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Notes: SOURCE: http://www.gencircles.com/users/jeff_olsen/3/data/4268 Thomas was born about 1780 in Granville Co, NC and moved to CaswellCoun ty, NC with his parents. Conflicting records regarding their children: Dorothy Symmonds reporte din her book that they had six children: Elizabeth (1801) Benjamin(180 3), Joseph, Phoebe, and John who were all born in Bushy Fork, PersonCo, N C. Thomas served in the War of 1812. He served with Captain Dabney's 43rd Infantry, as a private, and was discharged on August 1815. For hisserv ice he was granted a patent on 160 acres of land in Illinois. Thomasan d Jemima, with her borthers Moses, Caleb, and Elijah went to SumnerCoun ty, Tennessee. In 1820 Thomas's daughter Elizabeth married John P.Hoga n Pritchett in Sumner Co. The entire Thomas Rimmer family (Thomas, Elizabeth and John Pritchett,P hoebe and Ambrose Houser, Benjamin Rimmer and Moses Jacobs) moved toMad ison County , Illinois before 1828. Where they are all listed in the18 30 census. 1790 Census 1800 Census (next door to Phoebe) 1810 Census Person Co, NC page 152. Males: three 0-10, one 26-45.Fema les: three 0-10, one 26-45. 1820 Census Sumner Co, Tn. 1830 Census Madison Co, IL. 1840 Census Madison Co., IL p. 79. Males: one 0-5, one 10-15, one60-70 . Females: one 5-10, two 10-15, one 40-50. 1845 Census Madison Co, IL. Saline Twp. Males: one 0-5, one 5-10, one 40-50. Females: one 0-5, three 5-10, one 30-40.
