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Descendants of John W. R. Thomasson

Generation No. 1

      1. John W. R.² Thomasson (George¹)¹ was born Abt. 1807 in Elbert Co., Georgia, and died Bet. 1838 - 1850 in UNKNOWN. He married Elizabeth (Libby) Dickert¹ 14 February 1830 in Franklin Co., Georgia, daughter of Michael Dickert and Anna-Mary Wicker. She was born Abt. 1810 in Georgia, and died Bet. 1838 - 1850 in UNKNOWN.

Notes for John W. R. Thomasson:
No further information has been found on John W. or Libby Thomasson since the birth of their last child. It is thought that they both died and that is why their children were raised by other family members.
Were their children born in Franklin Co., Georgia or Newberry Co., South Carolina. Did they move to Newberry, South Carolina (before/after parents 'died') and then raised by family members of Libby's?
1830 Franklin Co., Georgia census for Michael Dickert shows one male and female of the appropriate age for John & Libby. Could this be them??
1830 Franklin Co., Georgia census - John and Libby may also have been living with George Thomason
1831 August 8 - George (his T mark) Thomason to John W. Thomason. Franklin Co. $100 for 330a on Broad River. Beg. where line crosses Vaughan's Mill Cree, down Slate Creek to beg. Wit. A.E. Whitten, Asa Payne. Rec. 13 Oct. 1831. Habersham LL-10.
1831 Oct. 8 - John W. Thomason to Russell Davis, both of Habersham Co. $130 for 330a on Broad River. Beg. on Vaughan's Mill Cr., N651 to poplar, N 25 E where line crosses old road, down road to stake, then the head hollows of said creek to beg. Wit. Alfred W. Davis, Enoch Brady. Rec. 20 Mar. 1833 Habersham M-274.
1832 April - John W.R. Thomason and Asa York served as jurors in case of William Allen vs James Vaughters. Franklin Co. GA.
1832 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 22d District, Second Section, Cherokee. John W.R. Thomason, Chandler's, Franklin Co. (Database Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832).
1835 Franklin GA tax list - John Thomason in Capt. Murry's Dist., no tax.
1838 Georgia Land Lottery
76 22d District, Second Section, Cherokee: John W. R. Thomason, Chandler's Franklin Co.
1840 census - not found.

Namesake?? In the 1820 GA Lottery, Walton County, William R. Thomason received 2 draws; speculation that he was a Revolutionary War soldier. On 9 mar 1822, a William R. Thomason gave power of attorney to Frederick Baldwin to sell Lot 329 in 3rd Dist. of Earley County. Walton GA C-D-26. William R. Thomason was a resident of former Jackson Co GA per Wayfarers in Walton, by Anita B. Sams.

More About John W. R. Thomasson:
Burial: Bet. 1838 - 1850, UNKNOWN
Census: 1830, Franklin Co., Georgia, Roll 17, Book 1, line 14 shows Michael Dickert (Johns father- in- law) as follows: Males under 5 yrs (1), five-10 (1), 10-15 (1), 20-30 (1 , possibly John), 40-60 (1), Females 5 & under (1), 5-10 (2), 15-20 (1, possibly Libby), 30-40
Children: 1845 Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Newberry, South Carolina records show four children: Arnold, Nancy, Susanna, Frances. Records show Arnold as a member in 1845, Nancy & Susan were new members in 1850. No mention of Francis.

More About Elizabeth (Libby) Dickert:
Burial: Bet. 1838 - 1850, UNKNOWN
Census: 1830, Franklin Co., Georgia, Roll 17, Book 1, line 14 shows Michael Dickert (Libby's father) as follows: Males under 5 yrs (1), five-10 (1), 10-15 (1), 20-30 (1 , possibly John), 40-60 (1), Females 5 & under (1), 5-10 (2), 15-20 (1, possibly Libby), 30-40
Nickname: Libby or Ibby

More About John Thomasson and Elizabeth Dickert:
Marriage: 14 February 1830, Franklin Co., Georgia
Marriage license: 10 February 1830, Franklin Co. Georgia
Source: Georgia Marriages to 1850

Children of John Thomasson and Elizabeth Dickert are:

+	2	i.		Arnold P.³ Thomasson, born 06 February 1831 in Newberry, South Carolina; died Abt. 1862 in Gordonsville, Va. during the Civil War..
	3	ii.		Nancy Caroline Thomasson ², born 18 March 1833 in Newberry, South Carolina; died Unknown.

More About Nancy Caroline Thomasson:
Census 1: 1850, Age 16, living in home of Jacob & Ann Elizabeth (Kinard Dickert) Wicker. Name on census form shown as Nancy Thomas.
Census 2: 1860, Newberry, South Carolina #1114, age 20-F. Shown on census as Nancy Thomas, livng with her brother, Arnold & his family.
Religion: New member in 1850 of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Newberry District, South Carolina (SCMAR Vol. IX p. 16).

+	4	iii.		Susanna Thomasson, born 08 October 1835 in Newberry, South Carolina; died 15 February 1897 in Newberry, South Carolina.
	5	iv.		Frances Elizabeth Thomasson, born 01 April 1838 in Newberry, South Carolina; died Unknown.

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