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Thomas Bannister Mims signed a promissory note to Armistead Wallington on 31 Jul 1838, and his estate papers were first filed on 27 May 1839. So he had to have died between this time period.
Thomas Brooks Mims died from a heart attack while trying to stop a hog from maiming the family bulldog. A group of hogs had escaped their pen, eaten the sweet mash used to make whiskey, and one had attacked the family pet.
Thomas Jarvis is living with the Fredrick Tate family on the 1860, Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan Census. He is living in a boarding house on the 1870, Springwells, Wayne, Michigan Census.
Thomas Jefferson Hills fought for the Union during the Civil War. He enlisted in Company H, Ohio 145th Infantry Regiment on 12 May 1864. He mustered out on 24 Aug 1864 at Camp Chase, Ohio.
Thomas Lee Hollowell was accidentally poisoned when he took a "chill tonic". The bottle was almost empty so he added water to it, and swallowed all of it. The "chill tonic" had strychnine in it and he was poisoned to death.
Thomas Martin Mims enlisted with the Confederate Army in Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment South Carolina on 15 Nov 1861. On 10 Dec 1863 he and J. J. Gibson exchanged with J. P. Thomas and A. S. Kobb of the Company D, 4th Infantry Regiment South Carolina, so that they could "be in an organization with friends and relatives."
Thomas Martin Mims was a sutler in the Civil War. A sutler is a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp or in quarters. The sutler sold wares from the back of a wagon or a temporary tent, allowing them to travel along with an army or to remote military outposts.
Thomas Plummer Shira came to the Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma area in February 1913 by train. He worked as the Dewey, Washington, Oklahoma postmaster and later built and owned the Sinclair Gas Station which was across from the Dewey United Methodist Church.
Thomas W. "Tom" Ford was killed in an accident with a hand gun. Several young men had been to a dance and were on the their way home. Tom and one other were in the back seat of the car. One of the young men shot the gun upwards, and Tom was accidentally hit with the bullet.
Thomas Woodrow Egbert and Yvone Miller Egbert were married only 4 years at the time of his death, and they had no children. On the 1940 census he is living with his parents and she is living with her parents. They are both listed as being married.
Upon the death of Robert Murry Ross, the school children were let out of class to show their respects. His daughter, Virgie Viola Ross Hughey, arranged for them to pass through the front door of his house to pass by his casket.
Ural M. Jones' death certificate states that she was born on 3 Oct 1887 and her headstone states that she was born on 3 Oct 1880. Her death certificate also states that she died on 16 Oct 1913 and her headstone states that she died on 13 Oct 1913.
Verna "Vernie" M. Ross Wright died from a knife wound to the neck. At first her death was ruled as "self inflicted", but after an inquest into her death, her death was ruled as a homicide.
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