Isham B. Thomas, Mary Thomas and Winnifred Thomas were all born in Bulloch County, Georgia, and are the earliest members of my Thomas line that I have been able to document. They may children of William Thomas (1762-1820) and Sarah Ryall (1773-1850) but I have no proof to substantiate that.
| Isham B. Thomas (born about 1803) |
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| married Mary Ulmer 1846 Decatur County Georgia ~~~~~ Family migrated to Lowndes County Georgia and then to Alachua County Florida |
| Mary Thomas (born about 1799) |
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| married (1) James Odum 1817 Bulloch County Georgia ~~~~~ Descendants migrated to Wayne County Georgia and Bradford and Volusia Counties in Florida |
married (2) Andrew Kicklighter, Sr. 1841 Bulloch County Georgia ~~~~~ Descendants migrated to Bryan County Georgia |
| Winnifred Thomas (born about 1802) |
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| married James Rimes 1824 Bulloch County Georgia ~~~~~ Descendants remained in the Bulloch-Bryan-Tattnall County Georgia areas |
Isham B. Thomas is the earliest of my Thomases I have been able to locate and is my gg-grandfather. Isham (or Isom, Isum, Isome, Isam or I. B. - take your pick, records show them all) has been traced from the 1830's in Bulloch County, Georgia (where I think he was probably born about 1803); to Decatur County where he married Mary Ulmer on November 29, 1846; to Lowndes County for the 1850 U. S. Census; to Alachua County, Florida, where the family moved in late 1850 or early 1851. They were there for the 1860 census also. Isham died in December 1868 in Alachua County and Mary died there in September 1873.
Two sisters of Isham have been identified through records and DNA testing.
Mary Thomas, born about 1799, was identified through a deed conveying property from Isham to her. She married James Odum in Bulloch County, Georgia in 1817 and later Andrew Kicklighter, Sr. there in 1841. Many of the Odum descendants settled in Wayne County, Georgia and Volusia County, Florida. Her one Kicklighter child, Mary, married and settled in Bryan County, Georgia.
Winifred Thomas, was born about 1802. Winifred married James Rimes in Bulloch County on February 27, 1824. The connection is made between Mary Thomas and Winifred due to James Rimes being appointed guardian of Mary's orphaned minor child, Godfrey Odum, after Mary's death in 1848-49.
Isham's father may be William Thomas found in Bulloch County on the 1820 census. Other siblings may be Vicey Thomas (born about 1806 and married Jesse Kicklighter) and Nancy Thomas (born about 1808 and married Andrew Kicklighter, Jr.).
The Thomas cemetery in Alachua County, Florida, has a great number of Thomases and their married relations buried there. This cemetery information is available online.
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THOMAS Links
- Isham B. Thomas
- Details regarding Isham B. Thomas, born about 1803 in Georgia, died 1868 in Alachua County, Florida.
- Isham B. Thomas Family Tree
- Beginning in Bulloch County, Georgia about 1800.
- Mary Thomas
- Details regarding Mary Thomas, born about 1799 in Georgia, died 1849 in Georgia.
- Mary Thomas Family Tree
- Descendants of Mary Thomas' marriages to (1) James Odum and (2) Andrew Kicklighter, Sr.
- Winnifred "Winney"Thomas
- Details regarding Winnifred Thomas, born about 1802 in Georgia and married James Rimes.
- Kicklighter Family
- The relationship between the Thomas, Odum and Kicklighter families.
- THOMAS Cemetery, Alachua County, Florida.
- This is an update to the 1968 cemetery survey done by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
- Umatilla Cemetery, Umatilla, Lake County, Florida
- Photographs and transcriptions of the headstones in the PIKE section. Several Thomases who are related to the Pikes are buried here.
- Photo Gallery
- The Photo Gallery has several old Thomas photographs, including the only known photograph of Joseph Murray Thomas.
- Isham J. Thomas and Ivey A. Thomas
- These are additional Thomas families that are believed to be related to Isham B. Thomas, but the proof thus far has remained elusive.