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Family Group Sheet

Husband:   Andrew Jackson Thompson
Born:   Dec 1815 in:   TN
Died:   1905 in:   Riga, McHenry Co., ND
Father:  
Mother:  
Wife:   Elizabeth Ann Scott
Married:   26 Nov 1840 in:   Rush Co., IN
Born:   1824 in:   Fayette Co., IN
Died:   1893 in:   Starke Co., IN
Father:   John Scott (c1785-)
Mother:   Susanna Green (1787-)
CHILDREN
1   M       Name:   William T Thompson
Born:   Abt 1842 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
2   F       Name:   Susannah Thompson (c1843-1906)
Spouse:   William R Jones (1840-1908)
3   M       Name:   John Jefferson Thompson
Born:   10 May 1845 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   11 Oct 1926 in:   Starke Co., IN
Married:   4 Feb 1866 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Spouse:   Nancy Ethelinda Humphrey
Born:   26 Dec 1844 in:  Rush Co., IN
Died:   20 Nov 1916 in:   St. Joseph Co., IN
Children:   Oscar Thompson (1867-1925) m. Emma Brown (1871–1963)
Ira Thompson (1869-)
Elizabeth A Thompson (1870-1955) m. Isaac Marion Stevens (1867–1954)
Emma Thompson (1875-1922) m. Edward Burns (1867–) m. Ace/Asa Maxfield (1870–)
Susan Thompson (1875-)
Greg Thompson (1877-1914)
Ross Thompson (1884-)
Ranson LeRoy Thompson (1889-1961) m. Inez Eva Rea (1893–1976)
4   M       Name:   Wilson Thompson
Born:   28 Feb 1848 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   9 Feb 1927 in:   Brown Co., IN
Married:   13 Aug 1868 in:   Grant Co., IN
Spouse:   Harriet A Richardson
Born:   1849 in:   IN
Died:   in:  
Children:  
5   F       Name:   Francena A Thompson
Born:   31 Oct 1850 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   18 Nov 1909 in:   Starke Co., IN
Married:   Abt 1870 in:  
Spouse:   Joshua P Chapman
Born:   12 Sep 1851 in:   Highland Co., OH
Died:   19 Aug 1909 in:   Starke Co., IN
Children:   Warren Chapman (1872-1944) m. Lenora Hovey m. Janie Lyon (1872-) m. Teresia Chance (1876-1931)
Ruth Chapman (1874-1899)
Martha J Chapman (1874-1956) m. Peter J Speelman (1868-1960)
Viola Chapman (1878-1954) m. Joseph J Schuh m. Guy Pierson
Myrtle Chapman (1879-1953) m. Jacob Martin Weiss (1855-1912) m. George Kool
Arnet Chapman (1881-1946) m. Eva Collins (1884-1909)
Anna E Chapman (1883-1961) m. Brint Stanton m. John Edward French (1881-1971)
John Wesley Chapman (1886-1933) m. Maude E Carroll (1887-1970)
Alvin Hove Chapman (1888-1935) m. Mary Priscilla Nightlinger (1894-1989)
6   F       Name:   Rebecca Elizabeth Thompson
Born:   Abt 1853 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   31 Mar 1928 in:   Allen Co., IN
Married:   1872 in:   Converse, IN
Spouse:   John Edgar Saylors
Born:   13 Jul 1846 in:   Marion, IN
Died:   24 Aug 1902 in:   Converse, IN
Children:   Earl P Saylors
Nora Saylors
Ovid or Ova Saylors
Iva Myrtle Saylors (1875-1904) m. William Leighton Ogborn (1873–1959)
7   M       Name:   Andrew Jackson Thompson, Jr.
Born:   9 Nov 1857 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   19 Jun 1925 in:   Minot, Ward Co., ND
Married:   21 Aug 1884 in:   Starke Co., IN
Spouse:   Anna M Swanson
Born:   Aug 1867 in:   IN
Died:   1945 in:   ND
Children:   Roy E Thompson (1891-)
Frances W Thompson (1893-)
Martha Thompson (1894-)
Cecil Thompson (1900-)
8   M       Name:   Pleasant Monroe Thompson
Born:   12 Mar 1860 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   25 Oct 1906 in:   Minot, Ward Co., ND
Married:   25 Feb 1884 in:   Starke Co., IN
Spouse:   Mary Ann Roberts
Born:   2 Feb 1862 in:   IN
Died:   18 May 1952 in:   Lanesboro, Carroll, IA
Children:   Ora Pleasant Thompson (1886-1978) m. Vera M (1898-1994)
9   F       Name:   Martha J Thompson
Born:   Abt 1863 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
10   M       Name:   Marion Thompson
Born:   Abt 1867 in:   Wabash Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   30 Dec 1889 in:   Starke Co., IN
Spouse:   Matilda Sutton
Born:   1868 in:   Fleming, KY
Died:   in:   Madison, Lee, IA
Children:  

Biography and Timeline

Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1815   TN   Birth: Andrew
  1824   IN   Birth: Elizabeth
  1840   IN, Rush Co.   Marriage: Andrew and Elizabeth
  1848   IN, Wabash Co.   Land: Andrew and Dickson purchase 160 acres
  1850   IN, Wabash Co.   Census: Andrew (age 34) farmer, Elizabeth (age 25)
  1860   IN, Wabash Co.   Census: Andrew (age 44) farmer, Elizabeth (age 37)
  1870   IN, Wabash Co.   Census: Andrew (age 55) farmer, Elizabeth (age 45)
  1880   IN, Starke Co.   Census: Andrew (age 63) farmer, Elizabeth (age 54)
  1893   IN, Starke Co.   Death: Elizabeth
  1900   IN, Starke Co.   Census: Andrew (age 84) widowed, living with son
  1905   ND, McHenry Co.   Death: Andrew

Family Photos

 

 

Birth Records

 

 

Marriage Records

Andrew J Thompson and Betsy Ann Scott marriage record, Rush Co., IN, married on November 26, 1840:

marriage

Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 (Ancestry.com):

Name: Andrew J. Thompson
Spouse: Betty Ann Scott (Note: Betty is form of Elizabeth)
Date: 26 Nov 1840
County: Rush
State: Indiana
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm: 1630188 - 1630189

Death Records

Headstone

Andrew J. Thompson is buried at the Thompson Cemetery in McHenry County, North Dakota. His son, A.J. Thompson Jr., and his son's wife Anna are also buried there.

