Research Project

William Barron Thomasson & Mary A. Stewart

                                                                           
      Research of William Barron Thomasson & Mary A. Stewart family        
      of Franklin, Heard County, Georgia and Pike County, Arkansas         
                                                                           
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Husband's Name   William Barron Thomasson                                  
 Born:    23 Nov 1823    Place: York District, South Carolina              
 Died:    16 Jan 1918    Place: Billstown, Pike, Arkansas                  
 Married:        1847    Place: Summerville, Chattooga, Georgia            
 Father:         James Jackson Thomasson                                   
 Mother:         Jane Barron                                               
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Wife's Name      Mary A. Stewart                                           
 Born:    27 Oct 1827    Place: New Jersey                                 
 Died:    15 Jan 1909    Place: Billstown, Pike, Arkansas                  
 Father:                                                                   
 Mother:                                                                   
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 1. Sex Name                                                               
     M  James Stewart Thomasson                                            
        Born:    21 Apr 1848    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    16 Oct 1937    Place:                                     
        Married: 15 Nov 1874    Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas        
        Spouse:  Jane Caroline Waldrop                                     
        Married: 09 Jun 1907    Place: Shawmut, Pike, Arkansas             
        Spouse:  Orie Wright                                               
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 2. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Walter Scott Thomasson                                             
        Born:    19 Jan 1850    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    07 Nov 1869    Place:                                     
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 4. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Horace Jefferson Thomasson                                         
        Born:       May 1852    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    15 Nov 1922    Place:                                     
        Married: 28 Feb 1877    Place: Pike County, Arkansas               
        Spouse:  Alice C. Browning                                         
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 3. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Charles Randolph Thomasson                                         
        Born:    28 Jan 1854    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:       Aug 1909    Place: New York                            
        Married: 05 Jan 1881    Place: New York                            
        Spouse:  Loretta Sumpter                                           
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 5. Sex Name                                                               
     M  William Beverly Thomasson                                          
        Born:    12 Dec 1855    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    24 Jun 1926    Place: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La  
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 6. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Nicholas Tompkins Thomasson                                        
        Born:    08 Sep 1858    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    01 Jul 1912    Place: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas         
        Married: 01 Jul 1885    Place: Pike County, Arkansas               
        Spouse:  Mary Magnolia (Mollie) Bryant                             
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 7. Sex Name                                                               
     F  Mary Ann (Anna) Thomasson                                          
        Born:    14 Aug 1860    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    03 May 1942    Place: Orange County, California           
        Married: 11 Nov 1880    Place: Pike County, Arkansas               
        Spouse:  J.A. (Mack) Holland                                       
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 8. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Joseph Brown Thomasson                                             
        Born:    03 Sep 1862    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    26 Apr 1921    Place:                                     
        Married: 26 Nov 1896    Place: Billstown, Pike, Arkansas           
        Spouse:  Minnie Ola Gentry                                         
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 9. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Robert Lee Thomasson                                               
        Born:    17 Jun 1865    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    31 May 1908    Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas        
        Married: 20 Dec 1897    Place: Okolona, Clark, Arkansas            
        Spouse:  Fannie Peeples Ross                                       
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10. Sex Name                                                               
     M  Jonathan Samuel Thomasson                                          
        Born:    13 Apr 1867    Place: Franklin, Heard, Georgia            
        Died:    10 May 1944    Place:                                     
        Married: 16 Oct 1892    Place: Pike County, Arkansas               
        Spouse:  Ada Jane Branch                                           
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                               BIOGRAPHICAL                                
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                               W.B. Thomasson                              
                                                                                                                                                        
                W.B. Thomasson, farmer, Murfreesboro, Ark.                 
                                                                           
There are a number of men prominently identified with the agricultural     
affairs of this county, but among them none are more deserving of mention  
than W.B. Thomasson, who was born in York District, S.C., in 1823. He was  
the elder of two children born to James and Jane (Barron) Thomasson,       
natives of South Carolina, where the father followed agricultural pursuits.
The mother died when our subject was an infant, and the father died in     
Georgia in 1832. The paternal grandfather, William Thomasson, was a native 
of North Carolina, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The maternal    
grandfather was a merchant of Ebenezerville, made a large fortune, and died
in 1840. W.B. Thomasson was reared on the farm until fourteen years of age,
and then entered school at Franklin, Ga., where he remained two years.     
After this he began the study of law, was admitted to the bar when but     
nineteen years of age, under a special act of the Legislature, and at once 
began the practice of his profession in the town of Franklin. In the spring
of 1862 he raise a company at home, was elected captain, and soon went to  
the front, where he was attached to the Forty-first Regiment Georgia       
Infantry and was in the battles of Corinth, Perryville, Missionary Ridge   
and in the battles of Georgia, siege of Vicksburg, Jonesboro, on the       
Georgia campaign, and at Bentonville, where the last gun was fired. He then
returned to Georgia and resumed the practice of law. In 1872 he came to    
Arkansas, settled in Clark County for three years and then came to Pike    
County, where he has since remained. He was appointed county clerk, wa soon
after elected at a special election and served three terms in succession.  
He practiced his profession for a short time and at the expiration of his  
term of office returned to a farm five miles southeast of town, which      
consisted of 500 acres. He now has 700 acres, of which 110 acres are under 
cultivation, and he is rapidly opening more. He has erected good buildings,
planted an excellent orchard, and is one of the most enterprising farmers  
of the county. He was married in 1847 to Miss Mary Stewart, a native of New
Jersey and the fruits of this union have been ten children: James S. (mar- 
ried), Walter (died at the age of nineteen years), Charles (resides at     
Arkadelphia), Horace J. (married and resides on the farm with his father), 
W.B. (resides in California), Joe, Robert and Samuel J. Mrs. Thomasson is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and socially, Mr.         
Thomasson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Pike Lodge No. 91.        
                                                                           
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, 1890, Pike       
County, pages 340-341.                                                     
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                            James S. Thomasson                             
                                                                           
