Thomas

George Andrew

1847 – 1943

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George Thomas

George Andrew Thomas, son of Henry and Elizabeth Brown (Donaldson) Thomas, was born in 1847 in Callaway County, Missouri.

 

Marriage

In 1869, Henry married Louisa Madeline Carson, the daughter of Henry and Martha (Rebecca) (Fowler) Carson. After the birth of George and Louisa’s first two children, George and Louisa moved from Andrew County, Missouri to Bourbon County, Kansas.  Louisa gave birth to two more children after the move.

 

George and Louisa’s children include:

  • Daisy Ellen was born in Andrew County, Missouri.  She married Arthur Streeter. Daisy was a dressmaker and belonged to the Baptist Church.
  • James William “Will”
  • Ernest (Owen) was born in Bourbon County, Kansas.  He married Martha (Inez) Dye. They lived in the Diamond neighborhood.
  • Arthur Lowell “Dick” was born in Bourbon County, Kansas.  He married Pearl Covert. They had six children.

 

George lived to be 96 years of ago, getting his longevity from his mother who lived to be a couple of months shy of 100.

 

George Thomas Family – Front: Louisa, George; Back: Dick, Owen, Will, Daisy