Thomas Dana Thomasson

1881 — 12/20/1930

Vital Records

Birth Date
1881
Birth Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Death Date
12/20/1930
Death Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Age at Death
49 years
Cause
Murdered; Shot three times with a pistol
Military
No
Profession
Farmer

Marker Details

Type
Lawn Marker
Material
Granite
Condition
Excellent
Memorial Details
Informant says this marker was placed fairly recently and replaced what was a tombrock. That rock now lies in the corner leaning upon fence.
Footstone
No

Burial Location

Cemetery
Thomas B Thomason Family Cemetery
Plot/Section
Not recorded
Other Details Date of Death is 1931; appears to have been a victim of bad blood that dated back to as early as 1913 when his father shot Bascom Ellis, the man who murdered him

Family Lineage

Father
Thomas Benton Thomason (1847-1920)
Thomas Dana Thomasson
Spouse
Alice Hurt Thomasson -1918 & Eva Mae Ellis Thomasson Dickinson

Children

William Stewart Thomason
James Jubal Thomason
Ersel Dana Thomasson 1909–1982 - Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Orange Co. Nc
Vera May Thomasson Williams 1911–1973 - Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Orange Co. Nc
Helen Clara Thomasson Plunkett 1912–2001 - Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton Va
Zula Alice Thomason Cundiff
Johnie Thomasson 1918–1983 - Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke Va
Samuel Columbus Thomasson
Dana Junior Thomasson 1927–2021 - Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke Va
Thomas Benton Thomasson