Nehemiah M S Thomas

1834 - 1912  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Nehemiah M S Thomas
  Born	Jan 1834  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1912  [1]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	JCDR Thomas, NS, 78y3m9d [d] Skidmore, farmer, married
  Person ID	I727	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Enoch Calvert Thomas,   b. Abt 1799, Connecticut ,   d. 25 Mar 1845  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Anna CARNEY,   b. 8 Mar 1794, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1819
  Notes	1820 Mason WV Enoch Thomas 2m und. 10 Isaac Staats 1815 & Wm Riley Randolph 1818 1m 16-26 1f und. 10 Mary Polly Staats 1814 1f 16-26 1f 26-45 parent? 1 engaged in agriculture 1830 Mason WV Enoch Thomas 1m und. 5 Jesse 2m 5-10 Hiram & George 1m 10-15 Wm Riley Randolph 1818 ?? 2m 15-20 Isaac Staats 1815 & ? Riley?? laborer??? 1m 30-40 2f und.5 Ellizabeth & Malinda? 1f 10-15 Mary Polly Staats 1814 - 1815? 1f 30-40 1840 Jackson co Enoch C Thomas 2 m 5-10 Elias & Nehemiah 1 m 10-15 Jesse 2 m 15-20 Hiram & George 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15 Elizabeth or Malinda 1 f 15-20 " Where is Anna??? 1850 Jackson Co 363-367 Thomas Anna 56 F Va Thomas Jesee 23 M Farmer Va Thomas Elias A 18 M Farmer Va Thomas Nhemiah 15 M Farmer Va Thomas Lemuel C 5 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 1036-974 Anna 66 Nehemiah 24 Lemuel 14 1870 Jackson Co, pg 123, #337-337 Nehemiah S, 35, farmer, Jax Anna, 77, VA JCWR: pp 304, 306 Enoch C Thomas, appraisement, 3/10/1845 appraisers George Casto, William Casto and James Casto George Thomas, Admr Widow bot: 1 lg tub, 1 salt kettle, 22 sheep, 2 calves, 1 br heifer, 5 cows, 2 lots of corn, 1 lot household & kitchen furniture, furniture ($20) 1 Kittle, 2 pots, 1 auger, 1 pitchfork, 1 lot of hay, 2 barrels John House: Pioneers of Jackson county, page 117 He lived at the Chase farm above Jesse Carney's and owned the mill. Enoch Thomas was drowned in Mill Creek, just above Ripley. Mrs Thomas's three husbands are said to have been buried in the old burying yard at Ripley, side by side. The Thomas Mill was at the bend of the creek. After Thomas's death, the mill became the property of Henry Chase. Bishop's "History of Roane County", pg 681 Thomas John Enoch Thomas, Justice of the Peace of Spencer District, resident in the city at time of this writing. Of this family we are told the following: Enoch Thomas, a Connecticut Yankee, while a young unmarried man, left his parents in New England, came seeking his fortune and settled in the south end of Jackson County about the year 1818, 1819 or 1820; married Annie or Anna Carney, daughter of William [should be Thomas] Carney and sister of Charles Carney, a pre-war sheriff of Jackson County. She was also a sister of Delilah Roach, of Reedy, of Hannah, wife of Levi Casto, of Mill Creek, and of Dorcus, wife of James Brown. [paragraph omitted and placed in notes of Wm Riley Randolph] Enoch and Anna, with their family, became owners of large acreages of lands in Jackson County which he improved. He was a prominent citizen of Jackson County for more than thirty years. To Enoch and Annie (Carney), his wife, were born and by them reared the following children: Elizabeth ("Bettie"), George, Jesse, Malinda, Hiram, Elias A, and Nehemiah M.S., who was elected by the people and served three terms as Justice of the Peace of Washington District, of Jackson County. Elias A Thomas, of above family, married Miss Harriett Shiverdecker, of a family of that name near Raymond City, on Kanawha. They reared five sons and one daughter, their names: Jerry M, John Enoch (first mentioned), George Custer, Samuel Robert, Yuluia Ann, and Elsworth D.
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily J Pickins,   b. 1851,   d. 1952  (Age 101 years)
  Married	26 May 1872	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Notes	Jackson County Marriage Record Nehemiah S Thomas, 37, Jackson, E & A E J Pickens, 20, Jackson, B & A 1870 Jackson, WV pg 123 #337-337 Nehemiah S, 35 Anna, 77 1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 432D Mire S. THOMAS Self M M W 45 WV Emaly J. THOMAS Wife F M W 29 WV Annie THOMAS Dau F S W 6 WV Omes THOMAS Son M S W 3 WV Franklin THOMAS Son M S W 1 WV 1900 Jackson, WV, Ripley Dist # 79-84 Nehemiah S, 1/1834, 29y Emily J, 7/1850, 27y, 11-9 Annie, 10/1875 Homer W, 1/1878 Enoch C, 6/1881 William E, 6/1884 Malinda P, 4/1888 Oakey J, 3/1886 Amanda J, 10/1890 Flossie G, 4/1894 1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV Thomas, Nehemiah 76 m1- 38y WV WV OH Emily wife 59 m1- 38y 11-9 children WV WV WV Homer W son 33 s WV WV WV teacher public school Okey son 23 s WV WV WV Flossie da 16 W VWV WV Casto, Jason gs 12 WV WV WV Thomas Cemetery - located on the old Thomas farm on Tug Fork, now owned by Bill Casto. The cemetery is in the yard of Bill Casto's log cabin. : Thomas, Nehemiah 1834 - 1912 (son of Enoch C. and Anna (Carney-Staats) Thomas. On 26 May 1872 married Eliza J. Pickens) Thomas, Emily J. 1851 - 1952 (dau of B and A. Pickens. On May 26, 1872 married Nehemiah S. Thomas son of Enoch C. and Anna (Carney) Thomas) [Cemetery Book shows she died 1916, the above is from info on JC rootsweb site]
  Children	1. Anna Thomas,   b. 20 Nov 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1956, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)   2. Homer W Thomas,   b. Jan 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James Franklin Thomas,   b. 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1955, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Enoch C Thomas,   b. 5 Jun 1881, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1938, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)   5. William Early Thomas,   b. 2 Jun 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 May 1964, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)   6. Malinda Pearl Thomas,   b. 3 Apr 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Okey Johnson Thomas,   b. 10 Mar 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1952, Boone County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)   8. Amanda J Thomas,   b. Oct 1890, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Flossie Gertrude Thomas,   b. 10 Apr 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Gravestone. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2. [S36] Jackson County WVGenWeb Site. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.