In writing the biographies of prominent citizens of Pike County, mention   
should certainly be made of the gentlemen whose name heads this sketch. His
father, William B. Thomasson, was born in 1824, in South Carolina, and in  
1847 was united in marriage at Summerville, Ga., to Miss Mary A. Stewart, a
native of New Jersey, born in 1827. The result of this union was the birth 
of (ten) children, - (nine) boys and one girl - eight of whom are still    
living, viz., James S., Walter S., Horace J., Charles R., William B.,      
Nicholas T., Mary A., Joseph B., Robert L. and Samuel J. Mr. Thomasson is a
lawyer and planter by occupation. He has practices law for thirty-three    
years, and has been prominently identified with the interests of the       
communities in which he has resided at various times. During the (Civil)   
war he served in the Confederate army as captain of Company I, Forty-first 
Regiment, Georgia Volunteers. In 1872 he emigrated from Georgia to         
Arkansas, locating in Clark County, where he resided three years, and them 
emigrated to Pike County, where he is still living. His wife is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The immediate subject of this sketch
was born in Franklin, Heard County, Ga., on April 21, 1848, where he was   
reared and received his education. In 1864 he ran away from home and       
enlisted in the Confederate service in Beall's battalion, McCoy's brigade, 
and served until the close of the war. At the surrender he was at          
Doctortown, Ga., and immediately after that event took place he returned   
home and resumed his studies at school for three years. November 15, 1874, 
he was married to Miss Jane C. Waldrop, a native of South Carolina, and to 
this union have been born eight children, viz., Laura, Blanche, Oscar,     
Emily, Mary, Hugh, and Joseph. The eighth child died in infancy. Our       
subject is a planter by occupation, and owns 400 acres of good land, with  
eighty acres under cultivation. Mr. Thomasson has served as county examiner
for two years, and as county surveyor for nine years, in which latter      
capacity he is still serving. He is actively interested in educational and 
religious matters, and is a good citizen. Both he and wife are members of  
the Baptist Church.                                                        
                                                                           
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, 1890, Pike       
County, page 341.                                                          
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                              N.T. Thomasson                               
                                                                           
              N.T. Thomasson, physician, Murfreesboro, Ark.                
                                                                           
In presenting in this work brief biographical sketches of representative   
citizens of the county, among those in the medical profession is very      
properly given a short review of the life of Dr. Thomasson, and of his     
identification with the town of Murfreesboro. His parents, W.B. and Mary A.
(Stewart) Thomasson, were natives of South Carolina and New Jersey,        
respectively, and the father was a lawyer by profession. He moved to Clark 
County, Ark., in 1873, then to Pike County in 1875, and in 1876 was elected
circuit clerk, which position he filled in an able and satisfactory manner 
for seven years. He has now retired to his farm, five miles south of town. 
Dr. N.T. Thomasson was reared in Georgia until fourteen years of age, and  
received a good practical education in the common schools. He came with his
parents to Clark County in 1873, but in 1875 went to New York, and attended
school at Watkins, where he remained until the fall of 1877. He then went  
to Michigan, entered Hope College at Holland, where he remained six months,
and then returned to Arkansas. Here he at once began reading medicine under
Dr. McKethan, and after a certain length of time he went to Arkadelphia,   
where he was in a drug store until the spring of 1879. In the fall of that 
year he entered the Medical College at Little Rock, and graduated in March,
1881. He then returned to Murfreesboro, and at once began the practice of  
his profession. He was married, in 1885, to Miss Mollie Bryant, of Bingen, 
Hempstead County, Ark., and to them were born two children - Annie Pearl   
and May. The Doctor has gained a widespread reputation as a faithful and   
skillful practitioner, and as a physician, and personally is highly        
esteemed.                                                                  
                                                                           
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, 1890, Pike       
County, pages 341-342.                                                     
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                           Joseph B. Thomasson                             
                                                                           
Prof. Joseph B. Thomasson, Murfreesboro, Ark. This prominent and very      
successful educator is a native of Heard County, Ga., his birth occurring  
two miles west of Franklin, September 3, 1862, and is the son of W.B. and  
Mary A. (Stewart) Thomasson, the father a native of South Carolina, and the
mother of New Jersey. Prof. Joseph B. Thomasson was the eighth of ten      
children, and was principally reared in Arkansas, receiving his education  
in the leading schools of this State. This he improved very materially, by 
individual efforts, and when twenty years of age, started in life to battle
for himself. He first engaged in the mercantile business, as a partner in  
the store of Thomasson & Bro., at Murfreesboro, and continued thus engaged 
for five years. They then discontinued business, and since that time the   
Professor has been engaged in teaching school. He has been very successful 
in this profession, and is considered one of the best educators and        
disciplinarians in the county. He is young, enterprising and energetic, and
full of that push and perseverance that secure success in whatever is      
undertaken. He also enjoys the respect and esteem of the entire community  
of which he is a valued and honored member. In connection with teaching,   
he has also carried on farming, but not to any great extent. In politics he
affiliates with the Democratic party, and takes an active part in all      
political matters. He served a year and a half as post-master of           
Murfreesboro, and filled that position in a very satisfactory manner. He   
also served for some time as deputy clerk of this county. He is a liberal  
supporter of all laudable public enterprises, and is what might be termed  
as a self-made man.                                                        
                                                                           
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, Chicago,         
Nashville and St. Louis: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890, Pike County,  
page 342.                                                                  
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                             CEMETERY RECORDS                              
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Pike County, Arkansas - Thomasson Family Plot                              
                                                                           
From: "Cemetery Records Pike County, Arkansas" Copyright 1986 by Pike      
County Homemakers Extension - used with permission, page 144.              
                                                                           
Located Section 28 Township 8 Range 24 West: SE 1/4 of SW 1/4.             
                                                                           
Name                  Date of Birth  Date of Death    COMMENTS             
                                                                           
THOMASSON, James S.   04/21/1848     10/16/1937                            
THOMASSON, Jane C.    12/04/1851     04/02/1888                            
                                                                           
2 graves near Jane    Unmarked                                             
                                                                           
THOMASSON, Carrie     02/16/1884     07/27/1895                            
THOMASSON, Mary       03/14/1885     07/17/1888                            
THOMASSON, John G.    02/07/1912     01/16/1916                            
                                                                           
WALDROP, Mr.          No Dates                       Parents of            
WALDROP, Mrs.         No Dates                       Jane THOMASSON        
                                                                           
Tim Kirkham (deceased) rabraine@wmni.net                                   
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Name               Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location      Year 
                                                                           
THOMASSON REUBEN L. 23  M   W   GA         GA    HEARD  FRANKLIN P.O. 1860 
THOMASSON Wm. B.    36  M   W   SC         GA    HEARD  FRANKLIN P.O. 1860 
                                                                           
National Archives Microfilm Series: M653 Roll: 127 Page: 725 & 774         
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Page No. 725                                                               
                                                                           
Schedule 1 - Free inhabitants in (blank) in the County of Heard, State of  
Georgia enumerated by me on the 25th day of July, 1860. J.N. Pittman, Ass't
Marshal. Post Office: Franklin, Ga.                                        
                                                                           
