Thomas, Peter W.

Peter W. Thomas
b: 10 OCT 1822
d: 29 OCT 1912
   
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Nathan Thomas
BET 1780 AND 1800 -
  
  
  
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Peter W. Thomas
10 OCT 1822 - 29 OCT 1912
  
 
  
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Nancy Lutz
BET 1785 AND 1805 - BEF 1860
  
  
  
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PARENT (M) Peter W. Thomas
Birth10 OCT 1822Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Death29 OCT 1912 Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
MarriageABT 10 OCT 1859to Sarah Dufford at Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
FatherNathan Thomas
MotherNancy Lutz
PARENT (F) Sarah Dufford
Birth20 JAN 1834Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Death14 OCT 1925 Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
MarriageABT 10 OCT 1859to Peter W. Thomas at Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
FatherPhilip Dufford
MotherElizabeth (Gruber) Gruver
CHILDREN
MPhilip S. Thomas
Birth20 JUN 1860Butler County, Pennsylvania
Death20 FEB 1949Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
MGeorge Edison Thomas
BirthAPR 1864Pennsylvania, USA
Death
MJames Devan Thomas
BirthNOV 1867Pennsylvania, USA
DeathJAN 1955
FElizabeth K. Thomas
Birth3 NOV 1867Butler Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Death19 NOV 1911Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
FEmma M (Bracken) Thomas
Birth16 JUN 1869Butler County
Death2 AUG 1952Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
MAlbert Michael Thomas
Birth24 SEP 1876Petersville, Pennsylvania
Death14 AUG 1922Parkers Landing, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
MRoscoe A. Thomas
Birth2 FEB 1880Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Death26 JUL 1967Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MVictor Francis Thomas Sr.
Birth7 MAR 1861Petersville, Butler Co., PA
Death5 DEC 1959Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

  • 10 OCT 1822 - Birth - ; Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  • 29 OCT 1912 - Death - Age: 90 ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1853 - Residence - ; moved to Buttercup near Petersville, Butler Co. with parents
  • 1870 - Residence - Age: 47 ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1880 - Residence - ; Conoquennessing, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • 1900 - Residence - ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • 1910 - Residence - ; Connoquenessing Bo, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • 1 JUL 1863 - Residence - Age: 41 ; Corning, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
  • 1850 - Residence - Age: 27 ; Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1860 - Residence - Age: 48 ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • Race - White
  • 1 JUL 1863 - Military - Civil War Draft Registration Records
  • 1880 - Occupation - started the first business in Butler Co., for the production and repai ; Petersville, Butler Co., PA
  • ABT 1853 - Occupation - ; established the first store in Buttercup with George Ansley.
  • 1853 - Residence - ; moved to Buttercup near Petersville, Butler Co. with parents
  • 1870 - Residence - Age: 47 ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1880 - Residence - ; Conoquennessing, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • 1900 - Residence - ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • 1910 - Residence - ; Connoquenessing Bo, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • 1 JUL 1863 - Residence - Age: 41 ; Corning, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
  • 1850 - Residence - Age: 27 ; Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1860 - Residence - Age: 48 ; Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania

[S191]Thomas, Peter W. Death Certificate
[S13]1900 United States Federal Census
[S367]Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
[S420]Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
[S475]U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
[S222]1850 United States Federal Census
[S10]1870 United States Federal Census
[S9]1860 United States Federal Census
[S372]U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
[S11]1880 United States Federal Census
[S14]1910 United States Federal Census
[S246]Online Resource
[S223]1883 History of Butler County Pennsylvania, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers
[S88]History of Butler County Pennsylvania

