Margaret J. THOMAS
      Sex: F
Individual Information
          Birth: Abt 1879
          Death: Unknown
         Burial: 
Parents
         Father: Thomas John THOMAS (1857-1933)
         Mother: Grace JONES (1853-1936)
Spouses and Children
1.  *Wesley H. CHAPMAN (Abt 1875 - Abt 1924) 
       Marriage: 14 Nov 1908
       Children:
                1. Helen Lee CHAPMAN (       - Abt 1960)
Notes
General:

sold Porthamel circa 1973

Margaret Ruth THOMAS
      Sex: F
AKA: Ruth THOMAS
Individual Information
          Birth: 8 Feb 1878 - San Francisco, CA
          Death: 18 May 1962 - San Francisco, CA ¹
         Burial: 
Events
1. Occupation in Dancer

Parents
         Father: Thomas John THOMAS (1836-1904)
         Mother: Grace HUGHES (1845-1887)
Spouses and Children
1.  *John Coover JAMES (17 Dec 1866 - 25 Jun 1927) 
       Marriage: 
Ralph Edward THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: 13 Apr 1925 - Oakland, Alameda, CA
          Death: 28 Oct 2002 - Lafayette, Contra Costa Co., CA
         Burial: 
Events
1. Occupation in Warehouse Manager

Parents
         Father: John Thom "Jack" THOMAS (1893-1977)
         Mother: Helen Marie SMITH (1897-1980)
Richard THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: 14 May 1879 - San Francisco, CA
          Death: 8 Apr 1937 - San Francisco, CA
         Burial: 
Events
1. Occupation in Office Building Superintendent

Parents
         Father: Thomas John THOMAS (1836-1904)
         Mother: Grace HUGHES (1845-1887)
Spouses and Children
1.  *Margaret PODGERWAITE (Unknown - Unknown) 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Grace Helen THOMAS (14 Jun 1904 - 15 Oct 1983)
                2. Eleanor Ruth THOMAS (11 Feb 1907 - 13 Oct 1950)
Robert THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: 1884 - Wales
          Death: 1950 - Llangaffo, Wales
         Burial: 
Parents
         Father: William THOMAS (1841-1927)
         Mother: Margaret ROBERTS (1857-1930)
Notes
General:

Listed in 1901 National Register age 17 occupation "Farmer's Son" living in "Llangaffo Entire"

Thomas THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: Abt 1830 ²
          Death: 4 Oct 1832 - Wales ²
         Burial: in Llangeinwen Church Cem, Anglesey, Wales
Parents
         Father: John THOMAS (1801-1869)
         Mother: Ellin JONES (Abt 1809-1832)
Thomas J. THOMAS
      Sex: M
AKA: John? THOMAS
Individual Information
          Birth: 18 Sep 1876 - San Francisco, CA
          Death: 12 Nov 1947 - San Francisco, CA
         Burial: in Cypress Lawn Cem., Colma, San Mateo Co., CA
Events
1. Occupation in Office Building Engineer

Parents
         Father: Thomas John THOMAS (1836-1904)
         Mother: Grace HUGHES (1845-1887)
Thomas John THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: 4 Mar 1857
          Death: 6 Sep 1933
         Burial: 
Parents
         Father: David THOMAS (1805-1889)
         Mother: Margaret WILLIAMS (1813-1891)
Spouses and Children
1.  *Grace JONES (17 Jun 1853 - 15 Feb 1936) 
       Marriage: 10 Mar 1881
       Children:
                1. Margaret J. THOMAS (Abt 1879 - Unknown)
                2. Rev. David THOMAS (11 Sep 1883 - 9 Nov 1952)
                3. Filmore THOMAS (2 Mar 1888 - 12 Jun 1916)
                4. Bessnell THOMAS (10 Aug 1889 - 31 Dec 1891)
                5. Alvira THOMAS (25 Dec 1893 - Sep 1971)
Thomas John THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: 21 Nov 1836 - Tynybuarth, Llangaffo, Anglesey, Wales
          Death: 11 Jun 1904 - St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco, CA ³
         Burial: in Cypress Lawn Cem., Colma, San Mateo, CA
Events
1. Immigration, Abt 1859 in San Francisco, CA Via India
2. Occupation in Cable Car Mechanic, Inventor
3. Naturalization, 6 Aug 1884

