Lewis Thomas was born February 11, 1856, in Ohio. His pioneering parents later moved to Indiana where Lewis grew to manhood working as a woodsman and carpenter. On November 30, 1879, he married Martha Jane Early, who was born in Ohio on July 14, 1858.
The couple lived in Indiana until 1896 when they came to Carrington with a group of Brethren settlers. Mr. Thomas helped start the Carrington Brethren Church of which he was a deacon for forty years. They farmed for twenty years before retiring to Carrington.
The couple had four sons: Dayton, Albert, Walter and Lloyd and two who died in infancy.
Mrs. Thomas died December 14, 1929. Mr. Thomas died in 1935. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 41B
Katherine Thompson [mailto:Katherine.Thompson@ImageX.com] submitted the following corrections on January 2, 2003.
My great grandfather's name was Lewis Manning Thomas. He married Martha Jane Early on November 30, 1879. He was born on November 11, 1856 in Greenville, Ohio. They had 5 sons, Albert, Walter, Otto, George Dayton (my grandfather) and Lloyd.