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  (b. 23 November 1831 Clay, Indiana, USA   d. 27 October 1877 Ida, Republic, Kansas, USA )  

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John Henson THOMAS was born 23 November 1831 in Clay, Indiana, USA

John Henson THOMAS was the child of ?   and   ?

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John Henson  married  Rachel HARRIS 26 August 1855 in Boone, Iowa, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel HARRIS  was born 28 March 1838 in Butler County, Ohio, USA.  Rachel died 24 February 1919 in Narka, Republic, Kansas, USA.  Rachel was the child of Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE.

John Henson THOMAS died 27 October 1877 in Ida, Republic, Kansas, USA.







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John Henson THOMAS married flag photo of Rachel HARRIS  Rachel HARRIS-- Date: 26 August 1855 Place: Boone, Iowa, USA
Rachel HARRIS was the child of Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE




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flag photo of Sarah Ellen THOMAS  Sarah Ellen THOMAS (b.15 April 1861, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA  d. 11 November 1935, Supply, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA)
m. Marion James JONES 5 March 1879



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birth1831 Birth
23 November 1831
Clay, Indiana, USA
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1855 Marriage / Partner
John Henson THOMAS and Rachel HARRIS 26 August 1855, Boone, Iowa, USA

He was 23 years old.
1861 Birth of Child
Sarah Ellen THOMAS was born 15 April 1861, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA

John Henson was 29 years old.
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1877 Death
27 October 1877
Ida, Republic, Kansas, USA

He died at the age of 45.
Added: 12/12/2021 10:38:57 AM - Updated: 12/14/2021 4:39:04 PM

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