Benjamin Franklin Thomas

1832 - 1891  (58 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Thomas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	13 May 1832	Logan Co., Ohio, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Liberty, Logan Co., Ohio, USA   [6]
  		1850 U.S. census, Liberty, Logan Co., Ohio, USA p. 40A
  Census	1856	Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA   [7]
  		1856 Iowa state census, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA p.
  Census	1860	Black Oak, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA   [8]
  		1860 U.S. census, Black Oak, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA p. 33
  Census	1870	Oskaloosa 3rd Ward, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA   [4]
  		1870 U.S. census, Oskaloosa 3rd Ward, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA p. 18
  Census	1880	Grant, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA   [9]
  		1880 U.S. census, Grant, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA p. 298C
  Census	1885	Alcona, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA   [10]
  		1885 Kansas state census, Alcona, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA p.
  Death	31 Jan 1891	Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA   [5]
  Burial	Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA
  		Headstone of B. F. Thomas
  Notes	The family moved to a farm near Monroe, Iowa in 1875 and lived there for three years. In 1878 they came in covered wagons to Kansas and settled in Rooks county. [1]
  Person ID	I749	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree | Bret's lineage
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	William Thomas,   b. 31 Mar 1806, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA d. 21 Sep 1879, Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Olivia Weatherby,   b. 9 Dec 1805, Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA d. 20 Sep 1882, Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1827	Dublin, Logan Co., Ohio, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rhoda Maria Hetherington,   b. 16 Jan 1835, Knox Co., Ohio, USA d. 12 Jun 1898, Cawker City, Mitchell Co., Kansas, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1853	Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA   [12]
  Children	1. Ellora Thomas,   b. 26 Jan 1855, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 15 Dec 1856 (Age 1 year) + 2. John Charles Thomas,   b. 12 Nov 1856, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 10 Jan 1942, McLouth, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA (Age 85 years) + 3. Mary Effie Thomas,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 18 May 1940, Cawker City, Mitchell Co., Kansas, USA (Age 81 years) + 4. Frank Warren Thomas,   b. 10 Mar 1861, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 27 Dec 1911, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA (Age 50 years) + 5. William Ulysses Grant Thomas,   b. 2 May 1864, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 25 Jan 1926, Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA (Age 61 years) + 6. Anna Kate Thomas,   b. 9 Jul 1866, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 6 May 1961, Downs, Osborne Co., Kansas, USA (Age 94 years) + 7. Ida May Thomas,   b. 10 Jan 1869, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA d. 13 Mar 1941, Glen Elder, Mitchell Co., Kansas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 May 1832 - Logan Co., Ohio, USA Census - 1850 - Liberty, Logan Co., Ohio, USA Marriage - 17 Nov 1853 - Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA Census - 1856 - Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA Census - 1860 - Black Oak, Mahaska Co., Iowa, USA Death - 31 Jan 1891 - Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA Burial - - Woodston, Rooks Co., Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S423] Anna Paynter, Anna K. Paynter was 94 years old at death. [S2053] Family Data Collection - Births, (Ancestry.com). [S702] Myrtle Thomas, History of the Thomas Family. [S704] Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. census, 26 Jan 2009, p. 18. citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 408 [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 5 Oct 2011, entry for gravestone of Benjamin F. Thomas (1832-1891). [S192] Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. census, 22 May 2019, p. 40 (stamped), p. 79 (penned). citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 704 [S529] Ancestry.com, 1856 state census, 5 Sep 2017, Oskaloosa, page 990 (stamped), family 270, Benjamin F. Thomas; digital images. [S542] Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. census, 5 Sep 2017, p. 33. [S73] Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. census, 2 Jan 2014, p. 23, p. 298 (stamped). [S548] Ancestry.com, 1885 state census, 5 Sep 2017, Alcona, page 6, family 41, B. F. Thomas; digital images. [S40] Samuel Bourke. [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 5 Oct 2011, entry for gravestone of Rhoda M. Thomas (1835-1898).