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Family Group Sheet
| Husband: | John Howard Thompson, Jr. |
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| Born: | 23 Feb 1830 | in: Bracken Co., KY |
| Died: | 14 Mar 1910 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Father: | John Howard Thompson (1802-1889) | |
| Mother: | Dorcas Elliott (c1803-1830) | |
| 1st Wife: | Lucretia Pribble |
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| Married: | 01 Jan 1853 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Born: | 22 May 1831 | in: Preble Co., OH |
| Died: | 26 Mar 1899 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Father: | Enoch Morgan Pribble (1807-1840) | |
| Mother: | Lydia Slade York (1811-1903) | |
| CHILDREN |
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| 1 F Name: | Sarah Ellen Thompson | |
| Born: | 12 May 1854 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 16 Dec 1868 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| 2 M Name: | Elijah Prible Thompson (1857-1936) |
| Spouse: | Lucy Ellen Chopson (1855-1941) |
| 3 F Name: | Lydia E Thompson | |
| Born: | 03 Aug 1862 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 03 Apr 1886 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| 4 F Name: | Mary Etta Thompson | |
| Born: | 12 Aug 1866 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 09 Sep 1866 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| 5 M Name: | John G Thompson | |
| Born: | 22 Sep 1867 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 16 Aug 1868 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| 6 M Name: | George G Thompson | |
| Born: | 22 Sep 1867 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 20 Jul 1886 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| 7 M Name: | Ebenezer Thompson | |
| Born: | 14 Jun 1871 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 16 Aug 1871 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| 8 F Name: | Emma Alice Thompson | |
| Born: | 27 Oct 1874 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 11 Aug 1964 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Married: | 12 Nov 1892 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Spouse: | Asa Wilson Bonham | |
| Born: | 12 Apr 1871 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Died: | 27 Jul 1950 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Children: |
Howard Ward Bonham (1893-1955) m. Gladys Ruth Smith (1896-1983) Edith Lucretia Bonham (1895-1918) Mary Eleanor Bonham (1897-1944) m. Howard McKinley Shafer (1893-1970) Elijah Russell Bonham (1898-1991) m. Hattie Idella Shilling (1899-1979) Ruth Estella Bonham (1900-) m. George Good Jones (1897-1994) Lucy Evelyn Bonham (1906-1999) m. Ruskin Laymon (1905-1960) Bertha Gertrude Bonham (1908-2011) m. Paul Eugene Turner (1909-1967) |
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| 2nd Wife: | Sarah Ellen Brown Bonham |
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| Married: | 16 Nov 1899 | in: Grant Co., IN |
| Born: | 02 Jan 1845 | in: Clinton Co., OH |
| Died: | 31 Aug 1921 | in: Huntington Co., IN |
| Father: | Asa Brown | |
| Mother: | Sarah Wilson | |
| Other Spouses: | Carrie W Bonham | |
Biography and Timeline
From History of Huntington County, Indiana, 1887, pages 844-845:
JOHN H. THOMPSON, son of John H. Thompson, Sr., whose biography is found above, was born in Bracken County, Ky., February 23,1830. At the age of ten he accompanied his parents to this county; they arrived here in the fall of 1840. He remained with his parents until the age of sixteen, when he began life on his own responsibility by engaging at work as a laborer, and was willing to engage in any honorable work at which he could make an honest dollar. He was industrious and frugal, and saved his earnings, but the laborer of that day did not receive the wages to enable him to acquire wealth rapidly as today. The fall of '53 found our subject financially prepared to purchase an eighty-acre tract of wild land in Section 14. During that year or on January 2, 1853, he was united in marriage with Lucretia Prible, daughter of Enoch and Lydia (York) Prible, natives of Ohio. Lucretia was born in Preble County, Ohio, May 22, 1831. In the fall of 1836 her parents moved to Jefferson Township, this county, where her young life was spent. This union was blessed with eight children: Sarah, Elijah P., Lydia E., Marietta, George G. and John G., who were twins, Ebenezer and Emma A., of whom Sarah, Lydia, George G., John G., Marietta and Ebenezer are deceased; Elijah and Emma A. are the only survivors of this large family, and both residing in this township. Politically Mr. Thompson is a Republican, and began with the old Whig party. As stated he began life a poor boy, and started from home out into the world to hew his way through by dint of industry and perseverance; he has been eminently successful in a financial sense. He first began here with the wild tract of land in Section 14; he worked almost day and night in his clearing and about his home, and the fruits of those days of hard and honest toil, are seen today by a visit to the pleasant home of Mr. Thompson. He owned at one time over 800 acres of fine land, but has disposed of a part of it, and to-day owns over 500 acres, divided into three farms. He resides in Section 13, and his farm is provided with substantial improvements. With the exception of the time elapsing between the spring of '47 and the fall of '53, he has continued to reside in this township. The country here has developed wonderfully since the boyhood days of Mr. Thompson, and what was then a wilderness has been transformed into fine, beautiful farms. The old by-roads have been changed into fine, beautiful highways. Civilization has come to stay, and but few of the pioneers are left to tell the story of life in the woods fifty years ago. Our subject has been honest and upright in life, and holds the respect of the community.
