The Thomasites

Thomasites and their students in Benguet.

Between 1901 and 1902, 1,074 American teachers were sent by the United States government to the Philippines. Named after the USS Thomas, the ship which transported the last batch of expatriated educators, the Thomasites sought to establish a new public school system, to teach basic education and to train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of instruction.

We invite family member and those with connections to these pioneering teachers to take part in The Thomasites genealogy and family history project on Geni.com.

As of 01 September 1902, these were the names of the expatriated Americans and their stations:

A :: Frederic W Abbot (Davao City, Davao) :: Lilian Abbot (Cotobato City, Cotobato) :: Ned Abbot (Cotobato City, Cotobato) :: William Abel (Bambang, Nueva Viscaya) :: FR Adams (Tabilaran, Bohol) :: Isaac Adams (San Jose, Batangas) :: Wilbar H Adams (Talisay, Batangas) :: Ralph H Adamson (Looc, Tablas, Romblon) :: E Joe Albertson (Agusan, Misamis) :: Henrieta M Albright (Tarlac, Tarlac) :: Bertram A Albro (Candon, Ilocos Sur) :: De Witt C Allen (Guiuan, Samar) :: Joseph E Allen (Naga, Cebu) :: BF Ames (Maasin, Leyte) :: AB Anderson (Bugason, Antique) : CJ Anderson (Lucena, Quezon) :: Claude E Andrews (Alcala, Cagayan) :: TD Anglemeyer (Lingayen, Pangasinan) :: Sarah Annis (Cagayan, Misamis) :: Lucinda Ansbro (Tarlac, Tarlac) :: Alfred Arnold (Apalit, Pampanga) :: GW Aschenbrenner (Pototan, Iloilo) :: Florence Ashmore (Manila) :: Otho Atkin (Iba, Zambales)

