James Holt THOMAS^[1]

1870 - 1915  (44 years)

• Name	James Holt THOMAS
  Birth	4 Nov 1870	Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900 - 1915  [1, 2, 3]
  	James was employed by the Southern Railway company as a conductor from, at least, June 1900 until the time of his death in May 1915.
  Death	9 May 1915	Columbia, Richland Co, SC   [1]
  	James died at his Park Street home in Columbia, South Carolina at 6:00am on 9 May 1915. He was 44 years old. Cause of death was noted as "chronic nephritis" and "myocardial insufficiency", due to arteriosclerosis.
  Burial	12 May 1915	Columbia, Richland Co, SC   [1]
  	His remains were interred at St. Peter's Catholic Church Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina on 12 May 1915.
  Person ID	I64271	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Pinckney THOMAS,   b. c. 1838, Georgia d. 1888 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Luke CLANTON,   b. Jan 1841, Georgia d. 1912 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1860	Richmond Co, GA   [4]
  	The couple was married later that same day in Richmond County, Georgia by Rev. Joseph R. Wilson.
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Mary had given birth to 8 children, of whom 6 were living.
  Family ID	F1174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ellen DUNN,   b. Sep 1874, South Carolina
  Marriage	c.1896  [2]
  Children	1. Marie THOMAS,   b. Nov 1896, South Carolina   2. Daisy Maud THOMAS,   b. 31 Mar 1900, Columbia, Richland Co, SC   3. Eleanor Mary THOMAS,   b. c. 1906, South Carolina
  Family ID	F7667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1880, Waynesboro, Burke County, GA Resided: June 1900, Columbia, Richland County, SC Resided: April 1910, Columbia, Richland County, SC

  
  

• Sources

  [S3804] James Holt Thomas, South Carolina death certificate no. 9688 (1915). [S3802] 1900 US Census / McElrone, Hugh. [S3803] 1910 US Census / Thomas, James H. [S3774] J. Pinkney Thomas - Mary L. Clanton, Richmond Co, GA marriage license & minister's return (1860). .