Elizabeth A. Thompson is buried at the Hanna Cemetery in Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana (FindAGrave.com entry). Hanna is only a few miles from the Starke County line where A.J. and Elizabeth were living in 1880 census.

Census Records

1850 Census, Indiana, Wabash County, Liberty Township:

  A. J. Thompson age 34, male, farmer, $1500 real estate, born in TN
  Elizabeth Thompson age 25, female, born in IN
  Dixson Thompson age 13, male, born in IN, attended school
  William T Thompson age 9, male, born in IN, attended school
  Susan Thompson age 7, female, born in IN, attended school
  John J Thompson age 5, male, born in IN
  Wilson Thompson age 3, male, born in IN
  Dickson Thompson age 36, male, farmer, $1500 real estate, born in TN
  David Oldham age 40, male, farmer, $80 real estate, born in TN

1860 Census, Indiana, Wabash County, Liberty Township:

  D. Thompson age 46, male, farmer, $1350 real estate, $2500 personal, born in TN, cannot read & write
  A. J. Thompson age 44, male, farmer, born in TN, cannot read & write
  Elizabeth Thompson age 37, female, housewife, born in IN, cannot read & write
  Dickson Thompson age 22, male, laborer, born in IN
  William Thompson age 18, male, laborer, born in IN, attended school
  Susan Thompson age 16, female, domestic, born in IN, attended school
  John Thompson age 14, male, born in IN, attended school
  Wilson Thompson age 12, male, born in IN, attended school
  Florance Thompson age 10, female, born in IN, attended school
  Rebecca Thompson age 8, female, born in IN, attended school
  Andrew Thompson age 6, male, born in IN, attended school
  Pleasant Thompson age 4/12, male, born in IN

1870 Census, Indiana, Wabash County, Liberty Township:

  A. J. Thompson age 55, male, farmer, $1600 real estate, born in TN
  Elizabeth Thompson age 45, female, keeping house, born in IN
  Francina Thompson age 20, female, born in IN
  Rebecca Thompson age 15, female, born in IN, attended school
  Hamilton Thompson age 18, male, laborer, born in IN
  Andrew Thompson age 12, male, born in IN, attended school
  Monroe Thompson age 8, male, born in IN, attended school
  Martha Thompson age 7, female, born in IN, attended school
  Marion Thompson age 3, male, born in IN
  Dickson Thompson age 57, male, farm laborer, born in TN

1880 Census, Indiana, Starke County, Center Township:

  A. J. Thompson age 63, male, married, farmer, $1600 real estate, born in TN
  Elizabeth Thompson age 54, female, wife, married, keeping house, born in IN, parents born in IN
  Andrew J Jr Thompson age 22, male, son, single, farmer, born in IN, father born in TN, mother born in IN
  Pleasant M Thompson age 21, male, son, single, farmer, born in IN, father born in TN, mother born in IN
  Mattie J Thompson age 17, female, daughter, single, at home, born in IN, father born in TN, mother born in IN
  Marion Thompson age 12, male, son, single, born in IN, father born in TN, mother born in IN

1900 Census, Indiana, Starke County, Jackson Township:

  Andrew J Thompson living with son Andrew J Thompson and his family, father, male, born Dec 1815, age 84, widowed, born in TN, parents born in TN, can read & write

Notes and Other Records

To do:

  • Look for Elizabeth Thompson obituary in Starke Co., IN or Hanna, IN.
  • Get photo of Elizabeth's headstone in Hanna Cemetery, Hanna, IN.
  • Look for Andrew Thompson obituary in McHenry Co., ND and Starke Co., IN.
  • Get photo of Andrew's headstone in McHenry Co., ND.
  • Write biography.

Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1840 Rush County, Indiana, marriage record shows Andrew J Thompson married to Betsy Ann Scott (Betsy is nickname for Elizabeth).
  • 1850 census shows Susan (age 7) living with A.J. and Elizabeth Thompson.
  • 1860 census shows Susan (age 16) living with A.J. and Elizabeth Thompson.
  • 1944 obituary for Andrew J Jones states that his mother was Sussanna Thompson Jones.

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com):
Andrew J Thompson, Indiana, 10 May 1848, Wabash Co., Twp: 26-N, Range: 7-E, Sec: 10

land record

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com):
Andrew J Thompson, Indiana, 10 May 1848, Wabash Co., Twp: 26-N, Range: 7-E, Sec: 10

land record

Sources and Credits

  • 1840 Rush County, Indiana marriage record.
  • Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 (Ancestry.com).
  • 1850 Census, Indiana, Wabash County, Liberty Township.
  • 1860 Census, Indiana, Wabash County, Liberty Township.
  • 1870 Census, Indiana, Wabash County, Liberty Township.
  • 1880 Census, Indiana, Starke County, Center Township.
  • 1900 Census, Indiana, Starke County, Jackson Township.
  • U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Ancestry.com).
  • Data and photo from FindAGrave.com.
  • Data from Ancestry.com family trees.