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This formal genealogy lists births, marriages and deaths for three generations of descendants. Follow the arrow from the record for a child to the full entry for that individual below.
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Descendants of Giles Wheeler Thomas
(paternal grandfather of Martha "Mattie" Thomas, first wife of Uriah Oblinger)

Generation No. 1

1. GILES WHEELER2 THOMAS (GILES1) was born October 31, 1794 in Baltimore, MD, and died January 07, 1869. He married (1) AGNES BLACK March 28, 1816 in Champaign County, Ohio, daughter of WILLIAM BLACK and JANE MCBETH. She was born April 18, 1798, and died October 04, 1851 in Logansport, IN. He married (2) JULIA STAFFORD Aft. 1852, daughter of JAMES STAFFORD and SARAH HOGE. She was born September 13, 1804, and died September 18, 1885 in Logansport, IN.

Children of GILES THOMAS and AGNES BLACK are:

arrow 2. i. WILLIAM PORTER3 THOMAS, b. April 01, 1817, Logansport, IN; d. January 19, 1896, Onward, IN.
arrow 3. ii. "WHEEL" JOSIAS WHEELER THOMAS, b. April 16, 1819; d. February 27, 1903, Cass County, Indiana.
arrow 4. iii. ADELAIDE THOMAS, b. April 14, 1821; d. December 30, 1875.
  iv. MARY ANN THOMAS, b. August 11, 1823; d. July 17, 1825.
arrow 5. v. "ELLEN" ELEANOR BARNETT THOMAS, b. October 03, 1825; d. December 13, 1873.
arrow 6. vi. RACHEL MONTGOMERY THOMAS, b. December 24, 1827; d. March 11, 1903.
arrow 7. vii. MARTHA JANE THOMAS, b. March 22, 1830.
  viii. SAMUEL MILLER THOMAS, b. November 19, 1832; d. June 27, 1865; m. MILITA CONNELLY.
arrow 8. ix. GILES GREEN THOMAS, b. April 29, 1835.
  x. SARAH ANN THOMAS, b. July 25, 1837; m. GEORGE C. TOLMAN, October 07, 1862.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM PORTER3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born April 01, 1817 in Logansport, IN, and died January 19, 1896 in Onward, IN. He married MARGARET STAFFORD April 15, 1840, daughter of RALPH STAFFORD and CATHERINE SAILOR. She was born February 19, 1820, and died March 11, 1885 in Cass County, Indiana.

Children of WILLIAM THOMAS and MARGARET STAFFORD are:

arrow 9. i. GEORGE WHEELER4 THOMAS, b. December 16, 1840; d. January 14, 1922.
arrow 10. ii. GILES STAFFORD THOMAS, b. December 16, 1840, Cass County, Indiana; d. February 16, 1929, Geneva, NE.
  iii. INFANT DAUGHTER THOMAS, b. January 16, 1842; d. January 26, 1842.
arrow 11. iv. MARTHA VIRGINIA THOMAS, b. December 16, 1844, Onward, IN; d. February 27, 1880, Fillmore County, NE.
arrow 12. v. "NETTIE" ELLEN ANNETTE THOMAS, b. July 30, 1847; d. October 17, 1932.
arrow 13. vi. SAMUEL "DOC" GREEN THOMAS, b. January 16, 1850; d. October 28, 1927.
arrow 14. vii. WILLIAM "WILL" ROUEN THOMAS, b. February 24, 1852; d. June 06, 1930.
  viii. AGNES ELIZABETH THOMAS, b. November 06, 1854; d. May 11, 1860.
arrow 15. ix. "CHARLIE" JOHN CHARLES THOMAS, b. May 23, 1857; d. November 21, 1950.
  x. SALLY ANN THOMAS, b. June 13, 1860; d. January 05, 1861.

3. "WHEEL" JOSIAS WHEELER3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born April 16, 1819, and died February 27, 1903 in Cass County, Indiana. He married (1) LAVINA NEFF August 10, 1848. She was born Abt. 1820, and died August 20, 1850. He married (2) ELIZA BLACK, daughter of JOHN BLACK and ELIZABETH ROSS. She died September 16, 1873.

Child of "WHEEL" THOMAS and LAVINA NEFF is:

arrow 16. i. WILLIAM NEFF4 THOMAS.

Child of "WHEEL" THOMAS and ELIZA BLACK is:

green ii. JOHN S.4 THOMAS.

4. ADELAIDE3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born April 14, 1821, and died December 30, 1875. She married THOMAS MCELHENY April 17, 1846.

Children of ADELAIDE THOMAS and THOMAS MCELHENY are:

green i. MARY4 MCELHENY.
  ii. ROBERT MCELHENY.
  iii. SARAH MCELHENY.

5. "ELLEN" ELEANOR BARNETT3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born October 03, 1825, and died December 13, 1873. She married JOHN THORNTON September 03, 1850.

Children of "ELLEN" THOMAS and JOHN THORNTON are:

green i. WILLIAM WHEELER4 THORNTON, b. June 27, 1851; d. February 14, 1912, Logansport, Indiana.
    ii. AGGIE THORNTON, b. September 1854.
    iii. HORACE PATTON THORNTON, b. 1857; d. 1861, Logansport, Indiana.

6. RACHEL MONTGOMERY3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born December 24, 1827, and died March 11, 1903. She married STEPHEN E. LANPHEAR November 07, 1850. He died January 16, 1868.

