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Isaac W. THOMAS

Isaac W. THOMAS

Male 1842 -


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  • Name Isaac W. THOMAS
    Birth CA 1842  Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1841. But age 7 in 1850 puts it in about 1843.
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1863  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870, 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The Isaac W. Thomas household is shown on the census form as being adjacent to the County Infirmary (Poor Farm), which is known to have been located at Sunnyside.
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    stone cutter 
    Census 1910, 1920  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    farmer 
    Person ID I56114  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2025

    Father John THOMAS   d. 25 Apr 1845, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Hannah BECKHORN,   b. CA 1808
    Family ID F23237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alvina ROLLINS,   b. 11 Jun 1852, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1946, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [6]
    Marriage 23 Jan 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp):
      Isaac Thomas, 26, carpenter; and his mother Hannah Thomas, 64, were in the household of Gaenbol B. Davis, 24, and Nancy J. Davis, 24.
      In the same census, Alvina Rollins, 16, cannot read/write, was in the household of James W. Miller, 22, and his wife Jennie (Jane), 22. Relationships not stated in the 1870 Census and earlier.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 3 1880:
      Isaac Thomas, 37, carpenter; wife Elvina, 29; son Henry J, 10; son William W, 8; son Albert A, 6; dau Eliza T, 3; dau Louisintha, 1; father-in-law Ed J. Rollins, 61.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District):
      Isaac W. Thomas, 58, b. Aug 1841, married 30 yrs; wife Alvina, 43, b. Jun 1856, mother of 12 children (11 still living); son Albert, age illegible, born Dec (year illegible); dau May, 17, b. May 1883; dau Birdie, 15, b. May 1885; son Bert, 15, b. May 1885; dau Jennie, 13, b. May 1887; dau Gracie, 11, b. Sep 1888; dau Ada, 9, b. Apr 1891.
      In the adjacent household were two of Isaac & Alvina's daughers, Lizzie & Lucinda, and their families:
      George W. Samples, 28, b. Aug 1872 (sic), married 3 yrs; wife Lizzie Samples, 22, b. Jul 1877, mother of one child (still living); dau Bessie Samples, 2, b. Aug 1897; brother-in-law Walker S. Adams, 23, b. Mar 1877, married 4 yrs; wife Lucinda Adams, 21, b. Dec 1878, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Vila M. Adams, 3, b. Dec 1896; son Jackson R. Adams, 2, b. Feb 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated in Apr 1910:
      Isaac W. Thomas, 67, farmer, married 40 yrs; wife Elvinia Thomas, 53, mother of 12 children (10 still living); dau May Duck, 27, married 8 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); granddau Thelma Duck, 5; grandson Dale Duck, 3; grandson Lorrin Duck, 15 (18?) months; grandson Raymond Britton, 8.
    Children 
    +1. James Henry THOMAS,   b. 29 Apr 1870, Central Station, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1955, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +2. William Walter THOMAS,   b. 16 Jun 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1956, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    >3. Albert A. THOMAS,   b. 6 Dec 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1947, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +4. Elizabeth T. "Lizzie" THOMAS,   b. Dec 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1955, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
    +5. Lucinda THOMAS,   b. Dec 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1965 (Age ~ 86 years)
    >6. Lillie May THOMAS,   b. 14 Jul 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1968, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    >7. Bertie THOMAS,   b. 10 May 1883, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1970, Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    >8. Bert THOMAS,   b. 10 May 1883, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1961 (Age 77 years)
    +9. Jennie THOMAS,   b. Mar 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. Gracie Blanche THOMAS,   b. 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1950, Belpre, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +11. Ada THOMAS,   b. 6 Apr 1890   d. 9 Nov 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F23236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2253] 1850 Census, Hardy County, (W)VA.

    2. [S2688] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives).

    3. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    4. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S2081] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    6. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Isaac W. Thomas, 27, b. Hardy Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Hannah; and Alvina Rollins, 21, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Edward & Mary. Married Jan 23 1871.