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     Catherine Taylor was born on 17 January 1858.¹ She married James Dennis Dowling, son of James R. Dowling and Anna Johns.¹ Catherine Taylor died on 25 August 1921 at age 63.¹
     Her married name was Dowling.¹

     Sophia Davis was born in 1810.¹ She married Darling Wesley Dowling, son of Jabez Dowling and Rebecca unknown.¹ Sophia Davis was buried in 1890 at High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, USA.² She died in 1890.¹
     Her married name was Dowling.¹

     Dempsey Griffin was born on 8 June 1825 at Bulloch, Georgia, USA.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Dowling, daughter of Darling Wesley Dowling and Sophie Davis.¹ Dempsey Griffin died on 2 November 1897 at age 72.¹ He was buried after 2 November 1897 at High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, USA.²
     He Served during the Indian Wars and Served with the Company G, 7th Georgia Cavalry, Gary's Brigade During the War Between the States.²

     Sgt Edmund Thomas was born on 4 September 1820 at Liberty, Georgia, USA.¹ He married Martha Dowling, daughter of Darling Wesley Dowling and Sophie Davis, in 1847.¹ Sgt Edmund Thomas died circa 25 September 1862 at Fort Delaware, New Castle, Delaware, USA.¹
     He The son of Banner Thomas and Mary Mixon, Edmund Thomas was born and farmed near Blackshear, Georgia. He followed his father's example in his occupation, public service and military commitment.

Edmund Thomas married twenty year old Martha Dowling, daughter of Darling Dowling and Sophia Davis in 1847. At least eight children followed: John, Mary, Martha, Margaret, Marzilla, Banner M., Sophia and Edmond.

In December 1857, the part of Ware County where the Thomases lived was cut into the new Georgia county named for President Franklin Pierce. Edmund Thomas served as tax collector for Pierce County in 1858 and 1859. He is named on the historical marker in front of the courthouse in Blackshear as the first county tax collector.

On 4 March 1862, Edmund Thomas enlisted for "three years or the war" in Company A, 50th Georgia Infantry, with many of his neighbors and family. He served as a sergeant in Captain John T. Wilson's Company known as the Satilla Rangers.

He was captured by federal forces on the Company's march north. After being treated at the United States Army Hospital in Frederick, Maryland, he was transferred to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island as of 19 September 1862.

Sgt. Thomas died at Fort Delaware, probably on 25 September, and according to a prisoner's diary was buried on Pea Patch Island.

In 1875 under the aegis of the United States Quartermaster General the remains of Confederate and Union men who died on the island before June 1863 were disinterred and re-interred at Finn's Point National Cemetery in New Jersey. Not all of the remains were identified.

When Martha Dowling Thomas died, her children placed a memorial to their parents in the High Bluff Cemetery where generations of the family were buried. It reads: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARTHA THOMAS. BORN MARCH THE 17 1827, DIED MARCH THE 10 1875, AGE 47 YEARS 11 MONTHS 23 DAYES. EDMUND THOMAS, HUSBAND OF MARTHA THOMAS, WAS BORN SEPT THE 4 1820. DIED IN WAR. DATES UNKNOWN. WE BELIEVE OUR PARETS IS IN HEAVEN AT REST. LET US STRIVE TO MEET THEM THERE. (Commas and periods added for clarity.)

For additional information, see fold3 and http://wiregrassfamilies.com/edthomas/

Note: The memorial for the cenotaph in High Bluff cemetery (Memorial #33863818) was created by Jerry Van Herrin in 2009.


Family links:
Parents:
Banner Thomas (1785 - 1865)
Mary Mixon Thomas (1793 - ____)

Spouse:
Martha Dowling Thomas (1827 - 1875)

Children:
John Thomas (1849 - 1913)*
Mary Thomas Jacobs (1850 - 1894)*
Martha Thomas Stokes (1851 - 1924)*
Margaret Thomas O'Quinn (1853 - 1933)*
Marzilla Thomas Warren (1855 - 1896)*
Banner Mixon Thomas (1857 - 1936)*
Sophia Dowling Thomas Harris (1859 - 1885)*

Siblings:
Nancy Thomas Waldron (1811 - 1892)*
Banner Thomas (1813 - 1875)*
Letitia Thomas Dowling (1817 - 1880)*
Edmund Thomas (1820 - 1862)
Sarah Dora Thomas Cason (1823 - 1890)*
Lewis Jackson Thomas (1829 - 1862)*
Matilda Thomas Jordan (1831 - 1881)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Finns Point National Cemetery
Pennsville
Salem County
New Jersey, USA

Created by: PRMc
Record added: Aug 22, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 75313035.¹

     Mary Ann Guy was born on 1 October 1837 at Wayne, Georgia, USA.¹ She married Lazarus Dowling, son of Darling Wesley Dowling and Sophie Davis.¹ Mary Ann Guy died on 8 October 1874 at Brantley, Georgia, USA, at age 37.¹
     Her married name was Dowling.¹

     Willaim Henry Stone Sr was born on 7 March 1843.¹ He married Harriett Dowling, daughter of Darling Wesley Dowling and Sophie Davis.¹ Willaim Henry Stone Sr died on 19 November 1917 at age 74.¹ He was buried after 19 November 1917 at North Prong Cemetery, Baxter, Baxter, Florida, USA.²
     He Marker on grave:
William H Stone Sr.
Ceorgia
Pvt Co A 50 GA INF
Confererate States Army.