B :: WK Bachelder (Ilog, Negros Occidental) :: Viola Badger (Manila) :: FJ Bailey (Sequijor, Negros Oriental) :: Clairborne B Baker (Nautical School, Manila) :: Clarence E Baker (Camalig, Albay) :: EE Baker (Lucena, Quezon) :: Iver O Bakken (Castillejos, Zambales) :: HH Balch (Tayabas, Quezon) :: Mise LI Balfe (Masbate, Masbate) :: CR Bancroft (Magallanes, Sorsogon) :: Charles S Banks (Maao, Negros Occidental) :: HE Bard (Cebu City, Cebu) :: Louis Barlit (Butuan, Ticao, Masbate) :: Arthur W Barnes (San Jose de Lagonoy, Camarines) :: John V Barrow (Oslob, Cebu) :: James Barry (Boac, Marinduque) :: Juan Basa (Nautical School, Manila) :: Kate L Bassett (Manila) :: N Richmond Baugh (La Carlota, Negros Occidental) :: FI Baughman (Biñan, Laguna) :: LD Baun (Moncada, Tarlac) :: AA Bear (Jaro, Leyte) :: WB Bear (Laguan, Samar) :: GW Beattie (Bacolod, Negros Occidental) :: Helen P Beattie (Bacolod, Negros Occidental) :: FG Behner (Banton, Romblon) :: Carl D Behrens (Pitogo, Tayabas, Quezon) :: CA Belknap (Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija) :: Holland E Bell (Tuguegarao, Cagayan) :: Mary Bell (Tuguegarao, Cagayan) :: Clara M Bennett (Balanga, Bataan) :: Guy V Bennett (Buhi, Camarines) :: Rose C Bennett (Lucban, Tayabas, Quezon) :: Rebecca E Berry (Dumaguete, Negros Oriental) :: Luther B Bewley (Milaor, Camarines) :: Charles Bingesser (Tacloban, Leyte) :: Roy Blackman (Mangaldan, Pangasinan) :: Ralph R Blackney (Guijulngan, Negros Oriental) :: BN Blakeeslee (Banton, Romblon) :: Elizabeth F Blandin (Laoag, Ilocos Norte) :: BG Bleasdale (Pasig, Rizal) :: Charles F Bliss (Vigan, Ilocos Sur) :: John F Bobbit (Cagayan, Misamis) :: Anna C Boe (Danao, Cebu) :: GH Bohner (Cantilan, Surigao) :: William E Boling (Lagonoy, Camarines) :: OH Bollman (Baguio, Benguet) :: Kathryn Bolton (Normal School, Manila) :: George A Bond and wife (Calivo, Capiz) :: Olney Bondurant (Tayabas, Quezon) :: LH Bonelli Jr (Concepcion, Tarlac) :: Frederick Douglass Bonner (Subic, Zambales) :: Mabel Bonsall (Normal School, Manila) :: Joseph F Boomer (Oroquieta, Misamis) :: Theodore E Borden (Tanauan, Batangas) :: Harvey A Bordner (Solano, Nueva Viscaya) :: Julia Bousquet (Romblon, Romblon) :: George B Bowers (Bauan, Batangas) :: Theodore W Bowler (Indan, Camarines) :: A Boyles (Tayabas, Quezon) :: Bryan Bradley (Calaca, Batangas) :: WR Bradley and wife (Ligao, Albay) :: EW Bratton (Miag-ao, Iloilo) :: FE Braucht (Mexico, Pampanga) :: Beth Brenizer (Gerona, Tarlac) :: Carrie J Briggs (Surigao, Surigao) :: Gerow D Brill (Negros) :: Gilbert N Brink (Iloilo City, Iloilo) :: HD Britain (Atimonan, Quezon) :: Anthony Brogan (Imus, Cavite) :: CC Brown (Borongan, Samar) :: Harry H Brown (Malabuyoc, Cebu) :: Harry L Brown (Sequijor, Negros Oriental) :: Jessie E Brown (Romblon, Romblon) :: JRC Brown (Bauan, Batangas) :: FB Brustgruen (Cagayan, Misamis) :: Elmer B Bryan (Normal School, Manila) :: Luella H Bryan (Iba, Zambales) :: Mary R Bryan (Manila) :: HH Buck (Cavite, Cavite) :: WH Buck (San Miguel, Iloilo) :: Frances C Butlington (Manila) :: CH Burdick (San Juan de Bolboc, Batangas) :: AL Burdell (Aparri, Cagayan) :: PE Burns (Abulug, Cagayan) :: William B Burns (Donsol, Sorsogon) :: HM Butler (Capas, Tarlac) :: John Henry Manning Butler (Alaminos, Zambales) :: EH Buttles (Sibulan, Negros Oriental) :: Frank A Butts (Abucay, Bataan)

