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Family Group Sheet
Husband: | Elijah Prible Thompson |
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Born: | 11 Aug 1857 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 03 Aug 1936 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Father: | John Howard Thompson, Jr. (1830-1910) | |
Mother: | Lucretia Pribble (1831-1899) |
Wife: | Lucy Ellen Chopson |
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Married: | 09 Dec 1880 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Born: | 16 Nov 1855 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 23 Mar 1941 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Father: | John Chopson (1831-1908) | |
Mother: | Susanna Stroup (1833-1906) |
CHILDREN |
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1 M Name: | Webster John Thompson (1881-1966) |
Spouse: | Mildred Landona Shafer (1884-1962) |
2 M Name: | Marquis Wilfred Thompson | |
Born: | 20 Nov 1884 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 05 Aug 1967 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Married: | 21 Dec 1910 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Spouse: | Gertrude Huffman | |
Born: | 22 Jan 1889 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 09 May 1978 | in: Bluffton, Wells Co., IN |
Children: | Martha Madeline Thompson (1912-1995) m. Clarence Daniel Kreigbaum (1896-1977) |
3 M Name: | George Ellsworth Thompson | |
Born: | 02 Apr 1887 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 30 May 1931 | in: Ames, Story Co., IA |
Married: | 15 Jun 1912 | in: Marion Co., IN |
Spouse: | Hazel T Gullefer | |
Born: | 22 Apr 1887 | in: IN |
Died: | 29 Jun 1979 | in: Los Angeles Co., CA |
Children: |
Robert Ellsworth Thompson (1914-) m. Dorothy Jean Fedderson (1915-) m. Sally Furlong Helen June Thompson (1916-) Mary Elenora Thompson (1919-1977) m. Merle Ross |
4 F Name: | Ellen Gertrude Thompson | |
Born: | 03 Sep 1890 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 02 Dec 1969 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Married: | 08 Sep 1914 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Spouse: | Lloyd Huffman | |
Born: | 26 Nov 1891 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 21 Mar 1959 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Children: |
George Kyle Huffman (1920-1999) m. Mary Emma Tam (1921-) m. Jacqueline Ann Stroup (1931-2002) Richard Kent Huffman (1926-2007) m. Frances Joan Dyson (1928-) |
5 F Name: | Miriam Estella Thompson | |
Born: | 07 Jul 1894 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
Died: | 16 Aug 1956 | in: Grant Co., IN |
Married: | 29 Oct 1913 | in: Wells Co., IN |
Spouse: | Frank Peter Minnich | |
Born: | 25 Jun 1887 | in: Wells Co., IN |
Died: | 8 Aug 1947 | in: Los Angeles Co., CA |
Children: | Howard P. Minnich (1914-1984) m. Eva Mae Schemerhorn Smith (1923-) |
Biography and Timeline
From History of Huntington County Indiana 1914 :
ELIJAH P. THOMPSON. Among the old families of Huntington county the Thompsons have had a prominent place from the time when all this country was in the woods and swamps and prairies, before cultivation had begun, and while the Indians and wild animals were still the principal occupants of a region that is now entirely devoted to agricultural prosperity. During all these years their lives have been led along the paths of quiet industry and prosperity, and as farmers and good citizens they have done their full share for the enrichment of community life. There are few men in Huntington county who own a better extent of fertile and improved soil than Elijah P. Thompson, of Salamonie township. At the same time his success as a business man has been accompanied by helpful and capable service to the community in which he lives, and his name is known throughout the southern half of Huntington county.
Elijah P. Thompson was born on Section 14, in Salamonie township, August 11, 1857, a son of John H. and Lucretia (Preble) Thompson. Several generations of the Thompson family have lived in Huntington county, and they originally came from Bracken county, Kentucky, more than seventy years ago. John H. Thompson himself was a native of Bracken county, while his wife was born in Preble county, Ohio, and each was brought to Huntington county when quite young. John H. was nine years of age when the family located here, and he and his wife grew up together in Salamonie township, and were married and spent their lives in that locality. They became the parents of eight children, but only two are now living, Emma A. being the wife of Asa W. Bonham.
