Moses Tomlinson

Brief Life History of Moses

When Moses Tomlinson was born on 24 August 1804, in Springfield, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Tomlinson, was 31 and his mother, Jemima Bray, was 25. He married Sabra DeMoss on 23 January 1823, in Orange, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Clay Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died before 1855, in Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Tomlinson
1804–1855
Sabra DeMoss
1804–1869
Marriage: 23 January 1823
Andrew DeMoss Tomlinson
1824–1890
John B. Tomlinson
1825–1874
James A Tomlinson
1827–1840
William Penn Tomlinson
1830–1905
Joseph Thomlinson
1831–1841
Elizabeth C Tomlinson
1834–1859
Jemima Bray Tomlinson
1835–1860
Sabra Ann Thomlinson
1837–1872
Louisa G. Tomlinson
1839–1856
Mary Tomlinson
1841–1855
Catherine Evans Tomlinson
1847–1922

Sources (26)

  • Moses Tomlinson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Moses Tomlinson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Moses Tomlinson, "Indiana, Church Records, 1743-1966"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin (see Tomlin ) + -son ‘son of Tomlin’.

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

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