Parents: Johann Philip Thomas and Anna Eva Kammer Thomas. His siblings were Susanna, James, Mary Margaret, Barbara, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Spouses:
1. Martha "Mattie" Jane Bear (m. 2 April 1885 in Iowa)
2. Rose Minton Snowden (m. January 1911 in Kansas)
Children (w/ Mattie): Everett, Fred, Frank, Nelle, Wilbur, Henrietta and Ralph.
1900 US Census: Spencer, McCook, South Dakota.
1908, McCook, South Dakota, Wife Martha dies.
1909, McCook, South Dakota, Daughter Henrietta dies.
1910 US Census: Benton, McCook, South Dakota, Widowed. Lives with children, Everett, Nelle and Ralph.
1911, January: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper articles as marrying Rose Minton Snowden.
1911, April: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper article as moving to Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma with wife, Rose.
1920 US Census: Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma. Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. Living with 2nd wife Rose M. and son Ralph. Also have boarder living with them.
1930 US Census: Lubbock, Texas. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law. Living with daughter Nelle Thomas Ragland and her family.
In 1932, Henry was listed in the obituary of his brother James Edward Thomas as a survivor, living in Lubbock, TX.
In August 1934, Henry's 2nd wife Rose dies in Vinita, OK and was buried in Foraker, OK. Her obituary does not mention his name.
In July 1935 Henry was listed in the obituary of his sister Mary Margaret Surber as a survivor, again living in Lubbock, TX.
By April 1935, Nelle Ragland had moved to Polk, Arkansas. It is unclear if Henry ever moved with her.
Henry Thomas is not found in the 1940 or 1950 Census.
Obituaries for Henry's sons in 1945, 1946 and 1947 make no mention of his name.
According to the evidence listed in the timeline and information above, Henry's death occurred in or after 1935, but probably before 1940.
Both Texas and Arkansas (where his daughter Nelle Ragland lived) have no death records for Henry Thomas.
A man named Henry Thomas is listed on the Oklahoma State Vital Records Index as dying in Osage County on 1 May 1932. That man was later confirmed NOT to be a match for this Henry C. Thomas.
I have requested that a volunteer take a photo of Rose Thomas' headstone in Foraker; hopefully she was buried with or near Henry Clay Thomas. I am happy to edit and update his burial location if more information becomes available. -Brittany (2x great granddaughter of Henry's through his son, Wilbur.)
Spouses:
1. Martha "Mattie" Jane Bear (m. 2 April 1885 in Iowa)
2. Rose Minton Snowden (m. January 1911 in Kansas)
Children (w/ Mattie): Everett, Fred, Frank, Nelle, Wilbur, Henrietta and Ralph.
1900 US Census: Spencer, McCook, South Dakota.
1908, McCook, South Dakota, Wife Martha dies.
1909, McCook, South Dakota, Daughter Henrietta dies.
1910 US Census: Benton, McCook, South Dakota, Widowed. Lives with children, Everett, Nelle and Ralph.
1911, January: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper articles as marrying Rose Minton Snowden.
1911, April: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper article as moving to Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma with wife, Rose.
1920 US Census: Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma. Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. Living with 2nd wife Rose M. and son Ralph. Also have boarder living with them.
1930 US Census: Lubbock, Texas. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law. Living with daughter Nelle Thomas Ragland and her family.
In 1932, Henry was listed in the obituary of his brother James Edward Thomas as a survivor, living in Lubbock, TX.
In August 1934, Henry's 2nd wife Rose dies in Vinita, OK and was buried in Foraker, OK. Her obituary does not mention his name.
In July 1935 Henry was listed in the obituary of his sister Mary Margaret Surber as a survivor, again living in Lubbock, TX.
By April 1935, Nelle Ragland had moved to Polk, Arkansas. It is unclear if Henry ever moved with her.
Henry Thomas is not found in the 1940 or 1950 Census.
Obituaries for Henry's sons in 1945, 1946 and 1947 make no mention of his name.
According to the evidence listed in the timeline and information above, Henry's death occurred in or after 1935, but probably before 1940.
Both Texas and Arkansas (where his daughter Nelle Ragland lived) have no death records for Henry Thomas.
A man named Henry Thomas is listed on the Oklahoma State Vital Records Index as dying in Osage County on 1 May 1932. That man was later confirmed NOT to be a match for this Henry C. Thomas.
I have requested that a volunteer take a photo of Rose Thomas' headstone in Foraker; hopefully she was buried with or near Henry Clay Thomas. I am happy to edit and update his burial location if more information becomes available. -Brittany (2x great granddaughter of Henry's through his son, Wilbur.)
