Brief Life History of Charles William
When Charles William Thomas was born on 11 April 1879, in Shelbyville, Shelby, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Freeman Thomas, was 44 and his mother, Susan Ellen Pulse, was 30. He married Florence Viola Ammons on 1 January 1903. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Dawson, Montana, United States in 1910 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. He died on 6 February 1971, in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Sutcliffe Cemetery, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
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Sources (12)
- William Thomas in household of Samuel Thomas, "United States Census, 1880"
- Charles Thomas in entry for William Kenneth Thomas and Ruth Elizabeth Putnam, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- William Thomas, "Canada Census, 1916"
Spouse and Children
1879–1971 Male
1867–1964 Female
Children (1)
1906–1978 Male
Parents and Siblings
1834–1907 Male
1849–1901 Female
Siblings (9)
1871–1968 Male
1872–1950 Female
1873– Female
1877–1956 Male
1879–1971 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1883 · Anaconda Established
Age 4
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Age 12
1905
Age 26
Name Meaning
English, French, Walloon, Breton, German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Greek, West Indian (mainly Haiti and Jamaica), and African (mainly Tanzania and Nigeria): from the personal name Thomas, of Biblical (New Testament) origin, from Aramaic t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, known for his scepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20:24–29). The Th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages (e.g. Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Toma and Tuma , Albanian Toma and Thoma , and Slavic surnames listed in 3 below), and their patronymics and other derivatives (e.g. Polish Tomaszewski and Slovenian Tomažič; see Tomazic ). In France, this surname is most common in the Vosges and Brittany. The name Thomas is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Machan , Mammen , and Oommen ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Native American (e.g. Navajo): adoption of the English personal name Thomas (see 1 above) as a surname.
Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Tomas , Tomasz, and Tomaś, Sorbian Tomaš (see also 4 below), Croatian Tomaš and Tomas , Slovenian Tomaš and Tomaž, Czech and Slovak Tomáš, all meaning ‘Thomas’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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