Individual Details
James Thompson
(Bet 1803 and 1806 - Aft 1870)
"Georgia - Clarke County - To any Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court, Justice of the Peace or minister of the Gospel. Either of you are hereby authorized to join in holy matrimony James Thompson and Lucy Greer, if they be of lawful age and authorized by the lurtical degrees. You will certify where the matrimony was solemnized and return the licence to me that the same may become a record of said County. - Sworn under my hand this 29th day of March 1828. Jno. H. Lowe, Clk - Solemized by me the 2nd April 1828. (No signature) - Recorded Feby 4th 1829." (Athens, Clark County, Georgia Marriage Record, Book B, 1821 - 1838.)
1840 Noxubee County, Mississippi census, page 99, line 15: James THOMPSON; 1 - male under 5 (Henry); 1 - male 5 to 10 (Asa); 1 - male 10 to 15 (William); 1 - male 30 to 40 (James); 1 - female 5 to 10 (Mary); 1 - female 30 to 40 (Lucy).
1850 Drew County, Arkansas census, page 82, Marion Township, dwelling # 98, taken 21 October 1850: James THOMPSON, 44, Male, Ga; Lucy THOMPSON, 43, Female, Ga; Asee THOMPSON, 20 Female (as shown), Ga; Mary THOMPSON, 15, Female, Ga; Henry THOMPSON, 12, Male, Miss; John THOMPSON, 9, Male, Miss; Jane THOMPSON, 5, Female, Miss; Bird THOMPSON, 1, Male, Ark.
1860 Bradley County, Arkansas census, page 596, Gravel Ridge Post Office, dwelling/family #1022/1022, taken August 18, 1860: Henry THOMPSON, 22, M, Personal Value $270, Mississippi; James THOMPSON, 57, M, Georgia; Lucy THOMPSON, 54, F, Georgia; Mary THOMPSON, 24, F, Georgia; John L. THOMPSON, 20, M, Georgia; James THOMPSON, 16, M, Georgia (NOTE: This is Jane, born in 1844, her name probably misunderstood by the census taker and assumed to be a male); Edward THOMPSON, 12 (13?), M, Georgia; Sarah J. THOMPSON, 4, F, Georgia. (NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: All children from John L. Thompson down were actually born in Mississippi or Arkansas, not Georgia as given.)
1870 Bradley County, Arkansas census, page 534, Dwelling/family # 29/29, Gravel Ridge Post Office, taken 15 July 1870: Jas THOMPSON, 65, m, w, Personal Property $400, Georgia; Lucy THOMPSON, 64, f, w, Georgia; Edmond THOMPSON, 21, m, w, Arkansas, cannot write; Neoma THOMPSON, 18, Arkansas, cannot write (Edmond and Neoma are shown as being married in May of 1870); Matilda RICHARDS, 32, f, w, Arkansas, cannot write; Jane RICHARDS, 13, f, w, Arkansas, cannot read or write; Lizzie RICHARDS, 4, f, w, Arkansas.
1840 Noxubee County, Mississippi census, page 99, line 15: James THOMPSON; 1 - male under 5 (Henry); 1 - male 5 to 10 (Asa); 1 - male 10 to 15 (William); 1 - male 30 to 40 (James); 1 - female 5 to 10 (Mary); 1 - female 30 to 40 (Lucy).
1850 Drew County, Arkansas census, page 82, Marion Township, dwelling # 98, taken 21 October 1850: James THOMPSON, 44, Male, Ga; Lucy THOMPSON, 43, Female, Ga; Asee THOMPSON, 20 Female (as shown), Ga; Mary THOMPSON, 15, Female, Ga; Henry THOMPSON, 12, Male, Miss; John THOMPSON, 9, Male, Miss; Jane THOMPSON, 5, Female, Miss; Bird THOMPSON, 1, Male, Ark.
1860 Bradley County, Arkansas census, page 596, Gravel Ridge Post Office, dwelling/family #1022/1022, taken August 18, 1860: Henry THOMPSON, 22, M, Personal Value $270, Mississippi; James THOMPSON, 57, M, Georgia; Lucy THOMPSON, 54, F, Georgia; Mary THOMPSON, 24, F, Georgia; John L. THOMPSON, 20, M, Georgia; James THOMPSON, 16, M, Georgia (NOTE: This is Jane, born in 1844, her name probably misunderstood by the census taker and assumed to be a male); Edward THOMPSON, 12 (13?), M, Georgia; Sarah J. THOMPSON, 4, F, Georgia. (NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: All children from John L. Thompson down were actually born in Mississippi or Arkansas, not Georgia as given.)
1870 Bradley County, Arkansas census, page 534, Dwelling/family # 29/29, Gravel Ridge Post Office, taken 15 July 1870: Jas THOMPSON, 65, m, w, Personal Property $400, Georgia; Lucy THOMPSON, 64, f, w, Georgia; Edmond THOMPSON, 21, m, w, Arkansas, cannot write; Neoma THOMPSON, 18, Arkansas, cannot write (Edmond and Neoma are shown as being married in May of 1870); Matilda RICHARDS, 32, f, w, Arkansas, cannot write; Jane RICHARDS, 13, f, w, Arkansas, cannot read or write; Lizzie RICHARDS, 4, f, w, Arkansas.
Events
| Birth | Bet 1803 and 1806 | Pulaski County, Georgia | |||
| Marriage | April 2, 1828 | Clarke County, Georgia - Lucy Greer | |||
| Death | Aft 1870 | Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy Greer (1807 - 1870) |
| Child | William Thompson (1829 - 1866) |
| Child | Asa James "Andy" Thompson (1831 - 1902) |
| Child | Mary Thompson (1835 - ) |
| Child | Henry S. Thompson (1837 - 1916) |
| Child | John L. Thompson (1840 - ) |
| Child | Frances Jane "Grandma Sam" Thompson (1844 - 1925) |
| Child | Edmand Crawford "Bud" "Bird" Thompson (1849 - 1926) |
| Child | Sarah J. Thompson (1856 - ) |
| Father | John Thompson (1789 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Haynes ( - ) |