Thomas Thomas

THOMAS, WILLIAMS

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/18/2006 at 22:08:10

Thomas Thomas, restaurateur, Moingona, was born in South Wales, July 18, 1825, and when eight years of age commenced school, continuing the same until he was fourteen, then engaged in farming and followed the same until the year 1851, he then emigrated to Canada, where he obtained work in a stone quarry, remained there until 1860, then went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and engaged in coal mining, in 1867 he moved to Illinois, and after a residence there of about nine months, he came to Moingona, still following coal mining, after two years he opened a butcher shop, remained in that business for seven years and then opened his restaurant, which he still deeps, he was married in South Wales, December 25, 1850, to Miss Mary Williams, they have a family of three children living: Alfred, John and Thomas, have lost one Mary A

1880 Boone Co History Book