Wilson C. Thomas    

WILSON C. THOMAS, farmer, P.O. Woodcock, was born in Cambridge Township, this county, October 31, 1832, son of Norman and Sally (Colter) Thomas, the former of whom, a native of Berkshire County, Mass., settled in what is now Cambridge Township, this county, about 1812, locating on the farm now owned by George Thomas, a good share of which he cleared and improved. His father, Samuel Thomas, settled in Woodcock Township, this county, about the same time. Norman Thomas was twice married (see sketch of Darius Thomas), his second wife being Sally, daughter of Thomas Colter, who settled in what is now Venango Township, this county, in 1796. Our subject was married, May 11, 1853, to Helen E., daughter of George and Margaret (Humes) Doctor, of Cambridge Township, this county. Her paternal grandparents, Leonard (son of George Doctor, a native of Germany) and Elizabeth (Humes) Doctor, settled in Cambridge Township, this county, in 1800. Her maternal grandparents, Archibald and Elizabeth (McCamant) Humes were natives of Ireland. Our subject and wife have nine children: George D., Valorus A., Fred E., Hugh M., Jennie A., Albert A., Norman, Vernon and Frank. In 1853 Mr. Thomas went to Iowa, where he remained nearly two years, and there his eldest son, George D., was born. In 1855 he returned to Cambridge, living there till 1871, when he purchased the farm on which he now resides. He is a member of the Knights of Honor. Has held various township offices; in politics is a Democrat.

History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885. View image of this page of the book on line at ancestry.com.  Free access  More Crawford County History Books  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com

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