Thomas Flourney Hudson (1818 - 1868)

Born 4 Mar 1818 in Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri Territory, United States

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Died 7 Nov 1868 at age 50 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States

Biography

Thomas was born in Missouri in 1818, the third son of William Pink Hudson and Julia Ann^[1][2]. He married Emeline Johnson in Missouri in 1836^[3][4], and had at least one, possibly two children by her. (David Hudson, born 1837, and Sarah Elizabeth, born 1843. It is unclear who Sarah's mother was; her Find A Grave bio^[5] says, "[she] is mentioned as the daughter of Thomas Hudson and Emaline Johnson and also as the daughter of Thomas and Mary C. Piner Hudson in numerous documents." Her death certificate lists her mother as Polly Piner^[6].)

Thomas was living in California by 1850 (Thomas' brothers William and David, and his brother-in-law Jack York had all participated in the Bear Flag Revolt which contributed to the transfer of control over the region from Mexico to the United States^[2]) and had married Mary Catherine Piner^{[7][8][9][10]}. He had more children by Mary^[11], and passed away in 1868^[1].

Sources

• Finley, Carmen: The Finleys of Early Sonoma County California. Winchester MD: Heritage Books, 1997.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #43800403
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Barbara Warner. The Men of the California Bear Flag Revolt and Their Heritage. "[1]" Pages 277 ff.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQPC-MZW2 : 18 January 2020), Thomas Hudson, 1836.
4. ↑ 1836 marriage certificate for Thomas Hudson and Emeline Johnson, per Missouri Marriage Records DB. "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002." Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #9856671 (accessed 6 November 2021)
   Thomas Hudson marriage to Emeline Johnson on 24 Nov 1836 in Lafayette, Missouri, USA.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #35611593
6. ↑ "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HKSN-H3W2 : 4 February 2020), Poly Piner in entry for Sarah E. Tarwater, 1911.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43800265
8. ↑ 1850 US Census for Sonoma County CA. (also verifies Mary C as wife.) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M49Y-CM3 : 19 December 2020), Thos Hudson, Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ 1852 California State Census for Sonoma County. "California State Census, 1852," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4NX-B8S : 30 July 2017), Thomas Hudson, Sonoma, California; citing p. 47, State Archives, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 909,233.
10. ↑ 1867 California Voter Registry for Sonoma County. "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYD7-W4B : 25 July 2019), Thomas Hudson, 24 May 1867; citing Voter Registration, Russian R Townsp, Sonoma, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 978,587.
11. ↑ 1860 US Census for Santa Rosa CA. (also verifies Mary C as wife and Cornelius as son). "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDK8-L67 : 18 February 2021), Thos Hudson, 1860.