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Marriage: Children:
  1. General Shafter Thomas: Birth: 26 SEP 1898 in Darlington, South Carolina, USA. Death: 8 JUL 1978 in Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina, USA


Sources
1. Title:   Darlington News, The; 8/23/1888

Notes
a. Note:   1870: Murzell, age 5, Lydia census, hh#238, image 31/48.
  1880: James Kea and family recorded in US census; James, wife Mary, children; Thomas, Murzell (age 15,) and granddaughter Virginia Buie. [Vol. 10, ED 41, Sheet 19, line 34.]
  1888: 'Mr. Chapel Thomas and Miss Merry Kea (age 23) were united in the holy bonds of matrimony on last Sunday afternoon.' [The Darlington News, Vol. XIV, No. 31; Thursday, August 23, 1888; dateline from Oats]
  1907: Deed for 163 acres to B. T. Kea from children and grandchildren of James Kea, Deceased, dated November 27, 1907. This is the same land granted to B T in 1888, from Mary Kea. Children of James Kea: Winnie (x), Martha (x) Amerson, Eleby (x) Johnson, Merzel (x) Thomas. Children of Sarah Kea Buie, Deceased, and Grandchildren of James Kea: John (x) Buie, Nettie Fields, Mary (x) Buie, Leilor Pope. Children of Robert Kinchen Kea, Deceased, and Grandchildren of James Kea: J. W., W. B. (x), Larra (x), Olivia (x) Hill; [Lillie Mae Kea?, listed, no signature]. [Deed recorded 12/27/1907; Book 52, pp166.]
  1900: Murzell. Pliladelphia census, hh#19, image 3/39
  1910: Census?
  1920: Census?
  1930: I Chap and family (Merzelle) enumerated in the Darlington, SC census.
  1940: Murzelle enumerated with her son and his family in Darlington, SC census.
  1952: 'Nancy Marzell (Thomas) died Wednesday night, 9/3/1952, at her home. She was a member of Elim Methodist Church, Oates, SC; she is survived by one son, General Thomas of Darlington, and 10 grandchildren.' [The Columbia Record newspaper, Friday, Sept 5, 1952; page 11B]


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