Census 1850
Crawford Township
Buchanan County, Missouri
October 12

Robert P. Thomas 33 Kentucky Farmer
Mary 29 Kentucky
Robert 11 Kentucky
Catherine 9 Kentucky
Sarah 7 Missouri
John 5 Missouri
Moses 3 Missouri
Samuel 1 Missouri

Value of Real Estate--$3,000


Census 1860
Crawford Township
Buchanan County, Missouri

R. B. Thomas 43 Kentucky Farmer
Mary A. 38 Kentucky
Robert H. 20 Kentucky Farm Hand
Sarah E. 17 Kentucky
John 15 Missouri
Moses 14 Missouri
Samuel 9 Missouri
Jane 8 Missouri
Mary 6 Missouri
Noah 4 Missouri
Benjamin F. 2 Missouri

Value of Real Estate--$7,000
Value of Personal Estate--$5,800


Census 1870
Buchanan County, Missouri
Crawford Township
September 23

Robert Thomas 53 Farmer
Mary A. 48 Keeping House
Jane 18
Mary 16 Attending School
Noah 14 Attending School
Benjamin 12 Attending School
Elva 10
Edward 2

Value of Real Estate--$10,000
Value of Personal Estate--$1,900


Census 1880
Crawford Township 4-67-7-12
Buchanan County, Missouri
June 7

Robert B. Thomas Head 62 Kentucky Farmer
Mary Daughter 24 Missouri Keeping House
Eva A. Daughter 19 Missouri Teacher
Edward Son 12
Lou Curtiss Granddaughter 8

Robert's parents were born in Virginia.
Robert is divorced.


Annals of Platte County, Missouri

ROBERT B. THOMAS

April 20, 1891--Robert B. Thomas died at his home, three miles south of New Market. He was born in Kentucky July 11, 1817; married in September, 1838, Mary A. Ewalt. They came to Buchanan County in 1845, and removed to Platte in 1881. Ch:

I. SARAH THOMAS, dead; m'd a Noland.
II. ROBERT H.
III. KATE S. THOMAS, m'd Lafayette Spencer.
IV. MOSES THOMAS.
V. SAMUEL R. THOMAS.
VI. NOAH THOMAS.
VII. MARY A., m'd a Martin.
VIII. BEN F. THOMAS, m'd Nov. 20, 1885, Mary A. Mullendore, dr. of Jerome.
ch:
1. Albert Thomas.
2. J. B. Thomas.
IX. EVA A. THOMAS, a handsome and accomplished young lady, and an honored school-teacher.
X. ED L. THOMAS, m'd Dec. 4, 1891, Fannie Fairhurst.

• Married: 6 NOV 1838 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
• Note: Since Mary died in 1871, maybe Robert was a widower in 1880.

1. Robert Henry Thomas b: 1 AUG 1839 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
2. Katherine Stamps Thomas b: 30 JUN 1841 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
3. Sarah Elizabeth Thomas b: 1 MAR 1843 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
4. John W. Thomas b: 19 JAN 1845 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
5. Moses Alexander Thomas b: 14 DEC 1846 in Crawford Township, Taos, Buchanan County, Missouri
6. Samuel R. Thomas b: ABT. 1850 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
7. Jane Day Thomas b: 22 FEB 1852 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
8. Mary Ann Thomas b: ABT. 1855 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
9. Noah Thomas b: 14 MAR 1856 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
10. Benjamin Franklin Thomas b: 17 JAN 1858 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
11. Evalyn Anne Thomas b: ABT. 1861 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
12. Maggie M. Thomas b: 12 OCT 1862
13. Edward Lee Thomas b: 6 MAR 1868 in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

• Married: 1 JAN 1874 in Buchanan County, Missouri
• Divorced: BET. 1876 - 1877 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
• Divorced:
• Note:

  For more evidence of marriage and subsequent separation/divorce, see Buchanan County, Missouri Deed Books:
  
  84, page 468 (R. B. Thomas and Lou Thomas, his wife to B. F. Rice, dated 8 January 1876)
  
  89, page 571 (R. B. Thomas, single and unmarried, to B. F. Rice, Quit Claim Deed, dated 8 September 1877)