Biographical sketch, Rev. Woodlief Thomas, father of Judge Covey C. Thomas, Volume V, pp. 2171-2172. "Rev. Mr. [Woodleif] Thomas also had some distinction in public affairs and in 1872 [sic] was elected a member of the State Legislature, being one of the very few democrats who who were elected to any office in Texas during reconstruction times."
A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
Confederate States Army, Chaplain, Hood's Texas Brigade, and later Parson's cavalry organization.
A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas Illustrated 1907.
Rev. Woodlief Thomas mentioned pp. 58 and 61, "Concrete's vice-president and one time friend of Sam Houston, whose career included a term in the state legislature." Married Jane Covey. Shook, Robert W. "Covey's College at Concrete," Volume 6, Issue 1, Article 8, March 1968.
East Texas Historical Journal .
Rev. Woodlief Thomas, birth date 10/5/1828, death date 5/12/1888, portrait, burial in Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle County.
Find a Grave .
Mentioned in CONRETE COLLEGE, "the first school in Concrete, DeWitt County."
Handbook of Texas Online .
Woodleif Thomas.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
Biographical sketch, Woodleif Thomas, pp. 267-268. Born 10/5/1828 in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.
Confederate States Army, Private, 18th Texas Cavalry, appointed chaplain 1862, served in Indian Territory, Arkansas, and Louisiana until 1862.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.