A. J. Thomas is a dentist in Richwood, Ohio.  He was born in the State of Pennsylvania, Indiana County, February 16. 1847.  His parents were also natives of the Keystone State, his father of Welsh and his mother of English descent.  The subject of this sketch entered the army at the age of sixteen years, where he served three terms and was honorably discharged from the service August 4, 1865.  After spending several years in his native State, and in the District of Columbia, he adopted the profession of dentistry, which he has followed since 1873.  He located in Richwood in 1877, where he has practiced his chosen profession.