Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William R. Thomas    
                Born: ca 1841               1
                Died: bef Jun 1880          
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Hardy Co, (W)VA  
              Father: John Thomas   (     - 1845) 
              Mother: Hannah Beckhorn   (1808 -     ) 
                Wife: Emily Jane Dotson   2  
             Married: Feb-28-1861          in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA  3
                Born: ca 1841               1
              Census: 1880                 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA   (see note 1)
              Father: Michael Dotson   (1814 - 1851) 
              Mother: Elizabeth "Eliza" Davis   (1817 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Leota Bell Thomas      
       Also known as: Leota V. Sims 5
                Born: May-25-1862          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  5,6
                Died: Jun-24-1938           5
              Buried:                      in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1880                 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Columbus B. Sims  b. Mar-10-1858  d. Dec- 8-1944  
             Married: Jul-14-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  6
           M Child 2: Riley Ethelbert Thomas      
                Born: 1865                 in Doddridge Co, WV  8,6,1
                Died: Dec- 7-1932          in Wood Co, WV  8,9
              Buried:                      in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  10
              Census: 1880                 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Lelia M. Hudson  b. Apr-17-1864  d. Mar-11-1906  
         Census name: Lilia M. Hudson 
             Married: May-25-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  6
                Wife: Elizabeth Ramsey  b. Feb-23-1883  d. Apr-17-1967  
             Married: 1907                 in Ritchie Co, WV  3
           M Child 3: Lebius Clark Thomas      
         Census name: Lebbens C. Thomas 
                Born: Mar-  -1870          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,1,3
                Died: Mar-31-1934          in Fairmont District, Marion Co, WV  9
              Census: 1900                 in Flemington District, Taylor Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1900                 coal miner  11
                Wife: Ada Gatrell  b. Dec-19-1871  d. Sep-18-1935  
             Married: Apr-27-1893          in Doddridge Co, WV  3
           M Child 4: Amos E. Thomas      
                Born: Apr- 4-1874          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
           F Child 5: (Infant daughter) Thomas      
                Born: Oct- 4-1877          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
                Died: Oct- 4-1877          in Doddridge Co, WV  12

Sources:
(1) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) 
(2) Marriage record of daughter. 
(3) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(7) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone:  Leota V. Sims. 
(8) Headstone (year only) 
(9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Findagrave.com. 
(11) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. 
(12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1860, listed as E. J. Dotson, 18, in household of Josiah H. & Mary J.
(Davis) Bee.







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