Amos THOMAS

FORD, THOMAS, WESTCOTT

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Date: 2/25/2011 at 01:10:15

1883 History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa

AMOS THOMAS

Amos Thomas, a settler in Cerro Gordo county, is a son of Rufus and Mary (Ford) Thomas, the former a native of New York and the latter born in Connecticut. He was born in Herkimer Co., M. Y , Jan. 8, 1834. The family transferred their residence to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1837, and in 1854 to Winona Co., Minn., where the senior Thomas died, in 1877. The mother died in Cerro Gordo county in 1882. Of the children, brothers and sisters of Amos, four are still living-Louren, Rufus, Charles and Lorenzo.

Mr. Thomas was brought up a farmer, and 1857 went to McHenry Co., Ill., and was married to Mary Westcott. After that event he returned to Winona.

In 1864 he enlisted in company K, 11th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and remained in the Union service until the close of the war. He settled on section 16, Lincoln township, in 1866, where he now owns 160 acres of land which is in an excellent state of cultivation.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have six children-Janette, Polly, Clara, Cora, Alice and an infant son. Mr. Thomas is a republican in politics, and is warmly interested in educational matters.

SOURCE: History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa. p. 886. Union Publishing Co. Springfield IL. 1883.

Transcription by Susan Steveson