Line 38-40 | Dwelling 451 | Family 436                        Birthplace   
                                                                           
Wm. B. Thomasson        36 M    Attorney        800  6000    South Carolina
Mary A.    "            33 F                                 New Jersey    
James S.   "            12 M                                 Georgia       
                                                                           
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Schedule 1 - Free inhabitants in The Northern District in the County of    
Heard, State of Georgia enumerated by me on the 25th day of July, 1860.    
J.N. Pittman, Ass't Marshal. Post Office: Franklin, Ga.                    
                                                                           
Line 01-06 | Dwelling 451 | Family 436                        Birthplace   
                                                                           
Walter S. Thomasson     10 M                                  Georgia      
Horace J.     "          8 M                                  Georgia      
Charles R.    "          6 M                                  Georgia      
William B.    "          4 M                                  Georgia      
Nicholas      "          2 M                                  Georgia      
James F. Thomasson       8 M                                  Georgia      
                                                                           
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Page No. 774                                                               
                                                                           
Schedule 1 - Free inhabitants in (blank) in the County of Heard, State of  
Georgia enumerated by me on the 28th day of August, 1860. J.N. Pittman,    
Ass't Marshal. Post Office: Franklin, Ga.                                  
                                                                           
Line 09-09 | Dwelling 762 | Family 747                        Birthplace   
                                                                           
Reuben L. Thomasson     23 M    Attorney              300    Georgia       
                                                                           
Note: Enumerated in the A.M. & Amanda M. Wood household                    
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Name               Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location      Year 
                                                                           
THOMASSON JAMES     21  M   W   GA         GA    HEARD  FRANKLIN P.O. 1870 
THOMASSON Wm. B.    45  M   W   SC         GA    HEARD  FRANKLIN P.O. 1870 
                                                                           
National Archives Microfilm Series: M593 Roll: 157 Page: 356 & 367         
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Page No. 62                                                                
                                                                           
Schedule 1 - Inhabitants in 788 G.M. in the County of Heard, State of      
Georgia enumerated by me on the 30 day of June, 1870. Wm. Wilson, Ass't    
Marshal. Post Office: Franklin, Ga.                                        
                                                                           
Line 05-14 | Dwelling 541 | Family 430                       Birthplace    
                                                                           
Thomasson, Wm. B.       45 M W  Lawyer          147   210    South Carolina
    "    , Mary A.      42 F W  Keeping House   1200  486    New Jersey    
    "    , Horace J.    18 M W  Farming                      Georgia       
    "    , Charles R.   16 M W  Farm Laborer                 Georgia       
    "    , Wm. B.       14 M W  At School                    Georgia       
    "    , Nicholas     12 M W  Farm Laborer                 Georgia       
    "    , Mary Ann     11 F W  At Home                      Georgia       
    "    , Joseph B.     9 M W                               Georgia       
    "    , Robert Lee    5 M W                               Georgia       
    "    , Jonathan S.   3 M W                               Georgia       
                                                                           
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Page No. 146                                                               
                                                                           
Schedule 1 - Inhabitants in 939 G.M. in the County of Heard, State of      
Georgia enumerated by me on the 6th day of August, 1870. Wm. Wilson, Ass't 
Marshal. Post Office: Franklin, Ga.                                        
                                                                           
Line 06-06 | Dwelling 1076 | Family 1016                     Birthplace    
                                                                           
Thomasson, James        21 M W  Teaching day school          Georgia       
                                                                           
Note: Enumerated in the John H. & Ellender J. Wilson household             
                                                                           
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1880 Federal Census of Pike County, Arkansas                               
J. Shane Hill and Dorothy Kennedy Partain                                  
                                                                           
Township: Thompson                                                         
                                                                           
Page: 419 Dwelling/Family: 82/82                                           
                                                                           
THOMASON, H.G.            M  W    28      HEAD  M  FARMER         GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, ALICE           F  W    24      WIFE  M  KEEPING HOUSE  AR GA AL 
THOMASON, CHARLES         M  W  3/12 JUN  SON   S                 AR GA AR 
                                                                           
Page: 420 Dwelling/Family: 91/91                                           
                                                                           
THOMASON, W.B.            M  W    55      HEAD  M  COUNTY CLERK   SC NC SC 
THOMASON, MARY A.         F  W    52      WIFE  M  KEEPING HOUSE  NJ NJ NJ 
THOMASON, WILLIAM B. JR.  M  W    24      SON   S  LAWYER         GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, NICHOLAS        M  W    21      SON   S                 GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, MARY N.         F  W    19      DAU   S  AT HOME        GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, JOSEPH B.       M  W    17      SON   S                 GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, ROBERT L.       M  W    14      SON   S                 GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, JONATHAN S.     M  W    12      SON   S                 GA SC NJ 
                                                                           
Page: 427 Dwelling/Family: 216/216                                         
                                                                           
THOMASON, JAMES S.        M  W    32      HEAD  M  FARMER         GA SC NJ 
THOMASON, J.C.            F  W    24      WIFE  M  KEEPING HOUSE  GA AL SC 
THOMASON, LAURA           F  W     3       DAU  S  AT HOME        AR GA SC 
THOMASON, BLANCHE         F  W     1       DAU  S  AT HOME        AR GA SC 
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1900 Federal Census of Pike County, Arkansas                               
J. Shane Hill & Dorothy Kennedy Partain                                    
Copyright 1995                                                             
Pike County Archives and History Society                                   
Murfreesboro, AR 71958                                                     
                                                                           
Township: Thompson                                                         
                                                                           
Page 95A   HSD/FAM:   86/ 86                                               
                                                                           
Thomasson, William B.  H  W M NOV 1823 76  M 53      SC  NC  SC Landlord   
Thomasson, Mary A.     W  W F OCT 1827 72  M 53 10-9 NJ  NJ  NJ            
Gilmer, Allice            W F JAN 1883 17  S         AR  AR  AR            
                                                                           
Page 95B   HSD/FAM:   94/ 94                                               
                                                                           
Thomasson, Horace J.   H  W M MAY 1852 48  M 23      GA  SC  NJ            
Thomasson, Allice      W  W F OCT 1856 43  M 23  4-2 AR  AL  GA            
Thomasson, Charles B.  S  W M MAR 1880 20  S Clerk   AR  GA  AR Drug Store 
Thomasson, Lucy        D  W F MAY 1887 13  S         AR  GA  AR            
                                                                           
