Married Margaret Gaither on 3-20-1820; children were: Maria 1821-1838, Thomas Chalmers 1828-1895, Laura Emily 1830-1903, William Gaither 1832-1899, Julius Dwight 1835-1891, Francis M. Y. 1840-1865 and Amanda, dates unknown
Thomas was a merchant and was chairman of the first board of commissioners of Mocksville after it's incorporation in 1839. He was also a postmaster for Mocksville sometime after 1825. Thomas was one of the builders and trustees of the Mocksville Academy on Salisbury St. built around 1828. He built and lived in what was later called the W. A. Weant house on Salisbury St. in Davie, NC in the early 1830's. Thomas built and owned a steam powered cotton factory; when it went bankrupt in 1849 he moved to High Rue, Philadelphia and was listed as a salesman in the 1850 census. During the Civil War, Stoneman's men burned the unused mill around April 11, 1865. He had moved back to NC by 1860 and was living in Rowan County.
Married Margaret Gaither on 3-20-1820; children were: Maria 1821-1838, Thomas Chalmers 1828-1895, Laura Emily 1830-1903, William Gaither 1832-1899, Julius Dwight 1835-1891, Francis M. Y. 1840-1865 and Amanda, dates unknown
Thomas was a merchant and was chairman of the first board of commissioners of Mocksville after it's incorporation in 1839. He was also a postmaster for Mocksville sometime after 1825. Thomas was one of the builders and trustees of the Mocksville Academy on Salisbury St. built around 1828. He built and lived in what was later called the W. A. Weant house on Salisbury St. in Davie, NC in the early 1830's. Thomas built and owned a steam powered cotton factory; when it went bankrupt in 1849 he moved to High Rue, Philadelphia and was listed as a salesman in the 1850 census. During the Civil War, Stoneman's men burned the unused mill around April 11, 1865. He had moved back to NC by 1860 and was living in Rowan County.
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