Individual Details

Thomas Andrew Thompson

(Aug 1841 - 9 Mar 1916)



Thomas was apparently married twice - he married Sarah Hough in 1871, but in the 1880 census he is shown with an 18-year-old son, Whitfield.

1880 Census. Huntsville, Twp, Schuyler Co, IL, HH 180
Andrew Thompson, age 38, b. VA, parents b. VA
Sarah E., 37, wife, b. NC, parents, b. NC
Whitfield, 18, son, b. IL
Joseph W. 7, son, b. IL
Wesley F., 1, son, b. IL
Ruth Helton, 70, boarder, b. NC
Christine C. Hough, age 25, boarder, b. NC
James B. Hough, age 21, boarder, b. NC

1900 Census. Augusta Twp, Hancock Co, IL, Hh 24
Wassengler B. Tompson, b. Aug 1872, age 27, married 5 years, b. IL,father b. VA, mother b. NC, Farm labor
Rilla E., wife, b. Mar 1872, age 28, no children
Frank W. Brother, b. Sep 1878, age 21
Hh 25
Thomas A. Tompson, b. Aug 1841, age 58, widowed, b. VA, parents, b. VA, junk dealer

1910 Census. Augusta Twp, Hancock Co, IL, Hh 130
Thomas A. Thompson, age 68, widow, b. VA, parents b. VA, Junk Dealer

Find A Grave Memorial# 51282874
According to the transcription of the Pulaski Cemetery records made in the 1940's and available in the Crain Collections at Western Illinois University Archives, Tom Thompson died "at the county farm."

Events

BirthAug 1841Virginia
MarriageCa 1860Living
Marriage13 Sep 1871Hancock County, Illinois - Sarah A. Hough
Death9 Mar 1916Hancock County, Illinois

Families

SpouseSarah A. Hough ( - 1885)
ChildWalter F. Thompson (1872 - 1875)
ChildJoseph Wassengler Thompson (1872 - )
ChildWesley Frank Thompson (1878 - 1951)
SpouseLiving
ChildWhitfield Thompson (1862 - )
FatherJoseph C. Thompson (1818 - )
MotherAmelia Mabry (1817 - )
SiblingAlbert A. Thompson (1844 - )
SiblingMarcella J. Thompson (1845 - 1929)
SiblingCampbell Franklin Thompson (1851 - 1923)
SiblingNancy F. Thompson (1853 - )
SiblingVirginia Henrietta Thompson (1856 - )
SiblingLoretta D. Thompson (1860 - 1926)

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