Brief Life History of Roland R
When Roland R Thomas was born on 8 April 1827, in Ware, Georgia, United States, his father, Jesse H Thomas, was 47 and his mother, Nancy Hollingsworth, was 39. He married Mary Ann Matthews on 27 February 1853, in Providence, Union, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Columbia, Columbia, Florida, United States in 1850 and Lake Butler, Bradford, Florida, United States in 1880. He died on 17 November 1899, in Bradford, Florida, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Island Grove, Alachua, Florida, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Roland Thomas, "United States Census, 1870"
- Roland Thomas, "Find A Grave Index"
- Roland Thomas, "United States Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926"
Spouse and Children
1827–1899 Male
1834–1905 Female
Children (6)
1854– Female
1856–1931 Male
1858– Female
1859– Female
1863–1936 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1838 Male
1789–1860 Female
Siblings (9)
1807–1865 Male
1812–1891 Male
1820–1884 Female
1824–1899 Male
1827–1899 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1840
Age 13
1846
Age 19
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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