Andrew Lindsey Thomas

The Andrew L. Thomas family had a two story house on Thomas Road, (accessed by Zora Road). Eventually a cottage was built in front of it. The Thomas cottage was in North Carolina but right on the state line. It still stands, but is renovated. The last three children were born in the cottage, including Nancy Grace Thomas, the youngest. When the children were grown, the two story house was torn down.
Parents Andrew Lindsey Thomas & Nancy Rebecca Ashley and some of their children are buried at nearby Flint Hill Baptist church. The circumstances regarding the will of Andrew L. Thomas, as told by daughter Nancy Grace Thomas King, were as follows. Her father's first will left land to the sons, and money to the daughters. His second will divided the property among all the children. However, his wife tore up the second will, so the daughters were to received only money. Son Charley inherited the house, were he and his mother lived thereafter. Charley was also made executor of the will, and as Nancy Grace Thomas was a minor, her share of the money was held in trust by him. She never received her money, which was retained by her brother Charley. Nor was a marker placed on the mother's grave.

Andrew L. Thomas and Nancy Rebecca Ashley

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	9 Mar. 1847	York Co., SC
Marriage	19 Nov. 1866	York County, SC	To Nancy Rebecca Ashley
Military			Civil War veteran
Death	27 Mar. 1905	Fort Mill, York Co., SC
Burial	Mar. 1905	Flint Hill Cemetery (Baptist), Pineville NC

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3             Generation 4                Generation 5
 
                                                  +-- Joseph Thomas Thomas
                                                  |   (1822-1897)
                      +-- Andrew Lindsey Thomas --+
                      |   (1847-1905)             |         
 Nancy Grace Thomas --+                           +-- Cynthia I. Burton
 (1892-1982)          |                               (~1817-1870)
                      +-- Nancy Rebecca Ashley
                          (1851-????)
      

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Children

(11 children with Nancy Rebecca Ashley; 9 living in 1900)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
William Jordan Thomas	M	6 Dec 1867	York Co., SC	died young
Laura Elen Thomas	F	21 Sept 1869	York Co., SC	Robert D. McKee
Synthia Etta Thomas	F	5 Feb 1872	York Co., SC	Samuel H. Blankenship
Hixie Luxinia Thomas	F	28 Oct 1874	Mecklenburg Co., NC	Walter S. Hoover
Joseph Lindsey Thomas	M	25 Mar 1877	Mecklenburg Co., NC	Eula Elizabeth Hoover
Sallie Elvie Thomas	F	16 July 1879	Mecklenburg Co., NC	Charles B. Kimbrell
Felix Chrisley Thomas	M	22 Mar. 1882	Mecklenburg Co., NC	Beulah Quinn
Charles Lidell Thomas	M	11 June 1884 or 1 Sept. 1884	York Co., SC	Mamie B. Nivens
Moody Archibald Thomas	M	6 June 1887	Mecklenburg Co., NC	Elsie M. McDonald
Nancy Grace Thomas	F	15 Mar 1892	Mecklenburg Co., NC	Mack Herron King	Direct line

• First child Wm. Jordan Thomas died at age 1. Another child unnamed here was born & died. Nancy Rebecca Ashley possibly appears pregnant in the family photo of about 1896. She would have been about 47 that year, and may have lost the child.

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Fort Mill area, York Co., SC	1847-<1874
Mecklenburg Co., NC	by1874-<1882
York Co., SC	by1882-<1887
Meckelnburg Co., NC	by 1887 - >1892	house near NC/SC line
Fort Mill, SC	by 1905

Photo Gallery

The Thomas famiy, with Nancy Grace Thomas as an infant, being held, at left. Other members unidentified.

Family of Andrew L. Thomas & Rebecca Lindsey, about 1896-97. Nancy Grade Thomas is in back row, holding her mother's hand.

Notice that in this photo, there are four couples on the porch besides parents Andrew L. and Nancy Rebecca Thomas. There are also the youngest daughter and oldest unmarried daughter just to right of the parents. Judging by the groupings of parents with infants still in long dresses, it appears that all five daughters, and oldest living son Joseph L. are on the porch, with spouses if married. Younger sons and some grandchildren are on the steps. One couple, besides holding an infant, also holds a toddler son. Another couple at left holds only an infant, but the young girls in front of them may be theirs also. Best guess, (with ages in 1897) as follows:
On porch L to R: Laura Thomas(27yr) & husband Robert McKee holding Elsie McKee (1 y)/; Andrew L & Nancy R. Thomas; Nancy Grace Thomas (5y); Sallie E. Thomas (18y); Joseph L. Thomas (20y) with son Carlyle (2y) & wife Eula Hoover with daughter Mary (~9 mos); Sam Blankenship, wife Synthia Thomas(24y) with son Thomas (~2y); Walter Hoover & wife Hixie Thomas(23y), married in 1895, no children yet.
On the steps L to R: Moody Thomas (10); Leila (7y), Eula (5y) & Shelly (9y) McKee; possibly Claude Blankenship (5y), & unidentified boy; Charley Thomas (13y). Unaccounted for would be Annie McKee (3y). Claude Blankenship (5y) hardly seems old enough to be one of the two young boys center front, so may also be unaccounted for. This attempted identification is based solely on the photo and ages. Photo is unlabeled. EWW.

