Elisha Franklin Thomas

1841 - 1916  (74 years)

• Name	Elisha Franklin Thomas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]
  Birth	5 Sep 1841	Magnolia, Larue, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Wayne County, Kentucky, USA   [23]
  	Division 2
  Residence	1860	Clay County, Texas, USA   [22]
  Military Service	Aug 1861	Texas, USA   [21]
  Residence	1870	Burnet County, Texas, USA   [24]
  	Precinct 1
  Residence	1880	Burnet County, Texas, USA   [17]
  	Precinct 1
  Residence	1900	Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA   [13]
  Residence	1910	Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA   [15]
  Death	17 Apr 1916	Samsville, Burnet, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 25, 26]
  		Thomas, Elisha Franklin (1841-1916)
  Burial	18 Apr 1916	Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 4, 12, 16, 18, 25, 27]
  	Odd Fellows Cemetery
  Person ID	I20969	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Elvira Melvina Rowntree,   b. 10 Mar 1845, Milam County, Texas, USA d. 20 Feb 1936, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1866	Burnet County, Texas, USA   [7, 13, 25, 28, 29]
  Children	> 1. Marshall Thomas,   b. 28 Sep 1867, Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 14 May 1952, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Alice Bernice Thomas,   b. 16 Jul 1869, Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 26 Mar 1962, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Robert Thomas,   b. 10 Nov 1870, Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 24 Apr 1941, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Musidore Katherine Kate Thomas,   b. 21 Mar 1874, Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 6 Aug 1931, Nicholia, Lemhi, Idaho, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Franklin Thomas,   b. 26 Mar 1878, Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 1 Jan 1939, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Louise Thomas,   b. 14 Nov 1880, Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 29 May 1948, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Sep 1841 - Magnolia, Larue, Kentucky, USA Residence - Division 2 - 1850 - Wayne County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1860 - Clay County, Texas, USA Military Service - Aug 1861 - Texas, USA Marriage - 12 Dec 1866 - Burnet County, Texas, USA Residence - Precinct 1 - 1870 - Burnet County, Texas, USA Residence - Precinct 1 - 1880 - Burnet County, Texas, USA Residence - 1900 - Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Residence - 1910 - Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death - 17 Apr 1916 - Samsville, Burnet, Texas, USA Burial - 18 Apr 1916 - Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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