Brief Life History of Amanda
When Amanda Thomas was born on 1 February 1844, in Vigo, Indiana, United States, her father, John Thomas, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Pound, was 20. She married James Williams on 22 November 1863, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Rural Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Northern Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 16 February 1898, in Walton, Harvey, Kansas, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Amanda Thomas in household of John Thomas, "United States Census, 1860"
- Amanda Thomas in entry for Edward T Knaack and Naomi E Williams Pound, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Amanda Williams in household of James Williams, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1838–1910 Male
1844–1898 Female
Children (6)
1867–1953 Female
1872–1949 Female
1874– Female
1876–1956 Male
1878– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1814–1874 Male
1823–1873 Female
Siblings (12)
1839–1876 Male
1840–1914 Male
1842–1872 Male
1844–1898 Female
1846–1917 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 2
1855
Age 11
1863
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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