C :: Eleanor B Caldwell (Talisay, Cebu) :: Carson Calhoun (Davao City, Davao) :: Charles R Cameron (San Pedro, Antique) :: Norman W Cameron (Tagbilaran, Bohol) :: BE Campbell (Manila) :: H Morgan Campbell (Tayug, Pangasinan) :: Louis J Campbell (Manila) :: SA Campbell (Victoria, Tarlac) :: AA Carl (Palanos, Masbate) :: Theodore J Carberry (Mabitac, Laguna) :: Carl Carson (Solano, Cagayan) :: James W Carroll (Dao, Antique) :: WM Carruth (Santa Rita, Pampanga) :: CF Carsten (Batangas, Batangas) :: Anna H. Carter (Manila) :: Noble Carter (Paete, Laguna) :: Pearl B Carter (Manila) :: SS Caruthers (Binangonan, Rizal) :: GW Caulkins (Gubar, Sorsogon) :: WE Chapman (Iloilo City, Iloilo) :: W Huse Chapman (Porac, Pampanga) :: WI Chapman (Bago, Negros Occidental) :: J Maud Chase (Balanga, Batangas) :: Thorington C Chase :: Colasi, Antique :: JW Cheesborough (Santo Tomas, Batangas) :: Juliette N Childs (Manila) :: EE Christensen (Calivo, Capiz) :: JA Christensen (Iloilo City, Iloilo) :: Emerson Christie (Tetuan, Zamboanga) :: Frank Clapper (Bangued, Abra) :: Frederick T Clark (Santa Cruz, Laguna) :: Lilia A Clendenin (Vigan, Ilocos Sur) :: Della E Clinton (Manila) :: Guy Clinton (Manila) :: RL Clute (Bagauja, Surigao) :: Itah Cobb (Cuyo, Cuyo) :: EA Coddington (Capiz, Capiz) :: William J. Colbert (Nautical School, Manila) :: Harrie N Cole (Palo, Leyte) :: Mary S Cole (Palo, Leyte) :: JJ Coleman (Trinidad, Benguet) :: Mary E Coleman (Normal School, Manila) :: CB Collins (Mobo, Masbate) :: MA Colton (Cavite, Cavite) :: Susan A Colton (San Roque. Cavite) :: CE Conant (Bais, Negros Oriental) :: Norman G. Coner (Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya) :: Jas F. Conolly (Quinua, Bulacan) :: WM Connor Jr (Patnongan, Antique) :: Charles D Cool (Sianit, Ilocos Sur) :: WW Coon (Bulacan, Bulacan) :: Price W Cooper (Laoag, Ilocos Norte) :: EJ Corcoran (Oas, Albay) :: EE Corlett (Bacacay, Albay) :: AH Corley (Cauayan, Isabela) :: FF Corley (Echague, Isabela) :: J Edgar Corely (San Juan, La Union) :: John A Corliss (Daet, Camarines Sur) :: John G Coulter (Normal School, Manila) :: Alice H Covell (San Jose, Antique) :: CH Covell (SJ de Buenavista, Antique) :: William H Cowin (Baliuag, Bulacan) :: Mary B Crans (Baliuag, Bulacan) :: Annette L Crocker (Dagupan, Pangasinan) :: FL Crone (Nueva Caceres, Camarines) :: Alanson L Crosby (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte) :: Joseph W Crow (Nabua, Camarines) :: May B Curtis (Jaro, Iloilo) :: Will J Cushman (Botolan, Zambales) :: HE Cutler (Tiui, Albay)

D :: WS Dakin (Bais, Negros Oriental) :: Thomas W Dale (Malabon, Rizal) :: AV Dalrymple (Pagbilao, Quezon) :: WC Damon (Jaen, Nueva Ecija) :: JF Daniel (Saravia, Negros Occidental) :: Ruth H Daniel (Saravia, Negros Occidental) :: BK Daniels (Bangued, Abra) :: Olive Daniels (Bangued, Abra) :: AW Davidson (Iloilo, Iloilo) :: JL Davis (Manila) :: WB Dawson (Araceli, Paragua) :: Anna C Day (Arayat, Pampanga) :: Leora Day (Manila) :: EF Deacon (Malilipot, Albay) :: JD De Huff (Janiuay, Iloilo) :: Theodore de Laguna (El Salvador, Misamis) :: John Demmer (Bigaa, Bulacan) :: TE Dennis (La Caridad, Cavite) :: Stephen S. Dent (Talisay, Negros Occidental) :: Lavina T De Tackin (Manila) :: Charles Derbyshire (Iba, Zambales) :: Myrtle E Dever (Legaspi, Albay) :: BF de Vore (Manila) :: Clyde A de Witt (Cavite, Cavite) :: Edward Dietrich (San Juan, Negros Oriental) :: James W Dilley (Boac, Marinduque) :: Effie RB Dodds (Zamboanga, Zamboanga) :: Nettie A Dogde (Bago, Negros Occidental) :: John W Dolly (Guagua, Pampanga) :: Anna M Donaldson (Nueva Caceres, Camarines) :: Clara R Donaldson (Nabua, Camarines) :: EJ Donaldson (Nueva Caceres, Camarines) :: Eleanor L Donaldson (Dagupan, Pangasinan) :: Laura L Donnelly (Zamboanga, Zamboanga) :: Jeanie W Dougherty (Talisay, Cebu) :: Josephine Dow (Normal School, Manila) :: James Dudley (Badoc, Ilocos Norte) :: Raymond Du Hadway (Taguig, Rizal) :: Fannie E Dunkin (San Felipe Neri, Rizal) :: Anna Dumlap (Mexico, Pampanga) :: James J Durn (Tuburan, Cebua) :: Jessie L Durnham (Manila) :: Mabel Early (Manila) :: AR Easman (Dingle, Iloilo) :: A Raalph Easman (Sorsogon, Sorsogon) :: Jennie M Easman (Sorsogon, Sorsogon) :: W Hazen Easman (Pateros, Rizal) :: Joseph J Eaton (Manila) :: William Edmonds (Laoag, Ilocos Norte) :: Harry T Edwards (Nautical School, Manila) :: JC Edwards (Castilan, Surigao) :: Snowdie B Edwards (Castilan, SurIgao) :: TH Edwards (Talisayan, Misamis) :: GM Egan (Orion, Bataan) :: Adelaide Egbert (Manila) :: Katherine Egbert (Manila) :: EF Eichenberg (Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur) :: JG Embree (San Jacinto, Ticao, Masbate) :: BJ Epes (Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya) :: RD Epps (Bay, Laguna) :: Clarence B Etsler (Gasan, Marinduque) :: Emma L Evans (Calumpit,, Bulacan) :: Francis H. Evans (San Fernando, La Union) :: Glenn W Evans (Calbayog, Samar) :: JH Evans (Calbayog, Samar) :: HL Evarett (Malolos, Bulacan)

