Brief Life History of Mary E.
When Mary E. Thomas was born on 29 June 1820, in Warren, Ohio, United States, her father, Jesse Thomas, was 36 and her mother, Ann Thomas, was 27. She married Micajah C. Bryan on 9 October 1850, in Greene, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Skagit, Washington, United States in 1900. She died on 31 July 1902, in Custer, Whatcom, Washington, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (10)
- Mary E Bryan in household of Katie Mason, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary E. Thomas, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Mary Evans Thomas Bryan, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1824– Male
1820–1902 Female
Children (2)
1853– Female
1857–1924 Female
Parents and Siblings
1784–1823 Male
1792–1866 Female
Siblings (2)
1819– Male
1820–1902 Female
World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 1
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 16
1846
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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