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James Franklin "Frank" Thomasson was the son of Thomas Randolph
Thomasson and Sarah Roach. According to his Civil War
pension records, he was born in Franklin County, Georgia,
on August 9, 1831, during his family's move from York
County, South Carolina, to Morgan County, Georgia.
About 1841, the family moved to Pike County, Alabama,
where they settled in Farriorville, which was later
named Post Oak. When Thomas Thomasson received a 40-acre
homestead grant, the family moved once again and this
community became known as Thomasville, named after
Thomas Thomasson. About 1854, Thomas Thomasson moved his
family to the community of Rose Hill in Crenshaw County;
however, Frank Thomasson stayed behind in Pike County.
Frank Thomasson married Miss Julia Ann Shaw of Union
Springs, Alabama, the daughter of Archibald Shaw and
Catherine Cameron, on February 3, 1859. On May 3, 1863,
he entered the War Between the States, enlisting in
Company H, 57th Alabama Infantry, at Troy, Alabama.
In 1864, when the 57th Alabama was enroute to join the Army
of Tennessee, Private Frank Thomasson became critically ill
with chronic diarrhea, at Iuka, Mississippi. After
being hospitalized for about a month, he was transferred
to Union Springs, Alabama, where he was at the time of
surrender. He was honorably discharged in May 1865.
Returning home to his little family, he moved his
family in 1869 to Walton County, Florida, where he
settled in the little sawmill town of Portland, Florida.
Here he lived the rest of his life, and he and his wife,
Julia, had the following children:
ELIZABETH ARJENIA (Ari) - 1860-1917 - Married James Senterfitt
JAMES JACKSON (Bud) - 1866-1923 - Married Lucy Eliza Caswell
CHARLIE DAMASCUS - 1867-1944 - Married Malinda Bishop
NANDY ERASTUS - 1878-1940 - Married Texie Nora Brown
OLIVER - 1880-1912 - Never Married
ADOLPHUS EDWARD (Doll) - 1883-1978 - Married Aubrey Ethel Neel
TIDY - died as infant
WALTER - died as infant
One of the loves of Frank's life, especially after the
death of his wife, Julia, in about 1899, was "going back home" to
Covington County, Alabama. He would hitch up his wagon and
drive up those old winding country roads through the piney
woods, peddling salt mullet and Bibles along the way. He
would usually stay with his brother, Neil (Cornelius Starr),
and all of his brothers and his sister, Mary Ann, would get
together and reminisce. A very fun-loving man, Frank was
known for his "tall tales" and storytelling ability.
Frank Thomasson was a devout Christian and served for many
years as a deacon of the First Baptist Church, in Freeport,
Florida. He died on Easter Sunday, 1918, and both he and
his wife, Julia, who died about 1899, are buried in Hatcher
Cemetery, Portland, Florida.
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