Thomas Tuglas was born on December 7th, 1831 in ,Hawkins, Tennessee.1 Thomas Tuglas' father was Mark Ross and his mother was Elizabeth Still. His maternal grandparents were Lewis Still and Jincy Russell. He had two brothers and a sister, named Benjamin, George F. and Ross. He was the youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 68 on December 31st, 1899.1