Stephen Thomas and Elizabeth Grinstead

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Husband Stephen Thomas

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           Born: Abt 1813 - Virginia
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       Marriage: 8 Jul 1838 - Washington Co., Virginia 1 2

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Wife Elizabeth Grinstead

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           Born: Abt 1819 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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         Father: Edward Walton Grinstead (Abt 1787-1850/1860)
         Mother: Catharine Donovan (Abt 1791-1860/1870)

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Children

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1 F Catharine Thomas

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           Born: Abt 1839 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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2 M Charles Thomas

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           Born: Abt 1840 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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3 M Edward Thomas

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           Born: Abt 1842 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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4 F Rhoda J. Thomas

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           Born: 1850 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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5 F Elizabeth Thomas

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           Born: Abt 1852 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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6 F Candacia Thomas

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           Born: Abt 1858 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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General Notes: Husband - Stephen Thomas

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CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Washington Co., Virginia
Steven Thomas 10001 -- 10001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1 </pre>

<pre>1850 Washington Co., Virginia, 67th District; Sept 7
1027/1027
Stephen Thomas 37 M Va $-- Farmer
Elizabeth " 33 F Va
Catharine " 11 F Va
Charles " 10 M Va
Edward " 8 M Va
Rhoda " 4/12 F Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Washington Co., Virginia, The Western District, p.o. Liberty Hall; Aug 6; pg 164
1223/1173
Stephen Thomas 45 MW Va --/$100 Day Laborer
Elizabeth " 43 FW Va H Keeper
Catharine " 21 FW Va Seamstress
Charles " 20 MW Va Day Laborer
Edward " 18 MW Va Day Laborer
Rhoda " 11 FW Va
Elizabeth " 8 FW Va
Candacia " 2 FW Va
Catharine Grinstead 68 FW NC </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Smyth Co., Va., St. Clair Township, p.o. Marion; Aug 31; pg 11
76/73
Stephen A. Thomas 59 MW Va Laborer
Elizabeth " 50 FW Va Keeping house
Catharine " 32 FW Va At home
Edward " 28 MW Va Farm Laborer
Rhoda J. " 20 FW Va At home
Elizabeth " 18 FW Va At home
Candaisy " 12 FW Va At home </pre>

<pre>1880 Smyth Co., Virginia, St. Clair District, ED 85; June 16; pg 39
351/351
Stephen Thomas 66 M Va Va Va Laborer
Elizabeth " 60 wife M Va Va Va Keeping House
Rhoda " 29 dau S Va Va Va Boarding Consumption
Nancy Smith 49 s-i-l Wd Va Va Va Boarding
Virginia " 16 neice S Va Va Va works in woolen factory </pre>

Virginia was unemployed 12 months of the year.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Grinstead

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HUSBAND:

A document in the notes under Jack Grinstead married to Mary Mildren Walton which lists descendants of that marriage states that the husband of Betsy Grinstead was _____ Thomas.

1 Marty Hiatt & Craig R. Scott, "Washington County Marriages, Ministers' Returns 1776-1855," 1994, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRD1-22V : 29 January 2020), Stephen Thomas, 1838.