Elijah P. Thompson spent his early youth on the Thompson farm, had the wholesome environment of the rural activities and influences, and attended one of the schools taught in Salamonie township forty or fifty years ago. His school attendance was limited to the winter season, while the summers were all spent in the varied activities of the farm. When twenty-one years of age his father, who was one of the big farmers of his time, started him out in life with one hundred and sixty acres of land. Like the capable steward, he has never hid his talent in a napkin, and has gone ahead and increased his property until the present time he is the owner of eight hundred and eighty-four acres of the fine land of Salamonie township, and under his management it has all increased in value through his labors and varied improvements.
On December 9, 1880, Mr. Thompson married Lucy E. Chopson, a daughter of John and Susanna (Stroup) Chopson. She too is a native of Salamonie township, and grew up and received her education in the common schools in the same neighborhood as her husband. To their marriage have been born five children, namely: Webster J., who is a farmer and who married Mildred Shafer; Marcus W., who is a Salamonie township farmer, and married Gertrude Huffman; George E., who finished the course in the Warren high school, graduated from the Indiana State University, and later from Cornell University at New York with degree Ph B. and is a brilliant young scholar who has been retained as a member of the faculty of instruction at Cornell University in the Physics department, and he married Miss Hazel Gullefer; Miriam E. is the wife of Frank Minnich of Warren; Ellen G., graduate of the Warren high school and now lives at home. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have taken great pains to afford their children the best of advantages both at home and in school, and have the satisfaction of seeing them all well situated in life and useful members of society. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Warren, and in politics Mr. Thompson has always tried to vote for the support of the Republican candidate, though not conspicuous as a party man.
Timeline:
Date: | Place: | Event: |
1855 | IN, Huntington Co. | Birth: Lucy |
1857 | IN, Huntington Co. | Birth: Elijah |
1860 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Elijah (age 2) living with parents |
1860 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Lucy (age 3) living with parents |
1870 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Elijah (age 13) living with parents, attended school |
1870 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Lucy (age 14) living with parents, attended school |
1880 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Elijah (age 23) living with parents, farm laborer |
1880 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Lucy (age 25) living with parents, servant |
1880 | IN, Huntington Co. | Marriage: Elijah and Lucy |
1900 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Elijah (age 42) farmer, Lucy (age 44) |
1910 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Elijah (age 52) farmer, Lucy (age 54) |
1920 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Elijah (age 62) farmer, Lucy (age 64) |
1930 | IN, Huntington Co., Warren | Census: Elijah (age 72) retired, Lucy (age 74) |
1936 | IN, Huntington Co., Warren | Death: Elijah |
1940 | IN, Huntington Co., Warren | Census: Lucy (age 84) widowed |
1941 | IN, Huntington Co., Warren | Death: Lucy |
Family Photos
Back row: Lloyd Huffman, Gertrude Huffman Thompson, Sue Thompson, Frank Minnich, Miriam Thompson Minnich, Mildred Shafer Thompson Seated: Ellen Thompson Huffman, Marquis Thompson, George Thompson, Lucy Chopson Thompson, Elijah Thompson, Webster Thompson |