Timeline:
| Date: | Place: | Event: |
| 1830 | KY, Bracken Co. | Birth: John |
| 1831 | OH, Preble Co. | Birth: Lucretia |
| 1850 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Lucretia (age 19) living with mother and step-father, attended school |
| 1853 | IN, Huntington Co. | Marriage: John and Lucretia |
| 1860 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: John (age 30) farmer, Lucretia (age 29) |
| 1870 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: John (age 40) farmer, Lucretia (age 40) |
| 1880 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: John (age 50) farmer, Lucretia (age 49) |
| 1899 | IN, Huntington Co. | Death: Lucretia |
| 1899 | IN, Grant Co. | Marriage: John and Sarah |
| 1900 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: John (age 70) farmer, Sarah (age 55) |
| 1910 | IN, Huntington Co. | Death: John |
| 1910 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Sarah (age 65) widowed |
| 1920 | IN, Huntington Co. | Census: Sarah (age 75) widowed, living with son-in-law |
| 1921 | IN, Huntington Co. | Death: Sarah |
Family Photos
John and Lucretia
Old tinplate photo from Thompson family farm house, probably taken between 1860 and 1870
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John and Lucretia |
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Emma (daughter of John and Lucretia) and Asa Bonham
Birth Records
Marriage Records
John H Thompson Jr and Lucretia Prible marriage license, Huntington County, Indiana, issued 25 Dec 1852, married 1 Jan 1853:
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com):
Name: Lucretia Prible
Spouse Name: John H. Thompson
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1853
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: B
OS Page: 152
Name: John H. Thompson
Spouse Name: Sarah E. Bonham
Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1899
Marriage County: Grant
Source Title 1: Grant County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar
Source Title 3: Compiled by--Grant County Genealogy Club
Book: 12
OS Page: 460
Death Records
John H. Thompson
Died Mar. 14, 1910
Aged 80 Y. 21 D.
Lucretia Thompson
Wife of John H. Thompson Sen.
Died Mar. 26, 1899
Aged 67 Y. 10 M. 4 D.
Thompson Cemetery
Huntington County, IN
John Howard Thompson, Jr. obituary, March 1910:
Lucretia Pribble Thompson obituary, Republican, March 1899:
H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Records:
Thompson, John Howard
Married. Oc. Farmer
B. KY. D. 14 Mar 1910 Warren, IN age 80 Yrs.
bur. Thompson Cem.
Fa. J. H. Thompson. Mo. Dorcas Elliott.
Thompson, Sarah Ellen
B. 2 Jan 1845 Clinton Co., OH. D. 31 Aug 1921.
bur. Sparks Cem.
Fa. Asa Brown, b. OH. Mo. Sarah Wilson, b. OH.
