Brief Life History of Thomas William
When Thomas William Lemar was born on 1 August 1828, in Virginia, United States, his father, Nathan Lamar, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Moore, was 24. He married Nancy Adeline Anders on 9 May 1852, in Platte City, Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States in 1875 and May Day Township, Riley, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 October 1918, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in May Day Cemetery, Riley, Kansas, United States.
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- Thomas Lamor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas S Lemar, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas Lemar in entry for Nathan S Lemar, "Oklahoma, Noble County, Parker Funeral Home, Funeral Records, 1908-1982"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Kansas Territory, United State 1855: Shawnee, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Lemaire (compare Lamer and Lamar 2) and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Compare also Lemarr .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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