Individual Details
Henry S. Thompson
(November 1, 1837 - March 19, 1916)
1870 Bradley County, Arkansas census, page 534, Dwelling/family # 30/30, Gravel Ridge Post Office, taken 15th July 1870: Henry THOMPSON, 32, m, w, Real Estate $400, Personal Property, $350, Mississippi, Sarah THOMPSON, 28, f, w, Keeping house, Mississippi; Mary THOMPSON, 11, f, w, Arkansas, attended school within the year; Joseph THOMPSON, 9, m, w, Arkansas, attended school within the year; Lizzie THOMPSON, 4, f, w, Arkansas.
1880 Bradley County, Arkansas census, Ouachita Township, ED 17, sheet 12, Dwelling/family # 84/82: Henry S. THOMPSON, 40, Miss, Ga, Ga; Sarahn THOMPSON A., 39, La, Tn, Miss; Joe Pennington THOMPSON, 18, Ark, Miss, La; John S. THOMPSON, 16, Ark, Miss, La; James Henry THOMPSON, 9, Ark, Miss, La; Leona Sarana THOMPSON, 5, Ark, Miss, La; David M. THOMPSON, 2, Ark, Miss, La.
1900 Cleveland County, Arkansas census, Kingsland Township, page 58A, taken 6 and 7 June 1900, dwelling/family #126/127: Henry S. THOMPSON, head, w, m, Nov 1837, 62, married 37 years, Miss, Ga, Ga, farmer; Sarah A. THOMPSON, wife, w, f, Jan 1839, 61, married 37 years, nine children born, 6 living, Louisiana, Tenn, Miss.
1910 Cleveland County, Arkansas census, Kingsland Township, ED18, page 23A, Family/Dwelling 441/448: Henry S. THOMPSON, head, m, w, 72, married twice, current marriage 45 years, Miss, Ga, Ga, could not read or write, owned farm; Sarah A. THOMPSON, wife, f, w, 72, married twice, current marriage 45 years, eight children born to this mother, 5 living, Miss, Tenn, Tenn, could read and write.
"In the Cleveland Probate Court, May Term 1916 - In the Matter of the Estate of H. S. Thompson, deceased - Order Rejecting Will, June 2, 1916. On this day is presented to the Court the document purporting to be the last Will and Testament of H. S. Thompson, deceased, and this cause comes on to be heard upon said document and the probation thereof before the Clerk; the petition of M. D. Thompson, J. S. Thompson, and J. H. Thompson to reject the same, the answer or response of Mrs. S. A. Thompson, and the testimony of witnesses, taken before the Court. And after hearing the testimony and argument of counsel, the Court find that at the time said Will was executed, the said H. S. Thompson was not of sufficiently sound and disposing mind to qualify him to make a Will. It is therefore considered, ordered, and adjudged that said Will be and the same is hereby rejected, set aside and held for naught. To which ruling and judgment of the Court the respondent excepted and prayed an appeal to the Circuit of Cleveland County. And now comes S. A. Thompson, the respondent, and files with the Clerk in open Court, her affidavit and prayer for appeal from the order and judgment rendered herein, rejecting said Will, and it appearing that said respondent has complied with law, in her affidavit for appeal, it is ordered that said appeal be granted." (Cleveland County, Arkansas, Probate Court, May Term 1916 Book, page 148.)
Information about Henry S. Thompson from the Arkansas Confederate pension records and index, Arkansas History Commission; and the CENSUS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, Vol III, 1911 (Fayetteville, Arkansas Library).
1880 Bradley County, Arkansas census, Ouachita Township, ED 17, sheet 12, Dwelling/family # 84/82: Henry S. THOMPSON, 40, Miss, Ga, Ga; Sarahn THOMPSON A., 39, La, Tn, Miss; Joe Pennington THOMPSON, 18, Ark, Miss, La; John S. THOMPSON, 16, Ark, Miss, La; James Henry THOMPSON, 9, Ark, Miss, La; Leona Sarana THOMPSON, 5, Ark, Miss, La; David M. THOMPSON, 2, Ark, Miss, La.
1900 Cleveland County, Arkansas census, Kingsland Township, page 58A, taken 6 and 7 June 1900, dwelling/family #126/127: Henry S. THOMPSON, head, w, m, Nov 1837, 62, married 37 years, Miss, Ga, Ga, farmer; Sarah A. THOMPSON, wife, w, f, Jan 1839, 61, married 37 years, nine children born, 6 living, Louisiana, Tenn, Miss.
1910 Cleveland County, Arkansas census, Kingsland Township, ED18, page 23A, Family/Dwelling 441/448: Henry S. THOMPSON, head, m, w, 72, married twice, current marriage 45 years, Miss, Ga, Ga, could not read or write, owned farm; Sarah A. THOMPSON, wife, f, w, 72, married twice, current marriage 45 years, eight children born to this mother, 5 living, Miss, Tenn, Tenn, could read and write.
"In the Cleveland Probate Court, May Term 1916 - In the Matter of the Estate of H. S. Thompson, deceased - Order Rejecting Will, June 2, 1916. On this day is presented to the Court the document purporting to be the last Will and Testament of H. S. Thompson, deceased, and this cause comes on to be heard upon said document and the probation thereof before the Clerk; the petition of M. D. Thompson, J. S. Thompson, and J. H. Thompson to reject the same, the answer or response of Mrs. S. A. Thompson, and the testimony of witnesses, taken before the Court. And after hearing the testimony and argument of counsel, the Court find that at the time said Will was executed, the said H. S. Thompson was not of sufficiently sound and disposing mind to qualify him to make a Will. It is therefore considered, ordered, and adjudged that said Will be and the same is hereby rejected, set aside and held for naught. To which ruling and judgment of the Court the respondent excepted and prayed an appeal to the Circuit of Cleveland County. And now comes S. A. Thompson, the respondent, and files with the Clerk in open Court, her affidavit and prayer for appeal from the order and judgment rendered herein, rejecting said Will, and it appearing that said respondent has complied with law, in her affidavit for appeal, it is ordered that said appeal be granted." (Cleveland County, Arkansas, Probate Court, May Term 1916 Book, page 148.)
Information about Henry S. Thompson from the Arkansas Confederate pension records and index, Arkansas History Commission; and the CENSUS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, Vol III, 1911 (Fayetteville, Arkansas Library).
Events
| Birth | November 1, 1837 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1858 | Unknown | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1865 | Sarah Mary A. McDugal | |||
| Death | March 19, 1916 | Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Mary A. McDugal (1842 - 1921) |
| Child | John S. Thompson (1864 - ) |
| Child | James Henry Thompson (1869 - 1932) |
| Child | Leona Savanna Thompson (1875 - ) |
| Child | Marshall David Thompson (1878 - ) |
| Spouse | Unknown ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Thompson (1859 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Pennington Thompson (1861 - ) |
| Father | James Thompson (1803 - 1870) |
| Mother | Lucy Greer (1807 - 1870) |
| Sibling | William Thompson (1829 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Asa James "Andy" Thompson (1831 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Mary Thompson (1835 - ) |
| 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 - ) |