Thomas Martin Lomax, Jr.

Thomas Martin Lomax, Jr.[2507] M V R C B T

Photo: Yes. Emailed image is saved in BHC Work Folder\Cavalryman Photos.[2508] Dink has individual photo of him.[2509]

Born: About 1833 in Fauquier County.[2510] 1842.[2511]

Married: He married Elizabeth “Eliza” Boteler on 6 July 1858 in The National Hotel in Washington, D. C. Reverend Dr. Teasdale conducted the ceremony. A marriage announcement ran in the 10 July 1858 issue of the Virginia Herald. Eliza was born 1837 and died 1888. Her parents were Joseph Boteler, Jr., and Sally George.[2512]

Died: 20 June 1917 in a Richmond Hospital. He is buried on the Lomax family farm in Bristersburg. “Thomas’s grave does not have a marked headstone. The Lomax family cemetery is … clearly marked by old boxwood trees and an old iron fence… .”[2513] Buried on his Bristerburg Farm, nothing on tombstone.[2514] 20 June 1917. Lomax Family Cemetery.[2515] 1917.[2516]

Obituary: “Another Confederate Veteran has answered the last call. Mr. Thomas M. Lomax … was a sincere tractable, Christian gentlemen and a most dependable friend. Though of modest mien he was ever ready to respond to the calls of his country and neighbors ….”[2517] See Obituary Chapter. “‘Virginia News: Thomas M. Lomax, a prominient citizen of Bristersburg section, Fauquier County died in a hospital in Richmond June 20th, aged 80 years. He was a member of the Black Horse [Company] during the Civil War.’ (Fredericksburg Daily Star obit—July 2, 1917 page 2, column 5.)”[2518] Also see Fredericksburg Star obit, July 2, 1917, p. 2, c. 5.

Children: Three: Spurgion Martin Lomax, born 1859, married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Miller in 1880 (had four children), died 1935; Clarence Julian Lomax, born 1862, married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Botts (had nine children), then married Nellie Mae Cox in 1916 (had 5 children), died 17 May 1929; Eugene Gerald Lomax, born 16 August 1867, never married, no children, died 7 November 1943. “All were born and died in Fauquier … .” Thomas’s three sons are buried at the Bristerburg Farm.[2519]

Parents and Siblings: Celia Jane Russell (1805–between 1844 and 1850) and Thomas Martin Lomax, Sr. (1802–27 July 1858). Both, and all of their six children save the cavalrymen, were born and died in Fauquier. Edward Lomax (1834–1887) was a member of 9th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Stafford Rangers, and was a prisoner of war at Point Lookout. Isabella “Belle” Lomax (1836–2 February 1909) wed John Coffey Stanford. Elizabeth “Eliza” Jane Lomax (1840– ) married Robert Latham Cowne. Virginia Lomax (1841–after 1906) married Samuel H. Botts. Frances “Frank” Jett Lomax (15 October 1844–20 January 1923) was a member of 9th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Stafford Rangers. He married Isabella, had two children; then married Cornelia Josephine Stewart, and had eight children. He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Bealeton.[2520] “Thomas’s brother Edward born 1832 and younger brother Frank Jett Lomax enlisted in the Ninth Virginia Calvary 1861 Company A and survived the war.”[2521] “Two of Thomas’ brothers, Edward Lomax and Frances ‘Frank’ Jett Lomax, were also Confederate Veterans. They were in the 9th Virginia Cavalry.”[2522]

Other Family: His paternal grandparents were John and Susan Lomax. “John Lomax came to Fauquier from Charles County, [Maryland]. John built several ‘mansion-type’ homes in the late 1700s in Fauquier. They were all within [two] miles of Elk Run. They were called ‘Elkmont’, ‘Locust Level’ aka ‘Verdant Lawn’, and the ‘Martha Kane’ house.” His maternal grandparents were “Marcus Russell and Sarah Green of Fauquier.” “The Lomax home is still standing today and is [in] good condition. The original building has been encased by additions and modernized. The Historic Landmarks Commission wrote up … the home in the 1950s.” Thomas had eighteen grandchildren, one of whom was born in 1924 and is still living as of this writing.[2523] “Thomas’s son, Clarence Julian Lomax, who is my great-grandfather, is also Marc’s great-grandfather. Clarence was married twice; his first wife was Elizabeth J. Botts. Together they had nine children, one of those being Pearl Lomax (1898– ). Pearl had a daughter named Marie Pell. Marie is Marc’s mother. My line continues through Clarence Julian Lomax and his second wife Nellie Mae Cox. Together they had five children. “Clarence’s first set of children were much older than his second set of children. There is a 26-year difference between my grandfather and his half- sister Pearl Lomax (Marc Ager’s grandmother). “My grandfather says he barely remembers the older children from his father’s first marriage, as most were grown, married and had moved to the Washington, D. C., area by the time he was born.”[2524] Thomas Martin Lomax’s decendants “still live in the area of Fauquier/ Stafford that has been the Lomax’s ‘stomping ground’ for the last two hundred years.”[2525]

Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Thomas was qualified as an assessor of lands in 1894. He was an agriculturalist in Midland … .” “Thomas was a casket bearer at ‘Josh’ Martin’s funeral 29 February 1896. Josh was in the Black Horse Troop with Thomas.” “He was a member of the Board of Elections April 24 1897.”[2526]

CSR: Enlisted 1 October 1862; paroled 4 May 1865 Winchester.

Additional Information: Private.[2527] Wounded in the Valley of Virginia. Agriculturalist. Midland.[2528] Thomas “was an agriculturist and late in life an assessor of lands…. He attended a reunion of the vets according to The True Index….”[2529]