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Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas Family

 

1. Thomas, Archibald Jorden

Parents: Peter & Sarah (Akers) Thomas.

1828 Birth: abt 1828 VA.

1850 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, H108:

…… Thomas, Peter 52 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $300, HOH.

………… Sarah 41 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Archibald J. 23 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Elizabeth J. 21 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Ruth A. 20 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Nathaniel 18 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… David 15 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Eveline 14 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Rebecca 12 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Fleming 10 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Tyler 8 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Landon 6 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Lucretia C. 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Sarah F. 2 yo w/f, b. VA.

1853 Marriage #1: Archibald Thomas m. Elizabeth Ann Shortt 10-13-1853 Patrick Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H271:

…… Thomas, Archibald J. 32 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1800, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 24 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write.

………… Sparrel R. 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Martha E. 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Juda A. 2 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… William J. 5/12 w/m, b. VA.

…… Underwood, Sarah 13 yo w/f, b. VA. [can’t id her) I

1862 Death: 4-4-1862 Russell CH.

COD: typhoid fever. Age: 34y. POD: Russell CH. Parents: Peter & Sarah Thomas.

1862 Burial:

…+ Thomas, Elizabeth Ann

Parents: John Young & Judith (Thomas) Shortt.

1836 Birth: abt 1836 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Archibald Jordan Thomas.

I1863 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Thomas m. 2nd John L. Greer 09-25-1863 at Michael Howry's, Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 22 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Elizabeth Greer. She widowed 27 yo, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o John Y. & Judith Short.

John L. Greer, s/o James & 1st Catherine “Catey” (Underwood) Greer. [greer] I

...2. Thomas, Sparrel R.

Parents: Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas.

1855 Birth: abt 1855 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1862 Death: 8-10-1862 Floyd Co., VA. Age: croup. Age: 7y 10m.

1862 Burial:

...2. Thomas, Martha Evelyn

Parents: Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas.

1856 Birth: 2-10-1856 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H150:

…… Greer, John L. 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $200, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 24 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $1600/0.

………… Isretta 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… James Ths 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Walter Scott 2/12, b. Mar.

…… Thomas, Martha E. 14 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, school

………… Judith A. 12 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… William J. 10 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

………… Sarah Alice 8 yo w/f, b. VA, at home

I1872 Marriage #1: Martha Thomas m. Joseph Lancaster 10-11-1872 at John Y. Shortt, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John & Ellender Lancaster. She single 18 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Archabald & Elizabeth Thomas.

Joseph Marion Lancaster,1851-1934 s/o John & Elender (Greer) Lancaster. [lancaster]

1940 Death: 8-8-1941 Maggodee District, Franklin Co., VA.

Martha Evelyn Lancaster, 85y 5m 28d, widowed w/f, b. Feb 10, 1856 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Joseph M. Lancaster. Father: Jorden Thomas, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Bettie Short, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: Miss Grace Lancaster of Copper Hill, VA. COD: chronic myocarditis. Informant: Burial Cem.

1940 Burial: Lancaster Cemetery, Maggodee District, Franklin Co., VA with Joseph. (neither are noted in Find A Grave or Franklin Co., VA Cemeteries, A Project of the Franklin Co., Historical Society, Inc.)

...2. Thomas, Judith Ann

Parents: Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas.

1858 Birth: Mar 1858 Floyd Co., VA as Julian Thomas. (src: birth record)

1858 Birth: 3-22-1858 Floyd Co., VA. (src: death record)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H150:

…… Greer, John L. 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $200, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 24 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $1600/0.

………… Isretta 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… James Ths 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Walter Scott 2/12, b. Mar.

…… Thomas, Martha E. 14 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, school

………… Judith A. 12 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… William J. 10 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

………… Sarah Alice 8 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

1877 Marriage #1: Lewis Worth Lancaster abt 1877. (can’t find a record of this marriage)

Lewis Worth Lancaster, s/o John & Elender (Greer) Lancaster. [lancaster]

1935 Death: 2-9-1935 1008 Patterson Ave, S.W., Roanoke, VA.

Judith Ann Lancaster, 76y 10m 28d, widowed w/f, b. Mar 11, 1858 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: L. W. Lancaster. Father: Jordan Thomas, b. VA. Mother: Betty Short, b. VA. Informant: M. J. W. Lancaster of Thaxton, VA. COD: cancer of lungs & cervical glands. Burial: Evergreen Bur. Pk.

