JOHN THOMAS was born about 1838 probably in Ohio.  He served in 3rd Missouri US Cavalry from Illinois  and died July 1913 in Franklin County, Kansas-8 children per Civil War pension info.  He is probably Hope Cemetery, Ottawa Township, Franklin County, Kansas.  He married (1) LUCINDA CHANDLER March 22, 1860 in Adams County, Illinois, daughter of AMASA CHANDLER and MINVERA RICHARDSON.  She was born about 1843 in Adams County, Illinois, and died about 1866 in Adams County, Illinois.  He married (2) HARRIETT CHANDLER about 1868 in Adams County, Illinois, daughter of AMASA CHANDLER and MINERVA RICHARDSON.  She was born about 1849 in Adams County, Illinois and died 1907.  She is buried in Hope Cemetery Ottawa Township, Franklin County, Kansas-her mother Minerva living in John T. household 1870 census.   On 1900 census Franklin County, KS, Ottawa City, SD 2, ED 87, sheet 20A, Ward 3 p. 270, household 478-489.

 Notes for JOHN THOMAS:

Name                        Rank             Age     Ft.     In.      Eyes         Hair        Comp'x

Thomas,William       Private           19       5       9       Hazel        Black       Dark

Thomas,John              "                   24        5      7         "                "              "

                                 NATIVITY                              ENROLLED                           Mustered

State             Town            Occupation                 When                   When         Where            By Whom

Ohio            Columbus      Farmer                   Feb 24,1862          June 29,        Arcadia,Mo    Capt Bryany ?

Ohio             Columbus     Farmer                   Feb 10, 1862         June 23,1862       "                    "    

          RESIDENCE                                     MARRIED OR SINGLE

 Town                 County           State

Richfield            Adams          ILLinois                     Single

Richfield           Adams          ILLinois                     Married

 Served in 3rd US MO Cav. Co. K

 FROM ILLINOIS STATE MUSTER ROLLS & Lyle Thomas of Memphis, TN.

WILLIAM DUNNIGAN THOMAS  was born September 13, 1841 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, and died September 21, 1912 in Galena, Marshall County, Mississippi.  He married HAZELTINE HARBURG (HAPPY) PERKINS January 04, 1866 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, daughter of J.M.C. PERKINS and FRANCIS BEAVERS?  She was born July 11, 1844 in Columbia, South Carolina, and died December 13, 1929 in Chulahoma, Marshall County, Mississippi.

 Notes for WILLIAM DUNNIGAN THOMAS:   Served in the 3rd Missouri US Cavalry - Co. K

 FROM ILLINOIS STATE MUSTER ROLLS (and Lyle Thomas of Memphis, TN)

NANCY THOMAS  was born October 14, 1840 in Akron, Ohio, and died June 02, 1934 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.  She is buried in the Sunset Cemetery, Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.  She married JAMES GALLAHER.  He died October 17, 1909.   He is buried in the Sunset Cemetery, Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.

William Thomas's daughter Nancy was born 14 Oct 1840 at Akron, Ohio (according to her death certificate) and died 2 Jun 1934 at Quincy, Adams, Illinois.  Here is an obituary as taken from the June 2, 1934 issue of the Quincy Herald-Whig:

Mrs. Nancy Gollaher died in her home, 313 Maiden Lane, Saturday morning at 2:10.  She was born in Akron, Ohio, October 14, 1840, and had lived in Quincy since 1910.  Her husband died several years ago.

Surviving are three sons, Sam and O. A. Gollaher, Quincy, and C. H. Gollaher of Montevista, Colo.; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Stombaugh, Hannibal, and Mrs. Lena Cooper and Mrs. Mary Willis, Quincy; thirteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren;  Mrs. Gollaher was a member of the Methodist church in Missouri. 

The informant on her death certificate was B. H. Gollaher of Montevista, Colo.  Her parents were listed as Bill Thomas and Mary Cold.

Nancy was married to James Gollaher (Gallaher).  He died 17 Oct 1909 and both are buried at Sunset Cemetery at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.  Her date of birth does not match with her age in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.  

FROM THOMAS RESEARCHER, LYLE THOMAS:  Nancy Thomas and James Gallaher, the children spelled their last name Gollaher.  She also says that James and Nancy were married in 1858. Well Nancy, is in the William Thomas house hold in the 1860 census. I have Nancy and James on the 1870 census in Mckee Twp. Their oldest boy, Samuel is five years old. I have most of the Gallaher's on census records in Adams County, Illinois from 1850 - 1920. I think all of them came from TN. They say Samuel and James Gallaher were brothers but I have never seen them together on a census record. If not brothers they were at least cousins. But I'm not going to dwell on that. James Gallaher was born 1838 in Monroe County, Tennessee and died 17 Oct. 1909 in Illinois Soldiers & Sailor Home, Quincy, Illinois.