James Jefferson THOMAS^[1]

1831 - 1916  (85 years)

• Name	James Jefferson THOMAS
  Birth	10 Mar 1831	Georgia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1860, 1870, 1880	Richmond Co, GA   [3, 4, 5]
  	The 1860 census notes Jeff as a "Planter" in Richmond County, Georgia. This description in the pre-Civil War South suggested ownership of 20 or more slaves and of extensive acreage. The 1870 and 1880 censuses list him as a "farmer" in Richmond County.
  Death	17 Dec 1916  [2]
  	Jefferson died on 17 December 1916. He was 85 years old.
  Burial	Augusta, Richmond Co, GA   [6]
  	His remains were interred at Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia.
  Person ID	I27730	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Darius THOMAS
  Mother	Louisa KETTLES
  Family ID	F2223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Gertrude CLANTON,   b. 4 Apr 1834, Augusta, Richmond Co, GA d. 11 May 1907, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1852	Richmond Co, GA   [7]
  	The couple was married in Richmond County, Georgia by Rev. E. H Meyers on 16 December 1852.
  Children	1. Turner Clanton THOMAS,   b. 9 Dec 1854, Georgia d. 30 Apr 1930 (Age 75 years)   2. Joseph THOMAS,   b. 12 Dec 1855, Georgia d. 31 Dec 1855, Georgia (Age 0 years)   3. Anna Lou THOMAS,   b. 29 May 1857, Georgia d. 21 Dec 1857, Georgia (Age 0 years)   4. Mary Belle THOMAS,   b. 23 Sep 1858, Georgia d. 12 Nov 1929, DeKalb Co, GA (Age 71 years)   5. Jefferson Davis THOMAS,   b. 27 Apr 1861, Richmond Co, GA d. 16 Apr 1920, Augusta, Richmond Co, GA (Age 58 years)   6. Cora Louise THOMAS,   b. 23 Jun 1863, Georgia d. 27 Jul 1956, Fulton Co, GA (Age 93 years)   7. Charley THOMAS,   b. 25 Jul 1865, Georgia d. 26 Jul 1865, Georgia (Age 0 years)   8. Julian Pinckney THOMAS,   b. 23 Jan 1868, Augusta, Richmond Co, GA d. 1928 (Age 59 years)   9. James Clanton THOMAS,   b. 16 Oct 1872, Georgia d. 14 Oct 1879, Georgia (Age 6 years)   10. Kathleen Clanton THOMAS,   b. 4 Jan 1875, Georgia d. 6 Nov 1968, Fulton Co, GA (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F1173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: July 1860, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: July 1870, Richmond County, GA Resided: June 1880, Richmond County, GA Resided: June 1900, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA Resided: April 1910, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA FAG says Col.; look for military service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Virginia Ingraham Burr, editor, The Secret Eye, The Journal of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1848-1889, ((Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990)), ISBN 0-8078-4273-7. Thomas Family Chart. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). J. Jefferson Thomas gravestone inscription, Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, GA; downloaded 20 April 2014. [S3826] 1860 US Census / Thomas, James J. [S3839] 1870 US Census / Thomas, James J. [S3848] 1880 US Census / Thomas, J.J. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). J. Jefferson Thomas interment, Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, GA; downloaded 20 April 2014. [S3772] J. Jefferson Thomas - Ella Gertrude Clanton, Richmond Co, GA marriage license & minister's return (1852).