Children of RACHEL THOMAS and STEPHEN LANPHEAR are:

green i. ALLEN LANPHEAR4 LANPHEAR, b. 1851.
  ii. IDA LANPHEAR LANPHEAR.

7. MARTHA JANE3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born March 22, 1830. She married GEORGE C. HORNE April 21, 1853.

Child of MARTHA THOMAS and GEORGE HORNE is:

green i. SARAH "SALLY"4 HORNE.

8. GILES GREEN3 THOMAS (GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born April 29, 1835. He married JULIA MCCARTER. She died September 14, 1878.

Children of GILES THOMAS and JULIA MCCARTER are:

green i. EVA4 THOMAS.
    ii. CHARLES THOMAS.

Generation No. 3

9. GEORGE WHEELER4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born December 16, 1840, and died January 14, 1922. He married GRIZZIE BLACK March 23, 1870, daughter of JOHN BLACK and ELIZABETH ROSS.

Children of GEORGE THOMAS and GRIZZIE BLACK are:

green i. ERNEST5 THOMAS, b. 1870.
    ii. FRANK THOMAS.
    iii. BERTHA THOMAS.
    iv. MAY THOMAS.

10. GILES STAFFORD4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born December 16, 1840 in Cass County, Indiana, and died February 16, 1929 in Geneva, NE. He married SARAH "SADIE" WHEELER January 13, 1876 in Jefferson County, Iowa. She was born January 17, 1847, and died June 03, 1901 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Child of GILES THOMAS and SARAH WHEELER is:

green i. CLARA BELL5 THOMAS, b. July 31, 1877, Geneva, NE; d. September 18, 1961, Philadelphia, PA; m. SAUL H. STEEL, January 06, 1937, Geneva, NE; b. 1881.

11. MARTHA VIRGINIA4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born December 16, 1844 in Onward, IN, and died February 27, 1880 in Fillmore County, NE. She married URIAH WESLEY OBLINGER March 25, 1869 in Cass County, Indiana, son of SAMUEL OBLINGER and ESTHER ZOOK. He was born May 14, 1842 in Montgomery County, Ohio, and died March 27, 1901 in Danbury, Nebraska.

Children of MARTHA THOMAS and URIAH OBLINGER are:

green i. ELLA ERMINA5 OBLINGER, b. September 19, 1870, Waverly, Cass County, Indiana; d. June 24, 1958; m. JACOB "JAKE" CHRISTIAN ROESCH, December 19, 1886, Quinter, KS; b. July 03, 1863, North Manchester, IN; d. March 24, 1936, Quinter , KS.
    ii. SABRA ESTELLA "STELLA" OBLINGER, b. February 04, 1875, Fillmore County, NE; d. May 16, 1912, Marion, NE; m. SOLOMON H. STILGEBOUER, August 06, 1893, Wheatland, MO; b. September 28, 1869, Herman, MO.
    iii. MAGGIE ESTHER OBLINGER, b. October 11, 1877, Fillmore County, NE; d. October 23, 1965, Denver, CO; m. WILLIAM SANDON, September 14, 1897, McCook, NE; b. December 28, 1868, Iroquois County, IL.
    iv. INFANT SON OBLINGER, b. February 27, 1880; d. February 27, 1880.

12. "NETTIE" ELLEN ANNETTE4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born July 30, 1847, and died October 17, 1932. She married DANIEL STRIGH T BAILEY February 24, 1876. He died August 1932.

Child of "NETTIE" THOMAS and DANIEL BAILEY is:

green i. ORIN PORTER5 BAILEY, b. November 29, 1876.

13. SAMUEL "DOC" GREEN4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born January 16, 1850, and died October 28, 1927. He married SARAH "SALLY" PANABAKER December 25, 1878. She died November 1938.

Children of SAMUEL THOMAS and SARAH PANABAKER are:

green i. OWEN FIELDING5 THOMAS, b. July 04, 1880.
    ii. JENNIE JUNE THOMAS, b. June 26, 1883.

14. WILLIAM "WILL" ROUEN4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born February 24, 1852, and died June 06, 1930. He married "RETTA" LORETTA MILLER September 24, 1874. She died August 15, 1943.

Child of WILLIAM THOMAS and "RETTA" MILLER is:

green i. WILKIE NEWTON5 THOMAS, b. August 25, 1875.

15. "CHARLIE" JOHN CHARLES4 THOMAS (WILLIAM PORTER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) was born May 23, 1857, and died November 21, 1950. He married "JENETTE" MARY JENETTE BEAL January 17, 1886. She was born August 28, 1863 in Cass County, Indiana, and died August 18, 1947.

Children of "CHARLIE" THOMAS and "JENETTE" BEAL are:

green i. MABEL ANNETTE5 THOMAS, b. February 13, 1888.
    ii. ETHEL URSULA THOMAS, b. April 30, 1890.
    iii. EULALIE MARIE THOMAS, b. June 03, 1896.
    iv. OLIVE GRACE THOMAS, b. November 03, 1886.
    v. MARGARET CATHERINE THOMAS, b. October 27, 1898.

16. WILLIAM NEFF4 THOMAS ("WHEEL" JOSIAS WHEELER3, GILES WHEELER2, GILES1) He married SALLY CLARY.

Children of WILLIAM THOMAS and SALLY CLARY are:

green i. AROL LAVINA5 THOMAS.
    ii. AGNES THOMAS.
    iii. FANNIE THOMAS.
    iv. BLANCHE THOMAS.
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