Chilton Allen Thomas
Chilton Allen Thomas was born on January 5, 1841 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He was tenth of fourteen children born to Perry Thomas and Elizabeth Josephine Bridges Thomas. Perry was born in Bertie County, North Carolina but had migrated to Trigg County along with his family in 1806 when he was nine years old. Elizabeth was a native of Trigg County as she was born in 1804 shortly after her family arrived from North Carolina. Chilton was a grandson to both James Thomas and Drury Bridges.
Chilton’s siblings were Albert Thomas, born in 1822 and married Mary Jane Frizzell Holland; Alpha Thomas, born in 1823 and married Alfred Boyd Coleman; Allison William Thomas, born in 1825 and married Catherine Elizabeth Carloss; William Stanley Thomas, born in 1827 and married Sallie Jacqueline Thomas; Rufus King Thomas, born in 1829 and married Alvie Adeline Dunn; Benjamin Franklin Thomas, born in 1832 and married Ruth Noe; James Hervey Thomas, born in 1834 and died at the age of four; Perry Thomas, Jr., born in 1836 and married Aurora Wimberly; Eliza Jane Thomas, born in 1839 and married William R. Futrell; Starkie Duprey Thomas, born in 1843 and married Sarah Frances Pugh and then married Parmelia Elizabeth Pugh Ingram; Josephine Thomas, born in 1846; Etna Thomas, born in 1848 and married William Jackson Turner; and Winfield Scott Thomas, born in 1850 and married Cassandra Jemima Futrell.
On January 10, 1867, Chilton married Martha Ann Duncan in Stewart County, Tennessee. Martha was born on April 17, 1852 in Stewart County, Tennessee and was the daughter of Thomas Henry Duncan and Martha Jane Kenneda Duncan both natives of Stewart County, Tennessee. Thomas was a farmer.
Chilton and Martha settled in the Donaldson Creek community near his large family and for many years he engaged primarily in farming. The Donaldson Creek area was a growing area from the 1870s through the 1940s. In those early years the Donaldson valley was cleared from the hills of the east for about seven miles all the west to the Cumberland River. The area became prime for farming and as the community prospered a post office was established in 1855 and lasted until around 1920. In addition, the community gained several grocery and general merchandise stores. Around 1900 Chilton became a well-known proprietor of a grocery store in the valley. Later in the 1910s, Chilton operated a general merchandise store located between his home and the post office which was at the intersection of Donaldson Creek Road and Maple Grove Road.
Chilton and Martha were the parents of eight children, Thomas Allen Thomas, born in 1868 and married Emma Elizabeth Lancaster; Mora Martha Thomas, born in 1871 and married Joel Calvin Sumner; Elizabeth Jane Thomas, born in1876 and died at the age of seven; Sallie Ann Idella Kate Thomas, born in 1878 and married Joel Henry Dixon; Lula B. Thomas; Sanford Pierce Thomas, born in 1885 and married Tiny Mae Belle Ezell; Alpha Thomas, born in 1878 and died at birth; and Mary Maud Thomas, born in 1890 and died at the age of two.
On March 12, 1892, Chilton’s wife, Martha Ann died at the age of 39. She was buried in the Chilton Thomas Cemetery in the Donaldson Creek community near her home.
Chilton married his second wife, Amanda Ellen Chewning, in 1896. Amanda was born on October 16, 1860 in Trigg County and was the daughter of John Edward Chewning and Julia Ann Simmons Chewning. John was a farmer and a native of Trigg County. Julia Ann was a native of Wilson County, Tennessee. Chilton and Amanda were the parents of three children, Etna Thomas, born in 1897 and married Walker Redd; Nina Thomas, born in 1899 and died at age of two months; and Alice Thomas, born in 1900 and married Joseph Blackford Fowler.
Chilton died on April 7, 1924 at his home on Donaldson Creek of pneumonia at the age of 83. He was buried in the Chilton Thomas Cemetery next to his first wife, Martha. Amanda died the following year on December 5, 1925 at the Thomas homeplace on Donaldson Creek of Pneumonia at the age of 65. She was buried in the Chewning Cemetery in Trigg County.
Chilton Thomas house at left, his general merchandise store in center and the post office at the right, photo taken about 1913
Chilton Thomas tombstone
Martha Duncan Thomas tombstone
LINEAGE: (Chilton Allen Thomas was the son of Perry and Elizabeth Josephine Bridges Thomas. Perry was the third child of James Mary Standley Thomas. Elizabeth was the sixth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)
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