Caroline Thomas

11 April 1832–18 December 1869 (Age 37)
Llanthony Prima Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Caroline

When Caroline Thomas was born on 11 April 1832, in Llanthony Prima Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Thomas, was 28 and her mother, Mary Morgan, was 22. She married Zephaniah Jones on 13 February 1859, in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 18 December 1869, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Willard City Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zephaniah Jones
1824–1883
Caroline Thomas
1832–1869
Marriage: 13 February 1859
Catherine Matilda Jones
1852–1929
Mary Blanche Jones
1859–1884
Ephraim Edward Jones
1861–1930
John Jones
1863–1952
Henry Jones
1865–1870
Rhoda Louise Jones
1867–1932
Eli Holt Jones
1869–1870

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 February 1859Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (8)

    1834 · Removal of Menagerie from the Tower of London
    Age 2
    The royal menagerie was something more of a zoo with different types of animals and was removed from the tower in 1835.
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 4
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1843
    Age 11
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

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    Mashak
    Maschke
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    Sources (14)

    • Caroline in entry for Ephriam Edward Jones, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
    • Caroline Thomas, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Caroline Thomas Jones, "Find A Grave Index"

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