Susan Jane Thomas

Brief Life History of Susan Jane

When Susan Jane Thomas was born on 29 March 1823, in Maryland, United States, her father, Jehu Thomas Jr, was 42 and her mother, Susannah Jones, was 38. She married Robert Leslie Morris on 25 July 1844, in Belmont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Malaga, Monroe, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 24 July 1912, in Jerusalem, Monroe, Ohio, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Jerusalem Cemetery, Jerusalem, Monroe, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Leslie Morris
1822–1900
Susan Jane Thomas
1823–1912
Marriage: 25 July 1844
Elizabeth " Libby" Morris
1845–1934
Mary Morris
1848–1851
Almaryn L Morris
1851–1914
Alvin A. Morris
1852–1927
Levi Barney Morris
1855–1944
Lucinda " Lucy" J. Morris
1856–1938
Sarah Ellen Morris
1861–1937

Sources (17)

  • Susan J Morris in household of Robert S Morris, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susan Jane Thomas - Published information: birth-name: Susan Jane Thomas
  • Sarah Jane Thomas, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

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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