Alexander Travis Thames1

Male, #43266, (4 Nov 1851 - 26 Apr 1930)

ParentCornelius Alexander Thames (29 Nov 1830 - 29 Apr 1912)
ParentElizabeth A. Brantley (8 Oct 1834 - 4 Mar 1915)
Alexander Travis Thames|b. 4 Nov 1851\nd. 26 Apr 1930|p43266.htm|Cornelius Alexander Thames|b. 29 Nov 1830\nd. 29 Apr 1912|p9992.htm|Elizabeth A. Brantley|b. 8 Oct 1834\nd. 4 Mar 1915|p9993.htm|Rev. Jesse T. Thames|b. 6 Oct 1810\nd. 25 Nov 1872|p43264.htm|Mary A. E. Broughton|b. 8 May 1810\nd. 14 Oct 1883|p43265.htm|Joseph V. B. Brantley|b. 6 Aug 1813\nd. 18 Feb 1893|p45158.htm|Emily K. Travis|b. 26 Mar 1814\nd. 23 Dec 1870|p45159.htm|

Birth*4 Nov 1851 Alexander was born at Conecuh Co., Alabama, on 4 Nov 1851.2 
 He was the son of Cornelius Alexander Thames and Elizabeth A. Brantley. 
(household member) 1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Alexander was listed as a household member living with Cornelius Alexander Thames in the 1860 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.3 
(household member) 1870 Census1 Jun 1870 Alexander was listed as a household member living with Cornelius Alexander Thames on the 1870 Census at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.4 
Marriage*say 1877 He married Lucy E. Coleman say 1877.5 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Alexander was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.
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1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Alexander was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.7 
Death*26 Apr 1930 He died at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama, on 26 Apr 1930.2 
Burial*after 26 Apr 1930 His body was interred after 26 Apr 1930 at Brooklyn Baptist Church Cemetery, Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.8 
Biography* Alexander Thames was Justice of the Peace in Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., AL, for many years. He was also active in the Masons and the Baptist Church
(Names referenced above: Alexander Travis Thames Alexander Travis Thames).9 

Family

Lucy E. Coleman (18 Oct 1856 - 6 Nov 1932)
Marriage*say 1877 He married Lucy E. Coleman say 1877.5 
Children

Charts Joseph Thames Descendants
Last Edited 3 Nov 2002

Citations

  1. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
  2. , Mary Elizabeth Brantley Thames Family Bible.
  3. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Evergreen, Conecuh Co., AL, page 1000, Hse 335, fam 315.
    Ancestry.com Image 44. transcription by Warren Culpepper
    Cornelius Thames, 29, M, Carpenter, RE=500, PE=1000, AL
    Elizabeth Thames, 25, F, AL
    Alex Thames, 8, M, AL
    Jno Thames, 5, M, AL
    James Thames, 4, M, AL
    Adam Thames, 1, M, AL
    Mary Thames, 3/12, F, AL.
  4. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Beat 7, Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., AL, page 3, Transcription by Gertrude Stevens
    Cornelius Thames, 39, M, Wheelwright, RE=400, PE=300, AL
    Elizabeth Thames, 35, F, AL
    Alex Thames, 18, M, Mail messenger, AL
    John Thames, 16, M, Farm Laborer, AL
    James Thames, 14, M, Farm Laborer, AL
    Adam Thames, 11, M, AL
    Mary Thames, 10, F, AL
    Jesse Thames, 3, M, AL
    William Thames, 1, M, AL.
  5. Conecuh County Court, Conecuh Co., AL, Register of Births and Deaths, 1881-1894 GSU, Salt Lake City, 1989 (FHL Film 1,631,609 #1-2) .
  6. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Beat 7, Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., AL, page 87C, based on LDS CD transcription: "Alexander Thames, HH, 28, AL, AL, AL; Lucey E., Wife, 23, AL, AL, AL; Ugener J,, Dau, 2, AL, AL, AL."
  7. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., AL, ED51, page 240B, Ancestry.com Img #20 transcribed by Warren Culpepper: "Alec T Thames, Head, Apr 1832, 48, Md 26 yrs, AL, AL, AL; Lucy E Thames, Wife, Oct 1857, 42 , Md 26 yrs, 9 children/6 living, AL, AL, AL; Eugene J. Thames, Son, Apr 1878, 22, S, AL, AL, AL; Edna S. Thames, Daughter, Jul 1880, 19, S, AL, AL, AL; Callie Thames, Daughter, Sep 1882, 16 [sic], S, AL, AL, AL; Addie A. Thames, Daughter, Sep 1884, 15, S, AL, AL, AL; Coleman J. Thames, Son, Dec 1886, 13, S, AL, AL, AL; Percy B. Thames, Son, Mar 1889, 11, S, AL, AL, AL; Sallie R. Thames, Daughter, Oct 1891, 8, S, AL, AL, AL."
  8. E-mail from Lee Y. Ponder (Thames researcher), e-mail address, 5611 Cypress Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32303 to Warren L. Culpepper.
  9. Willene Johnston Whatley, "Brooklyn and Johnstonville: Places in Times", 1996.