Page 105A   HSD/FAM:  265/266
                                                                           
Thomasson, Nicholous   H  W M SEP 1858 41  M 14      GA  SC  NJ Physician/ 
Thomasson, Mary M.     W  W F NOV 1861 38  M 14  3-3 AR  TN  AR Surgeon    
Thomasson, Annie P.    D  W F JUL 1886 13  S         AR  GA  AR            
Thomasson, May         D  W F OCT 1888 11  S         AR  GA  AR            
Thomasson, Homer L.    S  W M JUL 1895  4  S         AR  GA  AR            
                                                                           
Page 105B   HSD/FAM:  271/272                                              
                                                                           
Thomasson, Samuel J.   H  W M APR 1867 33  M  7      GA  SC  NJ Physician  
Thomasson, Ada J.      W  W F OCT 1875 24  M  7  4-3 AR  NC  AR            
Thomasson, Harry B.    S  W M AUG 1895  4  S         AR  GA  AR            
Thomasson, Mary E.     D  W F DEC 1897  2  S         AR  GA  AR            
Thomasson, Willie C.   S  W M DEC 1899 5m  S         AR  GA  AR            
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Pike County Courier                                                        
Murfreesboro · Arkansas                                                    
Death and Obituary Index 1926-1934                                         
                                                                           
Name of Deceased     Newspaper Date    Page  Col   Incident of Death       
                                                                           
Thomasson, Harry B.  April 02, 1926      2    1    Not indicated           
Thomasson, Pat       January 05, 1934    1    2    Highway 8 near Caddo Gap
Thomasson, W.B. Jr.  July 02, 1926       1    5    Last Thursday morning   
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Pike County Arkansas                                                       
Death Index 1914-1950                                                      
                                                                           
No official deaths were recorded in 1917                                   
                                                                           
Thomason, Harry B.                           10 Mar 1926                   
Thomasson, Ada J.                            11 Oct 1926                   
Thomasson, James S.                          18 Oct 1937                   
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California Death Records from 1940 thru 1997                               
                                                                           
Last Name: HOLLAND                                                         
First Name: Mary                                                           
Middle A.                                                                  
Birth Date: 08/14/1860                                                     
Mother Maiden: STEWART                                                     
Father Last: THOMASSON                                                     
Sex: F                                                                     
Birth Place: Georiga                                                       
Death Place: ORANGE (County)                                               
Residence: -                                                               
Death Date: 05/03/1942                                                     
Age: 81 yrs                                                                
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Date Thu, 17 May 2007 101323 -0500                                         
To bt72118@swbell.net                                                      
From David Kelley (dkbastrop@netzero.net)                                  
Subject William Barron Thomasson-Mary A. Stewart Family                    
Cc dkbastrop@netzero.net                                                   
                                                                           
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Thomasson Family Genealogy Forum                                           
                                                                           
Horace Jefferson Thomasson                                                 
Posted by Bruce Thomasson (bt72118@swbell.net)                             
Date August 10, 2002 at 194801                                             
In Reply to H.J. Thomasson m. Alice Browning by Lea Nickless Verrecchia    
                                                                           
Horace Jefferson Thomasson was my GGG Uncle - born in Georgia, died in     
Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Email me if you would like more information.       
                                                                           
http//genforum.genealogy.com/thomasson/messages/234.html                   
                                                                           
Bruce,                                                                     
                                                                           
I am preparing information for the Spring 2007 issue of THE GEMS of Pike   
County, Arkansas. It will include the family of William Barron Thomasson   
and Mary A. Stewart. The following link is of information gathered about   
this family yesterday and any improvement of the family record you may be  
able to make and a reply will be appreciated.                              
                                                                           
David Kelley                                                               
Bastrop, Texas                                                             
dkbastrop@netzero.net                                                      
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ID: I4424                                                                  
Name: William Barron Thomasson                                             
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 23 NOV 1823                                                         
Death: 16 JAN 1918 in AR                                                   
                                                                           
Father: James Thomasson b: 9 JAN 1800 in York District, SC                 
Mother: Jane Barron b: 29 MAR 1805                                         
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Mary Ann Stewart                                                
                                                                           
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 1. William Barron Thomasson was born 23 NOV 1823, and died 16 JAN 1918 in 
    AR. He was the son of 2. James Thomasson and 3. Jane Barron. He married
    Mary Ann Stewart.                                                      
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 2. James Thomasson was born 9 JAN 1800 in York District. SC, and died 2   
    SEP 1852 in Heard Co., GA.                                             
                                                                           
 3. Jane Barron was born 29 MAR 1805, and died JUL 1827. She was the       
    daughter of 6. William Barron and 7. Francis Stewart.                  
                                                                           
    Children of Jane Barron and James Thomasson:                           
                                                                           
       i. William Barron Thomasson was born 23 NOV 1823, and died          
          16 JAN 1918 in AR. He married Mary Ann Stewart.                  
                                                                           
      ii. Thomas Jefferson Thomasson was born 5 SEP 1825.                  
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 6. William Barron was born 24 AUG 1772 in Near Tirzah Depot, York County, 
    South Carolina, and died 1 APR 1841 in Ebenezer, South Carolina. He was
    buried in Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York County, South    
    Carolina. He was the son of 12. Archibald Barron and 13. Elizabeth     
    Ingram.                                                                
                                                                           
 7. Francis Stewart. She was the daughter of 14. William K. Stewart and 15.
    Jane 'Jennet' Martin.                                                  
                                                                           
    Children of Francis Stewart and William Barron:                        
                                                                           
       i. Margaret Barron was born 21 MAR 1799 in Ebenezer, York           
          County, South Carolina, and died 11 JAN 1878 in in York          
          County, South Carolina. She married Alexander Faulkner           
          Fewell.                                                          
                                                                           
      ii. Jane Barron was born 29 MAR 1805, and died JUL 1827. She         
          married James Thomasson 30 JAN 1823 in York District. SC.        
          He was born 9 JAN 1800 in York District. SC, and died 2          
          SEP 1852 in Heard Co., GA.                                       
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12. Archibald Barron was born 1734 in Carrickfergus, Atrim County, Ireland,
    and died 17 MAY 1817 in Rock Hill, York County, SC, some say 5/13. He  
    was buried in Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York County, South
    Carolina.                                                              
                                                                           
13. Elizabeth Ingram was born 14 FEB 1734/35 in Ireland, and died 12 DEC   
    1809 in Rock Hill, York Co, S.C.. She was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, 
    Rock Hill, York Co., SC.                                               
                                                                           