F :: James A Fairchild (Bustos, Bulacan) :: Alice M Fales (Manila) :: Charles J Fallon (Castellana, Negros Occidental) :: Ernest S Farnum (Virac, Catanduanes, Albay) :: EH Farrar Jr (Sariaya, Quezon) :: Lovine Farrell (Manila) :: Clarence B Farrow (Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur) :: May Faurote (Laoag, Ilocos Norte) :: Cora E Fay (Zamboanga, Zamboanga) :: Mary H Fee (Capiz, Capiz) :: GW Felton (Bacong, Negros Oriental) :: HB Fernald (Tuguegarao, Cagayan) :: Parker H Filmore (Tigaon, Camarines) :: Charlotte Finlay (Manila) :: Harold L Finlay (Cajidiocan, Sibuyan, Romblon) :: Ida Finlay (Manila) :: John H Finnigan (Tayabas, Quezon) :: DC Fisher (Silang, Cavite) :: Edwin E Fisher (Santa Cruz, Laguna) :: JL Fiscke (Dulag, Leyte) :: Katherine J Fitzgerald (Maasin, Leyte) :: Maurice V Fitzgerald (Matnog, Sorsogon) :: Joseph L Flaherty (Llana Hermosa, Bataan) :: HB Fleece (Pagsanjan, Laguna) :: Maud Flint (Tubigon, Bohol) :: Moses D Flint (Alfonso, Cavite) :: Lettue E Foley (Laoag, Ilocos Norte) :: Stephen W Ford (Albay) :: PF Foss (Dao, Capiz) :: Charles Frank (Tublay, Benguet) :: Walter E Franke (Florida Blanca, Pampanga) :: CW Franks (Magallanes, Sibuyan, Romblon) :: Lina A Frauenholz (Manila) :: Helen M Freeman (Bacolod, Negros Occidental) :: WA Freeman (Libmanan, Camarines) :: William B Freer (Nueva Caceres, Camarines) :: JB Freet (Lobo, Batangas) :: JF Freelin (Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur) :: Reuben F Friedel (Lemery, Batangas) :: James R Fugate (Sequijor, Negros Oriental) :: Charles Fuller (Cabangan Nueva, Isabella) ::

