Jane Thomas

7 May 1848–5 October 1917 (Age 69)
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Jane

When Jane Thomas was born on 7 May 1848, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Foster Thomas, was 18 and her mother, Mary Davies, was 24. She married Ralph Snowball on 25 March 1865, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Ormesby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died on 5 October 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Snowball
1844–1908
Jane Thomas
1848–1917
Marriage: 25 March 1865
Mary Jane Snowball
1865–1932
Julia Elizabeth Snowball
1867–1946
Ralph Thomas Snowball
1869–1921
John Henry Snowball
1871–1904
Thomas Foster Snowball
1873–1958
Maud Eliza Snowball
1876–1953
Nettie May Snowball
1879–1958
Estella Harriett Snowball
1881–1908
Pearl Snowball
1884–1885
James William Snowball
1886–1921
Birdetta Snowball
1888–1972

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 March 1865Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
    Age 2
    Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
    1863
    Age 15
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 19
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    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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    Story Highlight

    History of RALPH & JANE THOMAS SNOWBALL

    HISTORY OF RALPH AND JANE THOMAS SNOWBALL by Patricia Halgren Rupper (Original spelling maintained) Picture: Ralph Snowball, Sr. Picture: Jane Thomas Snowball with daughter Birdetta Ralph Snowball, …

    Sources (51)

    • Birth certificate for Jane Thomas born 8 May 1848 at Penheolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales - IMAGE
    • Jane Snowball in household of Ralf Snowball, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Jane Thomas in entry for Thomas Foster Snowball, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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