Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Thomas was born on 13 April 1864, in Arkansas, United States, her father, Thomas William Thomas, was 20 and her mother, Martha Ann Gardner, was 23. She married William McElyea about 1885. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Union Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years and Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1930. She died on 4 May 1940, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Madison, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Sariah J Thomas in household of Thomas Thomas, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Jane Thomas Hankins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah J Hankins in household of William Hankins, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1847–1922 Male
1864–1940 Female
Children (2)
1901–1986 Female
1902–1972 Male
Parents and Siblings
1843–1895 Male
1840–1910 Female
Siblings (12)
1864–1940 Female
1867–1940 Male
1868– Female
1869–1952 Male
1872–1949 Male
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World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded
Age 19
1886
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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