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This is the information I have gathered:
"Tomahawk" Thomas's family is found in Hopkins County, KY in 1840 and Hickman County, TN in 1850, and Searcy County, AR in 1860.
Some researchers have mentioned 17 children for "Tomahawk" Thomas and that only three of his first family came to Arkansas, Rebecca, David B. and perhaps a daughter, name unknown. Rebecca, b 1817 m in KY 29 Sept 1840 to Framklin Parks. David B. b 1821 TN m to Catherine. David is found first in TN in 1850, along with father Thomas and brother Alexander and James, also believed to be a brother. David, Rebecca and James are believed to be children of a first wife. Children of Thomas and second wife, Ellender London Younger: William Alexander b Jan 1828 Tn m Nov 1848 to Lucinda Jane Hinson b 1829 Tn; Willis Parks b 1832 KY m ca 1867 Rhoda Ann Burnes b 1842; Mary A. b 1835 KY m. ca 1857 to Spencer Adams; Nancy b 1837 Hopkins County, KYm ca 1859/60 to Nathan Woodworth b 1824 NY; Thomas J. (known as "Humpy" Tom ) b Oct 1839 KY m ca 1870 Dicie/DIcy Martin b Mar 1837; Hannah b Dec 1841 Ky m ca 1865 to Jesse Meador Adams b May 1832 IL; Lucy J. b 1843 KY; John London b Oct 1845 KY m Nov 1867 Manerva Elizabeth Skelton b Mar 1844; Newton Clark b 1849 TN m-l Mary A. Sanders b 1854 R, m-2 Polly Ann Martin, sister of DIcie.
Boone County Historian, Vol. Xii No. I ,Harrison, Arkansas 7260l, 1989:
This Thomas was born in North Caroline in 1791 and is thought to have been married twice since his known wife, Ellen London, born in North Carolina in 1805, was only fourteen when his oldest child was born, but no proof has been found.
They came from Tennessee to the Tomahawk community of Searcy County, Arkansas, in 1854. It is not known when this Thomas left Chatham County, North Carolina, but possibly with a wagon train of several Younger families including father Thomas Sr. about 1813, and settled in Williamson and Maury Counties. At sometime, he resided in Kentuucky, where some of his children were born then in Knox County, Tennessee. At the time he came into Arkansas, another group of Youngers left Williamson and Maury Counties and settled at Stockton in Cedar County, Missouri. Mother Mary Nalle Younger died at 96 and is buried at Stockton, Missouri.
Son, Thomas (Tomahawk Thomas) as he is called by Younger researcers) on arriving in northwest Arkansas, camped first on the prairie near the old Sharpensteen place (Big Pond, Boone County, Marshall Prairie near Western Grove? Magness place?) before settling in Tomahawk community near St. Joe, AR in Searcy County.
Thomas built and operated water mills and several mills in the Tomahawk area are attributed to him. He was also a Christian preacher and "abolitionist" lecturer. Near the outbreak of the Civil War, he died leaving his widow and several children. Her home was destroyed by raiders claiming to be Confederates and Confederate sympathizers because she was allegedly harboring a Union sympathizer, "an old man named Baker".
Four sons of Thomas and Ellen, John London, Alexander, Willis Parks and Thomas joined the Union Army.
Some of this family is buried in Osborne Cemetery, others are in Pea Ridge Cemetery near Bruno in Marion County and Anderson Flat Cemetery, also in Marion County, and it is thought also in Stone Cemetery in Searcy County.
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