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 (Ancestry.com):
Name: Jno H. Thompson
Date: 18 May 1910
Location: Warren
Age: 64 yr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Source Location: County Health Office, Huntington
Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-24 on page 26 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
Emma (daughter of John and Lucretia) and Asa Bonham obits:
Census Records
1850 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, District Fifty Two:
| Lucretia Prebble | living with mother Lydia and Noah McGrew (Lydia's 2nd husband), age 19, female, born in OH, attended school |
1860 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
| John H Thompson Jr | age 30, male, farmer, $2250 real estate, $455 personal estate, born in KY |
| Lucretia Thompson | age 29, female, born in OH |
| Sarah E Thompson | age 6, female, born in IN, attended school |
| Elijah P Thompson | age 2, male, born in IN |
| William Sparks | age 21, male, farm laborer, born in IN |
1870 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
| John H Thompson | age 40, male, farmer, $6000 real estate, $1000 personal estate, born in KY |
| Lucretia Thompson | age 40, female, keeping house, born in OH |
| Elijah Thompson | age 13, male, at home, born in IN, attended school |
| Lydia Thompson | age 9, female, born in IN, attended school |
| George Thompson | age 2, male, born in IN |
1880 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
| George H Thompson | male, age 50, married, farmer, born in KY, parents born in KY |
| Lucretia Thompson | female, age 49, wife, married, keeping house, born in OH |
| Elijah P Thompson | male, age 23, son, single, farm laborer, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH |
| Lidia Thompson | female, age 18, daughter, single, attended school, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH |
| George G Thompson | male, age 12, son, single, attended school, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH |
| Emma A Thompson | female, age 5, daughter, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in OH |
| Lewis Beerbow | male, age 20, single, farm laborer, born in IN, father born in OH, mother born in IN |
1900 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie Township:
| Howard Thompson Jr | head, male, born Feb 1830, age 70, married for 0 years, born in KY, parents born in KY, farmer, can read and write, own farm free of mortgage |
| Sarah E Thompson | wife, female, born Jan 1845, age 55, married for 0 years, had 6 children, 5 still living, born in OH, parents born in OH |
| Russel Bonham | step son, male, born Aug 1880, age 19, single, born in IN, parents born in OH, farm laborer |
| William Burman | servant, male, born Aug 1857, age 42, married 0 years, born in OH, parents born in OH, farm laborer |
| Elvira Burman | servant, female, born Jan 1862, age 38, married 0 years, born in IN, father born in NC, mother born in PA |
1910 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Salamonie:
| Sarah E Thompson | head, female, age 75, widowed, 6 children, 5 living, born in OH, father born in OH, mother born in KY, own income, can read & write |
1920 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, Huntington Ward 3, District 113:
| Sarah E Thompson | living with Samuel and Minnie Colbert, mother-in-law, female, age 75, widowed, born in OH, parents born in OH |
Notes and Other Records
To do:
- Get copy of 1899 Grant County, IN, marriage license for John H Thompson and Sarah E Bonham.
Proof of lineage notes:
- 1852 marriage license shows John H Thompson Jr married to Lucretia Pribble.
- 1860, 1870, and 1880 census show John H Thompson Jr married to Lucretia and father to Sarah, Elijah, Lydia, George, and Emma.
- 1887 History of Huntington County states that John H was married to Lucretia Prible, and they are parents of Sarah, Elijah P, Lydia, Marietta, George, John, Ebenezer, and Emma.
- 1899 obituary for Lucretia Pribble Thompson states that she married John H Thompson and they were parents of Elijah P Thompson.
- 1910 obituary for John Howard Thompson Jr states he married Lucretia Pribble and they were parents of Sarah, Elijah P, Marietta, George, John, Ebenezer, and Emma.
- 1936 obituary for Elijah P Thompson states that he is child of John H and Lucretia Pribble Thompson.
- H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home records state that Elijah Thompson is son of John Thompson and Lucretia Pribble.
1863 Civil War draft registration record:
Indiana, Huntington Co., District 57, John H Thompson, age 33, white, farmer, married, born in Kentucky.
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, compiled by Edna L. Whinery 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.
- History of Huntington County, Indiana, 1887.
- Biographical Memoirs of Huntington County, 1901.
- 1850 Census, Indiana, Huntington County, District Fifty Two.
- 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, Huntington Ward 3.
- John H Thompson Jr and Lucretia Prible marriage license, Huntington County, December 1852.
- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com).
- John Howard Thompson, Sr. obituary, October 1889.
- John Howard Thompson, Jr. obituary, March 1910.
- Lucretia Pribble Thompson obituary, Republican, March 1899.
- Elijah P. Thompson obituary, Warren Tribune, August 1936.
- H. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Records.
- Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 (Ancestry.com).
- Headstone photo by Tom.
- Family trees at Ancestry.com.
- 1863 Civil War draft registration record.