1 Peter W. Thomas b: 10 OCT 1822 d: 29 OCT 1912
+ Sarah Dufford b: 20 JAN 1834 d: 14 OCT 1925
2 Philip S. Thomas b: 20 JUN 1860 d: 20 FEB 1949
+ Nellie Piper b: 1870 d: BEF 1949
3 James Wayland Thomas b: 5 OCT 1902 d: 2 NOV 1985
+ Cora Amelia Gunsalus b: 19 FEB 1904 d: 31 AUG 1978
+ ?
3 William Thomas b: 2 FEB 1913 d: 19 MAY 1920
2 George Edison Thomas b: APR 1864
+ Catherine L b: MAR 1871
3 Arthur R Thomas b: NOV 1895
3 Oliver Rutherford Thomas b: 9 JAN 1893 d: 15 DEC 1958
2 James Devan Thomas b: NOV 1867 d: JAN 1955
+ Marie Barnhart b: JAN 1871 d: 1944
3 Loyal B. Thomas b: 3 JUN 1892 d: 12 JUN 1966
+ ?
3 James Devan Thomas Jr b: 26 APR 1904 d: AFT 1966
+ ?
3 Cecil A Thomas b: 1894 d: 1895
3 Infant Son Thomas b: 1897 d: 1897
+ Marie Barnhart b: JAN 1871 d: 1944
3 Loyal B. Thomas b: 3 JUN 1892 d: 12 JUN 1966
+ ?
3 James Devan Thomas Jr b: 26 APR 1904 d: AFT 1966
+ ?
3 Cecil A Thomas b: 1894 d: 1895
3 Infant Son Thomas b: 1897 d: 1897
2 Elizabeth K. Thomas b: 3 NOV 1867 d: 19 NOV 1911
+ Charles Harvey Wible b: 8 MAY 1866 d: 22 FEB 1928
3 William Wilson Wible b: 14 JAN 1902 d: 30 NOV 1991
3 Sara H Wible b: 1890
3 Harry H Wible b: 23 JUL 1891 d: 17 MAY 1934
2 Emma M (Bracken) Thomas b: 16 JUN 1869 d: 2 AUG 1952
+ Francis Edgar Bracken b: 1868 d: BEF 1930
3 Roy E Bracken b: SEP 1887 d: 29 JUL 1962
+ Lottie Mae Shearer b: 13 JUN 1885 d: 7 MAY 1930
3 Floyd D Bracken b: 5 OCT 1889 d: 24 MAY 1968
+ Anne Placide O''Donnell b: 12 JUL 1888 d: 3 JUN 1990
4 Wilhelmina Anne Bracken b: 8 FEB 1926 d: 18 APR 2012
3 Sarah E Bracken b: JUN 1897 d: 1901
2 Albert Michael Thomas b: 24 SEP 1876 d: 14 AUG 1922
+ Estella Virginia Wendell b: 21 DEC 1885 d: 6 FEB 1970
2 Roscoe A. Thomas b: 2 FEB 1880 d: 26 JUL 1967
+ Cora Thorne b: 1 NOV 1882 d: 4 JAN 1972
3 Harry A Thomas b: 1904 d: AFT 1920
3 Ruth Leola Thomas b: 9 MAY 1905 d: 31 JUL 1991
+ Walter Leslie Roe b: 14 JUN 1905 d: 2 JUL 1972
4 Thomas W Roe b: 10 OCT 1928 d: 19 JUL 2015
3 Albert W Thomas b: 2 MAR 1907 d: 4 JUN 1910
3 Lawrence Roscoe Thomas b: 29 JUL 1908 d: 25 FEB 1983
+ Helen Jane Thomas b: 10 MAR 1911 d: 1 OCT 2001
3 Wilbur W Thomas b: 13 JUN 1912 d: 1 APR 1960
+ Fannie Amalia Cashion b: 13 APR 1913 d: APR 1983
+ Cora Thorne b: 1 NOV 1882 d: 4 JAN 1972
3 Harry A Thomas b: 1904 d: AFT 1920
3 Ruth Leola Thomas b: 9 MAY 1905 d: 31 JUL 1991
+ Walter Leslie Roe b: 14 JUN 1905 d: 2 JUL 1972
4 Thomas W Roe b: 10 OCT 1928 d: 19 JUL 2015
3 Albert W Thomas b: 2 MAR 1907 d: 4 JUN 1910
3 Lawrence Roscoe Thomas b: 29 JUL 1908 d: 25 FEB 1983
+ Helen Jane Thomas b: 10 MAR 1911 d: 1 OCT 2001
3 Wilbur W Thomas b: 13 JUN 1912 d: 1 APR 1960
+ Fannie Amalia Cashion b: 13 APR 1913 d: APR 1983
2 Victor Francis Thomas Sr. b: 7 MAR 1861 d: 5 DEC 1959
+ Jennie L. Hays b: 16 JAN 1867 d: 10 MAY 1947
3 Lister Hays Thomas b: 25 NOV 1891 d: 15 OCT 1963
+ Hazel Dicky b: 3 JUN 1892 d: 20 FEB 1923
4 Richard Hays Thomas b: 15 MAY 1917 d: 5 JUL 1995
+ Evelyn Sylvia Lundin b: 29 JUN 1917 d: 1 MAR 1995
+ Lil (Thomas) d: AFT 2006
+ Aleta J. Brown b: FEB 1895 d: 13 OCT 1964
3 Alan Wilson Thomas b: 13 APR 1899 d: JAN 1979
+ Marion Davis b: 2 MAY 1901 d: OCT 1979
3 Genevieve Thomas b: 31 MAR 1903 d: 23 NOV 1989
+ Alfred Waldemar Lago b: 3 FEB 1896 d: 27 APR 1988
+ William Eugene Pelto b: 15 JUN 1922 d: 25 DEC 2000
3 Victor Frank Thomas b: 27 SEP 1905 d: 29 FEB 1992
+ La Dene Duke b: 31 JUL 1919 d: 14 FEB 2007
3 Ethel Maude Thomas b: 9 AUG 1896 d: 28 MAY 1975
+ William Edward McCullough b: 26 FEB 1886 d: DEC 1972
4 William Victor McCullough b: 6 DEC 1923 d: 17 JAN 2002
+ Gloria Steele Ivory b: 24 FEB 1928 d: 4 MAY 1951
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+ Dorothy Anna Day b: 28 FEB 1921 d: 11 SEP 2008
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The ancestors of Peter Thomas remain a mystery. Although Nathan Thomas and Nancy Lutz are given as parents on his death certificate, and a biography says he came to Butler from Luzerne with his parents in 1853, no other records supporting (or disproving) this have been found. The closest match in Luzerne is a Peter, 27, Carpenter, in 1850, living with an Elizabeth Thomas (37) and Mary J, (4). Unfortunately, no relationships are given in the 1850 census, so it is impossible to know if Elizabeth was a wife or perhaps a widowed sister, or if her birthdate was correct. In any case, none of the three are present in the 1860 census in Pittston, Luzerne. In 1860, this Peter is living in Butler, age given as 47 instead of 37. occupation carpenter, and married within the year to Sarah Dufford, living with his in-laws. By 1870, and in subsequent years, his age is again listed correctly. There are no Lutz or Thomas families that would seem to match as parents. It seems highly likely, but not proven, that the Luzerne Peter is the same one, and that his first wife and daughter died shortly after 1850, after which he moved to Butler.

