U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, Wellington (b. 1869) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 588 WELLINGTON THOMAS, a lumberman and farmer of Mead District, was born August 28, 1869. His parents were Alexander Brown Thomas and Clarissa Vance, daughter of Wellington Vance, of Virginia, and their children were Wellington C., Hugh, John, William French, Charles and Wirt, Ann, Eliza, the wife of Martin Wolf, of Burnsville; Pearl, wife of Dr. J. B. Simon, and Icy. The subject of this sketch began operations as a lumberman at the age of 18. He selected this trade in order to make sufficient money to buy for himself a farm, on which he could live a farmer's life after retiring from the lumber business. He now owns a farm of one hundred and fifty acres in Meade District. His lumber operations have been carried on in Webster, Randolph and Upshur Counties. He married Mazie K. McClintic, daughter of William McClintic, whose wife was a Miss Hamilton, of Pickens. Children: Coy, born May 20, 1902; Fay, born March 3, 1904. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage License, Randolph County, WV (Page 189) Wellington Thomas age 30 years born in Upshur County, West Virginia residence is Randolph County, West Virginia Miss Mazie K. McClintic age 19 years born in Bath County, Virginia residence is Randolph County, West Virginia were married December 28, 1899 at Bickens, W.Va. by P. W. Shrader ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 Census, Upshur County, WV Meade District, ED:148, Sheet 17B Lines 55-60, Enum-Dwelling #249, Enum-Family #251 THOMAS, Wellington (head) 41, WV-WV-WV, Lumberman, Manufacturer ", Maisy K. (wife) 30, mar-1-10yrs, 3-children/3-living, Va-Va-Va ", Coy A. (son) 7, WV-WV-Va ", Fay L. (son) 6, WV-WV-Va ", Donna E. (dau) 1-4/12, WV-WV-Va BYRD, Lilly E. (servant) 16, WV-WV-Wales, Servant, Private-family 1920 Census, Upshur County, WV Buckhannon City, ED:135, Sheet 13A 8 Elias Street Lines 8-12; Enum-Dwelling 313; Enum-Family 334 THOMAS, Wellington (head) 50, WV-WV-WV, Superintendent, Cemical Co. ", Mazie (wife) 39, Va-Va-Va ", Coy (son) 17, WV-WV-Va, ", Louise (dau) 15, WV-WV-Va ", Donna (dau) 11, WV-WV-Va 1930 Census, Upshur County, WV Banks District, ED:49-2, Sheet 16B Lines 52-56, Enum-Dwelling 287; Enum-Family 287 BRAIN, George (head) 41, mar-at-age-25, WV-WV-WV, Repairs, Automobile ", Martha (wife) 39, mar-at-age-23, WV-WV-WV, Cook, Boarding House ", Gulda (dau) 17, WV-WV-WV, None ", Monna (dau) 11, WV-WV-WV, None THOMAS, Wellington (Boarder) 60, mar-at-age-30, WV-Va-Va, Lumberman, Sawmills 1940 Census, Nicholas County, WV Hamilton District, ED:34-9, Sheet 5A Line 33, Household #77, Owns-home, value $250 THOMAS, Wellington (head) 70, mar., 8th-grade, WV, Owner, Lumbering Lived in "Same House" in 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------