10 Jul 2018
Husband: John Rhys THOMAS Also known as: "John R."
Born: 24 Feb 1834 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, WALES 1 (see note 1) Died: 25 Jan 1898 in Niles, Trumbull Co. OH 2 (see note 2) Buried: in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH Occupation: Coal Miner (1861) Occupation: Worker in a Brick Yard (1870) Occupation: Manufacturer, Fire Brick (1880) Immigrated: 28 Oct 1868 Ar. Port of New York aboard SS Nebraska Father: Mother: Media desc: John R Thomas Burial Marker Media desc: John R Thomas Obituary
Wife: Margaret MORGAN Married: Abt 1858 in Prob. Carmarthenshire, WALES
Born: 12 May 1834 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, WALES (see note 3) Died: 24 Jul 1918 in Niles, Trumbull Co. OH Buried: in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH Immigrated: 28 Oct 1868 Ar. Port of New York aboard SS Nebraska Father: Mother: Media desc: Margaret Thomas Burial Marker Media desc: Margaret Thomas Obituary Media desc: Thomas Family Burial Marker Media desc: 1861 Llanelli Wales Census, pg 46 Media desc: 1861 Llanelli Wales Census, pg 47 Media desc: 1868 Page 1, SS Nebraska List Media desc: 1868 Page 5, SS Nebraska List
M Child 1: John Morgan THOMAS Born: 3 May 1859 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, WALES (see note 4) Died: 18 Jun 1945 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co. WI (see note 5) Buried: in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH (see note 6) Occupation: Book Keeper (1880) Occupation: Manufacturer, Fire Brick (1905) Occupation: President, Blast Furnace Co. (1920) Immigrated: 28 Oct 1868 Ar. Port of New York aboard SS Nebraska Wife: Gladys M. JONES b. 16 Aug 1873 d. 4 Jul 1948 Married: 14 Jun 1899 in Prob. Duluth, St. Louis Co. MN 3 (see note 7)
M Child 2: Thomas E. THOMAS Born: 19 Jun 1861 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, WALES 4 (see note 8) Died: 10 Nov 1920 in Niles, Trumbull Co. OH 5 (see note 9) Buried: 13 Nov 1920 in Union Cem. Trumbull Co. OH 4 Occupation: Fire Brick Maker (1880) Occupation: Manager, Niles Fire Brick Co. (1900, 10, 20) Immigrated: 28 Oct 1868 Ar. Port of New York aboard SS Nebraska 6 Wife: Mary Adaline ROBBINS b. 31 Jul 1861 d. 1 Oct 1934 Also known as: "Adaline" Married: 23 May 1893 in Trumbull Co. OH 7 No children:
M Child 3: William Aubrey THOMAS 8 Born: 7 Jun 1866 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, WALES Died: 8 Sep 1951 in Talladega Co. AL Buried: in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH Occupation: President, Dollar Bank of Niles (1903) Occupation: US Congressman (1904-1911) Occupation: Director, Mahoning Valley Steel Co. of Niles (1916-22) Occupation: President, Jenifer Furnace Co. (1920) Occupation: President, Iron & Steel Co. (1930) Occupation: Proprietor, Ore Mine (1940) Immigrated: 28 Oct 1868 Ar. Port of New York aboard SS Nebraska Wife: Anna HENKE b. 19 Feb 1883 d. 28 Nov 1942 Other name: HENKLE (see note 10) Married: 5 Jun 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL No children:
F Child 4: Margaretta THOMAS Born: 18 May 1869 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co. OH 4 Died: 1 Jan 1952 in Niles, Trumbull Co. OH 9 (see note 11) Buried: 4 Jan 1952 in Union Cem. Niles, OH 4 Occupation: Philanthropist Husband: Thomas Omar CLINGAN b. 23 Jan 1853 d. 4 Aug 1928 Married: 19 Dec 1888 in Trumbull Co. OH 10,7
F Child 5: Rachael THOMAS Born: 8 Sep 1872 in OH Died: 5 Jun 1877 in OH Buried: in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH
F Child 6: Mary Ann THOMAS Born: 12 Mar 1878 in Niles, Trumbull Co. OH 11 Died: 7 Jun 1969 in Niles, Trumbull Co. OH 12 (see note 12) Buried: 9 Jun 1969 in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH 13 Occupation: Philanthropist Husband: Jacob Dilger "Jake" WADDELL b. 7 Jul 1870 d. 4 Aug 1939 Married: 12 Dec 1917 in New York, New York 14 (see note 13) No children:
Sources: (1) Trumbull Co. Court, Trumbull County Deaths, Place of birth listed. (2) Trumbull Co. Court, Trumbull County Deaths, Vol. 3, Pg 266. Lists place of birth. (3) United States Government, Department of State, Passport Application, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, DC, Application No. 328393 issued 30 Jul 1923 gives the date of marriage. (4) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics. (5) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 72433. Informant: John M. Thomas of Milwaukee. Attending physician: T.O. Clingan. (6) Ulam, Norman & Mary Lou, Naturalizations in Trumbull County, Ohio 1800 - 1870, Pub. Unknown (1983?) (7) Trumbull Co. Genealogical Society Chapter (OGS), Trumbull County Ohio Marriage Index 1800 - 1900, Howland Printing; Cortland, OH (1998)) (8) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present, United States Congress; Washington, DC ; Bicentennial Ed. (1998), Web version: http://bioguide.congress.gov. (9) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 06402 for Margareta Clingan on 1 Jan 1952. Inf: Thomas O. Clingan. (10) Trumbull Co. Court, Trumbull County Marriages - Card Index File and Registers, Vol. 9. Page 219. (11) Grayson, Rosemary Stoup, et. al. - ed, Trumbull County Births Records, 1867 - 1908, Howland Publishing Co.; Cortland, OH (2001), Re. Volume 2, Page 225. (12) Ancestry.Com, Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Ancestry.Com. (13) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by J. Newcomb (2011). Inc. photo. Memorial No. 641683308. (14) US Department of State, Waddell Passport #286205 (US Department of State; 11 May 1923) Event Notes Note (1) The 1861 census gives Llanelli. The obituary gives Aberdale, Wales. Note (2) Cause: Pneumonia Note (3) Place of birth, "Garnant" is listed on the death certificate of son Thomas. The 1861 census gives Llanelli. Margaret's obituary states Glanaman, Wales. Note (4) "Glamaman" as the POB is listed on son John's passport application of 27 Jun 1921. Llanelli is given on the 1861 census. His obituary confirms the date. Note (5) Obituary in the Warren Tribune; 20 Jun 1945; page 7, col. 4. Note (6) Funeral services held in Milwaukee 20 Jun 1945. Note (7) Date also given in his obituary. Note (8) Thomas' death certificate gives "Cwrnfelin" as stated by his brother John. "Glamaman" as the POB is listed on son John's passport application of 27 Jun 1921. Llanelli is given on the 1861 census. His obituary confirms the date. Note (9) Adaline's obituary states that Thomas died in November 1930 which is incorrect. Note (10) Found on Anna's death record. Note (11) Named as a survivor in WA Thomas' NY Times obituary. Note (12) Death Cert. No 46317. SSN 291-12-2628. Note (13) While his pasport gives 1919 as the marriage year, his obituary gives 1917 which is supported by the 1930 census. The wedding was announced in the 12 Dec 1917 "Youngstown Vindicator".The Ball Family of Carter's Run Copyright © 2018, James D. Ball Uniontown, OH jd_ball2001@yahoo.com Name Index