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5'0BSplA»Wi: 1Sf rV I3■*• • • .••-••. ••:. ::r • . !?■:. •, ^i'.T. .. . v-.. 1Abljah H. Thomu^ bom April 21^1 N1837, in Lee county, Virginia, died1 October 5, 1905, Santa Ana, Cal., aged? 68 years, 5 months and fourteen days. j« Married to M1bb Emeline Bartley Jan- oi uary 29, 1862. v mMoved from Virginia to Grant coun- st ty, Kentucky, in the winter of 1864, ot where he engaged in farming until in1866, when he entered the mercantile m business at De Mossvllle, Ky., which ar he continued until 1873 when he sold out and moved to Hiawatha, Kansas, m and- still followed merchandising for C 17 years. At the end of this1 period bj he nioved to Santa Ana, Cal., which Fi has since been his home, with the ex- cl ception of about 2 years, which were r€ spent In the grocery business at Los th Angeles, Cal. He was one of 11 chil- di dren (10 boys and 1 girl), all of whom became Christians, owing to the in- hifluence of the parents. Five brothers ra survive him of whom are James V.eiThomas, of Netwaka, Kan.; Josiah * LC. Thomas, Santa Ana, Cal.; Nathan is M. Thomas, of Lee county, Va.; -Jos- hi hua E. Thomas, Long Beach, Cal.; ez Daniel B. Thomas, Orrville, Cal. At tc an early age he was converted and ri united with the M. E. Church, which elt; was his church home until 1870 when he united with the Christian Church it at De Mossville, Ky., where he * be- hi came an elder, which office he filled b: until his removal to Kansas. When tl he reached his new home he found a ec weak congregation of disciples, but by 11 his influence and means a church blt; ! (building was erected and it became a m strong influential congregation. Dur- t\ ing his residence at Hiawatha, Kas., m he continued to fill the office of elder. ai On his removal to Santa Ana he was i (immediately called to the eldership, which office he filled at the time of his death. He held the nosition as Chair-
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Santa Ana Evening Blade
Santa Ana, California, US
Fri, Oct 13, 1905
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