Brief Life History 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 50 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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Sources (13)
- James Thomas in household of Jack Thomas, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Thomas, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Jim Thomas, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1874–1958 Male
1869–1952 Female
Children (9)
1899–1989 Male
1905–1985 Male
1907–2001 Male
1910–1984 Male
– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1827–1919 Male
1832–1926 Female
Siblings (9)
1852–1937 Male
1854–1937 Male
1857–1901 Female
1860–1929 Female
1861–1921 Female
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1878
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 22
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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