Cora Ann Pair Thomas

Cora Ann Pair Thomas
Cora Ann Pair Thomas
Born	Cora Ann Pair; September 8, 1875; Knightdale, North Carolina
Died	May 10, 1952 (aged 76); Brewerville, Liberia
Nationality	American
Education	Shaw University, Fisk University
Occupation	Missionary
Spouse(s)	William Henry Thomas (m. 1908; died in 1942)

Cora Ann Pair Thomas (1875-1952) was a Baptist missionary, serving in Liberia from 1909 until her death in 1952.

Biography

Thomas née Pair was born in Knightdale, North Carolina on September 8, 1875.[1]

She graduated from Shaw University in 1895. She then worked as a principal of an orphanage in Oxford, North Carolina until she entered Fisk University in 1904, where she received missionary training.[2][3]

In 1908 she married Reverend William Henry Thomas (1881-1942). The same year the couple traveled Brewerville, Liberia under the auspices of the Lott Carey Convention (LCC). While William supervised the Brewerville mission Cora taught at the Lott Carey Mission School. William became a Liberian citizen while Cora retain her American citizenship.[1] The couple worked together for 33 years, until William's death in 1942. After the death of her husband, Cora took over as the superintendent of the Brewerville mission. In 1946 she left Liberia due to poor health, returning in 1951 with a pilgrimage group.[2][4]

Thomas died of malaria on May 10, 1952 in Brewerville, Liberia.[5]

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References

Murphy, Larry G.; Melton, J. Gordon; Ward, Gary L. (2013). Encyclopedia of African American Religions. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-135-51338-2.
Jacobs, Sylvia M. "Thomas, Cora Ann Pair". African American National Biography. Oxford Index. doi:10.1093/aasc/9780195301731.e.3887. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
"History of the Lott Carey Baptist Mission School". LCM Alumni Association. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Lindley, Susan Hill; Stebner, Eleanor J. (2008). The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-664-22454-7.
Walston, Vaughn J.; Stevens, Robert J. (2002). African-American Experience in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community. William Carey Library. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-87808-609-2.

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[Murphy-1] Murphy, Larry G.; Melton, J. Gordon; Ward, Gary L. (2013). Encyclopedia of African American Religions. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-135-51338-2.

[Jacobs-2] Jacobs, Sylvia M. "Thomas, Cora Ann Pair". African American National Biography. Oxford Index. doi:10.1093/aasc/9780195301731.e.3887. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[LCM-3] "History of the Lott Carey Baptist Mission School". LCM Alumni Association. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[Lindley-4] Lindley, Susan Hill; Stebner, Eleanor J. (2008). The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-664-22454-7.

[Walston-5] Walston, Vaughn J.; Stevens, Robert J. (2002). African-American Experience in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community. William Carey Library. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-87808-609-2.