Biographical Sketch of George W. Thomas, Greene County, Missouri, Cass Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Thomas is a son of Jonathan and Anna Thomas, and was born in Monroe county, Tenn., December 15, 1819. His father was a native of North Carolina, and died in Monroe county, Tenn., in 1857. George grew to manhood in his native county where he was married to Miss Sarah A. Smallin, of the same county. Their union was blest with ten children, nine of whom are living, five boys and four girls. Mr. Thomas came to Missouri in 1854, and settled on Grand prairie, this county, where he lived two years, and then purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land in sections 7 and 8, township 31, where he has since resided. Dur- ing the war Mr. Thomas served in the enrolled militia ten months and was at the battle of Springfield. His son, Jonathan C., a member of Company E, 8th Missouri regiment, was killed in the southwestern por- tion of the State, while pursuing a band of three hundred bushwhackers. Mrs. Thomas died February 17, 1880 and is buried at the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Baptist church, and one of Greene's successful farmers. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================