Flint Hill Cemetery, York Co. SC, overview

Gravestone of Andrew L. Thomas, Flint Hill Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal CensusYork Twp., York Co., SC pg 22. Date of census 12 Aug 1850. Lines 25-30 list: Joseph Thomas, age 31, born NC; Cynthia I., age 33, born NC; Louis W., 11, born NC; Lois Ann, 9, born York, SC; Andrew L, 4, born York, SC; & Elizabeth J., 3, born York, SC.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, York Co., SC, pg 48. Date of census 16 July 1860. Lines 32-35 list: Joseph Thomas, Age 41, overseer, $1000 real, $150 personal property, born Davids., NC; Cynthia, 42, born Guilford, NC; Andrew L., 17, Born York, SC, in school; Elizabeth, 10, born York, SC, in school.
3	1870 United States Federal Census Fort Mill Twp, York Co, SC, page 9. Lines 33-35: E. L. Thomas, 22, farmer, born SC, 900 real,200 personal property, can not read; Nancy, 19, b. SC, can not read; Lorene, 9 months, b. SC. The ages match well, the names are a little mixed but believable and the location is correct. Note that William Jordan has apparently already died.
4	1880 United States federal Census, Dist. 120, Steele Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co, NC, pg 5. Lines 19-24 list Andy Thomas, age 33, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC; Nancy, wife, age 29, b. Nc, parents b. NC; Laura, age 10, attended school; Syntha, age 8, attended school; Hixie, age 5; Jo, age 3. All children born NC, father born SC, mother b. NC.
5	1900 United States Federal Census, District 52, Steele Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co., NC pg 12. Lines 38-43 list: Andrew L. Thomas, head b. Mar. 1847, age 53, married 34 yr, farmer, owns farm, no mortgage; Nannie, wife, b. May 1851, age 49, married 34 yrs, 11 children, 9 living; Felix, b. Mar, 1882, age 18,; Chas., b. June 1884, age 15, in sch 5 mo; Moody, b. Oct 1887, age 12, in sch. 5 mo; Gracie, b. Mar, 1892, age 8, in sch 5 mo., All and all parents born NC.; all can read, write and speak English.
6	Notation sheet accompanying photograph of family of Andrew L. Thomas, identifies their position in the photo and for some gives birth year. Author unknown, but identifies Andrew L. Thomas & wife as grandparents; possibly Robbie & Murphy Whisnant. Date of photo appears to be about 1996.	Click here for identifying notation
7	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.
8	Visit to the home sites of Joseph Thomas & Andrew L. Thomas families, the Tega Cay Cemetery and Flint Hill Cemetery by Murphy Whisnant, Nancy Williams Durham, E. Brady Williams, Jr. and Elizabeth Wilson Williams, June 2007. The house & farm of Joseph Thomas Thomas was located at the present day corner of Rt. 160 & Gold Hill Rd. Presently, all corners of this intersection are commercially developed. Cotton fields lay west of Rt. 160.
9	Gravestone transcription, Flint Hill Cemetery, York Co. SC, June 2007 by E. W. Williams. "Andrew L. Thomas born March 9, 1847, died March 27, 1905 THOMAS"; with Civil War insignia.
10	Marriages of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1783-1868, in the chapter "Marriages From the Manuscript Marriage Register in the Register of Deeds Office," page 239, reads, "Andrew L. Thomas to Nancy Ashly, 19 Nov 1866; married by Rev. J. M. Garrison."
11	Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records on fold3.com has 18 pages on Lindsey Thomas' war record, but it is hidden behind a paywall. The free summary indicates that he served in the 45th Inf, enlisting in 1863 at the age of 18.

Source Notes

• Flint Hill Baptist Church: Go east on Gold Hill Road from Tega Cay; then left on US 21 north; then right on Flint Hill Road.

Flint Hill Cemetery coordinates: N 35, 04.884/ E 80, 55.656

Research

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• ancestry.com has a US Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles entry for Lindsay Thomas, Rockingham Co., NC, enlisted in Richmod, VA at age 18 on 15 Sep 1863 as a Private in Company G, NC 45th Infantry Regiment on 09 Apr 1862 (?? conflicting dates in same source). Survived the war, mustered out on 9 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Source: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster.