John Edward Thomas (1858-1949) & Annie Shelton Obray (1865-1929)
John Edward Thomas and Annie Shelton Obray had 10 children: Martha Obray Thomas (known as Matt), Estella Thomas (known as Stell or Stella), John Joseph Thomas (known as Joe), Elizabeth Obray Thomas (known as Bess or Bessie), William Nathan Thomas (known as Nate), Chas Clyde P Thomas (known as Clyde), Annie Marie Thomas (known as Marie), Boston Obray Thomas, Heber O Thomas, and Pearl Obray Thomas.
John Edward Thomas’ parents are William Nash Thomas & Elizabeth Lallis.
Annie Shelton Obray’s parents are Thomas Lorenzo Obray & Martha Shelton. She was born 3 Sep 1865 in Paradise, Cache County, Utah.
- Annie Shelton Obray’s obituary.
- Family Group Sheet
- Family Group Sheet with photos

John Edward Thomas

Annie Shelton Obrary Thomas when she was married in 1865. See sepia tone version.
On page 5 of the History by William Nash Thomas, he explains that when there was trouble with his stock holdings in the Oregon Lumber Company in Baker, Oregon, he turned the store over to his son John Edward Thomas. The store was a good business and soon got the family out of debt.

John Edward Thomas home, 1881-83 in Paradise, Utah. Leon Sinfield Richman’s funeral was held in the parlor of this home.

Martha Shelton Obray is Annie Shelton Obray’s mother

Headstone of Martha Shelton Obray & Thomas L. Obray
Martha Obray Thomas (1885-1964, known as Matt) & Glaud Orgill Housley

Martha Obray Thomas Housley (known as Matt)

Glaude Orgill Housley, Matt’s husband
Estella Thomas (1886-1971, known as Stell or Stella) & George Sinfield Richman (1884-1961, also see George as son of John Wm. Richman & Jane Charlotte Sinfield)
John Joseph Thomas (1888-1941, known as Joe) & Ada Luella Jensen Thomas (1893-1958)

John Joseph Thomas

Ada Luella Jensen Thomas

Obituary of John Joseph Thomas and wife Ada Luella Jensen Thomas (who later married George J. Meeks)

John Clark Thomas, son of John Joseph Thomas
Elizabeth Obray Thomas (1890-1961, known as Bess or Bessie) & Elias Floyd Tams

Elizabeth Obray Thomas Tams

Floyd Elias Tams ( Bess’s husband)
William Nathan Thomas (1892-1977, known as Nate) & Elva Wilde (1904-1993)
- See a postcard Nate sent home while in France on Dec. 19, 1918 (front and
back) - Nate was a missionary companion to Harold B. Lee

Nate as a baby
![Clyde Thomas, Aha Richman, [unknown], Nate Thomas, and [unknown] at Paradise School. See black-and-white scan of this photo.](http://richmanfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/Clyde-Aha-Nate-at-Paradise-School-640x484.jpg)
Clyde Thomas, Aha Richman, [unknown], Nate Thomas, and [unknown] at Paradise School. See black-and-white scan of this photo.

Elva Wilde Thomas
Chas Clyde P Thomas (1895-1943, known as Clyde) & Rose Shandrew (1909-1979)

Charles Clyde Thomas as a baby
![Clyde Thomas, Aha Richman, [unknown], Nate Thomas, and [unknown] at Paradise School. See black-and-white scan of this photo.](http://richmanfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/Clyde-Aha-Nate-at-Paradise-School-640x484.jpg)
Clyde Thomas, Aha Richman, [unknown], Nate Thomas, and [unknown] at Paradise School. See black-and-white scan of this photo.

Clyde Thomas
Annie Marie Thomas (1897-1973, known as Marie) & Edward Obray Norman

Marie Thomas Norman baby picture

Stell, Boston, Matt, Elva, Marie

Annie Marie Thomas Norman

Edward Obray Norman (Marie’s husband)
Boston Obray Thomas (1899-1978) & Leon Sinfield Richman (1897-1933)
See separate pages for Boston Obray Thomas (1899-1978) & Leon Sinfield Richman (1897-1933).
Heber O Thomas (1903-1967)

Heber Thomas baby picture

Heber Thomas