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Eleanor "Ellen", "Ella" Thomas 1816 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1816

Birth Location: Clouds Creek, Washington, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 January 1896

Death Location: Illinois, United States of America

Father: Bennett Thomas

Mother: Janet Abell

Spouse(s): Joseph Riney

Children(s): Mariah Riney, Helen Riney, James Riney, Benjamin Riney, Thomas Riney, Ann Riney, John Riney, Elizabeth Riney

It was in 1816 that Eleanor "Ellen" "Ella" Thomas was born in Clouds Creek, Washington, Kentucky, USA, a child of Bennett Thomas and Janet Ann "Penny" Abell. Eleanor "Ellen" "Ella" Thomas went on to marry Joseph David Riney and had children such as Mariah J Riney, Helen Ann Riney, James William Riney, Benjamin "Bennett" "Ben" Robert Riney, Thomas D Riney, Ann Eleanor "Nellie" Riney, John Henry Riney and Elizabeth Catherine Riney. Eleanor "Ellen" "Ella" Thomas was deceased by 1896 in Illinois, United States of America.

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Parents

Bennett Thomas
1772 – 1840
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
BT
Janet Abell
1780 – 1843
Birth Location: St. Marys, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
JA

Spouses(s)

Joseph Riney
1816 – 1890
Birth Location: Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
JR

Children(s)

Mariah Riney
1839 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MR
Helen Riney
1841 – 1844
Birth Location: –
HR
James Riney
1843 – 1923
Birth Location: Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
JR
Benjamin Riney
1844 – 1926
Birth Location: Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, USA
BR
Thomas Riney
1848 – 1921
Birth Location: Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
TR
Ann Riney
1851 – 1935
Birth Location: Kentucky
AR
John Riney
1855 – 1935
Birth Location: Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky, USA
JR
Elizabeth Riney
Birth Location: –
ER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 May 1816
    Event Place: Clouds Creek, Washington, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Assumption, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 180; Page: 457c; Enumeration District: 058, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M593_281; Page: 120A, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: 212; Page: 398b, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 17 Jan 1896; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.80810696,0.28061044,0.8718918&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Marion, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: 212; Page: 398b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Cotton Hill, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M593_281; Page: 120A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Assumption, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Assumption, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 180; Page: 457c; Enumeration District: 058

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 January 1896
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 17 Jan 1896; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.80810696,0.28061044,0.8718918&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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