Category: War of 1812

• Timothy Thames c1775-1826, SC>MS>LA

  Timothy is one of the elusive Thames men from South Carolina for whom we don’t know parents. There is only one census on which Timothy appears, the 1820 census for St Helena Parish LA. His age range is 26-44, which places his date of birth 1776-1794. Because he served as a Sergeant in the War…

  Becky Thames-Simmons

  July 11, 2023

  Louisiana, Mississippi, Orphan Thames, South Carolina, Thames Family, War of 1812

  Louisiana

• William Thames of Clayton County, Georgia (1796-1892)

  

  William left some clues for us in 1877 William is one of the early Thames men for whom we don’t know parentage, exactly, but evidence points to him being the son of Thomas Thames (son of Joseph Thames and Martha Newberry) by his first wife (name unknown). Because he was a Union loyalist during the…

  Becky Thames-Simmons

  September 15, 2022

  Cumberland Co NC, Georgia, North Carolina, Thames Family, War of 1812