    Children of Elizabeth Ingram and Archibald Barron:                     
                                                                           
       i. Elizabeth Barron was born 1756 in County Antrim, Ireland,        
          and died 12 OCT 1809 in York County, South Carolina. She         
          married Alexander Stewart III ABT. 1773 in York District,        
          SC, son of Alexander Sr. Stewart and ? Barber. He was born       
          1744 in Londonderry, Ireland, and died 17 MAY 1817 in Morgan     
          Co., GA.                                                         
                                                                           
      ii. Rebecca Barron was born 16 JUN 1762 in Ireland or Pennsylvania,  
          and died 4 APR 1834 in in Portland Mills, Greene Township,       
          Parke County, Indiana. She married John Forbes 1780 in York      
          County, South Carolina. He was born 1752 in Penn, and died       
          24 OCT 1829 in York County, SC.                                  
                                                                           
     iii. John Barron was born 1763 in County Atrim, Ireland, and          
          died 9 JUN 1841 in Rock Hill, SC. He married Jane Duncan         
          7 MAR 1790 in York County, South Carolina. She was born 17       
          FEB 1769 in York County, South Carolina, and died 15 SEP         
          1854 in Marion Perry County, Alabama.                            
                                                                           
      iv. Thomas Barron was born 1769 in York County, South Carolina,      
          and died 18 SEP 1824 in Ebenezer, South Carolina. He married     
          Elizabeth.                                                       
                                                                           
       v. William Barron was born 24 AUG 1772 in Near Tirzah Depot,        
          York County, South Carolina, and died 1 APR 1841 in Ebenezer,    
          South Carolina. He married Francis Stewart 1798 in York County,  
          South Carolina, daughter of William K. Stewart and Jane 'Jennet' 
          Martin.                                                          
                                                                           
14. William K. Stewart was born 4 AUG 1739 in Londondery , Ireland, and    
    died 4 AUG 1831 in Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio. He was the son of 28.      
    Alexander Sr. Stewart and 29. ? Barber.                                
                                                                           
15. Jane 'Jennet' Martin was born 1744, and died 26 FEB 1805.              
                                                                           
    Child of Jane 'Jennet' Martin and William K. Stewart:                  
                                                                           
       i. Francis Stewart. She married William Barron 1798 in York         
          County, South Carolina, son of Archibald Barron and Elizabeth    
          Ingram. He was born 24 AUG 1772 in Near Tirzah Depot, York       
          County, South Carolina, and died 1 APR 1841 in Ebenezer, South   
          Carolina.                                                        
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28. Alexander Sr. , Stewart was born 1706 in Londonderry, Ireland. He was  
    the son of 56. Alexander Stuart and 57. Catharine Montgomery.          
                                                                           
29. ? Barber. She was the daughter of 58. John Jr. Barber.                 
                                                                           
    Children of ? Barber and Alexander Sr.Stewart:                         
                                                                           
       i. John Stewart was born 1727.                                      
                                                                           
      ii. Samuel Stewart was born 1732.                                    
                                                                           
     iii. Joseph Stewart was born 1735.                                    
                                                                           
      iv. William K. Stewart was born 4 AUG 1739 in Londondery, Ireland,   
          and died 4 AUG 1831 in Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio. He married       
          Jane 'Jennet' Martin. She was born 1744, and died 26 FEB 1805.   
                                                                           
       v. Archibald Stewart was born 1741. He married Elizabeth Bigger.    
                                                                           
      vi. Alexander Stewart III was born 1744 in Londonderry, Ireland,     
          and died 17 MAY 1817 in Morgan Co., GA. He married Elizabeth     
          Barron ABT. 1773 in York District. SC, daughter of Archibald     
          Barron and Elizabeth Ingram. She was born 1756 in County         
          Antrim, Ireland, and died 12 OCT 1809 in York County, South      
          Carolina.                                                        
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56. Alexander Stuart was born ABT. 1675 in Scotland, and died 1712 in      
    Londonderry, Ireland.                                                  
                                                                           
57. Catharine Montgomery was born 1684 in CONVOY HOUSE, CO DONEGAL,        
    IRLELAND, and died 1 FEB 1760 in Long Cane, Abbeyville, SC. She was    
    buried FEB 1760 in Long Cane, Abbeyville, SC. She was the daughter of  
    114. Hugh William Montgomery and 115. Jane Edgar.                      
                                                                           
    Children of Catharine Montgomery and Alexander Stuart:                 
                                                                           
       i. Alexander Sr. Stewart was born 1706 in Londonderry,              
          Ireland. He married ? Barber, daughter of John Jr.               
          Barber.                                                          
                                                                           
      ii. Catherine Mary Stuart was born ABT. 1713 in Donegal              
          County, Northern Ireland. She married John Noble. He             
          was born 1712/1713 in Londondery, Ireland.                       
                                                                           
58. John Jr. Barber. He was the son of 116. John Barber.                   
                                                                           
    Child of John Jr. Barber:                                              
                                                                           
       i. ? Barber. She married Alexander Sr. Stewart, son of              
          Alexander Stuart and Catharine Montgomery. He was born           
          1706 in Londonderry, Ireland.                                    
                                                                           
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ID: I15855                                                                 
Name: William Pollard Thomasson                                            
Given Name: William Pollard                                                
Surname: Thomasson                                                         
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 4 FEB 1763 in Grandville, North Carolina                            
Death: 2 FEB 1818 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina                
                                                                           
Father: Thomas Thomasson b: 25 FEB 1736/37 in St. James Northern Parish,   
        Goochland, VA                                                      
Mother: Anne Garland b: 1739                                               
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Mary Reeves b: 31 DEC 1764 in Grandville, North Carolina        
Married: 23 NOV 1782 in Grandville, North Carolina                         
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
Annie T. Thomasson b: 4 JUL 1783 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina 
Lemuel Thomasson b: 8 DEC 1785 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina   
Polly T. Thomasson b: 10 JAN 1789 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina
William Thomasson b: 13 AUG 1791 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina 
Thomas Randolph Thomasson b: 21 JAN 1797                                   
James Thomasson b: 9 JAN 1800 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina    
Charles L. Thomasson b: 10 APR 1803 in Yorkville, York County, South       
Carolina                                                                   
Beverly Daniel Thomasson b: 18 NOV 1805 in Yorkville, York County, South   
Carolina                                                                   
                                                                           
Marriage 2 Mary Spright                                                    
Married: 7 MAR 1816 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina              
                                                                           
ID: I16333                                                                 
Name: James Thomasson                                                      
Given Name: James                                                          
Surname: Thomasson                                                         
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 9 JAN 1800 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina                
Death:                                                                     
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Jane Barron                                                     
Married: 30 JAN 1823 in Yorkville, York County, South Carolina             
                                                                           