Parents
         Father: John THOMAS (1801-1869)
         Mother: Margaret WILLIAMS (1808-1880)
Spouses and Children
1.  *Elizabeth HUGHES (1839 - 7 Sep 1875) 
       Marriage: 1860 - Mineral Point, Iowa, WI
       Children:
                1. John THOMAS (1863 - 1863)
                2. William Hugh THOMAS (26 Dec 1865 - 21 Jul 1904)
                3. Hugh THOMAS (28 May 1867 - 18 Jan 1957)
                4. John THOMAS (12 Aug 1869 - 1877)
                5. David E. THOMAS (13 Aug 1871 - 30 Apr 1946)

2.  Grace HUGHES (10 Apr 1845 - 19 Aug 1887) 
       Marriage: 1876
       Children:
                1. Thomas J. THOMAS (18 Sep 1876 - 12 Nov 1947)
                2. Margaret Ruth THOMAS (8 Feb 1878 - 18 May 1962)
                3. Richard THOMAS (14 May 1879 - 8 Apr 1937)

3.  Mary Lavina RICE (25 May 1859 - 12 Jan 1925) 
       Marriage: Sep 1891
       Children:
                1. John Thom "Jack" THOMAS (3 Jan 1893 - 2 Jun 1977)
Notes
General:

Welsh People of California, 1849 - 1906:
Thomas John Thomas
(excerpt)
In 1876 he made models and patterns for the proposed cable roads and equipment which were to supercede the horse drawn lines. Upon the beginning of the construction of the roads he was appointed superindendent of construction and supervised the construction of all the major road and branches, such as Market Street, Valencia, Haight, McAllister, and Hayes streets. Upon the completion of this work he was called to Kansas City, Mo., in 1886 to construct a system of cable roads. In 1888 he returned to San Francisco to take charge of the construction of the Omnibus lines and the Hyde-street line. He was in the employ of the Market-street Company at the time of his death in 1904. Thomas invented or designed many of the devices which are in use on cable roads and was regarded as an authority on cable road construction.

Letter to daugher Margaret, Oct. 31, 1899:
"My only daughter Margaret
as you are going away your Father feels kind of lonely but trusting in God Almighty that your travels will be prosperous wherever you be. Put your confidence in him and you won't be forgotten. Is the sincere wish of your Old Father. "

Notations in Langley's San Franciso city directory (Sutro Library)
1899: "Thomas, Thomas J., engineer, 3 Elizabeth Pl."
1898: "Thomas, Thomas J., master mechanic, r. 150, 9th"
1897: "Thomas, Thomas J., master mechanic, r. 150, 9th"
1896: "Thomas, Thomas J., master mechanic, r. 1515 1/2 Dolores"
1893: "Thomas, Thomas J., mechanic, r. 1207 Pacific"
1891: "Thomas, Thomas J., superindendent Cal St. Cable House, r. 1514 Hyde"
1887: "Thomas, Thomas J., engineer, r. 616 Natoma"
1886: "Thomas, Thomas J., r. 441 Page"

William THOMAS
      Sex: M
Individual Information
          Birth: 1841 - Llangaffo, Anglesey, Wales
          Death: 17 Feb 1927 - Llangaffo, Anglesey, Wales
         Burial: 
Events
1. Occupation in Farmer

Parents
         Father: John THOMAS (1801-1869)
         Mother: Margaret WILLIAMS (1808-1880)
Spouses and Children
1.  *Margaret ROBERTS (1857 - 13 May 1930) 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. John THOMAS (1881 - 1955)
                2. Robert THOMAS (1884 - 1950)
                3. Gwilym THOMAS (1887 - 29 Jan 1940)
                4. Ann Mary THOMAS (18 May 1889 - 22 Oct 1967)
Notes
General:

Listed in 1901 National Register age 60 occupation "Farmer" living in "Llangaffo Entire"

Sources

1 California Death Index JAMES MARGARET R FEMALE 02/08/1878 05/18/1962 CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO HUGHES.
2 Hugh Thomas.
3 Entry (by Hugh?) in TJT's 1904 diary @11 June.
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