BUTLER COUNTY COUPLE CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING

Butler Pa., Oct 17. -- At their home near Petersville, where they started
life together 50 years ago, Peter W. Thomas and wife Sarah Dufford
Thomas, Friday received the greetings of their eight children and all but
one of their living grandchildren.

The aged bride and groom are in good health, enjoy life and take part in
the affairs of the home and farm as they did 50 years ago. Mr Thomas,
who is 87, is a native of Wilkes Barre, Pa. and came to Butler County
with his parents in 1853, settling in Buttercup, near Petersville. He
started a store at Buttercup and later worked as a millwright. Mrs.
Thomas was born in Luzerne County, Pa., 73 years ago, and came to this
County with her parents, Philip and Elizabeth Dufford, in 1838.

The children are:
Philip S. of Duquesne, Pa.; Dr. Victor F. of Evans City; George E. of
Butler; James D. of Evans City; Elizabeth K. , wife of Charles Wible of
Penn Township; Emma M. Bracken of Butler; Albert M. of Butler, and
Roscoe A. at home in Connoquenessing Township.

The grandchildren present were:
Elizabeth Wayland and Myron Thomas of Duquesne; Lester, Ethel, Allen,
Genevieve, Frank, Loyal and Devand Thomas of Evans City; Oliver, Arthur
and Velma Thomas of Butler; Floyd Bracken of Butler; Hazel, Harry and
William Wible of Penn Township; Harry, Leola Albert and Lawrence of
Connoquenessing Township.

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