Web and Mildred with sister Ellen and Lloyd Huffman |
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Birth Records
Family Data Collection - Births (Ancestry.com):
Name: Elijah Prible Thompson
Father: John Howard Thompson
Mother: Lucretia Pribble
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1857
City: Salamonie Tws
County: Huntington
State: IN
Country: USA
Marriage Records
Elijah P. Thompson and Lucy E. Chopson marriage license, Huntington Co., IN, issued Dec 6, 1880 and married Dec 9, 1880:
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com):
Name: Lucy E. Chapson
Spouse Name: Elijah P. Thompson
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1880
Marriage County: Huntington
Source Title 1: Huntington County Indiana
Source Title 2: Marriage Records 1837 - 1883
Source Title 3: Part I - Index of Grooms Part II - Index of Brides
Book: G
OS Page: 272
Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Ancestry.com):
Name: Elijah Prible Thompson
Spouse: Lucy Chopson
Parents: John Howard Thompson, Lucretia Pribble
Birth Place: Huntington CO, Salamonie Tws, IN
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1857
Marriage Place: Salamonie Tws, Huntington CO, IN
Marriage Date: Dec 1880
Death Place: Salamonie Tws, Huntington CO, IN
Death Date: 3 Aug 1936
Death Records
Elijah P. Thompson
1857 - 1936
Lucy E. Thompson
1855 - 1941
Thompson Cemetery
Huntington County, IN
Elijah P. Thompson obituary, Warren Tribune, August 1936:
Elijah Thompson obituary, Huntington Herald-Press, Monday, August 3, 1936:
Lucy E. Thompson obituary, Warren Tribune, March 1941:
Lucy E. Thompson obituary, Huntington Herald-Press, Monday, March 24, 1941:
H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Records:
Thompson, Elijah
B. 11 Aug 1857 Htgn Co., IN. D. 3 Aug 1857 Warren, IN.
bur. Thompson Cem.
Fa. John Thompson. Mo. Lucretia Pribble.
M. 9 Dec 1880 Lucy ?.
Ch. Webster, Marcus, Miriam Minnich & Ellen Huffman.
Sib. Mrs. Emma Bonham.
Thompson, Lucy E.
B. 6 Nov 1855 Htgn Co., IN. D. 23 Mar 1941 Warren, IN.
bur. Thompson Cem.
Fa. John Chopson. Mo. Suzanna Stroup.
M. 8. Dec 1880 Elijah P. Thompson.
Ch. Miriam Minnich, Ellen Huffman, Webster & Marcus.
Sib. Rose Morgan, Mrs. Merton Crandel, Elizabeth, Birdie Bowerman, George, Elsworth & Edwin.
Marquis W. Thompson obituary, Huntington, Indiana Herald-Press, Sunday, August 6, 1967:
Retired farmer and former resident of Rt. 3 Warren, Marquis W. Thompson, 82, died at 4:15 a.m. Saturday in the Methodist Memorial Home, Warren, where he had been a resident since November 11, 1966. He had been in failing health for the last several years. Mr. Thompson was born November 20, 1884, in Salamonie Township to Elijah P. and Lucy E. Chopson Thompson. He married Gertrude Huffman on December 21, 1910. Surviving are the widow, resident of the Memorial Home; a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Kriegbaum, Warren; two grandchildren, Mrs. Stephen Beeler, Indianapolis, and George Kriegbaum, Warren; and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Huffman, resident of the Memorial Home at Warren. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday in the Butler Funeral Home, Warren where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday with Rev. Albert Clarke officiating. Burial will be in the Thompson Cemetery, east of Warren.
M. W. Thompson - Funeral services for Marquis W. Thompson were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Butler Funeral Home at Warren with Rev. Albert Clarke officiating. Music was by Miss Mary Wilhelm at the organ. Pallbearers were Meridith Helms, Richard Huffman, John Thompson, George Huffman, Clifford Ruble, and John Houtz. Burial was in the Thompson Cemetery, east of Warren.
