Brief Life History of Elizabeth Frances
When Elizabeth Frances Thomas was born in 1818, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, her father, Reuben R. Thomas, was 52 and her mother, Mary Ann Eubank, was 40. She married William Lafayett Drumheller on 2 January 1839, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Adams Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died in November 1872, in Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 54.
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Sources (12)
- Elizabeth Drumiler in household of William Drumiler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth F Thomas in entry for William S. Druniheller, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Elizabeth F Thomas in entry for William S Drumheller, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
Spouse and Children
1814–1885 Male
1818–1872 Female
Children (10)
1839–1917 Female
1840–1919 Female
1845–1851 Female
1846– Male
1848– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1766–1837 Male
1778– Female
Siblings (9)
1792–1849 Female
1797– Male
1818–1872 Female
1820– Female
1823–1905 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 6
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 18
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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