Where is the world was Thomas?

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For those of you who are visiting for the first time or two and might have missed it, this is a followup to a post from just after Labor Day. I did some quick research and got excited thinking that perhaps I had found a connection that would tie into my family tree. In case you want to go back and read it before reading this one, the link is both above and below for your convenience.

I left off last time with the premise that the Thomas SOLON who lived out the rest of his life as a shoemaker in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana was the eldest son of John SOLON of Champaign, Illinois.

Since then, I located this couple (Thomas, the shoemaker, and his wife Mary) in the 1910 census:

1910 US Thomas and Mary SOLON Washington, Daviess County, IN

By this time I am seriously beginning to suspect that the shoemaker is not the same person who died in Oklahoma in 1915, because that Thomas SOLON bought land in Lawton, Oklahoma in May 1909. But by now, I really want to see this through and find out what happened to the shoemaker, just because I can and it might help another researcher.

I found the marriage record for Thomas SOLON and Mary Ann REDMOND, but convinced myself it couldn’t be the correct record because it was so far from Daviess County, Indiana where they lived after they were married and where Thomas had lived before. I knew it was the correct one after I found their headstone photo. It turns out that Thomas and Mary were buried in Saint John Cemetery, in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.

So, there you have it. One Thomas SOLON story neatly tied up. This obviously is not either of the Thomas SOLONs I have been trying to track down, but it was fun learning what I could and now I know this one has been eliminated from the search. Who knows? Maybe one day when I find my great-great grandfather Thomas SOLON’s siblings and parents, this Thomas might turn out to be his nephew or cousin, in which case I will be that much further ahead with my research.

If by any chance you have SOLON or SOLAN ancestors in your family tree or just happen to know where I can find either of the Thomas SOLONs I am searching for, for heaven’s sake, PLEASE contact me!

Labor Day Research

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