Gertrude Huffman Thompson obituary, Huntington, IN Herald-Press, Wednesday, May 10, 1978:
Mrs. Gertrude Thompson, 82, a resident of the Methodist Memorial Home in Warren since November 1966, died at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday in the Wells Community Hospital, Bluffton. She had been ill for several months. Mrs. Thompson was born Jan. 21, 1889 in Huntington County to Martin and Belle McElhaney Huffman and her marriage was on Dec. 21, 1910 to Marquis W. Thompson, who died Aug. 5, 1967. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Martha) Kriegbaum, Warren, and two grandchildren. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday in the Methodist Memorial Home Chapel, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, with Rev. Gail Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Thompson Cemetery. Butler Funeral Home, Warren, is in charge of arrangements. Services for Mrs. Gertrude Thompson were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the Methodist Memorial Home Chapel, Warren, with Rev. Gail Thompson officiating. Pallbearers were George Huffman, Richard Huffman, Phillip Huffman, Jon Irick, Elijah Thompson, and Herbert Bolinger. Burial was in the Thompson Cemetery, Warren. Butler Funeral Home, Warren, was in charge of arrangements.
George Thompson obituary, Bluffton, Indiana Evening News Banner, Monday, June 01, 1931:
George Thompson Claimed By Death. Former Warren Man Dies In Iowa And Burial To Be At Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Thompson, Warren, received word of the death of their son, George Thompson, 44, who died Saturday morning at his home in Ames, Iowa. Mr. Thompson had been employed as a professor in the Ames Agriculture college. Surviving are the widow, three children and the parents. Four brothers and sisters are Marcus and Webster Thompson, both near Buckeye; Mrs. Lloyd (Ellen) Huffman, near Warren; and Mrs. Frank (Marion) Minnich, Warren. The body will arrive in Warren this afternoon and will be taken to the home of his parents.
Mrs. Ellen G. Huffman obituary, Huntington, IN. Herald-Press, Wednesday, December 3, 1969:
Mrs. Ellen G. Huffman, 79, a resident of the Methodist Memorial home in Warren since August 1967, died at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday at the home. She was born in Huntington County Sept. 3, 1890, to Elizah and Lucy Chopson Thompson. She was a former resident of Warren before entering the Methodist Memorial Home, and her marriage was to Loyd Huffman, who died March 12, 1959. Surviving are two sons George and Richard, both of Warren, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs. Huffman was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Rural Friendship Club, and World War II Mother's Club, all of Warren. Friends may call at the Butler Funeral Home, Warren after 7 p.m. Wednesday, where funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday with Rev. Howard Cress officiating. Burial will be in the Thompson Cemetery, Huntington County. Services Conducted for Loyd Huffman Funeral services for Loyd Huffman were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Warren with the Rev. H. H. Patterson, pastor, officiating. Organist was Mary Wilhelm. Pallbearers were John Thompson, Wayne Thompson, Ward Irick, Herbert Bolinger, Howard Minnich, Bernard Gephart, Wendell Thompson and Russel Dalrymple. Burial was at Thompson Cemetery. The Grogg funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Loyd Huffman obituary, Huntington, IN. Herald-Press, Sunday, March 22, 1959:
Loyd Huffman, 67, died at 7 a.m. Saturday at his home one mile east of Warren. He had been in failing health for the last six months. He was born near Boehmer Church in Salamonie Township November 26, 1891 to Martin and Belle McElhaney Huffman. He married Ellen Thompson September 8, 1914, in the house in which they spent their married life. Mr. Huffman was a lifetime resident of Salamonie Township. He taught Irick and Salem Schools six years before he started farming and farmed the rest of his life. Surviving are two sons, George K. and Richard K. of rural Warren; eight grandchildren, Christene, James, Philip, Barbara, Ann, William, Carol and Katheryn, and a sister, Mrs. Mark (Gertrude) Thompson of rural Warren. A brother, Harry, preceded him in death. Mr. Huffman was a member of First Methodist Church in Warren, King Lodge 246 FM and AM, Kiwanis Club, Phi Delta Kappa and Scottish Rite Body of Fort Wayne. He was a long time member of the Warren Library Board. Friends may call at the Grogg Funeral Home in Warren after 1 p.m. Sunday until noon Tuesday and at the First Methodist Church from 1 -2 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. H. H. Patterson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Thompson Cemetery near Warren. Services Conducted For Loyd Huffman Funeral services for Loyd Huffman were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Warren with the Rev. H. H. Patterson, pastor, officiating. Organist was Mary Wilhelm. Pallbearers were John Thompson, Wayne Thompson, Ward Irick, Herbert Bolinger, Howard Minnich, Bernard Gephart, Wendell Thompson and Russel Dalrymple. Burial was at Thompson Cemetery. The Grogg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Miriam E. Minnich obituary, August 1956:
Franklin P. Minnich obituary, Bluffton, Indiana News Banner, Thursday, August 14, 1947:
F. P. Minnich Rites To Be At Warren. Franklin P. Minnich, 60, former Warren business man, died Aug 8, at his home in Long Beach, Calif., from a sudden heart attack. He was found dead in bed. Born June 25, 1887, in Jackson township, Wells county, the decedent was the son of Peter and Martha J. Clampitt Minnich. His marriage was to Miriam Thompson. Mr. Minnich and his brother, Charles, were in the clothing business in Warren for a number of years. Five years ago Mr. Minnich left for California, where he had been employed as a salesman for the Knapp Shoe Co. Survivors include a son, Howard P. Minnich, of Warren; two brothers, Perry, of Glendale, Calif., and Charles, of Denver, Colo., and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Dawn, of Glendale, Calif., and Mrs. Emma Allen, of Warren. The body will arrive in Warren Friday evening and be taken to the H. Brown & Son funeral home. It will be taken to the Methodist church in Warren at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, where friends may call until the funeral hour, when the casket will be closed. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist church in Warren, of which Mr. Minnich was a member, in charge of Rev. M. S. Kessler. Burial will be in the Jones cemetery near Warren.
Census Records
1860 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Elijah P Thompson | son of John and Lucretia Thompson, age 2, male, born in IN |
1860 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Lucy E Chopson | daughter of John and Susanna Chopson, age 3, female, born in IN |
1870 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Elijah Thompson | son of John and Lucretia Thompson, age 13, male, at home, born in IN, attended school |
1870 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Lucy Chopson | daughter of John and Susanah Chopson, age 14, female, born in IN, attended school |
1880 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Elijah P Thompson | son of "George H" and Lucretia Thompson, male, age 23, single, farm laborer, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH |
1880 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Lucy E Chopson | daughter of John and Susana Chopson, female, age 25, single, servant, born in IN, parents born in OH |
1900 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Elijah P Thompson | head, male, born Aug 1857, age 42, married 20 years, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage |
Lucy E Thompson | wife, female, born Nov 1855, age 44, married 20 years, had 5 children, 5 still living, born in IN, parents born in OH |
Webster Thompson | son, male, born Nov 1881, age 18, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, farm laborer |
Marcus W Thompson | son, male, born Nov 1884, age 15, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, at school 7 months |
George E Thompson | son, male, born Apr 1887, age 13, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, at school 7 months |
Ellen G Thompson | daughter, female, born Sep 1890, age 9, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, at school 7 months |
Mary E Thompson | daughter, female, born Jul 1894, age 5, single, born in IN, parents born in IN |
1910 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Elijah P Thompson | head, male, age 52, married 29 years, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage |
Lucy E Thompson | wife, female, age 54, married 29 years, had 5 children, 5 still living, born in IN, parents born in OH |
Marquis W Thompson | son, male, age 25, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, farm labor |
George E Thompson | son, male, age 23, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, student in collage |
Ellen G Thompson | daughter, female, age 19, single, born in IN, parents born in IN |
Miriam E Thompson | daughter, female, age 15, single, born in IN, parents born in IN, attended school |
1920 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
Elijah Thompson | head, owns home free of mortgage, male, age 62, married, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH, farmer |
Lucy Thompson | wife, female, age 64, married, born in IN, parents born in OH |
1930 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township, Town of Warren:
Elijah P Thompson | head, owns $1500 home, has radio set, does not live on farm, white male, age 72, married at age 23, can read and write, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH, no occupation |
Lucy E Thompson | wife, white female, age 74, married at age 25, can read and write, born in IN, parents born in OH |
1940 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Warren, District 35-26, Page 12:
Lucy E Thompson | Head, owned home valued at $1400, white female, age 84, widowed, born in IN, lived in same house in 1935 |
Notes and Other Records
Proof of lineage notes:
- 1880 marriage license shows Elijah P Thompson and Lucy E Chopson married.