1935 Burial: Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, VA with Lewis.

Juda Lancaster

Lewis W Lancaster

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Karen)

...2. Thomas, William Jackson

Parents: Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas.

1860 Birth: 1-10-1860 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H150:

…… Greer, John L. 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $200, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 24 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $1600/0.

………… Isretta 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… James Ths 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Walter Scott 2/12, b. Mar.

…… Thomas, Martha E. 14 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, school

………… Judith A. 12 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… William J. 10 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

………… Sarah Alice 8 yo w/f, b. VA, at home

1880 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, Maggodee District, H105:

…… Greer, John L. 38 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 44 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, keeping house.

………… William 20 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, at home. (should probably be noted as a Thomas)

………… Isila 14 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write, at home.

………… James T. 12 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, at home.

………… Walter S. 10 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, at home.

………… Zarena O. 8 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Lara E. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Joseph 2 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1900:

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Beaver Pond District 118, Private Rd, H93:

…… Hutchinson, Dee M. 34 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 16y, owns farm, HOH.

………… Laura E. 35 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 16y, 8 children with 7 living. (nee Greer)

………… Ida D. 16 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Nora L. 12 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Samuel D. 9 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

………… John H. 8 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Annie L. 6 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Maggie E. 2 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

………… Bertha V. 1/12 daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Thomas, William J. 50 yo single brother in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.

1920:

1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, south central Burks Fork District 3, H39:

…… Hatcher, Arthur L. 33 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, 19 yo when 1st married, owns, HOH.

………… Sallie G. 35 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 22 yo when 1st married.

………… Lola B. 12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Pershing W. 11 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

Place E. 9 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Maurice J. 8 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Naomie R. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Newbern A. 3y 1/12 son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Naurine 1y 7/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Trip B. 2/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Charlie F. 74 yo married father, b. VA, parents b. VA, 22 yo when 1st married.

………… Sarah A. 68 yo married mother, b. VA, parents b. VA, 16 yo when 1st married. (nee Thomas)

…… Thomas, William J. 70 yo single boarder, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, farm laborer. (he is an uncle, brother to Arthur’s mother Sarah Ann Thomas Hatcher)

1951 Death: 2-11-1951 Rt 2, Burks Fork District, Floyd Co., VA.

William Jackson Thomas, 91 yo never married w/m farm renter, b. Jan 10, 1860 Floyd Co., VA. Father: Jordan Thomas. Mother: Short. Informant: Mrs. David Clarence Hatcher, Rt 2, Floyd, VA. COD: myocarditis. Burial: Hatcher Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA, Feb 12, 1951. Undertaker: Maberry’s Funeral Home, Floyd, VA.

1951 Burial: Hatcher Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

...2. Thomas, Sarah Alice

Parents: Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas.

1862 Birth: Feb 1862 VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H150:

…… Greer, John L. 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $200, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 24 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $1600/0.

………… Isretta 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… James Ths 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Walter Scott 2/12, b. Mar.

…… Thomas, Martha E. 14 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, school

………… Judith A. 12 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

………… William J. 10 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

………… Sarah Alice 8 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

i1878 Marriage #1: Sarah Alice Thomas m. Charles Floyd Hatcher 01-27-1878 at John Greer's, Floyd Co., VA by W.R. Radford. He 22 yo single w/m farmer, b. Patrick Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Richard & Delilah Hatcher. She 16 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Archibald & Elizabeth Thomas.

Charles Floyd Hatcher, s/o Richard H. & Delila (Wood) Hatcher. [Hatcher_RichardH_Delila]

1946 Death: 5-7-1946 Indian Valley District, Floyd Co., VA.

Mrs. Sarah Alice Hatcher, 84y 2m 19d, widowed w/f, b. Feb 18, 1862 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Charles Hatcher. Father: Jurden Thomas, b. Franklin Co., VA. Mother: Elizabeth Short, b. Franklin Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. Canie Dickerson of Willis, VA. COD: “the last Dr that attended the deceased was Dr. J. M. Harman, who died June 3, 1944. Her daughter Mrs/ Canie Dickerson with whom she made her home, said she died of old age. Signed Clarence W. Maberry, Funeral Director, Floyd, VA. Burial: Hatcher Cemetery, Floyd Co.

1946 Burial: Hatcher Cemetery, SR 804 (Rush Ford Rd SW) below Clarence Hatcher home, Floyd Co., VA. (good aerial photo on Find A Grave)

Sarah Alice <i>Thomas</i> Hatcher

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Robert Delong)

End Archibald Jordan & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) Thomas Family.