Edward S. Thomas

THOMAS, VANCUREN

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 5/25/2004 at 22:03:44

Edward S. Thomas, postmaster at Allison and ex-county treasurer of Butler county, was born in Bradford county, Pa., in 1829, where he lived until eighteen years of age. He learned the trade of a tinner, which he followed for many years. He came to Chickasaw county, in this State, in 1856, thence to Floyd county in the spring of 1860, where he lived until 1871, when he came to Butler county and settled at Greene, his family being the first that settled on the village plat.
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He was engaged in the hardware business at Greene until he was elected county treasurer in 1875, when he removed to Butler Center. He was treasurer four years. Mr. Thomas came to Allison when the county seat was removed to this place. In 1881 he was appointed postmaster.
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His wife was Miss R. L. Van Curen, born in the State of New York. They have five children – Charles, Charlotte, Virginia, Levi and Zenas – all of whom are married except the youngest.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 295 - 296