BIOGRAPHIES - THOMAS, William Henry, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: William Henry THOMAS _________________________________________ Birth: January 20, 1818, Middleton precinct, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: 1900, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 81 Father: George Wallace THOMAS (1798-1852) Mother: Susannah STRODE Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Nancy KELLER Birth: 1821 Death: 1886 Age: 65 Father: Abraham KELLER (1777-1834) Mother: Margaret ANDERSON (1784-1866) Marriage: December 1, 1838 Children: Keller (1845-1914); Doniphan; Ida M. (1854-1883); George (1855-1909); Margaret (-1858); Anna; Clay (1852-1878) WILLIAM H. THOMAS,1 farmer and distiller; P. O. Paris, born in Middletown precinct, Jan. 20, 1818; son of George Thomas, who was born Aug, 7, 1798, in Bourbon County; he was a son of Moses and Elizabeth (Whaley) Thomas, both of Virginia, to whom were born: James, Mary, Annie, George, Elizabeth, Robert, Harry and Sallie, all of whom lived to be grown. The mother of W. H. was Susan Strode, born in Middletown, daughter of James Strode. W. H. was the eldest of his father’s children; James, Elizabeth, Alfred B. were next in order; James resides in Saline County, Mo.; is a farmer; Elizabeth resides in Missouri, wife of F. M. Hutchinson; Alfred B. married Mattie Talbot, and resides in this county; George W. is a farmer and resides in Oregon; W. H. was brought up a farmer; on Dec. 1, 1838, he married Nancy Keller, born March 5, 1821, in this precinct; she is a daughter of Captain Abram Keller, who commanded a company in the war of 1812; he married Margaret Anderson, daughter of William, who married a daughter of Colonel Hinkson. Abram Keller was born 1777, in Pennsylvania, son of Solomon, the Indian fighter. In 1B44, Mr. Thomas settled on the James Talbot farm, where he remained until 1849, when he located on the farm he now owns, call the Jacob Spear’s farm. Mr. Thomas began on nothing; his wife had twenty-five acres of land; he now owns 700 acres and a distillery, which he has been running since 1851. The house Mr. Thomas resides in, was built by Thomas Metcalf, who after became Governor of the State. The father of W. H. died March 22, 1852; he was a race-horse man, and carried on farming; he at one time owned two of the fastest horses in Kentucky; “Brown Kitty” was one of the most celebrated. Mr. Thomas has four children living, viz: Keller, Doniphan, Ida G. and George. Margaret died 1858; she was the wife of John B. Talbott; she left one daughter, Nannie, who married John C. Morris; Anna deceased, she married T. W. Anderson; Clay died at twenty-four years of age in 1878. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 494 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.