     Jacob Ulrich Mischler was born circa 1715 at Germany. He married Anna Dodereas in 1727. Jacob Ulrich Mischler died circa 1770 at East Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

     Anna Dodereas was born circa 1715 at Germany. She married Jacob Ulrich Mischler in 1727. Anna Dodereas died on 17 December 1789 at Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.
     As of 1727,her married name was Mischler.

     Ruby May MacDonald married Clarke Kenneth McLeod MD, son of Rev. Alfred Henry McLeod and Mabel Elizabeth Colpitts, on 1 September 1931 at Danville, Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
     Her married name was McLeod.

     Alexander Raeburn was born at Midlothian, Edinburghshire, Scotland. He married Laura Lizzie Dobson.

     Laura Lizzie Dobson married Alexander Raeburn.
     Her married name was Raeburn.

     Unknown Thompson was born on 1 June 1792 at Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA.

     Cecil Dunn Rooks married Mamie Estes.¹

     Mamie Estes married Cecil Dunn Rooks.¹
     Her married name was Rooks.¹

     Marie Virginia Burt was born on 7 September 1925 at Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.¹ She married Raymond Joseph Zoz, son of William Joseph Zoz and Sylvia Barbara Bennett, in October 1950.² Marie Virginia Burt married John U Frietsch after 1953.³ Marie Virginia Burt and an unknown person were divorced before February 1953. She died on 18 August 2002 at Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA, at age 76.¹ She was buried after 18 August 2002 at Mount Healthy, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.⁴
     Her married name was Frietsch.³ Her married name was Zoz. She and Raymond Joseph Zoz 1952 City Directory for Cincinnati shows Raymond J ZOZ's wife as Marie. He married Buelah in Dec 1953 and that marriage cert. shows he had been previously married. before February 1953 at Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

     John U Frietsch was born in 1930.¹ He married Marie Virginia Burt after 1953.¹ John U Frietsch died in 2014.¹

     Helen B Fowler was born circa August 1910 at Nebraska, USA. She married Arthur Colins Steele, son of William Arthur Steele and Erzilla B Keesler, on 27 June 1928 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Helen B Fowler died in February 1982 at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
     She FamilySearch ID # Family Search ID# LB66-5JD. She lived with William Anthony Fowler on 11 May 1910 at Newcastle, Dixon, Nebraska, USA.¹ As of 27 June 1928,her married name was Steele.

     Howard Vernon Fowler was born on 27 July 1921 at Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 17 September 2005 at age 84.
     He FamilySearch ID # Family Search ID# LBBP-KDG ?

     Thyra Marie Fowler was born on 16 September 1912 at Nebraska, USA. She married Leslie Eldon Trimble on 28 September 1935 at Los Angeles, California, USA. Thyra Marie Fowler died on 22 February 2001 at Escondido, San Diego, California, USA, at age 88.¹
     She FamilySearch ID # Family Search ID# LB66-V23. As of 28 September 1935,her married name was Trimble.

     Claude William Fowler was born on 30 November 1914 at Nebraska, USA. He married Vivian Lorraine Forkner on 24 September 1938 at Orange, California, USA. Claude William Fowler died on 12 March 2000 at Pomona, Los Angeles, California, USA, at age 85.
     He FamilySearch ID # Family Search ID# LB66-24R.

     Glen Harold Fowler was born on 14 May 1917 at Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA. He married Adeline Eleanor Margedant, daughter of Albert Sidney Margedant and Fredonia Cox Page, on 2 June 1938 at Los Angeles, California, USA. Glen Harold Fowler married Adeline Eleanor Margedant, daughter of Albert Sidney Margedant and Fredonia Cox Page, on 4 June 1938 at Los Angeles, California, USA. Glen Harold Fowler died on 13 October 1981 at Chula Vista, San Diego, California, USA, at age 64. He was buried after 13 October 1981 at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego, California, USA.¹
     He FamilySearch ID # Family Search ID# LB66-LT6. He witnessed the Milt-Note of an unknown person on 16 October 1940 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.²
Glen Harold Fowler was mentioned in the obituary of published on 15 October 1981 in Chula Vista Star-News page 49, Chula Vista, San Diego, California, USA.³

     Arline Marjorie Kocer was born on 8 February 1919 at Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA. She married Millard Platt on 29 July 1938 at Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA. Arline Marjorie Kocer died on 1 January 1989 at Pomona, California, USA, at age 69.
     As of 29 July 1938,her married name was Platt.

     Margaret Straber married an unknown person.²
     Margaret Straber was also known as Margaret Straefer.² Her married name was Toepfer.² As of 11 February 1926, Margaret Straber was also known as Margaret Strober.³

     Mary J Bennett was born in 1850 at Kentucky, USA.

     Sarah J Bennett was born in 1855 at Kentucky, USA.

     Carolina Bennett was born in 1857 at Kentucky, USA.

     James W Bennett was born in 1859 at Kentucky, USA.