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James Riley Thacker

James Riley Thacker

Male 1833 - 1916  (83 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 85 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name James Riley Thacker  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 16 Mar 1833  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harrison, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Image Transcript
    LnHholdGivenSurnameAgeBirthDateGenderRaceOccupationBirthPlace
    12588GThacker481802MaleMissouri
    13588NThacker461804FemaleLouisiana
    14588E MThacker211829MaleMississippi
    15588Wm MThacker191831MaleMississippi
    16588J RThacker171833MaleMississippi
    17588AThacker161834FemaleMississippi
    18588SThacker81842FemaleMississippi
      Transcript ID is  dbid=8054&iid=4191105-00217   
    Census 21 Jul 1870  Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Post Office: Farmersville; James Thacker, 38, m, w, farm laborer, 500, 300, Mississippi, , , ,, ;Susanah Thacker, 25, f, w, keeping house, , , Texas, , , , ,, ;John Thacker, 6/12, m, w, , , , Texas, , , Dec, , , , ;A lot of related families recorded next t 
    Image Transcript
    LnHholdGivenSurnameAgeBirthDateGenderRaceOccupationBirthPlace
    37550JamesThacker381832MaleWhiteMississippi
    38550SusanahThacker251845FemaleWhiteTexas
    39550JohnThacker6/121869MaleWhiteTexas
      Transcript ID is  dbid=7163&iid=4275549_00212   
    Residence 1880  Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 19 Jun 1880  Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    J. R. Thacker, w, m, 47, , , , x, , , farmer, , , , , , , , , , Mississippi, Lousiana, Lousiana; S. E. Thacker, w, f, 36, , wife, , x, , keeping house, , , , , , , , , , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri;John R. Thacker, w, m, 11, , son, x, , , , farm laborer, , , , 
    Census 21 Jun 1900  Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James R. Tacker, head, w, m, Mar, 1833, 67, m, 32, , , Mississippi, Louisiana, Louisiana, , , , Landlord, o, , yes, yes, yes, o, f, h; Susanna E. Tacker, wife, w, f, Dec, 1833, 66, m, 32, 9, 7, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, , , , , yes, yes, yes;Oscar R. Tack 
    Image Transcript
    LnHholdGivenSurnameRelationGenderRaceBirthDateAgeStatusYears
    Married    		Children
    Born/Living    		BirthPlaceBirthPlace
    of Father     		BirthPlace
    of Mother    		 Immigration
    Year    		Occupation
    7376James RTackerHeadMaleWhite183367Married32MississippiLouisianaLouisiana
    8376Susana ETackerWifeFemaleWhite183466Married32TexasVirginiaKentucky
    9376Oscar RTackerSonMaleWhite187624SingleTexasMississippiTexas
    10376Benjamin WTackerSonMaleWhite187822SingleTexasMississippiTexas
    11376Elijah OTackerSonMaleWhite188416SingleTexasMississippiTexas
    12376Julia MTackerDaughterFemaleWhite188614SingleTexasMississippiTexas
      Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=004118462_00108   
    Residence 1910  Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 10 May 1910  Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Randolph, Texas; James Thacker, head, m, w, 77, m1, 41, , , Mississippi, ???-English, Louisiana, , , English, ???;Susana Thacker, wife, f, w, 65, m1, 41, 5, 6, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, , , English, none;Eliga Thacker, son, m, w, 26, s, , , , Texas, Missi 
    Died 02 Dec 1916  Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 02 Dec 1916  Lindsey Cemetery, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Find A Grave Memorial - James Riley Thacker 1833 - 1916    		 Find A Grave Memorial - James Riley Thacker 1833 - 1916
    Siblings 6 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Thacker   (Great Grandfather) 
    Nancy Morgan
          b. Abt 1804, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1855, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I371  Thacker Family Forest
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2015 