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ID: I2340                                                                  
Name: William Pollard THOMASSON                                            
Given Name: William Pollard                                                
Surname: Thomasson                                                         
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 4 FEB 1763 in Louisa, VA                                            
Death: 31 JAN 1818 in York District, S.C., age 54                          
Burial: Revolutionary soldier                                              
                                                                           
Father: Thomas THOMASSON b: 25 FEB 1736/1737 in St. James Northern Parish, 
Goochland Co. VA                                                           
Mother: Anne McALLISTER                                                    
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Mary REEVES b: 31 DEC 1764 in Granville, NC                     
Married: 23 NOV 1782 in Granville Co., N.C.                                
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
Anne Garland THOMASSON b: 4 JUL 1783                                       
Lemuel THOMASSON b: 8 DEC 1785                                             
Polly (Mary Ann) THOMASSON b: 10 JAN 1789                                  
William Pollard, Jr. THOMASSON b: 23 AUG 1791                              
Lucy THOMASSON b: 27 APR 1794                                              
Thomas Randolph THOMASSON b: 23 JAN 1797 in Grandville Co., NC             
James Jackson (Jefferson) THOMASSON b: 9 JAN 1800                          
Charles LaFayette THOMASSON b: 10 APR 1803                                 
Beverly Daniel THOMASSON b: 18 NOV 1805                                    
                                                                           
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FAMILY GROUP DESCENDANT TREE                                               
                                                                           
Father: William Reeves, III                                                
  Born: 1723, North Carolina                                               
  Marr: 1763                                                               
  Died: 1821, South Carolina                                               
                                                                           
Mother: Elizabeth Lawson                                                   
  Born:                                                                    
  Died: South Carolina                                                     
                                                                           
Child:  Mary Reeves                                                        
  Born: 31 DEC 1764, Granville County, North Carolina                      
  Died: Carroll County, Georgia                                            
Spouse: William Pollard Thomasson                                          
                                                                           
Their Children:                                                            
                                                                           
1. Anne Garland Thomasson                                                  
   Born:  4 JUL 1783  - York County, South Carolina                        
   Marr:              - ? Rooker                                           
   Died:    ABT 1831  - York County, South Carolina                        
                                                                           
2. Lemuel Thomasson                                                        
   Born:  8 DEC 1785  - York County, South Carolina                        
   Marr:  -                                                                
   Died:  -                                                                
                                                                           
3. Mary Ann "Polly" Thomasson                                              
   Born: 10 JAN 1789  - York County, South Carolina                        
   Marr: -                                                                 
   Died: 23 AUG 1840  - York County, South Carolina                        
                                                                           
4. William Pollard Thomasson                                               
   Born: 23 AUG 1791  - Granville County, North Carolina                   
   Marr: -                                                                 
   Died: -                                                                 
                                                                           
5. Lucy Thomasson                                                          
   Born: 27 APR 1794  - Granville County, North Carolina                   
   Marr:              - ? Henry                                            
   Died:    ABT 1879  - Carroll County, GA                                 
                                                                           
6. Thomas Randolph Thomasson                                               
   Born: 23 JAN 1797  - Granville County, North Carolina                   
   Marr: -                                                                 
   Died: 26 AUG 1872  - Covington County, AL                               
                                                                           
7. James Jackson "Jefferson" Thomasson                                     
   Born:  9 JAN 1800  - York County, South Carolina                        
   Marr:  -                                                                
   Died:  5 DEC 1859  - Heard County, GA                                   
                                                                           
8. Charles Lafayette Thomasson                                             
   Born: 10 APR 1803  - York County, South Carolina                        
   Marr: -                                                                 
   Died: -                                                                 
                                                                           
9. Beverly Daniel Thomasson                                                
   Born: 18 NOV 1805  - York County, South Carolina                        
   Marr: -                                                                 
   Died: 22 DEC 1885  - Prescott County, AR                                
                                                                           
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ID: I0811                                                                  
Name: Anne Garland Thomasson                                               
Sex: F                                                                     
Birth: 4 JUL 1783 in York County, South Carolina                           
                                                                           
Father: William Pollard Thomasson b: 4 FEB 1763 in Granville, North        
Carolina                                                                   
Mother: Mary Reeves b: 31 DEC 1764 in Granville, North Carolina            
                                                                           
Marriage 1 John Hawkins Rooker                                             
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
William Pollard Thomasson Rooker b: 11 JUN 1811 in York County,            
South Carolina                                                             
                                                                           
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ID: I0670                                                                  
Name: Lemuel Thomasson                                                     
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 8 DEC 1785 in York District, South Carolina                         
                                                                           
Father: William Pollard Thomasson b: 4 FEB 1763 in Granville, North        
Carolina                                                                   
Mother: Mary Reeves b: 31 DEC 1764 in Granville, North Carolina            
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Jane Henry b: 28 JAN 1787 in York District, South Carolina      
Married: 28 JAN 1808 in York County, South Carolina                        
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
James Madison Thomasson b: 18 MAY 1809 in York County, South Carolina      
Samuel H. Thomasson b: 9 OCT 1811 in York County, South Carolina           
Willis Lewis Thomasson b: 1813 in York County, South Carolina              
Lunsford Thomasson b: 1813 in York, South Carolina                         
Isaac Thomasson b: 1815 in York, South Carolina                            
Davis Thomasson b: 1817 in York, South Carolina                            
Dixon Thomasson b: 1819 in York, South Carolina                            
Leander Thomasson b: 1821 in York, South Carolina                          
John Thomasson b: 1823 in York, South Carolina                             
George Thomasson VII b: 1825 in York, South Carolina                       
                                                                           
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ID: I0815                                                                  
Name: Thomas Randolph Thomasson                                            
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 23 JAN 1797 in Granville County, North Carolina                     
                                                                           
Father: William Pollard Thomasson b: 4 FEB 1763 in Granville, North        
Carolina                                                                   
Mother: Mary Reeves b: 31 DEC 1764 in Granville, North Carolina            
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Sarah Roach                                                     
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
Thomas Roach Thomasson b: 1824                                             
Trezevant Fernandes Thomasson , Sr. b: 1826 in York District, South        
Carolina                                                                   
Lorenza Marion Thomasson b: 18 MAR 1829 in York District, South Carolina   
James Franklin Thomasson b: 6 AUG 1831                                     
William Monroe Thomasson b: 1833                                           
Cornelius Starr Thomasson b: 26 APR 1836                                   
John Randolph Thomasson b: 1838                                            
Madison Thomasson b: BET 1841 AND 1842 in Pike County, Alabama             
Jefferson Sylvanus Thomasson b: 2 JAN 1844 in Thomasville, Pike County,    
Alabama                                                                    
Mary Ann Abbagail Thomasson b: 9 MAR 1847                                  
Charles Clawson Thomasson b: 1 JAN 1850                                    
                                                                           
