Stoddert, Thomas

Born: 1815-02-28 Grayson County, Kentucky

Died: 1894-10-13 Coles County, Illinois

Flourished: 1836-1894 Coles County, Illinois

In 1836, Stoddert moved from Grayson County, Kentucky to settle in Coles County, Illinois. He worked as a tanner until 1851; in 1854 he went into farming and raising livestock. In 1850, Stoddert married Melissa Olmstead.

The History of Coles County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 533; Gravestone, Mound Cemetery, Charleston, IL.