    Father George Washington Thacker
          b. Abt 1803, New Madrid County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1886, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Nancy Morgan
          b. Abt 1804, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1855, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1822  East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Records
    George Washington Thacker and Nancy Morgan Marriage Document    		George Washington Thacker and Nancy Morgan Marriage Document
    George Washington Thacker - Nancy Morgan - Marriage Document(Typed Extract)    		George Washington Thacker - Nancy Morgan - Marriage Document(Typed Extract)
    Family ID F116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Elizabeth Patton
          b. 30 Dec 1844, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 2 Dec 1932, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1868  J. M. Patton's, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. John Riley Thacker
          b. 5 Dec 1869, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 13 Jun 1940, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    ▻ Bertha Briley  m. 06 Feb 1910
     2. Martha Jane Thacker
          b. 23 Apr 1872, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 14 May 1903, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    ▻ Jacob Irby Colvin  m. 02 Oct 1892
    +3. Cora Ann Thacker
          b. 19 Mar 1873, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 08 May 1958, Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [Natural]
    ▻ Richard Nathanial Davenport  m. 16 Feb 1898
     4. Ida Catherine Thacker
          b. 18 Jan 1875, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 08 Dec 1894, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     5. Robert Oscar Thacker
          b. 30 Apr 1876, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 13 Sep 1950, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    ▻ Annie Maud Darity\Deulaney  m. 21 Oct 1900
     6. Benjamin William Thacker
          b. 20 Mar 1878, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 12 Dec 1947, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    ▻ Lillie May Neal  m. 30 Jul 1907
     7. James Edwin Thacker
          b. 24 May 1882, Grayson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 14 Jul 1882, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
     8. Elijah Otto Thacker
          b. 30 Nov 1883, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 20 Jul 1963, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    ▻ Cathleen Ophelia Pharis  m. Bef 1960
     9. Julia May Thacker
          b. 8 May 1886, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 8 Oct 1967, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Photos
    James Riley Thacker and Suzannah Elizabeth Patton Thacker    		James Riley Thacker and Suzannah Elizabeth Patton Thacker
    James Riley Thacker and Susannah Elizabeth Patton    		James Riley Thacker and Susannah Elizabeth Patton
    Marriage Records
    Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S E Patton    		Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S E Patton
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2014 
    Family ID F78  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Mar 1833 - Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Oct 1868 - J. M. Patton's, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Post Office: Farmersville; James Thacker, 38, m, w, farm laborer, 500, 300, Mississippi, , , ,, ;Susanah Thacker, 25, f, w, keeping house, , , Texas, , , , ,, ;John Thacker, 6/12, m, w, , , , Texas, , , Dec, , , , ;A lot of related families recorded next t - 21 Jul 1870 - Collin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - J. R. Thacker, w, m, 47, , , , x, , , farmer, , , , , , , , , , Mississippi, Lousiana, Lousiana; S. E. Thacker, w, f, 36, , wife, , x, , keeping house, , , , , , , , , , , Texas, Ohio, Missouri;John R. Thacker, w, m, 11, , son, x, , , , farm laborer, , , , - 19 Jun 1880 - Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - James R. Tacker, head, w, m, Mar, 1833, 67, m, 32, , , Mississippi, Louisiana, Louisiana, , , , Landlord, o, , yes, yes, yes, o, f, h; Susanna E. Tacker, wife, w, f, Dec, 1833, 66, m, 32, 9, 7, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, , , , , yes, yes, yes;Oscar R. Tack - 21 Jun 1900 - Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Randolph, Texas; James Thacker, head, m, w, 77, m1, 41, , , Mississippi, ???-English, Louisiana, , , English, ???;Susana Thacker, wife, f, w, 65, m1, 41, 5, 6, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, , , English, none;Eliga Thacker, son, m, w, 26, s, , , , Texas, Missi - 10 May 1910 - Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 02 Dec 1916 - Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 02 Dec 1916 - Lindsey Cemetery, Randolph, Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
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  • Photos
    James Riley Thacker and Suzanna Elizabeth Patton    		James Riley Thacker and Suzanna Elizabeth Patton
    James Riley Thacker    		James Riley Thacker
    Thacker Family    		Thacker Family
    Patton Hampton Family    		Patton Hampton Family
    James Riley Thacker and Suzannah Elizabeth Patton Thacker    		James Riley Thacker and Suzannah Elizabeth Patton Thacker
    James Riley Thacker and Susannah Elizabeth Patton    		James Riley Thacker and Susannah Elizabeth Patton
    Thacker family reunion in Mineola, Wood County, Texas(about 1900)    		Thacker family reunion in Mineola, Wood County, Texas(about 1900)

    Headstones
    Headstone: James Riley Thacker    		Headstone: James Riley Thacker

    Marriage Records
    Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S E Patton    		Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S E Patton
    Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S Patton pg 2    		Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S Patton pg 2
    Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S Patton pg1    		Marriage Cert James R Thacker and S Patton pg1

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "James Riley Thacker". Thacker Family Forest. https://thackerfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I371&tree=thacker (accessed August 5, 2026).

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas; Roll: T624_1547; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 868..

    2. [S14] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas; Roll: T9_1302; Family History Film: 1255302; Page: 403.4000; Enumeration District: 25; Image: ..

    3. [S5] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees.

    4. [S65] .

    5. [S31] Ancestry.com, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002.


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