Individual Details
William Taylor THOMPSON
(29 Dec 1820 - 12 Sep 1898)
Find a Grave has death date of 12 Sep 1898 which is also the date on the tombstone.
Iowa Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 has a death date of 12 Sep 1896.
Spouse Conflict:
Millenium File for William T Thompson has Susan Sophia Tolbert as his spouse for the record of his child, Martha Emma Thompson.
Events
| Birth | 29 Dec 1820 | Ohio, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Land-Purch | 16 Nov 1841 | land being the north half of the North East quarter of section twenty nine in township five south of range nine west containing eight acres - Warrick, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Oct 1842 | Warrick, Indiana, United States - Polly Ann EVANS | | ||
| Land-Sold | 24 Nov 1846 | land being the North half of the North East quarter of section number twenty nine (29) in township number five (5) south of range number nine (9) west in the district of lands subject to sale at Vincenes Indiana estimated to contain Eighty (80) acres - Warrick, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1847 | Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (William F. THOMPSON) | | |||
| Residence | 31 Oct 1850 | District No. 13, Wapello County, Iowa |  | | |
| Residence | 1852 | Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1854 | Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Note | 14 Mar 1854 | Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1856 | Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | | |
| ChildParent-shared | (Amanda Ellen THOMPSON) | | |||
| Residence | Jul 1860 | Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | | |
| ChildParent-shared | (Polly Ann THOMPSON) | | |||
| Draft | Jun 1863 | Iowa, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (Clara Belle THOMPSON) | | |||
| Residence | Jul 1870 | Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | Jul 1880 | a 59 year old male farmer born in Kentucky and was listed as William Thompson - Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1885 | Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1895 | Richland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 12 Sep 1898 | | |||
| Burial | Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | |||
| Probate | 24 Oct 1898 | Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Probate | 24 Jan 1900 | Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Probate | 25 Jan 1900 | Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Note | |
Families
| Spouse | Polly Ann EVANS (1821 - 1896) |
| Child | Sarah Jane THOMPSON (1843 - 1930) |
| Child | John E. THOMPSON (1845 - 1918) |
| Child | William F. THOMPSON (1848 - 1922) |
| Child | Martha E. THOMPSON (1850 - 1930) |
| Child | Julia A. THOMPSON (1853 - 1887) |
| Child | Amanda Ellen THOMPSON (1854 - 1907) |
| Child | Arcena M. THOMPSON (1858 - 1928) |
| Child | Polly Ann THOMPSON (1860 - 1942) |
| Child | Clara Belle THOMPSON (1863 - 1943) |
| Father | John THOMPSON (1797 - 1857) |
| Mother | Sarah IGLEHART (1800 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Jacob THOMPSON (1822 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Franklin THOMPSON (1824 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Levi I. THOMPSON (1826 - 1828) |
| Sibling | Martha Jane THOMPSON (1828 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Andrew J. THOMPSON (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth THOMPSON (1834 - 1917) |
| Sibling | John L. "John Lou" THOMPSON (1836 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Francis Marion THOMPSON (1838 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ellen THOMPSON (1841 - 1844) |
| Sibling | James Allen THOMPSON (1841 - 1868) |
Notes
Residence
William T Thompson was listed as a head of household on the 1850 Wapello County Iowa census. According to the census, William was a 30 year old male with $600 in real estate who was born in Kentucky. Also listed in William's household was Mary, Sarah, John, William, and Martha E.Note
sold land to Jacob B. Smith being the NW corner of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Sect 36 Twp 7S Range 14W thence east 80 rows more or less to NE corner of said 40 acre lot thence south 40 rods to Carpenter's line thence NW to place of beginningResidence
William T. Thompson was listed as a 35 year old male farmer born in Ky.Residence
William T Thompson was listed as a head of household on the 1860 Wapello County, Iowa census. According to the census, William was a 39 year old male farmer with $1500 in real estate who was born in Kentucky. Also listed in William's household was Polly, Sarah P, John E, William F., Martha, Julia A, Amanda E, and Aeceria ThompsonResidence
William Thompson was listed on the 1870 census as a 49 year old male farmer with $4200 in real estate who was born in Kentucky and was listed as W. T. ThompsonResidence
William T. Thompson was listed as a head of household on the 1885 Iowa state census in Wapello County. According to the census, William was a 64 year old married male farmer born in Kentucky. His property was identified as the SE SE of section 25, range 14, township 73. William's household also included Polly A and Arcena Thompson.Note
LAND: Grantee Index; Vol. 2 1844-1856; Warrick Co IN; LDS Family History Library film #1451860. NOTE: William Thompson and Plly Ann his wife of Warrick Co IN to Jno Boos of Warrick Co IN; dated 24 Nov 1846; filed 15 Jan 1849; warranty deed; book 6, p549; 80 acres; $300; N1/2NE1/4 S29T5R9. (Doc. #: THOMPSON.IN.004)Endnotes
1. Portrait and Biographical Album of Wapello County Iowa: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887)
2. History of Adams County Iowa (Corning, Iowa: Corning Departmental Club and Civic Department, 1984)
3. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for William T Thompson (1820-1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. #88989671, created by Donna Wells, citing Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by llanggin, William T Thompson.
4. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 6: page 535, Lidsley to Thompson; FHL microfilm Film #1443661 DGS #8219117.
5. Portrait and Biographical Album of Wapello County Iowa: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887)
6. "Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017), Wilson Taylor Thompson - Polly Ann Evans; Indiana, Marriages.
7. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : viewed online June 2017), William Taylor Thompson - Polly Ann Evans.
8. "Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001," database, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), William Taylor Thopmson / Polly Ann Evans.
9. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : accessed .
10. Indiana Marriages thru 1850 (Indianapolis, IN: Indiana State Library)
11. Lant, Kay and Kathryn E Freels, Warrick County Marriages 1813-1859 (Evansville, IN: Tri-State Genealogical Society, 1986), p. 80.
12. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 6: page 549, Thompson to Boos; FHL microfilm Film #1443661 DGS #8219117.
13. Portrait and Biographical Album of Wapello County Iowa: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887)
14. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, John Thompson, 1847; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
15. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, W F Thompson, 28 APr 1922; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
16. 1850 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Iowa, population schedule, District 13, Wapello County, IOwa, page 89 (image 103 of 204), household 695, William T Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online June 2017).
17. 1850 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Agriculture Schedule, District 13, Wapello County, Iowa, page 821, John Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018).
18. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, John Thompson, 1852; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
19. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, William T Thompson, 1854; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
20. Wapello County Iowa. Book I, page 536 (Thompson.IA.011).
21. 1856 Iowa Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Iowa state census, Richland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, page 391, household 166, William T Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (image very faint) June 2017); State Historical Society of Iowa.
22. "Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996,"Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60284/ : viewed online (June 2017), Ellen Thompson - J. F. Goudy; Family Search.
23. 1860 U.S. Census, Wapello County Iowa, population schedule, Richland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, ED, page 54, household 773, William T Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online June 2017).
24. 1860 U.S. Nonpupulation Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Agriculture Census, Richland, Wapello County, IOwa, page 11, William T. Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017).
25. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, Polly A Thompson, database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017).
26. Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines. Film #DGS 104052723. Polly Ricket, 2 Sep 1942 : image 2171; database with images, FamilySearch www.familysearch.org : viewed online September 2018.
27. "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865,"Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed July 2017), card for Wm Thompson,Congressional District 4, Iowa; citing Consolidated Listsof Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865, NM-65.
28. "Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996,"Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60284/ : viewed online (Oct 2017), Clara B Thompson - Lewis N. Goudy; Family Search.
29. 1870 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Iowa, population schedule, Richland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, page 11 (image 11 of 31), household 75 (continued on next page), W. T. Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online June 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132.
30. 1880 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Iowa, population schedule, Richland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, ED 56, page 14B (image 14 of 22), household 127 (continued on next page), William Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online June 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9.
31. 1880 US Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Agricultural Schedule, Richlans Township, Wapello County, Iowa, ED 56, Page 12, line 2, William Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018).
32. 1885 Iowa Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Iowa State Census, Richland Township, Wapello County, Iowa, page 4 (image 4 of 42), househoold 21, William T Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017); State Historical Society of Iowa.
33. "Iowa, State Cnesus, 1895,"State Historical Society of Iowa, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Iowa, State Census, 1895 [database online], State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, viewed online (June 2017), William T. Thompson.
34. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for William T Thompson (1820-1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. #88989671, created by Donna Wells, citing Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by llanggin, William T Thompson.
35. Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, W TT Thompson, 7 Oct 1898; dtabase wtih images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2018). Original Source: Iowa, County, DIstrict and Probate Courts.
36. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for William T Thompson (1820-1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. #88989671, created by Donna Wells, citing Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by llanggin, William T Thompson.
37. "Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017), W T Thompson.
38. Iowa, Wapella County. Probate Record. Film #7599307. William T Thompson, October 1898 Vol. 22: p 433; digital images, Family Search www.familysearch.com : viewed online September 2018.
39. Iowa, Wapella County. Probate Record. Film #007599307. Wm T Thompson, 24 Jan 1900 vol. 23: p. 112; digital images, Family Search www.familysearch.com : viewed online September 2018.
40. "Court Decides the Marsh Case," Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier (Ottumwa, Iowa), 25 January 1900, William T Thompson estate; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2018).