Reverend John Alexander William THOMAS

1822 - 1896  (73 years)

• Name	John Alexander William THOMAS  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Reverend
  Birth	31 Dec 1822	near Brownsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He had eleven children  [5]
  MILI	He was elected captain of Company F, 21st South Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army, and served his State and the Southern Confederacy until the surrender of its armies. He was twice wounded. In addition to his duties as captain he served in the capacity of a chaplain.  [6]
  Occupation	pastor of First Baptist Church, Bennettsville, South Carolina, for 30 years- Thomas Memorial Baptist Church was built in his honor  [7]
  _UID	78AE7CFD876F4FCCB677D71BF09A629C571E
  Death	2 Aug 1896	Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina   [7, 8]
  Burial	Oak Ridge Cemetery, north Cook St., Bennettsville, South Carolina   [7, 9]
  Person ID	I60520	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	William THOMAS,   b. 25 Jul 1777, South Carolina d. 4 Oct 1835, South Carolina (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Eleanor EVANS,   b. 3 Aug 1793, South Carolina d. 3 Mar 1855, Pinehill, Alabama (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1822  [8]
  _UID	C36868A87AB24474806781D51D7B80E15560
  _UID	C36868A87AB24474806781D51D7B80E15560
  Family ID	F42631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elvira SPEARS,   b. 29 Apr 1824, Marlboro County, South Carolina d. 27 Apr 1894, Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1844  [7, 8]
  _UID	9C1C88DD9D454F71B02341640D683C11F953
  _UID	9C1C88DD9D454F71B02341640D683C11F953
  Children	1. Nellie Deborah “Eleanor” THOMAS,   b. 29 Apr 1846, Marlboro County, South Carolina d. 6 Dec 1917, Bennettsville, South Carolina (Age 71 years)   2. William Evans THOMAS,   b. 26 May 1849   d. 30 Jul 1917 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F42632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S521] William Curry Harllee, page 2046, 2111. [S9152] D. D. McColl, page 33. [S11718] . [S521] William Curry Harllee, page 2111. [S8892] A History of Marlboro County (South Carolina), with Traditions and Sketches of Numerous Families, (Regional Publishing Company 1978), page 86. [S521] William Curry Harllee, page 2113. [S521] William Curry Harllee, page 2046. [S715] . [S4764] Elizabeth C. Drake and Jacquelyn M. Rainwater, page 13.