James Riley Thacker

1833 - 1916  (83 years)    Has 91 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Riley Thacker
  Birth	16 Mar 1833	Copiah County, Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Nov 1850	Harrison County, Texas
  	G. Thacker, 48, m, , farm, 740, Missouri, , , , , N. Thacker, 46, f, , , , Louisiana, , , x, , E. M. Thacker, 21, m, , farm, , Mississippi, , x, , Wm. M. Thacker, 19, m, , farm, , Mississippi, , , J. R. Thacker, 17, m, , farm, , Mississippi, , , , , A. Thacker, 16, f, , , , Mississippi, , , s. Thacker, 8, f, , , , Mississippi, , ,
  Census	21 Jul 1870	Precinct 2, Collin County, Texas
  	Post Office: Farmersville James Thacker, 38, m, w, farm laborer, 500, 300, Mississippi, , , ,, Susanah Thacker, 25, f, w, keeping house, , , Texas, , , , ,, John Thacker, 6/12, m, w, , , , Texas, , , Dec, , , , A lot of related families recorded next to James.
  Census	19 Jun 1880	District 25, Precinct 3, Fannin County, Texas
  	J. R. Thacker, w, m, 47, , , , x, , , farmer, , , , , , , , , , Mississippi, Lousiana, Lousiana S. E. Thacker, w, f, 36, , wife, , x, , keeping house, , , , , , , , , , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri John R. Thacker, w, m, 11, , son, x, , , , farm laborer, , , , , , , , x, , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri M. J. Thacker, w, f, 9, , daugher, x, , , , at home, , , , , , , x, , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri C. A. Thacker, w, f, 7, , daughter, x, , , , at home, , , , , , , , , , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri L. C. Thacker, w, f, 5, , daughter, x, , , , at home, , , , , , , , , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri R. C. Thacker, w, m, 3, , son, x, , , , at home, , , , , , , , , , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri B. W. Thacker, w, m, 2, , son, , , , , , , , , , , , , Texas, , ,
  Census	21 Jun 1900	District 61, Justice Precinct 1, Fannin County, Texas
  	James R. Tacker, head, w, m, Mar, 1833, 67, m, 32, , , Mississippi, Louisiana, Louisiana, , , , Landlord, o, , yes, yes, yes, o, f, h Susanna E. Tacker, wife, w, f, Dec, 1833, 66, m, 32, 9, 7, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, , , , , yes, yes, yes Oscar R. Tacker, son, w, m, Apr, 1876, 24, s, , , , Texas, Mississipi, Texas, , , , farmer, o, , yes, yes, yes, , , , Benjamin W. Tacker, son, w, m, Mar, 1878, 22, s, , , , Texas, Mississippi, Texas, , , , farmer, o, , yes, yes, yes Elizah O. Tacker, son, w, m, Nov, 1883, 16, s, , , , Texas, Mississippi, Texas, , , , , , 6, yes, yes, yes Julia M. Tacker, daughter, w, f, May, 1886, 14, s, , , , Texas, Mississippi, Texas, , , , , , 6, yes, yes, yes
  Census	10 May 1910	District 33, Justice Precinct 1, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas
  	Randolph, Texas James Thacker, head, m, w, 77, m1, 41, , , Mississippi, ???-English, Louisiana, , , English, ??? Susana Thacker, wife, f, w, 65, m1, 41, 5, 6, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, , , English, none Eliga Thacker, son, m, w, 26, s, , , , Texas, Mississippi, Texas, , , English, farmer, general farm Antia Thacker, daughter, f, w, 24, s, , , , Texas, Mississippi, Texas, , , English, none
  Death	02 Dec 1916	Fannin County, Texas
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75225557
  Burial	Aft 2 Dec 1916	Lindsey Cemetery, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  + 1. Jane L. Thacker,   b. Abt 1824, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Bef 1869, Harrison County, Texas  (Age < 45 years) ▻ John A. McMullen,  m. 25 Dec 1844 + 2. Mary Melvina Thacker,   b. 6 Jun 1827, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 17 Oct 1902, Coryell County, Texas  (Age 75 years) ▻ Daniel G. Grantham,  m. 6 Oct 1848 + 3. Elijah Morgan Thacker, Sr.,   b. 24 Jun 1829, Copiah County, Mississippi d. Abt 1901, Mineola, Wood County, Texas  (Age 71 years) ▻ Sarah J. Branam,  m. 29 Sep 1858 + 4. William Washington Thacker,   b. 04 Jun 1831   d. 14 Jun 1928, Buffalo Gap, Taylor Co., Texas  (Age 97 years) ▻ Margaret Frances Hampton,  m. 21 Jul 1856 + 5. James Riley Thacker,   b. 16 Mar 1833, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 02 Dec 1916, Fannin County, Texas  (Age 83 years) ▻ Susannah Elizabeth Patton,  m. 30 Oct 1868 + 6. Ann Elizabeth Thacker,   b. 28 May 1834, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 30 Mar 1928, Donna, Collin County, Texas  (Age 93 years) ▻ George M. Hendricks,  m. 26 Jan 1857   7. Sarah Thacker,   b. Abt 1842, Copiah County, Mississippi d. Abt 1850, Harrison County, Texas  (Age 8 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	??? Thacker   (Great Grandfather)  Alice Linsville  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I0204	FeldmanTree
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	George Washington Thacker,   b. Abt 1803, New Madrid, Missouri d. Abt 1886, Collin County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nancy Morgan,   b. Abt 1804, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Abt 1855, Harrison County, Texas (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1822	East Feliciana Par, LA
  		George Thacker - Nancy Morgan Marriage Document
  		George Thacker - Nancy Morgan Marriage Document(typed)
  Family ID	F0072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Elizabeth Patton,   b. 30 Dec 1844, Fannin County, Texas d. 02 Dec 1932, Fannin County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1868	J. M. Patton's, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas
  Children	+ 1. John Riley Thacker,   b. 05 Dec 1869, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 13 Jun 1940, Fannin County, Texas (Age 70 years) ▻ Bertha Briley  m. 06 Feb 1910 + 2. Martha Jane Thacker,   b. 23 Apr 1872, Collin County, Texas d. 14 May 1903, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas (Age 31 years) ▻ Jacob Irby Colvin, Sr.  m. 02 Oct 1892 + 3. Cora Ann Thacker,   b. 19 Mar 1873, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 08 May 1958, Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas (Age 85 years) ▻ Richard Nathanial Davenport  m. 16 Feb 1898   4. Ida Catherine Thacker,   b. 18 Jan 1875, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 8 Dec 1894, Fannin County, Texas (Age 19 years) + 5. Robert Oscar Thacker,   b. 30 Apr 1876, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 13 Sep 1950, Fannin County, Texas (Age 74 years) ▻ Annie Maud Darity  m. 21 Oct 1900 + 6. Benjamin William Thacker,   b. 20 Mar 1878, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 12 Dec 1947, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 69 years) ▻ Lillie May Neal  m. 30 Jul 1907   7. James Edwin Thacker,   b. 24 May 1882, Grayson County, Texas d. 14 Jul 1882, Texas (Age 0 years)   8. Elijah Otto Thacker,   b. 30 Nov 1883, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 20 Jul 1963, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 79 years) ▻ Cathleen Ophelia Pharis  m. Bef 1960   9. Julia May Thacker,   b. 8 May 1886, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas d. 8 Oct 1967, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Photos		James Riley Thacker and Suzanna Elizabeth Patton Thacker
  Family ID	F0024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Mar 1833 - Copiah County, Mississippi Census - G. Thacker, 48, m, , farm, 740, Missouri, , , , , N. Thacker, 46, f, , , , Louisiana, , , x, , E. M. Thacker, 21, m, , farm, , Mississippi, , x, , Wm. M. Thacker, 19, m, , farm, , Mississippi, , , J. R. Thacker, 17, m, , farm, , Mississippi, , , , , A. Thacker, 16, f, , , , Mississippi, , , s. Thacker, 8, f, , , , Mississippi, , , - 16 Nov 1850 - Harrison County, Texas Death - 02 Dec 1916 - Fannin County, Texas Burial - Aft 2 Dec 1916 - Lindsey Cemetery, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		James Riley Thacker
  		James Riley Thacker and Suzanna Elizabeth Patton Thacker
  		I was told this was a family reunion at Mineola, Wood County, Texas in about 1900.

  
  

• Reference

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