1910 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 24 Oct 1918 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

........................4 Kathryne Austin THOMAS b: 31 Oct 1910 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 19 Apr 1970 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina
........................ + John Alexander BRUNSON b: 07 Feb 1907 in South Carolina, d: Jun 1984 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina

........................4 Raymond Mitchell THOMAS Jr b: 14 Mar 1912 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 29 Mar 1980 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
........................ + Eddye Frances SWANN b: 16 Aug 1914 in Covington, Newton, Georgia, m: 12 Apr 1936 in Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, d: 15 Sep 2001 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

........................4 John Hugo THOMAS b: 27 Aug 1913 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 03 Oct 1960
........................ + Laura Mae SCOTT b: 15 Jul 1918, m: 19 Feb 1939 in Brooklet, Bulloch, Georgia, d: 06 Dec 1993 in Clay, Florida

........................4 William Burrington THOMAS b: 15 Oct 1914 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 08 Dec 1992 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia
........................ + Margie UNKNOWN
........................ + Sue UNKNOWN

.................. + Sarah P SMITH b: Abt. 1892 in Georgia, m: 27 Jun 1919 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Hilda Carrie THOMAS b: 1877 in Georgia, d: 11 Jul 1983 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
.................. + Archibald Lewis BLOUNT b: 1877 in North Carolina, m: 04 Sep 1907 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida

........................4 Lewis BLOUNT b: 1899 in South Carolina
........................ + Clara UNKNOWN b: 23 Mar 1919, d: 04 Feb 2007 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

..................3 William Clifford THOMAS Sr b: 05 May 1892 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 03 Feb 1949 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
.................. + Lucile TYSON b: 28 Aug 1894 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, m: 30 Jun 1915 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 26 Oct 1985 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

........................4 William Clifford THOMAS Jr b: 30 Jan 1917 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 26 May 1997 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
........................ + Thelma Louise DEASON b: 26 Apr 1918 in Screven, Georgia, m: 10 Nov 1940 in Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, d: 21 Jan 1998 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

........................4 Miriam Lucile THOMAS b: 22 Dec 1918 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, d: 06 Dec 2004 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

........................4 Arthur Lavier THOMAS b: 28 Aug 1923 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, d: 31 May 1945 in Japan

........................4 Living Female

............2 William Clifford THOMAS b: 16 Oct 1857 in Chatham, Georgia, d: 10 Jan 1922 in Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia
............ + Gabriella BOWIE

..................3 Ruby THOMAS b: 12 Jul 1897, d: 16 Jul 1909 in Jacksonboro, Screven, Georgia

............ + Elizabeth JOHNSON b: 28 Sep 1881 in Georgia, m: Abt. 1909, d: 28 Apr 1958

..................3 Jewel June THOMAS b: 06 Aug 1908 in Bulloch, Georgia, d: 24 Dec 2005 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia

..................3 Pearl E THOMAS b: Aft. 1910, d: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia
.................. + Richard REYNOLDS

........................4 Son REYNOLDS b: 12 Feb

..................3 William Clifford THOMAS, Jr. b: Aft. 1915
.................. + Loys CARTER m: 29 Sep 1935 in Bulloch, Georgia

........................4 William Clifford THOMAS III b: 16 Jan 1937 in Georgia

........................4 John Carter THOMAS b: 31 Oct 1941 in Georgia, d: 08 May 1990
........................ + Eugenia M

............2 Ida Anna THOMAS b: 01 Jun 1859 in Georgia, d: 23 Jul 1907 in Rocky Ford, Screven, Georgia
............ + James A MOORE b: 28 Jun 1853 in Screven, Georgia, m: 17 Apr 1879 in Chatham, Georgia, d: 27 Jun 1923 in Rocky Ford, Screven, Georgia

..................3 Harriet MOORE b: Jan 1880 in Georgia, d: 22 Sep 1883 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Margaret Ida MOORE b: 31 Dec 1882 in Georgia, d: 30 Aug 1950 in San Diego, California
.................. + Charles Frederick CLINT b: 03 Apr 1885 in Alabama, d: 31 May 1959 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

........................4 James P CLINT b: 1904 in Georgia

........................4 Aline Erma CLINT b: 10 Feb 1920 in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona

........................4 Iris Anna CLINT b: 10 Feb 1920 in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona

........................4 Lucy Margaret CLINT b: 27 Apr 1922 in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona

..................3 James C MOORE b: Jul 1885 in Georgia, d: 16 Sep 1886 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Annie MOORE b: Nov 1887 in Georgia

..................3 Chancey Arthur MOORE b: 27 Aug 1892 in Georgia, d: 05 Feb 1972 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

..................3 Uley MOORE b: Dec 1897 in Georgia, d: 11 Apr 1913 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia

............2 Jenny Tullah THOMAS b: 1861 in Georgia, d: 16 Aug 1864 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

4 comments:

  1. Fascinating post and appreciate the fact that you source your information. What program do you use and do you do anything special to put it into your blog?

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  2. Thanks for your post. The first part (narrative and sources) was created in MS Word. The second part was exported from my Family Tree Maker 2011 file to a rich text file. I then copied that file and used cut and paste to the PAGE feature. I added the paragraph returns to separate the people just to give it a little more definition. After it was on the PAGE I inserted the photos.

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  3. I can't believe all the work you've put into this! I have a beginning to several branches of my and John's families, and worked with a 1st cousin once removed this summer in Virginia. She has done a lot, but her computer skills will never make it anything close to yours. It's nice to see what CAN be done!
    Cindy Rowland

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  4. Thanks for the kind words, Cindy. It is work, but the enjoyment of doing it is greater.

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