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ID: I0817                                                                  
Name: Charles Lafayette Thomasson                                          
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 10 APR 1803 in York District, South Carolina                        
                                                                           
Father: William Pollard Thomasson b: 4 FEB 1763 in Granville, North        
Carolina                                                                   
Mother: Mary Reeves b: 31 DEC 1764 in Granville, North Carolina            
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Martha N. Ford b: 10 APR 1813                                   
Married: 22 APR 1830                                                       
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
Mary Jane Thomasson b: 1831 in North Carolina                              
Margaret Thomasson b: 1836 in South Carolina                               
George L. F. Thomasson b: 1837 in Georgia                                  
John Arthur Thomasson b: 18 JUL 1838 in Georgia                            
J. Beverley S. Thomasson b: 1841                                           
William H. Thomasson b: 7 JUN 1845 in Gaston County, North Carolina        
Martha Louise Thomasson b: 7 JUN 1845 in Gaston County, North Carolina     
Sarah J. A. Thomasson b: FEB 1848 in Gaston County, North Carolina         
Laura Medora Thomasson b: 16 MAR 1851 in Gaston County, North Carolina     
Samuel Thomasson b: 1856 in Georgia                                        
                                                                           
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ID: I0818                                                                  
Name: Beverly Daniel Thomasson                                             
Sex: M                                                                     
Birth: 18 NOV 1805 in York County, South Carolina                          
Death: 22 DEC 1885 in Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas                    
Burial: De Ann Cemetery, Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas                 
                                                                           
Father: William Pollard Thomasson b: 4 FEB 1763 in Granville, North        
Carolina                                                                   
Mother: Mary Reeves b: 31 DEC 1764 in Granville, North Carolina            
                                                                           
Marriage 1 Sarah Tompkins b: 1813 in Putnam County, Georgia                
Married: 1840 in Heard County, Georgia                                     
                                                                           
Children                                                                   
                                                                           
Mary C. Thomasson                                                          
Emma M. Thomasson                                                          
Sarah B. Thomasson                                                         
Amanda J. Thomasson                                                        
Lula T. Thomasson                                                          
Junius Wirt Thomasson                                                      
Lora Ella Thomasson                                                        
Leila A. Thomasson                                                         
Lecilia A. Thomasson b: 18 MAY 1853                                        
Eliza Tompkins Thomasson b: 1864                                           
Nicholas Tompkins Thomasson b: 27 JAN 1867                                 
                                                                           
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                              A Good Showing                               
                                                                           
"That the public schools are increasing in popularity and usefulness is    
undoubted. My first appointment as examiner of this county was in January, 
1878, and during that year I licensed six teachers. Every district was in  
debt, and hostility to public schools was universal and outspoken. Last    
year I issued thirty-nine certificates to teachers, and this year have     
issued forty-five. The districts are all out of debt, and men who, a few   
years ago, worked against school tax, now vote and work for it. There are  
no denominational schools in the county, and not many private schools are  
taught." It will be seen from the above that the public schools of Pike    
County are rapidly improving, and from the almost universal desire of the  
people to still advance the grade and standard, we may soon expect to see a
much greater and more favorable change. There are several excellent schools
in the county, and the school at Murfreesboro, especially, shows most      
favorably. There are taught besides the required branches, Latin, algebra, 
analysis and physiology. This school is in charge of J.B. Thomasson, and   
has an enumeration of eighty-seven. After the free session of four months  
expires, he conducts a private term of six months.                         
                                                                           
                         Officials of the County                           
                                                                           
Among the county and other officers called upon to occupy positions of     
usefulness are the following:                                              
                                                                           
County Clerks - ... W.B. Thomasson, 1878-1884; J.O.A. Bush, 1884-1890      
                                                                           
Surveyors - ... J.S. Thomasson, 1882-1890.                                 
                                                                           
                               Murfreesboro                                
                                                                           
The other important business houses here (since the Civil War) have been   
Haslip & Co., Owens & Conway, J.H. Holland, etc.; those all did a good     
trade during their time. The business interests at the present day (1890)  
are: ... W.D. Alford and N.T. Thomasson (physicians), ... The population   
is 200. A good church (Methodist Episcopal, South) and an academy or free  
school, and a Masonic lodge also flourish. The public buildings are the    
court-house and  jail.                                                     
                                                                           
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, Chicago,         
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Pike County, Arkansas                                                      
Reconstructed Marriages 1834-1895                                          
                                                                           
Thomasson, Horace J.            Alice C. Browning               28 Feb 1877
Thomasson, James S.             Jane Caroline Waldrop           15 Nov 1874
Thomasson, Mary Anna            J.A. or Mack Holler             11 Nov 1880
Thomasson, Nicholas T.          Mollie Bryant                          1885
Thomasson, Samuel J.            Ada Jane Branch                 16 Oct 1892
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Pike County, Arkansas 1895-1947                                            
J. Shane Hill & Dorothy Kennedy Partain                                    
                                                                           
THOMASON, JOSEPH            21    Alpine       Clk                         
FRAZIER, IDA BELLE          16    Alpine       Pik                         
04-01-1930                                                                 
Book G page 610                                                            
                                                                           
THOMMASON, VANOY            19    Delight      Pik                         
KIRKHAM, NOBIE              18    Delight      Pik                         
12-25-1933                                                                 
Book H page 339                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, CHARLES B.       22    PIKE                                     
BOGGS, BEATIE E.            20    PIKE                                     
03-30-1902                                                                 
Book B page 304                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, EARNEST          21    PIKE                                     
CASSELL, IRENA              19    PIKE                                     
05-27-1921                                                                 
Book F page 255                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, FRANK            20    PIKE                                     
BURGESS, DELCIE             15    PIKE                                     
04-18-1922                                                                 
Book F  page 236                                                           
                                                                           
THOMASSON, HARRY            21    PIKE                                     
FOSHEE, CLYDE               19    PIKE                                     
01-11-1917                                                                 
Book E page 311                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, HUGH             23    PIKE                                     
HONEYCUTT, MARY             19    PIKE                                     
12-22-1909                                                                 
Book C page 607                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, J.B.             34    PIKE                                     
GENTRY, MINNIE              19    PIKE                                     
11-26-1896                                                                 
Book A page 165                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, J.S.             59    PIKE                                     
WRIGHT, ORIE                33    PIKE                                     
06-09-1907                                                                 
Book C page 316                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, JAMES E.         28    Friendship   HoS                         
COOLEY, ODIE (Mrs)          32    Nashville    Pik                         
03-17-1941                                                                 
Book I page 583                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, JOSEPH B.        21    PIKE                                     
DEAN, GERTRUDE              19    PIKE                                     
07-06-1911                                                                 
Book D page 136                                                            
                                                                           
