William, son of early landowner William Thomas Sr., married Ann, eldest daughter of first settlers Jesse and Jane Morgan, in 1845.
William ran a local saw mill and operated a store. In 1852 he platted the town of Calumet (later Chesterton) and helped ensure the growth of the community by offering land for a right-of-way and a wood lot (now Thomas Park) to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.
Of their 13 children, only two, Elena Haslett and Elias Thomas, survived to adulthood.
Ann died 4/5/1865 at 41y 11m 24d.
William, son of early landowner William Thomas Sr., married Ann, eldest daughter of first settlers Jesse and Jane Morgan, in 1845.
William ran a local saw mill and operated a store. In 1852 he platted the town of Calumet (later Chesterton) and helped ensure the growth of the community by offering land for a right-of-way and a wood lot (now Thomas Park) to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.
Of their 13 children, only two, Elena Haslett and Elias Thomas, survived to adulthood.
Ann died 4/5/1865 at 41y 11m 24d.
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