"Tom and Will near broke Jane's heart when they went over to theConfed eracy (for the Civil War)."
6/1/1900 Justice Pct 8, Grayson Co, TX was where the census takerfoun d the family, recording Thomas J, 57, married 23 years toElizabeth, 52 , who had birthed 8 children, but only 7 still survived.Four sons live d with them: Frank, 20, Thomas J, 18, Jesse, 15, andWilliam, 13. Tho mas was a farmer and Frank was a farm laborer.
4/15/1910 Walker St, Denison Ward 2, Grayson Co, TX. That year Tom Jw as listed at 67, Elizabeth at 63. Daughter Jennie, 25, was still atho me caring for the old folks. Tom and Elizabeth had been married 33yea rs with 7 children, all living. Tom had retired but Jennie was anoffi ce clerk in an insurance office. Also living in Dennison were sonJohn a nd Nora Coonrod.
2/2/1920 Same place. By the next census only TJ, 77, and Jennie, 35,w ere left in the house. He was a retired farmer and Jennie had beenpro moted to stenographer at the insurance office. In the sametownship we re the families of sons Tom and William.
The 1900 census says he was born in 1843 and his parents in PA and OH.
