John Thames, Sr.^[1]

Abt 1785 - 1865

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1785	Cumberland Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jan 1865	Jemison, Chilton Co., Alabama   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I57	TTFA
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Thomas Thames,   b. Abt 1765, Bladen Co., North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1827, probably Twiggs Co., Georgia
  Mother	Mary,   d. Bef 13 Apr 1805, prob. Cumberland Co., North Carolina
  Married	Bef 1792
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rutha Banks Cobb,   b. 19 Dec 1804, South Carolina ,   d. 6 Apr 1885, Jemison, Shelby Co., Alabama
  Married	20 Dec 1820	Shelby Co., Alabama   [1]
  Children	> 1. Telitha Jane Thames,   b. 19 Nov 1826, Alabama ,   d. 01 Jul 1900, Honey Grove, Fannin Co., Texas > 2. Thomas A. Thames,   b. 18 Sep 1828, Calera, Shelby Co., Alabama ,   d. 01 Jun 1905, Clinton Co., Alabama   3. Bethana Thames,   b. 20 Apr 1830,   d. 10 Mar 1910 > 4. Sarah A. Thames,   b. 1833, Jemison, Shelby Co., Alabama ,   d. Aft 1907, Oklahoma?   5. Betzora Kizziah Thames,   b. 15 May 1831,   d. 18 Jan 1896   6. James Woodall Thames,   b. 1837,   d. 1917   7. Samantha Catherine Thames,   b. 23 Dec 1838,   d. 13 Mar   8. Levi M. Thames,   b. 15 Mar 1848,   d. 8 Jan 1893
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Thames - Sarah A. "Saly" Thames and husband Robert Elbert Avary
  		Thames - Robert Elbert and Sarah A. "Saly" Thames Avary, Sr. family Three married children are not pictured. Standing L to R: Martha Ann Avary Bonom Kernell (b. 1865), Rev. Samuel Miles Avery (He changed the spelling of his name) (b. 1853), Marguerite Pairlee Avary Cox Griffin (b.1864), Telula Ann Estelle "Lula" Avary Black (b. 1862). Three boys in the middle tallest to shortest: Jesse Thames Avary (b. 1869), Robert Elbert Avary, Jr. (b.1872), and Thomas Leeander Avary (b.1873). Seated: Robert Elbert Avary, Sr. (b.1827) with Bell Zora Avary (b.1871) and Sarah A. "Saly" Thames Avary (b.1833) with baby, Leona Gemina (or could be Jemima) Avary (b.1875). The spellings of these names were given in a letter from Lula to her great granddaughter, Myrta Ann Overby, in her own hand which was pretty shaky at age 93. The three children not pictures were: William Lee Avary (b.1852) m. A. Susannah Fowler; Mary Johanna Inez Avary (b.1858) m. Tolley Jennings; and Louisa Jane Avary (b.1860) m. Mr. Turner.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Lineage - Martin Thames, Jr., Martin L. Thames, Jr., (2003). [S34] Lineage - JoAnn P. Pecenka, JoAnn Plowman Pecenka, (2004).