Richard W THOMAS

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23 November 1836 , Ohio, USA

Died

20 March 1865 , North Carolina, USA

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Born: 23 November 1836 in Ohio, USA

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Richard W married Minerva C TOWNSEND 9 June 1859 in Williams County, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Minerva C TOWNSEND was born abt. 1842 in Ohio, USA.

Richard W THOMAS died 20 March 1865 in North Carolina, USA.
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Minerva C TOWNSEND
Marriage date: 9 June 1859
Marriage place: Williams County, Ohio, USA

Children of Richard W THOMAS and Minerva C TOWNSEND

Edward Lee THOMAS

Born: 21 July 1862, South Bend, Indiana, USA
Died: 14 February 1911,

Married: Esther Louisa MORRIS 11 June 1899

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Birth — 1836
23 November 1836
Ohio, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.