Francis Marion Thomas, Sr.
Frank was born
12 November 1856 in Texas. He died of tubercolouis and senility on
17 February 1929 in Antlers, Oklahoma. He was buried in the Antlers
City Cemetery.
He married Allie B.
HUMPHREYS on 27 April 1879 in Palo Pinto County, Texas.
Allie was born 10 September
1863 to Thomas Benton HUMPHREYS and
Sarah A. WARD. She died between
February - June 1880 in Palo Pinto County, Texas.
After Allie's
death, Frank married her sister,
Kathryn Bonds HUMPHREYS on 24 August
1884 in Palo Pinto County, Texas.
Kate was born 31 March 1868 in
Palo Pinto County, Texas. She died of senility on 23 March 1957 in
Antlers. She is buried in the Antlers City Cemetery. After
Frank's death,
Kate married William Henry
KELLER.
Frank and Allie's son:
David was born February 1880 in Palo Pinto County, Texas. Nothing more is known of him.
Frank and Kate's children:
1. Addie 2. Archie 3. Washington 4. Saddie Lee 5. Lenard
6. Francis Marion 7. William Mack 8. Tessie Evalena 9. Ida Bonnie 10. Jewel
11. Iva May Brannon
Front row:
Bonnie Thomas,
Ina Splawn, Tessie
Thomas, Joe
Splawn, Mack Thomas, and
Bessie Splawn.
Middle row: Frank Thomas,
Jr., standing next to Katherine (Humprheys) Thomas, who is holding
Little Jewel Thomas.
Back row:
Tom Humphreys, (Civil War Confederate veteran), Wash
Thomas, Saddie Thomas, Addie
(Thomas)Splawn,
holding
Walter Splawn,
Archie Thomas(standing behind)
Frank Thomas, Sr.
The Splawn children belong to
Addie
Thomas and George
G. Splawn. The Thomas children
including Addie, belong to Katherine and Frank
Sr
Tom Humphreys was Katherine's father. This picture was
taken 1908 in Antlers, OK
Front row: Addie (THOMAS) SPLAWN and Katherine
(HUMPHREYS THOMAS) KELLER
Back row: Mac, Frank, Jr., Wash, and Archie Thomas.
Children unknown at this time.
Taken on Grandma Kellers front porch Antlers, OK in the 50's