THE THOMAS FAMILY

The Thomas family was in Dogtown from before 1860 until at least 1939

Lou Schmidt wrote in on July 29, 2004:

"Got to digging through my notes and found some references to "Thomas". Lo and Behold, found the Thomas family in 1860,70,& 80 census. William O. Thomas was the head of the family with a home on Manchester between Sublette and Macklind. Also found it on the Cheltenham Map. In the 1880 census William O. was listed as a merchant, evidently at his home. A son, Phillip was a newspaper man. The 1870 census shows a John at 27 and a coal miner from Wales.Also a John at 28 and a fire clay digger. This could be the J.M.Thomas, Founder of "Highlands Fire Clay Company." "Lou"

There is also a useful newspaper article from 1966 which sheds lots of light on the THomas family. See: