BIRTH-PARENTS; Birth cert; 1842; General Register Office, St Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England; Cert BXBZ775277; in Poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples.NOTE: Mother listed as Ann Thomas formerly Dunn, but I can find no confirmation of Dunn elsewhere.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Joseph H. Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages
in poss of Roberta Richards Peeples. NOTE: Marriage date in bible is
1 June 1861, which disagrees with their marriage cert. in English records.
MARRIAGE: Marriage cert; 1861; General Register Office, St Catherine's House,
10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England; Cert MX709637, item #478; copy in poss
of Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.NOTE: Marriage date listed as
30 MAY 1861, which disagrees with bible record. I've chosen to go with bible
record as they ought to have known their own marriage date and I'm not about to say my own ancestors are forgetful! Besides, all the family reunion booklets already have the bible record date.
!DEATH: Death cert; Calif. State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics;
Sacramento, California; cert #20-029140, state index #1076, local reg #710.
NOTE: died at 301-19th St, Sacramento; age 78yrs 2mo 8da; 54 yrs in Calif,
14 yrs at place of death; parents: Richard Thomas & Ann H. Sarah; died of
Cancer of Stomach. Informant was his dgter Mary Annie Thomas.
!DEATH; Newspaper article, "The Amador Dispatch", 16 July 1920. NOTE: "Deaths; THOMAS- In Sacramento, Ca. July 10, 1920, Joseph H. Thomas aged 75 years. (Mr. Thomas was formerly a business man in Amador City but retired from active life some years ago. The funeral was held in Amador Tuesday under auspices of Sutter Creek Lodge I.O.O.F.)"
BIRTH-PARENTS-DEATH: Joseph Thomas/Mary Trembath family bible, in poss of
Richard Biggs, Lafayette, Calif; copy of front pages in poss of Roberta
Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.NOTE: discrepancy between bible birth date
(22 Apr 1846) and birth cert (15 May 1846). Birth Cert date used as it was
registered 11 Jun 1846 and it doesn't seem reasonable to make a mistake in day and month so soon after birth.
!BIRTH-PARENTS: Birth cert; 1846; General Register Office, St.Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England, Cert BXBZ775036; in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples.
!BIRTH: Per Oral History from Edith Richards Biggs circa 1978, Mary Trembath
was an only child. Her parents did not want her to marry Joseph Thomas as she
was so young and they disapproved of the family. There were many drinkers in
the Thomas family, including Joseph's mother, Ann SARAH THOMAS.
!DEATH: Death cert, Calif. State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Sacramento, California; cert #9-001492, State index #215 315, Local reg #35.
NOTE: died of Myocarditis, lived 2yrs at place of death & 30yrs in
California; age 62yrs 8mo 21da, father listed as Benedict Trembath, Informant
was H.A.Nauman(mortician).
!DEATH: Newspaper article, "The Amador Record", 21 Jan 1909, copy in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif. NOTE: Very lengthy obituary
supporting many dates and family relationships, detailed description of her
funeral (choir consisted of 4 people, one of whom was Thomas Richards, father
of her dgter's husband). Services were at the M.E. Church at Amador City.
Also, states her husband Joseph came to Calif in 1866, went back for family &
brought them out in 1871, left mines to start their mercantile business
somewhere about the year of 1877 to which they added farming and teaming, and
that business was crippled by fire in Sept 1891 which destroyed their store,
most of their merchandise, and also their dwelling {actually their boarding
house I believe}.
Mary Ann Trembath Thomas Thomas was known as Mary Annie.
!BIRTH-DEATH: Info from research by Richard W. Sanders, Portland, Oregon,
gr-grandson of Richard Thomas & Mary Annie Thomas Thomas.
!BURIAL: Per Rick Sanders records, Mary Annie was buried in Thomas Plot,
lot #1164.
DEATH-BURIAL: Death Certificate; Sacto Co, Calif, Vital Statistics.NOTE: Cause of death was Sarcoma of Nose and Accessory Sinuses.
!BIRTH: Family sources from Rick Sanders, Portland, Oregon; descendant of Richard & Mary Annie Thomas.
!CHRISTENING: LDS Sithney Parish Records; Extracted by Rick Sanders.
!RESIDENCE-PARENTS: 1861 Census; Sithney Parish, Borough of Helston, Prospidnick, Household 69, page 88a, Cornwall, England; LDS microfilm.