G :: Minnie H Gale (Manila) :: WW Gallup (Candon, Ilocos Sur) :: Ava L Galpin (Cebu, Cebu) :: JM Gambill (Macabebe, Pampanga) :: JA Gamill (Jaro, Iloilo) :: Amy Gandy (Bantay, Ilocos Sur) :: Clude Gandy (Bantay, Ilocos Sur) :: Amy D Garbutt (Baguio, Benguet) :: GE Garbutt (Industrial School, Baguio, Benguet) :: Allen Gard (Batangas, Batangas) :: Roy H Gearheart (Tagoloan, Misamis) :: George P Geissler (Amulung, Cagayan) :: Frank J George (San Fabian, Pangasinan) :: HA George (Galiano, Benguet) : HW Getchell (Cervantes, Lepanto) :: MG Gholson (Manila) :: LT Gibbens (Tagbilaran, Bohol) :: Edmund J Gibbons (San Fernando, La Union) :: David Gibbs (San Fernando, Pampanga) :: Eloise A Gibbs (San Fernando, Pampanga) :: HG Giddings (Lingayen, Pangasinan) :: PT Gilbert (Aloran, Misamis) :: Percy C Giles (Piat, Cagayan) :: TW Gilkyson (Obando, Bulacan) :: Harriet F Gillette (San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte) :: Harrison Gillette (Laoag, Ilocos Norte) :: Walter Gilliam (Bato, Catanduanes) :: Maria L Gilman (Rosario, Cavite) :: Elizabeth M Gilmore (Manila) :: Susan T Gladwin (Cariga, Leyte) :: Nellie M Gleason (Manila) :: Ronald P Gleason (Trade School, Manila) :: Frank L Glick (Tanay, Rizal) :: Lloyd Goble (Cajidiocan, Romblon) :: CH Goddhard (Mariveles, Bataan) :: Felipe Gomez (Iloilo, Iloilo) :: Albert O Goodale (Bangued, Abra) :: Edmondia R Goode (Cebu) :: HB Goodin (Dagupan, Pangasinan) :: Alfred S Goody (Tuao, Cagayan) :: Alexander Gordenker (Maria, Oriental Negros) :: George M Gordon (El Salvador, Misamis) :: Margaret Graft (Nueva Caceres, Camarines Sur) :: Clarissa M Graham (Manila) :: JM Graham (Pandan, Albay) :: Lily F Grant (Tacloban, Leyte) :: PM Gravatt (Matalom, Leyte) :: Frances H Gray (Batangas, Batangas) :: HS Gray (Calasiao, Pampanga) :: Lucile M Gray (San Jose, Zamboanga) :: RS Gray (San Jose, Zamboanga) :: Wayne Gray (Cariga, Leyte) :: Florence Grayum (Cebu) :: VH Gregg (Sevilla, Ilocos Sur) :: Joe J Griffin (Montalban, Rizal) :: Arthur L Griffiths (Jolo, Jolo) :: A Grossman (Hagonoy, Bulacan) :: Arthur W Gubisch (San Pedro, Laguna) :: CW Guerin (Orani, Bataan) :: Sallie Guerin (Orani, Bataan) :: Belle P Gunn :: George D Gunn :: Rachelle M Gurley (Marikina, Rizal) :: RB Gurley (Marikina, Rizal) :: HE Guyler (Tacloban, Leyte) :: John G Gwartney (Danao, Cebu)

