Donaldson in Trigg County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Perry Thomas

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

1. Perry Thomas Marker (side A)

Inscription. Homesite of Perry Thomas, second son of James Thomas, Sr., born May 25, 1797, Bertie Co., NC. Came to Ky., 1806, married Elizabeth Bridges (1804-1891) Mar. 16, 1821. He was a farmer, assessor, census taker, church clerk, charter member of Linton Masonic Lodge and father of 14. He died July 4, 1886. Buried in family cemetery located 100 yards north.

Perry and Elizabeth's children were: Albert, 1822-1891; Alpha (Coleman) 1823-1917; Allison W., 1825-1921; William S., 1827-1900; Rufus, 1829-1891; Franklin, 1832-1883; James, 1834-1838; Perry Jr., 1836-1903; Eliza Jane (Futrell), 1839-1926; Chilton A., 1841-1924; Starkie D., 1843-1939; Josephine, 1846-1933; Etna (Turner), 1848-1929; Winfield Scott, 1850-1931.

Erected 1994 by Descendants • The Thomas-Bridges Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1797.

Location. 36° 45.137′ N, 87° 52.038′ W. Marker is in Donaldson, Kentucky, in Trigg County. It is at the intersection of Donaldson Creek Road (Kentucky Route 807) and Sumner King Lane, on the left when traveling east on

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Donaldson Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cadiz KY 42211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Upper Donaldson School (approx. half a mile away); Peyton Thomas Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); James Thomas, Sr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas's Cabinet Shop / Thomas's Mill (approx. ¾ mile away); James Thomas, Jr. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Donaldson Creek Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Donaldson (approx. 1½ miles away); Lower Donaldson School (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Donaldson.

Perry Thomas Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

2. Perry Thomas Marker (side B)

Perry Thomas Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

3. Perry Thomas Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.