James Eli Thomas, b: 1920 - Tulare, California

^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}
^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}

^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}


			^{Freeman Allen Thomas}^{b.1859 Visalia, Tulare, California d.1931 Tulare, California}

		^{Freeman Eli Thomas}^{b.1887 Sultana, California d.1965 Visalia, California}	^{Sarah E. Cortner}^{b.1862 California d.1957 Visalia, Tulare, California}

	^{James Eli Thomas}^{b.1920 Tulare, California d.2003 Tulare, California}		^{Ulysses Simpson Smith}^{b.1864 Springfield, Sangamon d.1951 Tulare, California}

^{Jennette Lois Thomas}^{b.1947 Visalia, California d.2005 Seattle, Washington}		^{Eva Lois Smith}^{b.1891 Famoso, California d.1967 Visalia, California}	^{Ida May Haney}^{b.1868 Kern Co., California d.1946 Tulare, California}

^{Michael James Thomas}^{b. Private d.}

^{Carol Ann Thomas}^{b. Private d.}		^{Roy Cecil Rush}^{b. d.}

	^{Eleanor Louise Rush}^{b.1925 Tulare, California d.}

		^{Jennat M. Hardy}^{b. d.}