THOMASSON, RALPH            21    Delight      Pik                         
BYRUM, HERMIE               22    Blevins      Hem                         
08-15-1931                                                                 
Book H page 98                                                             
                                                                           
THOMASSON, ROBERT           26    CLARK                                    
SELF, MANDIE                18    HEMPSTEAD                                
05-17-1919                                                                 
Book E page 568                                                            
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William Pollard Thomasson family, York Co., SC - ca1800                    
GregoryPearce447  (g_pearce@bellsouth.net)                                 
Posted: 13 Oct 2003 3:54AM GMT                                             
                                                                           
Classification: Query                                                      
                                                                           
Surnames: Thomasson, Barron                                                
                                                                           
One of William Pollard Thomasson's children, James Jackson Thomasson (1800-
1859) married Jane Martin Barron (1805-1827) and had two children before   
her death. The children were: William Barron Thomasson (1823-1918); Thomas 
Jefferson Thomasson (1825-1854). William died in Arkansas; Thomas died in  
Georgia. I would be most interested in contacting any descendants of these 
two individuals. Thanks so much!                                           
                                                                           
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H.J. Thomasson m. Alice Browning                                           
Posted by: Lea Nickless Verrecchia (leanickless@bellsouth.net)             
Date: July 14, 2002 at 04:25:55                                            
                                                                           
I am trying to trace H.J. THOMASSON who married Alice BROWNING. Alice was  
born October 1, 1856 and is the daughter of Richard Browning and Sabra     
McCrary.                                                                   
                                                                           
I have a marriage date for Mr. Thomasson and Alice of February 28, 1877 but
no location. The marriage could have possibly taken place in ARKANSAS.     
                                                                           
I would appreciate anyone who can provide information. Thanks in advance!  
                                                                           
Lea in Miami                                                               
                                                                           
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Horace Jefferson Thomasson                                                 
Posted by: Bruce Thomasson (bt72118@swbell.net)                            
Date: August 10, 2002 at 19:48:01                                          
In Reply to: H.J. Thomasson m. Alice Browning by Lea Nickless Verrecchia   
                                                                           
Horace Jefferson Thomasson was my GGG Uncle - born in Georgia, died in     
Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Email me if you would like more information.       
                                                                           
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                            W.B. Thomasson Jr.                              
                                                                           
                  W.B. Thomasson Jr. Died Thursday in La.                  
                                                                            
W.B. Thomasson Jr., aged 70 years, died last Thursday morning June 24,     
(1926) at 10 o'clock at Lake Charles, La. He was formerly a lawyer of this 
place, where he practiced his profession many years. He later engaged in   
the mercantile business at Bills, Ark., and was instrumental in            
establishing the postoffice there. The last 5 years of his life was spent  
on the Gulf coast in pursuit of health. He was never married and is        
survived by two brothers, J.S. and S.J. Thomasson of this county, and one  
sister, Mrs. J.A. Holland in Calif. He was engaged in writing a book at the
time of his death. His body was laid to rest in Lake Charles, La., last    
Friday morning.                                                            
                                                                           
Pike County Courier, Volume 38, Number 27, July 2, 1926, page 1, column 5. 
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                        Mrs. Fannie Ross Thomasson                         
                                                                           
          Mrs. Fannie Thomasson, Pioneer Resident, died Saturday           
                                                                           
Mrs. Fannie Ross Thomasson, aged 91, of Arkadelphia, died Saturday         
afternoon at her home. Mrs. Thomasson was a member of a pioneer Clark      
County family. She was born April 02, 1878 at Okolona, a daughter of       
William P. Ross and Alice Black Sloan Ross and she was married at Okolona, 
December 20, 1897 to R.L. Thomasson. They moved to Arkadelphia shortly     
after the turn of the century. He was the proprietor of a drug store here  
for several years. Mrs. Thomasson was a graduate of Arkadelphia Methodist  
College, the predecessor of Henderson-Brown College and Henderson State    
College. In Arkadelphia Mrs. Thomasson was a member of the Daughters of    
the American Revolution, member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy,
and a member of the First United Methodist Church.                         
                                                                           
She is survived by a son, Robert R. Thomasson of Arkadelphia; a daughter,  
Mrs. Mary A. Lane of Arkadelphia; a sister, Mrs. John B. Brown of          
Arkadelphia; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.             
                                                                           
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Murry-Ruggles Funeral   
Chapel by Dr. Fred Harrison and Rev. J.M. Hamilton and burial was in Rose  
Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the building fund of the First     
United Methodist Church.                                                   
                                                                           
Southern Standard, October 16, 1969, Clark County Arkansas.                
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Last Will and Testament of I.B.H. Wall                                      
Dated April 6th 1876                                                       
Witnesses, A.A. Stell, E.J. Wesson, O.D. East. July 12th A.D. 1880.        
                                                                           
Before the undersigned Circuit Court (Clerk) &c. appeared A.A. Stell and   
E.J. Wesson to me well known, who being first duly sworn, depose and say   
&c., that they saw said I.B.H. Wall sign his name to the end of the paper  
writing and at the same time heard him declare the same to be his last Will
&c., that they, with O.D. East, signed said instrument &c. in his presence 
and in the presence of each other, and that at the time of signing said    
paper writing, the said I.B.H. Wall was of sound and disposing mind. Sworn 
to and subscribed before me this 4th day of April A.D. 1881.               
                                                                           
W.B. Thomasson, Clerk.                                                     
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THE 1883 REAL ESTATE TAX BOOK                                              
FOR PIKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS                                                  
Russell P. Baker                                                           
                                                                           
The Pike County courthouse at Murfreesboro was destroyed by fire in 1895.  
This real estate tax book was one of the very few records that were saved  
from that fire. The following (list) gives the name of the tax payer ... In
a few cases these records indicate that the tax payer had died within a few
years of 1883 and the word "Estate" or "Est." appears after the name.      
                                                                           
Thomasson, H.J.                                                            
Thomasson, J.S.                                                            
Thomasson, N.T.                                                            
Thomasson, W.B.                                                            
Thomasson, W.B. Jr.                                                        
                                                                           
Prepared from the "Index to the 1883 Real Estate Tax Book for Pike County, 
Arkansas" by Russell P. Baker with revision by David Kelley. Joseph P.     
Gosnell was the Pike County, Arkansas tax assessor 1882-1886.              
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