John Henson
THOMAS
Born
23 November 1831
,
Clay, Indiana, USA
Died
27 October 1877
,
Ida, Republic, Kansas, USA
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Born: 23 November 1831 in Clay, Indiana, USA
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John Henson married Rachel HARRIS 26 August 1855 in Boone, Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel HARRIS was born 28 March 1838 in Butler County, Ohio, USA. Rachel died 24 February 1919 in Narka, Republic, Kansas, USA. Rachel was the child of Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE.
John Henson THOMAS died 27 October 1877 in Ida, Republic, Kansas, USA.
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John Henson THOMAS married 
Rachel HARRIS
Marriage date: 26 August 1855
Marriage place: Boone, Iowa, USA
Rachel HARRIS was the child of Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE
Rachel HARRISMarriage date: 26 August 1855
Marriage place: Boone, Iowa, USA
Rachel HARRIS was the child of Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE
Children of John Henson THOMAS and Rachel HARRIS
Sarah Ellen THOMASBorn: 15 April 1861, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA
Died: 11 November 1935, Supply, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 11 November 1935, Supply, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Married: Marion James JONES 5 March 1879
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Birth — 183123 November 1831
Clay, Indiana, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1855 Marriage / PartnerJohn Henson THOMAS and Rachel HARRIS 26 August 1855, Boone, Iowa, USA
He was 23 years old.
1861 Birth of ChildSarah Ellen THOMAS was born 15 April 1861, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA
John Henson was 29 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Death — 187727 October 1877
Ida, Republic, Kansas, USA
He died at the age of 45.
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