Parents: Johann Philip Thomas and Anna Eva Kammer Thomas. His siblings were Susanna, James, Mary Margaret, Barbara, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Spouses:
1. Martha "Mattie" Jane Bear (m. 2 April 1885 in Iowa)
2. Rose Minton Snowden (m. January 1911 in Kansas)
Children (w/ Mattie): Everett, Fred, Frank, Nelle, Wilbur, Henrietta and Ralph.
1900 US Census: Spencer, McCook, South Dakota.
1908, McCook, South Dakota, Wife Martha dies.
1909, McCook, South Dakota, Daughter Henrietta dies.
1910 US Census: Benton, McCook, South Dakota, Widowed. Lives with children, Everett, Nelle and Ralph.
1911, January: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper articles as marrying Rose Minton Snowden.
1911, April: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper article as moving to Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma with wife, Rose.
1920 US Census: Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma. Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. Living with 2nd wife Rose M. and son Ralph. Also have boarder living with them.
1930 US Census: Lubbock, Texas. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law. Living with daughter Nelle Thomas Ragland and her family.
In 1932, Henry was listed in the obituary of his brother James Edward Thomas as a survivor, living in Lubbock, TX.
In August 1934, Henry's 2nd wife Rose dies in Vinita, OK and was buried in Foraker, OK. Her obituary does not mention his name.
In July 1935 Henry was listed in the obituary of his sister Mary Margaret Surber as a survivor, again living in Lubbock, TX.
By April 1935, Nelle Ragland had moved to Polk, Arkansas. It is unclear if Henry ever moved with her.
Henry Thomas is not found in the 1940 or 1950 Census.
Obituaries for Henry's sons in 1945, 1946 and 1947 make no mention of his name.
According to the evidence listed in the timeline and information above, Henry's death occurred in or after 1935, but probably before 1940.
Both Texas and Arkansas (where his daughter Nelle Ragland lived) have no death records for Henry Thomas.
A man named Henry Thomas is listed on the Oklahoma State Vital Records Index as dying in Osage County on 1 May 1932. That man was later confirmed NOT to be a match for this Henry C. Thomas.
I have requested that a volunteer take a photo of Rose Thomas' headstone in Foraker; hopefully she was buried with or near Henry Clay Thomas. I am happy to edit and update his burial location if more information becomes available. -Brittany (2x great granddaughter of Henry's through his son, Wilbur.)
Spouses:
1. Martha "Mattie" Jane Bear (m. 2 April 1885 in Iowa)
2. Rose Minton Snowden (m. January 1911 in Kansas)
Children (w/ Mattie): Everett, Fred, Frank, Nelle, Wilbur, Henrietta and Ralph.
1900 US Census: Spencer, McCook, South Dakota.
1908, McCook, South Dakota, Wife Martha dies.
1909, McCook, South Dakota, Daughter Henrietta dies.
1910 US Census: Benton, McCook, South Dakota, Widowed. Lives with children, Everett, Nelle and Ralph.
1911, January: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper articles as marrying Rose Minton Snowden.
1911, April: Kingman, Kansas. Listed in newspaper article as moving to Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma with wife, Rose.
1920 US Census: Foraker, Osage, Oklahoma. Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. Living with 2nd wife Rose M. and son Ralph. Also have boarder living with them.
1930 US Census: Lubbock, Texas. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law. Living with daughter Nelle Thomas Ragland and her family.
In 1932, Henry was listed in the obituary of his brother James Edward Thomas as a survivor, living in Lubbock, TX.
In August 1934, Henry's 2nd wife Rose dies in Vinita, OK and was buried in Foraker, OK. Her obituary does not mention his name.
In July 1935 Henry was listed in the obituary of his sister Mary Margaret Surber as a survivor, again living in Lubbock, TX.
By April 1935, Nelle Ragland had moved to Polk, Arkansas. It is unclear if Henry ever moved with her.
Henry Thomas is not found in the 1940 or 1950 Census.
Obituaries for Henry's sons in 1945, 1946 and 1947 make no mention of his name.
According to the evidence listed in the timeline and information above, Henry's death occurred in or after 1935, but probably before 1940.
Both Texas and Arkansas (where his daughter Nelle Ragland lived) have no death records for Henry Thomas.
A man named Henry Thomas is listed on the Oklahoma State Vital Records Index as dying in Osage County on 1 May 1932. That man was later confirmed NOT to be a match for this Henry C. Thomas.
I have requested that a volunteer take a photo of Rose Thomas' headstone in Foraker; hopefully she was buried with or near Henry Clay Thomas. I am happy to edit and update his burial location if more information becomes available. -Brittany (2x great granddaughter of Henry's through his son, Wilbur.)
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Possibly buried with or near Rose Minton Snowden Thomas in the Foraker, OK cemetery.
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