- 1900 and 1910 census state that Elijah P Thompson is father to Webster, Marcus, George, Ellen, and Mary.
- 1914 biography for Elijah P Thompson states that he married to Lucy Chopson and they are parents of Webster, Marcus, George, Miriam, and Ellen.
- 1936 obituary for Elijah P Thompson states that he married to Lucy Chopson and is father of Webster, Marcus, George, Miriam, and Ellen.
- 1941 obituary for Lucy E Thompson states that she married Elijah P Thompson and is mother of Webster, Marquis, George, Miriam, and Ellen.
- H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home records state that Elijah Thompson married Lucy and is father to Webster, Marcus, Ellen, and Miriam.
- H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home records state that Lucy E Thompson is married to Elijah P Thompson and mother of Webster, Marquis, George, Miriam, and Ellen.
From local newspaper after death of Elijah Thompson, August 1936:
Sources and Credits
- Thompson Family History, 1st edition, 1941. Work by: Fred E. Swaim, Monroe Wiley, Ellen E. (Thompson) Huffman, Elza Thompson and Dorotha (Jones) Thompson.
- Thompson Family History, 2nd edition, 1978. Work by: Richard Thompson, Ward and Ruby (Thompson) Irick, Charles and Mary (Thompson) Dungan, and Doris (Thompson) Knuckles.
- Thompson Family History, 3rd edition, 2002. Work by: Richard Thompson, Mrs. Robert B. (Ruth) Falk, Nellie Stinson Sleppy, and Mary Esther Thompson Dungan. Special tribute to: Fred Swaim, Dorothy (Thompson) Mayhugh, and Fel Brunnet.
- Preble-Pribble-Prible Geneology, written around 1968, received copy from Norma Haley in 1996. Work by: Mrs. Ellen Huffman, Mrs. Ardive Payne, John Prible, Mrs. Bertha Edris, Mr. Wayne Pribble, Mrs. Evelyn Ward, Mrs. Evonne Michael, Mrs. Ruth Stookey, Mrs. Wilma Johnson, Mr. Clifford Pribble, Mrs. Mary L. Williams, Mrs. Ruby Irick, Miss Helen Thompson, Mrs. Elijah Bonham, Mr. Fred J. Pribble, Mrs. Clare Prible, Mrs. L.S. Prible, and Mrs. Edna L. Whinery.
- 1880 Huntington County, Indiana marriage license.
- History of Huntington County, Indiana, 1887.
- History of Huntington County, Indiana, 1914.
- 1860 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1870 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1880 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1900 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1910 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1920 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1930 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township.
- 1940 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Warren.
- John Howard Thompson, Jr. obituary, March 1910.
- Lucretia Pribble Thompson obituary, Republican, March 1899.
- Elijah P. Thompson obituary, Warren Tribune, August 1936.
- Elijah Thompson obituary, Huntington Herald-Press, Monday, August 3, 1936.
- Lucy E. Thompson obituary, Warren Tribune, March 1941.
- Lucy E. Thompson obituary, Huntington Herald-Press, Monday, March 24, 1941.
- H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Records.
- Family Data Collection - Births (Ancestry.com).
- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com).
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Ancestry.com).
- Photos from Thompson Family Photos CD, July 4th 2008 reunion.
- Headstone photo by Tom.
- Family trees at Ancestry.com.
- Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.