The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenThomas Wilkinson Furnas1 
M, #639, * 23 Mar 1768, + 11 Oct 1846
| Father | John Furnas1,2 * 5 Mar 1735/36, + 5 Aug 1777 |
| Mother | Mary Wilkinson1,2 * 19 Sep 1742, + 6 Oct 1782 |
Family | Rachel Coate * 1772 |
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Thomas Wilkinson Furnas was born on 23 Mar 1768 in Bush River, South Carolina.3,2,4 He married Rachel Coate, daughter of John Coates and Rachel Wright, on 4 Jul 1792 at South Carolina.1,5,2,4 He died on 11 Oct 1846 in South Carolina.5,2,4
Other information:
Although the Furnas Website and the Pearson Genealogy have him dying in South Carolina, it seems unlikely, as he is in Ohio in the 1820 and 1830 census. Unfortunately I cannot find him in the 1840 census.
For a short blogpost, see link.
He is listed in the following census:
1800 Fed. census (4 Aug): Household of Thomas Wilkinson Furnas, Newberry District, South Carolina. Household consists of 1 male 26-44 (Thomas Wilkinson), 1 female 26-44 (prob. his wife Rachel), 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-25, and 3 females under 10 (prob. Mary and ?)6
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of Thomas Wilkinson Furnas, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio. Household consists of 1 male and 1 female 45+ (prob. Thomas and his wife), 1 male 16-18, 2 males 18-25 (William was prob. ne of them), and 1 female 15-25. One person was engaged in agriculture. Phineas Jenkins is on the next line.7
1830 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Thomas Wilkinson Furnas, Concord Township, Ohio. Household consists of 1 male 30-40, and 1 male 60-70 (prob. Thomas) and 1 female 20-30 and 1 female 40-50 (prob. his wife Rachel.)8
Other information:
Although the Furnas Website and the Pearson Genealogy have him dying in South Carolina, it seems unlikely, as he is in Ohio in the 1820 and 1830 census. Unfortunately I cannot find him in the 1840 census.
For a short blogpost, see link.
He is listed in the following census:
1800 Fed. census (4 Aug): Household of Thomas Wilkinson Furnas, Newberry District, South Carolina. Household consists of 1 male 26-44 (Thomas Wilkinson), 1 female 26-44 (prob. his wife Rachel), 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-25, and 3 females under 10 (prob. Mary and ?)6
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of Thomas Wilkinson Furnas, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio. Household consists of 1 male and 1 female 45+ (prob. Thomas and his wife), 1 male 16-18, 2 males 18-25 (William was prob. ne of them), and 1 female 15-25. One person was engaged in agriculture. Phineas Jenkins is on the next line.7
1830 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Thomas Wilkinson Furnas, Concord Township, Ohio. Household consists of 1 male 30-40, and 1 male 60-70 (prob. Thomas) and 1 female 20-30 and 1 female 40-50 (prob. his wife Rachel.)8
Citations
- [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 64.
- [S337] Geo. M Pearson, Pearson, pg. 37-39. Online at https://archive.org/details/benjaminestherfu00pear
- [S190] Furnass, (has place of birth as Newberry, SC)., online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ax383&I11.x=24&I11.y=3
- [S956] Miami Couty Biographies, John Furnas <http://www.thetroyhistoricalsociety.org/Stories/Biograph/biog-fl/8002.htm>, quoting Tanzy R. Furnas, Genealogy of the Furnas Family, 1899, pg. 11, 133., online: http://www.thetroyhistoricalsociety.org/Stories/Biograph/biograph.htm#index
- [S190] Furnass, online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ax383&I11.x=24&I11.y=3
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1800. South Carolina, Newberry District, page 75. (NARA: M32, Roll 50, Page 75). Household of Thomas W. Furnace.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1820, Ohio, Miami County, Monroe Twp, line 16. Household of Tho. W. Furnace. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBS-916Y> : 16 July 2015), Ohio > Miami > Monroe > image 3 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1830, Ohio, Miamy County, Concord Township. Household of Thos. W. Furnas. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYD-9GPT> : 14 August 2015), Ohio > Miami > Concord > image 3 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).