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Where is the Thomaston family from?
You can see how Thomaston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Thomaston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Thomaston families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 4 Thomaston families living in Alabama. This was about 36% of all the recorded Thomaston's in USA. Alabama and 1 other state had the highest population of Thomaston families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Thomaston surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Thomaston ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farming and Spooler were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Thomaston. 23% of Thomaston men worked as a Farming and 40% of Thomaston women worked as a Spooler. Some less common occupations for Americans named Thomaston were Spare Hand and Domestic. .
Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Thomaston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Thomaston in 1953 was 36, and 40 in 2004.