Joseph THOMAS

1848 - 1932  (84 years)

• Birth	Mar 1848	PRUSSIA
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN   [1]
  	1900 census at Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN shows: Joe Thomas, b. Mar 1848, 52, married 27 years, b. PRUSSIA, parents b. PRUSSIA, immigrated 1873, farmer; Theodora, b. Feb, 1852, 48, married 26 years, 8 children born / 8 living, immigrated 1885; children b. PRUSSIA: August Bush, stepson, b. dk 1879, 21, day laborer, immigrated 1885; Frank Bush, stepson, b. dk 1883, 17, farm laborer; remaining children b. MN: Joe Bush, stepson, b. dk 1887, 13, farm laborer; Mike Bush, stepson, b. dk 1888, 12, farm laborer; Borullish Bush, stepson, b. dk 1892, 8; Bill Bush, stepson, b. dk 1895, 5; Paul Thomas, son, b. Jun 1889, 11/12. NOTE: The census taker has indicated that dk stands for don't know.
  Census	26 Apr 1910	Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN   [2]
  	1910 census at Mayhew Lake Townhip, Benton, MN shows: Joseph Thomas, 63, married twice, 11 years in current marriage, b. GERMANY\\Polish, parents b. Germany\\Polish, farmer; Theodora, 57, married twice, 7 children born \\ 7 living, b. GERMANY\\Polish, parents b. Germany\\Polish; children born MN: Paul, 10, remaining children listed as step-sons with the last name "Bursh": Joseph, 25, farm labor, home farm; Mike, 22, farm labor, home farm; George, 20, farm labor, home farm; Barney, 18, farm labor, home farm; William, 16, farm labor, home farm.
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN   [3]
  	1920 census at Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN shows: Joseph Thomas, 77, b. POLAND, parents b. POLAND, immigrated 1874; Theodora, 64, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY\\POLAND, immigrated 1883; children b. MN: Mike Bursh, 31, laborer, general farm; Barney Bursh, 27, laborer, general farm; Paul Thomas, 20, laborer, general farm.
  Death	12 Jun 1932	Benton Co., MN   [4]
  Burial	St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Gilman, Benton, MN   [5]
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  Family	Theodora TOMPOROWSKI,   b. Feb 1852, POLAND d. 25 Nov 1935, Gilman, Benton, MN (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1898	Benton Co., MN   [4]
  Children	1. Paul THOMAS,   b. Jun 1899, MN
  Family ID	F3669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Mar 1848 - PRUSSIA Marriage - Aft 1898 - Benton Co., MN Census - 4 Jun 1900 - Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN Census - 26 Apr 1910 - Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN Census - 6 Jan 1920 - Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, MN Death - 12 Jun 1932 - Benton Co., MN Burial - - St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Gilman, Benton, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S403] Popp Family Gedcom, 403. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.