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James Hyatt Thomas 1857 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1857

Birth Location: Bellmore, Ind

Death Date: 19 Mar 1926

Death Location: Elwood Township, Vermilion, Illinois

Father: James Thomas

Mother: Mary Mount

Spouse(s): Cornelia Breeding

Children(s): Zane Thomas, Harry Thomas, James Thomas, Ruth Thomas, Cornelia Thomas

James Hyatt Thomas was born in Bellmore, Ind in 1857, to James H Thomas and Mary Mount. Later in life, James Hyatt Thomas married Cornelia Merritt Breeding; among their children were Zane Hutchinson Thomas, Harry Morton Thomas, James Owen Thomas, Ruth E Thomas and Cornelia Merritt Thomas. James Hyatt Thomas died in Elwood Township, Vermilion, Illinois, 1926.

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Parents

James Thomas
Birth Location: –
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Mary Mount
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Cornelia Breeding
1855 – 1933
Birth Location: Paris, IL
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Children(s)

Zane Thomas
1883 – 1900
Birth Location: Palermo, Edgar, Illinois
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Harry Thomas
1884 – 1940
Birth Location: Paris, Edgar, IL
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James Thomas
1887 – 1943
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ruth Thomas
1889 –
Birth Location: Shiloh, Edgar, Illinois, United States
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Cornelia Thomas
1894 – 1990
Birth Location: Edgar County, IL
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Bellmore, Ind
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: T625_408; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 216; Image: ., Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: T623_345; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 120., Year: 1910; Census Place: Shelbyville Ward 2, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Strasburg village, Shelby, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: T623_345; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 120.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Shelbyville Ward 2, Shelby, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shelbyville Ward 2, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: T625_408; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 216; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Ill
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Elwood Township, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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