In Memoriam: Margaret Caroline Weaver Thomason (1840 - 1904)

 

Margaret Caroline Weaver Thomason

Born:  October 16, 1840

Died:   November 28, 1904

Buried at Thomason Cemetery

Saved in 1854 and united with Union Ridge Baptist

Married January 12, 1859 to J.S. Thomason

Predeceased by 4 children

Avarilla Thomason Faris(d. before 1896)

the other three are likely 

Benjamin T Thomason

William B Thomason

Nancy E Thomason Garrett

Survivors

Husband--James S Thomason

4 children

I believe that her surviving children were the 4 below based on finding death records and census records for them after her death.

James Montgomery Thomason(d. 1940)

Mary Thomason Yarbrough(d. 1947)

George W Thomason(d. 1912)

Maggie Thomason Sanders(d. 1911)

20 Grandchildren

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, March 16, 1905, p  14; col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-caroline/206307383/ : accessed September 19, 2026), clip page for Margaret Caroline Weaver Thomason.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092598/margaret_carolina-thomason: accessed 19 Sep 2026), memorial page for Mrs Margaret Carolina Weaver Thomason (16 Oct 1840–28 Nov 1904), Memorial ID 29092598, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Margaret Thomason Simpson (1830-1909)

 

Margaret Thomason Simpson

Born:  May 6, 1830

Died:  August 15, 1909

Buried in Simpson Cemetery

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in August of 1851

Married John W. Simpson on May 6, 1855

Widowed:  October 21, 1869

Survivors:  4 children

James William Simpson 

Benjamin Isaiah Simpson

Mary Elizabeth Simpson Faris

Thomas David Simpson

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, November 25, 1909, p 14. col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-thomason/205342753/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Margaret Thomason Simpson--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95244494/margaret_w-simpson: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Margaret W. Thomason Simpson (6 Mar 1830–15 Aug 1909), Memorial ID 95244494, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.