James " Jim" Thomas

3 September 1874–1958 (Age 83)
Newton, Arkansas, United States

The Life Summary of James " Jim"

When James " Jim" Thomas was born on 3 September 1874, in Newton, Arkansas, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Thomas, was 47 and his mother, Martha Patsey Spivey, was 42. He married Adeline Margaret Watson on 15 January 1899, in Newton, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Newton, Arkansas, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1958, in Newton, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mossville, Newton, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James " Jim" Thomas
1874–1958
Adeline Margaret Watson
1869–1952
Marriage: 15 January 1899
Millard Fillmore Thomas
1899–1989
Child Thomas
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Child Thomas
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Child Thomas
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Child Thomas
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Child Thomas
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Sidney "Sid" Taylor Thomas
1905–1985
Benjamin Franklin Thomas
1907–2001
John Thomas
1910–1984

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 January 1899Newton, Arkansas, United States
    • Children

    (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 1
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
    1878
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries - 1878: Newton, Arkansas, United States
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 22
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 219271;2007: 524288; 2010: 756142)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.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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    Sources (11)

    • James Thomas, "United States Census, 1940"
    • James Thomas, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
    • Jim Thomas, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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