!RESIDENCE: Voter Register; GREAT REGISTER OF AMADOR COUNTY; California State
Library, Sacramento, Calif.NOTE: Richard Thomas & his brother Joseph Thomas listed on voter register starting in 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892.(not in 1894) 1892 description of Richard Thomas: age 36, height 5 ft 7 in, complexion- sandy, eyes- blue, hair- auburn, marks- scar under lower jaw left side, occupation- miner, born- England, precinct- N. Amador, Naturalization- 7 Aug 1882 Amador Co.
MARRIAGE-2nd: Newspaper Extracts Online @ http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/ca/amador/1899/apr.html
Amador Dispatch April 1899 Jackson, Amador, California
Amador County Marriage License 1899
April 27-John T. Sowden 33 & Mrs. Elizabeth J. Sowden 34
William Alexander Penhorwood SOWDEN
BIRTH: From family records held by Leanne Stanley, California.
!CHRISTENING: Baptisms, North Molton Parish, Devon, England; Copy from North Devon Record Office, Tuly Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1EL; page 105, #838. NOTE: Name listed as "William Alexander Penhorwood Sowden".
!CENSUS:
1861 Census, Northam Parish, Devon, Cornwall, England
Eastside Fore Street
John SOWDEN Head Mar 31 Miner Cornwall, St.Blazey
Caroline SOWDEN Wife Mar 33 Housekeeper Devon, Northam
Francies SOWDEN Daur Un 8 Scholar do do
William SOWDEN Son 7 do Devon, Northmolton
Elizth Ann SOWDEN Daur 5 do doDEATH-BURIAL: Monument at Oak Knoll Cemetery on Taylor Ranch, New Chicago area near Amador City.NOTE: Monument reads: William Sowden, Departed the life, Dec. 22, 1896, Aged 43 yrs, 10 mo's 6 days, Native of England, May his Soul Rest In Peace.
!Per Edith Richards Biggs, William Sowden, Elizabeth Jane Thomas' first
husband, and John Sowden, Elizabeth Jane Thomas' second husband were brothers
!DEATH: Per Calaveras County newspaper article on death of his brother, John SOWDEN, William SOWDEN died of miners consumption.
BIRTH: Birth Certificate, General Register Office, obtained 1998 by Roberta Richards Peeples. NOTE: John Thomas Sowden, father John Sowden a miner, mother Caroline Sowden, formerly Penhorwood. Informant was Caroline Sowden, Mother residing Fore Street, Northam.
!CENSUS:
1861 Census, Northam Parish, Devon, Cornwall, England
Eastside Fore Street
John SOWDEN Head Mar 31 Miner Cornwall, St.Blazey
Caroline SOWDEN Wife Mar 33 Housekeeper Devon, Northam
Francies SOWDEN Daur Un 8 Scholar do do
William SOWDEN Son 7 do Devon, Northmolton
Elizth Ann SOWDEN Daur 5 do doEMMIGRATION: Per 1900 Census, Calaveras Co, California, John Thomas SOWDEN emmigrated to the USA in 1891.
!DEATH-BURIAL: Newspaper obituary, Amador Ledger, Friday July 15, 1904,
California Sate Library, Sacramento.NOTE: John Sowden, a shift inspector at
Gwin Mine, was drawn between the skip and the wall plate- a space of about 6
inches, and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 2000 feet. "Several hours passed before the head and all the members were recovered." He had worked for the company for eight years. He had lived in Amador City for many years. He was buried under the auspices of the Union, Workmen, and Foresters of America. He was survived by a wife, dgter, and two stepsons. The same paper had a memorial to him from Amador Lodge No.46, K.of P.
BIRTH: Joseph & Mary Thomas family Bible.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Record, Amador County Marriage Records, Book C, pg 31; LDS film# 1302976. NOTE:Written consent of file from Margaret Leams father,
therefore he was still alive. Benedict listed as "of Sacramento," Margaret "of Jackson." Witnesses: Harry Leam and Mrs.Rebecca Thomas (brother & sister of Margaret, according to Leam Thomas. Rebecca Leam married a Thomas from a
different family.) Married in Jackson by the pastor of the M.E.Church,
J.W.Kuykendal.
!DEATH: Thomas Family Reunion booklet from Thomas Estate Company Records
BIRTH-DEATH: Per Oral History from Leam Thomas 8 Apr 1997, given to Roberta
Richards Peeples. Margaret Alice Leam was sister of John W. Leam who married
Louise Thomas. (A brother and sister who married a brother and sister.)
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Record, Book C, pg 31, Amador County Marriage Records; LDS film #13302976.