H :: JB Hagbert (Manitao, Albay) :: Albert R Hager (Manila) :: Anna E Hahn (San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite) :: GL Hall (Trinidad, Benguet) :: CI Halsey (Sta. Cruz, Marinduque) :: EH Hammond (Lucena, Tayabas) :: CH Hanlin (Ticao, San Fernando, Masbate) :: Grace Hardemann (Lingayen, Pangasinan) :: George A. Harrison (Tagudin, Ilocos Sur) :: Adah C. Harsha (Malabon, Rizal) :: Charles D. Hart (Puerto Princesa, Palawan) :: JF Hart (San Felipe, Zambales) :: Claire B. Hassler (San Mateo, Rizal) :: WB Hathaway (Alcala, Pangasinan) :: J Hatheway (Tanjay, Negros Oriental) :: HJ Hawkins (Corregidor, Cavite) :: Edward R. Hay (Sta. Cruz, Cavite) :: Caroline Hayes (Aparri, Cagayan) :: JP Hayes (Butuan, Surigao) :: FL Hayford (Larena, Sequijor, Negros Oriental) :: MJ Hazelton (Bangui, Ilocos Norte) :: Roy L. Heindel (Sibalon, Antique) :: FE Hemenway (Cataingan, Masbate) :: Dallas Henderson (San Fernando, Pampanga) :: V Louise Herrick (Jaro, Iloilo) :: Henry Herrnleben (Calauang, Laguna) :: Levi C Higley (San Isidro, NuevaEcija) :: Lulu Long Higley (San Isidro, Nueva Ecija) :: WM Hilts (Romblon, Romblon) :: John S Hinckley (Cabangan, Zambales) :: Arthur K Hitchcock (Meycauayan, Bulacan) :: WD Hobbs (Romblon, Romblon) :: WW Holder (Masinloc, Zambales) :: Alice M Hollister (Tanauan, Leyte) :: HB Holmes (Sambuan, Cebu) :: Harold Homan (Ginatilan, Cebu) :: James Hopper (Cabancalan, Negros Occidental) :: Edith P Houston (Nasugbu, Batangas) :: Samuel T Houston (Nasugbu, Batangas) :: Ray Howell (Bacolod, Negros Occidental) :: Charles A Howland (San Esteban, Ilocos Sur) :: Charles E Hoye (San Mateo, Rizal) :: Euretta A Hoyles (Malabon, Rizal) :: Emily G Hubbard (Cebu) :: Marion Huff (Angeles, Pampanga) :: John L Hughes (Cagayan, Misamis) :: Mathias Hugo (Naic, Cavite) :: Belseta M Hull (Iloilo, Iloilo) :: Bedford Hunter (Iguig, Cagayan) :: N Leona Hunter (Manila)

I :: Bruce F Ingersoll (Nautical School, Manila) :: WS Irey (Magalang, Pampanga)

J :: PC Jack (Lingayen, Pangasinan) :: John H Jenkins (Badajos, Tabias, Romblon) :: John F Jennings (Manila) :: PF Jernegan (Vigan, Ilocos Sur) :: Marius John (Baao, Camarines) :: JW Johnson (Bangar, La Union) :: Maude L Johnson (Daet, Camarines) :: Ella Johnston (Manila) :: Emily Keith (Vigan, Ilocos Sur) :: Alice M Kelley (Bua, Benguet) :: Almira J Kelshaw (Olongapo, Zambales) :: WB Kempthorne (Taal, Batangas) :: Harvey H Kenagy (Maragondon, Cavite)

K :: Joshua B Kirkpatrick (Ayuquitan, Negros Oriental) ::

L :: FR Lutz (Manila) :: Laura Lutz (Manila) :: WE Lutz (Iloilo, Iloilo)

M :: Walter William Marquardt (Tanauan, Leyte) :: William Roy Matthews (Gumaca, Tayabas) :: Roderick G McLeod (Pila, Laguna) :: DC Montgomery (Dumaguete, Negros Oriental) :: Eva Montgomery (Dumaguete, Negros Oriental)

N :: Levona P. Newsom (Lingayen, Pangasinan)

O :: John J ODonnell Jr (Licab, Nueva Ecija):: Orman K. Osborn (Balinao, Zambales)

P :: Mary E Polley (Santa Barbara, Iloilo)

R :: Mae I Ross (Lucban, Tayabas)

S :: Vernon E Skiff (Baoang, La Union), George Robert Summers (Cauayan, Ilocos Sur)

T :: Bessie Taylor (Balanga, Bataan)

W :: Robert P Walker (Argao, Cebu)

Z :: Jeanette Zumstein (Nagcarlan, Laguna)

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Research Notes: “Bearers of Benevolence”. ed. Racelis, Mary and Ick, Judy Celine. Pasig: Anvil Publishing, 2001. Appendix A