Biographical Sketch of Francis N. Thomas, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Francis N. Thomas was born in Henderson County, Tenn., in 1834.  In the
family of his parents, Stephen and Anna (Rhodes) Thomas, were twelve
children, of whom he was the second.  The parents were both natives of
North Carolina and were married in Tennessee, where they spent the re-
mainder of their lives.  For many years Stephen Thomas was engaged in
the work of the ministry, first as a Presbyterian and later as a Metho-
dist, and in connection with that calling he worked at the carpenter's
trade, and carried on farming.  He was a Republican in politics, and 
served as magistrate.  Francis N. attended the common schools in early
life, and was reared to the occupation of farming.  In 1853 he married 
Martha Setzer, a native of North Carolina, who was born in 1836.  Of
their six children, three are now living, viz.: John H., Rosalinda L.
and George B.  In 1862 Mr. Thomas enlisted in Company H, Enrolled 
Militia, of Washington County and served until February, 1865, when he
enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Missouri Infantry, Union army, being
honorably discharged at St. Louis in January, 1866.  In the militia he
held the rank of second lieutenant, and in the regular service served
as corporal.  Mr. Thomas came to Crawford County in 1854, and settled 
on his present farm of 320 acres, in 1863.  In politics he is a Repub-
lican.  He is an enterprising farmer, and has devoted some attention to
the trades of the carpenter and blacksmith.

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