ˈɔːlsoʊ, ɪɾ ɪz nˈoʊn ðæt dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːməsᵻz fˈɜːst kˈʌzənwˈʌns ɹᵻmˈuːvd, dʒˈeɪmz hjˈuːstən tˈɑːməs wʌzðɪ ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, æt ɹˈʌfli ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːməs wʌz ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈæd ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv tˈɛksəs.
Also, it is known that David Thomas's first cousin-once removed, James Houston Thomas was the Attorney General of Tennessee 1836–1842, at roughly the same time David Thomas was attorney general ad interim of the Republic of Texas.