Individual Details
Asa James "Andy" Thompson
(May 14, 1831 - May 9, 1902)
FAG 67689144
Marriage certificate of Asa James Thompson and Pernecie Jane Hargis is on file in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana in Marriage Book 1, page 128.
"Asa J.Thompson, Bradley was granted land in Sec 9, Twn 15S, Range 11W, for 40 acres, 1 July, 1861." (Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents from the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Automated Records Project.)
1860 Bradley County, Arkansas census, Quachita Township, Gravel Ridge Post Office, page 596, dwelling/family #1021/1021, taken August 18, 1860: Asa THOMPSON, 28, M, farmer, Real Estate Value $250, Georgia; Pernetha THOMPSON, 24, F, Louisiana; Lucy THOMPSON, 4, F, Arkansas; Adalia THOMPSON, 2, F, Arkansas.
1870 Bradley County, Arkansas census, Ouachita Township, page 3, Dwelling/ Family # 13/13: Andy THOMPSON, 39, Farmer, Georgia; Puncy? THOMPSON, 34, House Keeping, Louisiana; John THOMPSON, 13, Louisiana; Lucy THOMPSON, 13, Arkansas; Alelia THOMPSON, 10, Arkansas. (NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: Don't know who this John is. He was not in the earlier census, and was not listed by any of Asa's family descendants. I do not find any nephews named John of this age, but I do not have any children for Asa's brother, John.)
1880 Faulkner County, Arkansas census, East Fork Township, ED # 2, page 50, taken 6th day of July 1880, Dwelling/Family #429/433: James Acy THOMPSON, M, 49, Husband, married, farmer, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia; Pernethe THOMPSON, F, 44, Wife, married, Keeping House, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia; Arbelar THOMPSON, F, 18, single, Housekeeper, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana.
1900 Faulkner County, Arkansas census.
"Asa James and Pernetha Thompson moved to Bradley County, Arkansas in 1857 and on to Faulkner County in the 1860's. Pernetha (Hargis) Thompson's name has also been spelled "Pernicia," "Pernicie" and "Puncy"." (Information from Ida May (Langston) Wofford as recorded by Mrs. S. R. Brinkley, 315 Greenwich, San Antonio, Texas, 1978). Other information from the Arkansas Confederate pension records and index, Arkansas History Commission.
Marriage certificate of Asa James Thompson and Pernecie Jane Hargis is on file in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana in Marriage Book 1, page 128.
"Asa J.Thompson, Bradley was granted land in Sec 9, Twn 15S, Range 11W, for 40 acres, 1 July, 1861." (Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents from the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Automated Records Project.)
1860 Bradley County, Arkansas census, Quachita Township, Gravel Ridge Post Office, page 596, dwelling/family #1021/1021, taken August 18, 1860: Asa THOMPSON, 28, M, farmer, Real Estate Value $250, Georgia; Pernetha THOMPSON, 24, F, Louisiana; Lucy THOMPSON, 4, F, Arkansas; Adalia THOMPSON, 2, F, Arkansas.
1870 Bradley County, Arkansas census, Ouachita Township, page 3, Dwelling/ Family # 13/13: Andy THOMPSON, 39, Farmer, Georgia; Puncy? THOMPSON, 34, House Keeping, Louisiana; John THOMPSON, 13, Louisiana; Lucy THOMPSON, 13, Arkansas; Alelia THOMPSON, 10, Arkansas. (NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: Don't know who this John is. He was not in the earlier census, and was not listed by any of Asa's family descendants. I do not find any nephews named John of this age, but I do not have any children for Asa's brother, John.)
1880 Faulkner County, Arkansas census, East Fork Township, ED # 2, page 50, taken 6th day of July 1880, Dwelling/Family #429/433: James Acy THOMPSON, M, 49, Husband, married, farmer, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia; Pernethe THOMPSON, F, 44, Wife, married, Keeping House, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia; Arbelar THOMPSON, F, 18, single, Housekeeper, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana.
1900 Faulkner County, Arkansas census.
"Asa James and Pernetha Thompson moved to Bradley County, Arkansas in 1857 and on to Faulkner County in the 1860's. Pernetha (Hargis) Thompson's name has also been spelled "Pernicia," "Pernicie" and "Puncy"." (Information from Ida May (Langston) Wofford as recorded by Mrs. S. R. Brinkley, 315 Greenwich, San Antonio, Texas, 1978). Other information from the Arkansas Confederate pension records and index, Arkansas History Commission.
Events
| Birth | May 14, 1831 | Pulaski County, Georgia | |||
| Marriage | April 9, 1856 | Claiborne Parish, Louisiana - Parnetha Jane "Pernecy" Hargis | |||
| Death | May 9, 1902 | Wooster, Faulkner County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | Bethlehem Cemetery, Shady Grove, Faulkner County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Parnetha Jane "Pernecy" Hargis (1836 - 1916) |
| Child | Charlotte Lucy Elizabeth Thompson (1857 - 1938) |
| Child | Adelia Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thompson (1858 - ) |
| Child | Arabella "Bell" Acy Thompson (1860 - 1937) |
| Father | James Thompson (1803 - 1870) |
| Mother | Lucy Greer (1807 - 1870) |
| Sibling | William Thompson (1829 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Mary Thompson (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry S. Thompson (1837 - 1916) |
| Sibling | John L. Thompson (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Frances Jane "Grandma Sam" Thompson (1844 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Edmand Crawford "Bud" "Bird" Thompson (1849 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Sarah J. Thompson (1856 - ) |