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Charles H. Thomas

Birth	:	29 Sep 1860 Warren County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	10 Apr 1927 Creston, Union County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Cromwell Cemetery, Cromwell, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0456543, -94.4616928
Description	:	Charles H. Thomas married Jemima I. Brown. Member of the State Board of Education , was born in Warren county, Illinois, September 29, 1860, of Welsh and Scotch parentage. The father served in the Mexican war under General Zachary Taylor, a blood relative of the mother of this sketch. Mathew and Emaline Thomas moved to Union county, Iowa, in 1876 and the son completed his education in the Cromwell public school. A twenty he left the farm to enter business and has been actively engaged in mercantile life since, twenty-one years of it in lumber, hardware and banking at Kent, where... Read More	Charles H. Thomas married Jemima I. Brown. Member of the State Board of Education , was born in Warren county, Illinois, September 29, 1860, of Welsh and Scotch parentage. The father served in the Mexican war under General Zachary Taylor, a blood relative of the mother of this sketch. Mathew and Emaline Thomas moved to Union county, Iowa, in 1876 and the son completed his education in the Cromwell public school. A twenty he left the farm to enter business and has been actively engaged in mercantile life since, twenty-one years of it in lumber, hardware and banking at Kent, where he served ten years on the local school board. He first proposed the name and the route of the "Blue Grass Trail" across Iowa from Burlington to Coucil Bluffs. Represented Union, Ringgold and Decatur counties in the state senate 1913 to 1917. Author of the original Iowa "blue sky law," "teachers' minimum wage law," the prohibitory amendment voted on in 1918. In an extremely close three-cornered contest in the primary in 1916 he barely missed the republican nomination for state treasurer. Removed to Creston in 1916, where he is the senior member of the Creston Hardware Co. and one of the leading business men of the city. Married in 1886 to Miss Jemima I. Brown. Four children, Grace E., Hobart M., Mary I. and Carnot H., make up the family circle. A Methodist in church affiliation and an active republican in politics. Source - Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Biographies of State Officers Inscription: Ia St Senator 1913-1917

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Charles H. Thomas's memorial is located at: Cromwell Cemetery, Cromwell, Union County, USA.
When did Charles H. Thomas death?
Charles H. Thomas death on 10 Apr 1927 in Creston, Union County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0456543
Longitude: -94.4616928

Family Members:

Spouse

Jemima I. Brown Thomas

(1865 - 1944)

Children

Grace Erla Thomas Pounds

(1891 - 1924)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Cromwell Cemetery
Cromwell, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0456543, -94.4616928

2. Lytles Grove Cemetery
Cromwell, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0190010, -94.4309998

3. Summit Cemetery
Prescott, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0283012, -94.5291977

4. Calvary Cemetery
Creston, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0579987, -94.3899994

5. Spaulding Center Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1139984, -94.4179993

6. Graceland Cemetery
Creston, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0369987, -94.3519974

7. Stringtown Cemetery
Stringtown, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9796982, -94.5663986

8. McDuffie Cemetery
Kent, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9500008, -94.4110031

9. Bohemian National Cemetery
Williamson, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1152992, -94.5714035

10. Ide Cemetery
Creston, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9770012, -94.3499985

11. Old Evergreen Cemetery
Prescott, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0321500, -94.6051500

12. Prairie Lawn Cemetery
Spaulding, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1360016, -94.3759995

13. Rose Hill Cemetery
Nevinville, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1549988, -94.5049973

14. Mount Zion Cemetery
Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0863991, -94.6031036

15. Evergreen Cemetery
Prescott, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0299988, -94.6136017

16. Grove Chapel Cemetery
Kent, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9350110, -94.3947670

17. Old Jerusalem Cemetery
Creston, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1159401, -94.3084335

18. Salem Cemetery
Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9467010, -94.5843964

19. Morgan Cemetery
Kent, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9080009, -94.4520035

20. Harmony Cemetery
Shannon City, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9370003, -94.3359985

21. Bruning Cemetery
Kent, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9049988, -94.4069977

22. Evergreen Cemetery
Creston, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1139984, -94.2839966

23. County Home Cemetery
Creston, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0449982, -94.2590027

24. Orient Cemetery
Orient, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2080002, -94.4160004