BIRTH-DEATH: CA Death Index, on-line: LEAM LOUISE, born 04/13/1862 {incorrect}, mother's maiden name: TREMBATH, father's name: THOMAS, F, born in CALIFORNIA, died in SACRAMENTO CO 03/09/1947, age 74 yrs.
MARRIAGE: Joseph H. Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.
!John Leam was sister of Margaret Alice Leam who married Benedict Trembath Thomas.
BIRTH: Joseph H. Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages in poss. of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, California.
!MARRIAGE: Joseph H. Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, California. Also newspaper article: "The
Amador Republican", Friday, November 27, 1896, page 3, California State Library, Sacramento, Calif.
!DEATH: As above. Also a second newspaper article: "The Amador Dispatch",
Friday, November 27, 1896, page 2, California State Library, Sacramento, Calif. NOTE: "Joey" was killed by his wife's brother William A. Peyton. Two extensive articles on the shooting.
!Joseph H Thomas, Jr. and Kate Peyton had no children.
BIRTH: 1900 Census, Amador Co, California, microfilm roll #T623-84, E.D. 9,
sheet 14, page 126B.NOTE: census taken 30 Jun 1900.
DEATH-BURIAL-RESIDENCE: Obituary of Edith Thomas Clemens, AMADOR LEDGER,
Friday July 15, 1904, Calif State Library. NOTE:Died at her parents home in
Amador City across from the city cemetery. Her actual residence was Fosteria,
Calaveras Co. Also, Joseph H. Thomas family bible, genealogy pages.
!DEATH-BURIAL: Interview with Edith Biggs; her mother said that Edith lay dying about the time that John Sowden's hearse passed by the house on the way to the cemetery. He was Elizabeth Thomas Sowden's husband who had died in a mine accident 2 days before.
BIRTH: 1900 Census, Amador Co, California, microfilm #T623-84, E.D. 8, sheet 6, page 104A.
!DESCRIPTION: Great Register of Voters, Amador Co, California, 1894, California State Library, Sacramento, Calif.NOTE: age 23, 5'8", fair complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair, miner, born Pennsylvania, resided N. Amador (prob Amador City).
!DEATH: California Death Index On-line http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi NOTE: FRANK CLEMENS, birth date: 01/20/1870, mother's maiden name: JAMES, birth place: PENNSYLVANIA, death place: Monterey Co, death date: 05/22/1940, age 70 years.
BIRTH: Joseph H Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.
!DEATH: as above.
!DEATH: Article in AMADOR DISPATCH 1882 Jun 24, Vol 23, #41. NOTE: a small male child of Joseph H. Thomas died of diphtheria.
!BURIAL: Monument in Thomas family plot in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Taylor Ranch,
New Chicago area, near Amador City.
BIRTH: Joseph H Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.
!DEATH: as above.
!DEATH: Possible reference in newspaper article, "The Amador Dispatch",
20 Jan 1883. NOTE: "Pneumonia is prevailing to a considerable extent among the children in Amador City."
!BURIAL: Monument in Thomas family plot at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Taylor Ranch,
New Chicago area near Amador City, Amador Co, Calif.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Joseph H Thomas family bible, copy of genealogy pages in poss of Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif. NOTE: Her name is listed in the family bible as "Mamie", but she signed her name as "Mayme".
!Mayme graduated from San Jose Normal School and worked as a teacher in
Amador City and Clinton, California before she was married.
Per oral interview with Edith Richards Biggs in 1980 with Roberta Richards Peeples:- Although born in Michigan, he returned to Cornwall, England with his mother when the mines closed in the area. They stayed there until his father could get a new start in California. Because of this we have yearly pictures of him from about age 11 months to age 6. His mother always said that just about the time she got a garden in, the mines would close and they'd have to move again.William, himself, worked in the Keystone Mine in Adador City, Calif; ran a streetcar in San Francisco; and at the Post Office in Sacramento.
!BIRTH: Thomas Richards family bible, viewed ca.1980 by Roberta Richards Peeples while in possession of Lillian Richards Hempe. Now in possession of Elinor Peterson McCoy, Sacramento, Calif.
!CHRISTENING: Certificate of Baptism, Methodist Episcopal Church, Quinnesec, Michigan. Original in poss of Richard Biggs, Lafayette, Calif, copy in poss of Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Records, Amador County, California; Book D, Pg 4; LDS film #1302976. NOTE: William H.Richards, a native of Michigan, aged 24, resident of Amador City, County of Amador, California and Mayme V.Thomas, native of California, aged 23, resident of Amador City, County of Amador, California; married 23d day of August, 1906 in Amador City; witnesses, Cora Wrigglesworth,a resident of Jackson, County of Amador, and Frank Clemmens, a resident of Amador City, County of Amador; married by Rev.Hugh Baker, Minister of the Gospel.
DEATH: Magazine article, "The Postal Supervisor", Feb 1932, copy in possession of Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.
BIRTH-PARENTS:Birth Cert; 1845; General Register Office, St.Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England; Cert BXBZ 825654; in poss of
Roberta Richards Peeples, Woodland, Calif.NOTE: Mother listed as Ann Thomas formerly Sarah. Informant Richard Thomas- Father- Prospidnick- Sithney; birth registered 9 Aug 1845.
!CHRISTENING: Christening Records; 1834-1959; Sithney Parish Church, Cornwall, England; LDS film #025480; Eng.film RCB: 32; page 358, line 6, item #22. NOTE: "aged 4 years", father listed as miner.
!RESIDENCE-PARENTS: 1861 Census, Sithney Parish, District
of Helston, Sub-District of Wendron, Household 19, Nantrisack, page 65b.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Records; 1837-1862; Sithney Parish Church, Cornwall,
England; LDS film #1596228; item #480. NOTE: Both bride and groom signed their own names. Witnesses: Rosina James, Thos. Russell.
!CENSUS: 1871 Census, Crowntown, Sithney Parish, Cornwall, England; LDS film #0838820, sheet #75, page 7; household 36:
Elizth Bosanko Head Mar 25 Miner's Wife Cornwall Sithney
Elizth t Bosanko Daur 5 Scholar do do
!CENSUS: 1880 Census Index, Family Search CD: Family should be in UP Michigan, probably in Schoolcraft. This is the only family anywhere close. Ages are off, but entry was apparently difficult to read for the transcriber:
Census Place: E. D. 8, Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan
Source: FHL Film 1254581 National Archives Film T9-0581 Page 573A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Thomas BA...LO Self M M W 32 ENG
Occ: Laborer Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Elizabeth BA...LO Wife F M W 24 ENG
Occ: Keeps House Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Elizabeth BA...LO Dau F S W 14 ENG
Occ: School Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Mary BA...LO Dau F S W 12 MI
Occ: ... Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Wm. BA...LO Son M S W 2 MI
Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
!DEATH: Iron County, Michigan, Deaths 1886-1937; The Dick & June Ross Collection On-line; http://www.rootsweb.com/~mihought/rosscoll/iron/ironcodeaths2.txt
"BOSANKO ELIZABETH Death Date: 1910 SEPT 19 Age:65 Marital:MARR BirthPlace:ENGLAND Father:RICHARD THOMAS Mother:ANN THOMAS"
!BURIAL: Iron Co GenWeb Page, Evergreen Cemetery in Crystal Falls:
block lot date of death
BOSANKO ALBERTA 4P 53 12/22/67
BOSANKO ELIZABETH 4P 53 9/19/10
BOSANKO THOMAS 4P 53 8/8/26
BOSANKO WILLIAM J 4P 53 3/26/51
DEATH: Obituary in Index of Diamond Drill Newspaper, UP of Michigan, listed on the Iron Co & Dickinson Co, MI GenWeb site: "Bosanko Thomas August 27, 1926 1 Obituary" This date matches with burial in the same plot as Elizabeth THOMAS BOSANKO in Evergreen Cemeterey in Crystall Falls.
CHRISTENING: Christening Records, 1834-1959, Sithney Parish, Cornwall,
England; LDS film #0254180; Eng.film RCB:32; page 456, #21. NOTE: father listed
as miner.
MARRIAGE: Info given by Linda Bosanko Shattuck, BOSANKO one name study.
BIRTH-DEATH: Per Death Record found on-line at GENDIS, Genealogical Death Indexing System- Michigan; http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/scripts/gendis/index.htm
"BOSANKO, THOMAS H, Date of death:14 Dec 1878, Ledger Page:237, Record Number:1845, Place of death:Schoolcraft, County of death:Houghton, Sex:Male, Race:WHITE, Marital Status:Single, Age: 8 years 10 months, Cause of Death:SCARLET FEVER, Birthplace:ENGLAND, Occupation:Not Recorded, Father's Name:Bosanko, THOMAS; Father's Residence:SCHOOLCRAFT; Mother's Name:BOSANKO,ELIZABETH; Mother's Residence:SCHOOLCRAFT; Date of record:17-Jun-1879"
BIRTH-MARRIAGE: Info given by Linda Bosanko Shattuck, BOSANKO one name study.
BIRTH-MARRIAGES: Info given by Linda Bosanko Shattuck, BOSANKO one name study.