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From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 
Submitted by Candy L. Grubb April 25, 1997. Both above notices must remain 
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ROBERT THOMAS

	Robert Thomas, one of the hustling, energetic farmers of Stevens 
county, residing on Dunn creek, was born July 5, 1868, in the isle of
Anglesea, north part of Wales.  He is the son of Hugh and Ellen Thomas,
still living across the sea.  The father, a well-to-do business man,
in the town of Llangoed, Wales, has been, during the greater portion of
his life, in the dry-goods trade.
	Until 1888 our subject attended school in Wales, worked in a 
stone quarry, and was foreman of the same for five years.  In the spring
of that year he landed in New York City, going thence to Wisconsin,
and later pushing on to Beaverhead county, Montana.  Here he rode the
range for awhile, went out to the coast, and subsequently settled in
Lincoln county, Washington, where he purchased a ranch.  Returning
to Montana, he engaged in sheep raising, and, to use his own words,
"went broke during Cleveland's administration."  returning to Lincoln
county he disposed of his ranch, and located at his present home, where
he has one hundred and sixty acres of land, nearly all fenced.  This was
in 1900.  He raises cattle and sheep, having some blooded cattle and
Shropshire sheep.  He says that he has decided to have the best animals
or none at all.
	In April, 1895, Mr. Thomas was married to Miss Inez Brady, a 
native of Marion county, Oregon.  Her parents, Frank M. and Alice Brady,
were pioneers of western Oregon, coming to Lincoln county, Washington,
in the eighties.  Eventually they returned to the Williamette valley, 
Oregon, where they are now living.  Our subject has five brothers in Wales,
Owen, Hugh, William, Thomas and Richard.  All of them are highly educated
and the oldest brother has, for the past ten years, been principal of a
school in the town of which he was reared from childhood, and the
youngest brother is, also, principal of a school.  Mrs. Thomas has one
sister, Martha, living with her parents.  Starting in life with no
capital, Mr. Thomas has wrought well and successfully, overcoming many
difficulties, and through his business sagacity, probity, and industry,
has won a handsome competence.
	Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have five children, Richard Arlie, Robert
Charles, Mary Ellen, Maggie and Anna May.