Thomas D. IAMS & Lydia ROGERS

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Thomas D. IAMS
Lydia ROGERS

WARNING: There are several Thomas IAMS born in Pennsylvania about the same time and place who are being mixed up. They are undoubtedly related, as cousins, but the similarities between them have resulted in the mixups. In addition to our subject, these include:

1. the Thomas IAMS (1821/2- ) who married Delilah HUFFMAN,
2. the Thomas Palmer IAMS (1824-1902) who married Sarah JOHNSON,
3. the Thomas IAMS (c1825-1906) who married Phoebe PENN, and
4. the Thomas IAMS (1830-1900s) who married 2nd Sarah Jane RAMSEY.

Husband: Thomas D. IAMS
Birth: Jul 1833, Greene Co., PA
Death: 1910
Disposition: buried Rushsylvania Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Logan Co., OH
Occupation: farmer
Father: Dennis IAMS (1808-1888)
Mother: Matilda HUFFMAN (1814-1887)

Marriage: ca. 1853
Some secondary sources show them married in 1850, but Thomas was too young to have been married in 1850, and the birthyear of their eldest child suggests it was later (see below).

Wife: Lydia / Lyda / Lydda / Liddia ROGERS
Birth: Dec 1833 or 1832, PA
Death: 1910
Disposition: buried Rushsylvania Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Logan Co., OH
Father: Daniel ROGERS, b. 1805/6, PA
Mother: Jemima PETTIT, b. 1807/8, PA

Children — born in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA:

1. Jemimah / Jemima IAMS, b. 1853/4
2. Daniel IAMS, b. 25 Aug 1857; d. 12 Jul 1923, Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH
3. Matilda IAMS, b. 6 Jun 1862; d. 29 Aug 1862, Greene Co., PA
4. (Dr.) Thomas Ross IAMS, b. 19 Dec 1863; d. 10 Oct 1880?, Logan Co., OH
5. Flora Bell IAMS, b. 16 Apr 1868; d. 5 Sep 1870, Greene Co., PA
6. Elizabeth IAMS, b. 1871/2 or Mar 1873
7. (Child) IAMS, b. unknown; d. young

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Dennis IAMS (æ 20-30 — indexed "Jams") is living in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA (p. 42B) with his wife (æ 20-30) and children, including a son (æ 5-10).

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Thomas IMES (æ 17, b. PA) is living in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA (p. 353B), with his parents, Dennis IMES (æ 43, b. PA) & Matilda (æ 36, b. PA), plus siblings. Lidia ROGERS (æ 17, b. PA) is living in Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA (p. 298B), with her parents, Daniel ROGERS (æ 44, b. PA) & Jemima (æ 42, b. PA), plus siblings.

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 33 — indexed "Iames"): Days Store P.O., Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA, Roll M653_1114, p. 656, PN 94, 692/682, enumerated 27 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thomas Iams 26 M Tenant Farmer 700 Penna

Lydda Iams 25 F "

Jemima Iams 6 F "

Daniel Iams 3 M "

5. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 33): Waynesburg P.O., Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA, Roll M593_1348, p. 351A, PN 21, 151/147, enumerated 25 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Iams Thomas 37 M W Farmer 6300 1970 Pa

     Lidia 37 F W Keeping House Pa

     Gemima 16 F W Pa

     Daniel 12 M W Pa

     Ross 6 M W Pa

     Flora 2 F W Pa

6. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 36 — indexed "Jauss"): Rushcreek Twp., Logan Co., OH, Roll 1041, p. 230C, PN 15, SD 2, ED 125, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

147 155 Iams Thos D W M 47 / Farmer Penn Penn Penn

" Lyda W F 47 Wife / K. house Penn Penn Penn

" Ross T W M 16 Son / at home / Penn Penn Penn

" Elizabeth ? W F 8 Dau / / Penn Penn Penn

Some moron went back and, in another pen and hand, changed "Iams" to "James," which was then indexed, "Jauss." Secondary sources say Elizabeth's middle intial was "P." I can't really tell. Listed next to married son, Daniel IAMS (æ 22, b. PA — also converted to "James"), and his family.

7. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 34 — indexed "Jams"): Main Street, Rushsylvania Village, Rushcreek Twp., Logan Co., OH, Roll 1294, p. 254A, SN 14, SD 7, ED 123, enumerated 21 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 22 23 24 25 26 27

290 296 Iams Thomas Head W M Jul 1833 66 M 45 PA PA PA Retired Y Y Y O F H

____ Lydia Wife W F Dec 1833 66 M 45 7 3 PA PA PA Y Y Y

Lynch Elizabeth Dau W F Mar 1873 27 M 9 1 1 PA PA PA Y Y Y

_____ Leota GDau W F Jul 1892 7 S OH OH PA

9. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Thomas D. IAMS (æ 76, b. PA) and his wife, Lydia (æ 76, b. PA), are living in Rush Creek Twp., Logan Co., PA (p. 18B), with their married son, Daniel IAMS (æ 52, b. PA), and his family. They are incorrectly labeled as Daniel's "in-laws." Lydia indicates she's had seven children, with just two living.

10. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): son, Daniel, is still living in Rush Creek Twp., but Thomas and Lydia are not found.

11. Find-a-Grave: Entries (patron submission(s); online at findagrave.com):

Name: Thomas D. Iams Lyda Iams Dr. T. Ross Iams

Birth: 1833 1832 Dec. 19, 1863

Death: 1910 1910 Oct. 10, 1880

Burial: Rushsylvania Cemetery
Rushsylvania, Logan County, Ohio

Contributor: Robert Weller Robert Weller Robert Weller

Memorial #: 31444012 31443961 31444009

How did Ross become a "Dr." at the age of 17? Has his death date been misread?

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